It seems to me, rarity is an element of Destiny that no longer has much meaning. Calling my gear legendary feels like calling my phone a legendary phone because it has more functionality than phones that were made 15 years ago. These are some of the issues I have with rarity; - Common and Uncommon items no longer drop, essentially no longer being in the game except for in the Collections. - Rare weapons and armor are essentially glimmer and gunsmith reputation boosters with extra steps. Additionally, there’s nothing rare about them. - Legendary weapons and armor drop so frequently and are so easy to get that there’s nothing legendary about them. - The only rarity with meaning are exotics weapons and armor, since guardians interact with them in a different way than they do with legendaries. I propose the following changes to fix this issue; - remove common, uncommon, and rare items from the game. I know a lot of us, me included, don’t like sunsetting or losing content, but in this instance I think almost everyone would be alright with it. - rename legendary shards to something like engram bits. - remove rarity from the game, except for the exotic rarity. This means that any weapon, armor, or material you get that had a purple background will now have a grey or clear background. - remove rarity from ghost shells, emotes, sparrows, ships, emblems, and any other cosmetic item or vehicle. - remove rarity from materials.