Should exotic limits be removed in Des2ny? (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Sunday, February 19, 2017, 21:59 (2621 days ago) @ cheapLEY

And better yet, make PvP and PvE weapons separate so you don't have to fuck one side or the other with every "balance" patch. It's stupid to have to walk that line.

No. It's just a stupidly persistent myth. Various weapons and weapon classes have been buffed or nerfed specifically and separately for PvE or PvP several times now. Most recent one I could find was in 2.4.0 - The one preparing for Rise of Iro where Sidearms got a 20-30% PvE only damage boost. For 2.3.0 Hand Cannons got a small PvE damage boost. In 2.2.0 Thorn had its PvP damage over time damage reduced. And the list continues. I remember Shotgun damage was once boosted by 100% in PvE then later had that reduced, again just for PvE.

Yes, sometimes there are blanket boosts to say Pulse Rifles which early on got a ~10% boost across PvP and PvE. But Bungie seems to be able to adjust stats between the two modes separately and even with per-gun granularity.