Why are the current Armor 4.0 exotics so much worse than the 3.0 versions? The total stat rolls appear to be capped around 63, while Armor 3.0 exotics could reach up to ~71. On top of that, the stat distribution now feels similar to tier-2 legendary armor — which is extremely underwhelming for exotics. Additionally, the Exotic Cipher slot has been removed from Armor 4.0. So not only are the total stats significantly lower compared to the 3.0 system, but exotics also lost the extra +3 stat bonus they previously had. Even tier-5 legendaries offer trade-off slots — so why don’t exotics? Exotics should either: • Have their own tier system (like legendaries), or • Be equivalent to tier-5 legendary gear by default If a tiered system is used, please ensure it is based on total power level rather than activity-restricted rewards. Random drops — such as orders, contracts, enemy loot, and Rahool focusing — should all be able to reach tier-5, unlike vendors such as Hawthorne whose rewards are currently stuck at low power tier-0 gear. Speaking of Hawthorne — why does she still reward Ascendant Alloys? With weapon crafting and enhancing removed, they currently have no meaningful use. At the very least, Ascendant Alloys should be convertible into Enhancement Prisms or other relevant upgrade materials. Finally, it would be extremely helpful if we could not only focus exotic engrams at Rahool, but also *target* them — especially for automatically decrypted exotic drops. This would make it far easier to chase specific rolls for the builds we are working on.