[2021] Please fix Dunemarchers, it's getting old.

Looks like the team is working on some fixes for a future patch. Couple months out. Once we have additional information, we'll let you know.

Digging through some of the bug details, this spawned a couple of separate bugs due to the nature of the issue.

Each bug needs to have a fix created, tested, approved, and deployed. This was more than a short-term hotfix could address, and more work than the team could balance with other items in flight. Had to be pushed back a few releases to ensure proper attention could be given. Always sucks when a fix goes out and it ends up making the issue worse, right? Want to be sure to avoid that.

In terms of "why wasn't this prioritized higher?" - The issue repro's semi-frequently, but not often enough to disable the exotic or push over other existing work. I agree that it can be annoying to die to, and I've even lost a couple of Trials rounds to it, but it's not as egregious as other bugs we've seen in the sandbox.

Now, before you link me to a clip of someone getting a 5-piece with Dunes, prioritization also considers frequency. The double chain doesn't happen every single time, but if it did, we absolutely would have pushed for a bit of a faster fix. All things considered, this would have been nice to fix faster, but we're excited to get the bug smashed as soon as we can.

Yeah, I hear you on that! As we gained the ability to disable specific exotics (or abilities... or perks!), it's been a learning process for what to disable and when. Does this have major player impact in PvP? Does this trivialize a boss in PvE? Can this lead to aspirational rewards becoming some of the easiest to acquire in the game? Does this create a loop that inflates specific currencies? Etc.

Sometimes we're a bit too conservative. Sometimes we're really quick to slap a disable down. We're always working to align internally on what the bar is and what guidelines the team can follow. It's a mix of design, test, community and other - it's never a single groups call.

Hope to improve as we continue to refine these options.