The point of upgrading exotics through xur

destiny

When You get a a exotic weapon and give it to xur to upgrade,What does it do to the gun?I got my invective and gave it to xur and for me it just looks like it reset the upgrade progress.

Best Answer

If you got an exotic before the DLC dropped, it will have the original stats. When the DLC dropped, most exotics got a damage upgrade. If you got an exotic, you got it with the upgrade. However exotics obtained before the DLC dropped still kept the original damage, and must be upgraded to the new damage cap. It will reset the progress, but it will end up a better gun. The same applies to armour.