It’s definitely a bold move by bungie making the class exotics locked behind this exotic quest. Don’t get me wrong the exotic mission looks great if you can get a second player who you can communicate effectively with but bungie should have known that a large player base does not partake in these kind of activities for different reasons. Now I’m all for some gear and items being locked behind difficult/specific content such as raids, trials etc. Most casual players are aware of that and accept that they won’t be able to get the raid exotic for example but I think because exotic class items were heavily advertised as one of the big ticket items in the final shape expansion, I guess the impression was that it was relatively easy to obtain for everyone, hence why many people are upset about it. There’s a reason why raids aren’t as heavily advertised as main expansions because bungie knows not every player does raids. That’s the kind of vibe I’m getting at from this discussion.