I remember the days when Specials could offer good damage in their own right like the Felwinter's Lie with Final Round and Ex Machina with its unique "Wait for it" perk. With these weapons you could always continue to contribute to damage in a meaningful way.
Even in D2 we briefly had the Ikelos Sniper and Shotgun pulling their own with Boxed Breathing and Trench Barrel, now we're reliving the same scenario we had in Year 1 D2 where if you've run out of Heavy you only have tickle cannons to offer after the fact. Being weak does nothing for Destiny's fun factor, we should be powerful
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Use 2 specials, simple as that. If you run out of ammo and are using a HC to tickle a boss, that's your own skill issue.