No I'm not surprised. But just because something has been, doesn't mean there can't be an effort to have them change it. Think of the prophecy refresh. It was featured...(twid came out) It rotated (Twid came out saying "we are removing and changing these guns!") (Community backlashed) ("due to community feedback we have made prophecy the featured dungeon!") ^Whats the issue here you may ask? They announced it LATE, it was their fault and they course corrected it. Same concept here. This time they announced their blunder early. So hopefully they can course correct. If not massive L. Their choice.

the thing is bungie will do what they will always do and say ok.

Yup, but theres been times that theyve listened. As a fellow guardian once told me. You have to make bungie kick their feet and drag them screaming for any meaningful changes. Sad that its been that way for 8+ years but here we are.

Well given to what's been going on lately from the layoffs and so on I think destiny will change a lot in 2026 because of Sony will take over, bungie won't be bungie anymore.