To Bioware: Calmly explaining why we can only conclude that you're complete morons - Everything wron

As the title says.  Here's everything you need to fix.  I added extra information to personify exactly how moronic and stupid your development process of new content is by taking a guess at the original good idea from the resulting abortion of an execution:

1) The new guns.
The good thought:  Let's take and expand what present guns already do (i.e. siphon, bulwark, concussion)

Explored, but abandoned options of implementation:  Make these available in mod form.  Why you didn't do this, I really have no goddamn clue.  This would have been worlds more acceptable to have these 3 weapon effect for each of the 4 weapon types as rare drops.  Shit, even ultra rare drops would be better than the crap you have now.

The stupid execution:  Every gun now comes in all three variants to rank X.

The acceptable execution:  Every gun now comes in all three variants to JUST ONE RANK.  The community would have even been more accepting of this variation on all guns as a one time UR drop than what is currently in the system, I'd bet.  Also, see section about "mod" option.

The one minuscule thing you did right:  I'm assuming these don't drop until the base weapon is X...


2) Boss objective:
The good thought:  Improve on this objective and make it a part of the random pool of objectives.  Also, add boss units to other factions.

The stupid execution:  Make this objective completely replace assassination and NOT have bosses ONLY appear during a boss objective.  

The acceptable execution:  Leave assassination alone and only have bosses spawn on boss objectives.

Greater consequences:  You are double stupid here: Not only did you take out another whole objective that wasn't necessary and actually takes variety out of the game, you made bosses able to spawn outside of a Boss objective spawn, negating a good chunk of variety/what makes the change unique. You took out two aspects of variety in one action, one of those aspects being in the new addition you so brilliantly implemented.



3) Hack Objective:
The good thought:  Make hack a little more challenging.

The stupid execution:  Make it exactly like upload only with one spot.  No one tested this idea.  I don't even have to ask the question because all it would take it one game of a beta test with both being hack to see that this was not a good plan.  See next for suggestion that actually makes the objective interesting and keeps it different from upload, both of which you failed at.

The acceptable execution:  Maybe increase the time it takes to hack about 50% without having enemies be able to interrupt it?  This gives enemies more of a chance to overwhelm the team.  Maybe have progress go backward only if everyone leaves the circle, even if there are no enemies present.  This keeps it unique/different from upload.

Greater consequences:  Gold and even Silver are unacceptably harder.  Upload objective on Gold against Kett pre any patch caused less issues for this games playability than this change.


4) Weak point change with cobra rpgs.
The good thought:  Making things harder.

The stupid execution:  Taking out weak point hits with cobras.

The acceptable execution:  Have it so weak point hit Destroyers have enough health on platinum where they are still left with half armor and leave it the fuck alone everywhere else.  There was no need for this change.  You weak point hit a fiend or a hydra, they're still alive.  It only makes them go down faster.  Destroyers?  Guess what, it was already proportional because 1) while you can one shot them with their bodies open, they dish out the most damage of any other big unit and 2) The cost of using a rocket is worth that/those kill(s) because that ultimately becomes the consumable you need to buy more packs for.  Also, if I land a weak point hit on any of the other smaller units for whatever reason/crowd control tactics, there's no reason why I shouldn't get that multiplier, because that's a rocket I could have used on a bigger guy.

P.S. to this:  Did you even fix the fucking ascendant bug that happens with cobras?


5) Platinum:
The good thought:  Make Platinum.  Maybe add more objectives.

The stupid execution:  Negative Boss, Hack objective and cobra weak point change execution consequences combined.  Hacks with Boss units, triple berserkers, and whatever other shit storm variant happens in Kett and Outlaw on Platinum = an unplayable/unwinnable game. 

The acceptable execution:  See ME3 Platinum.  The idea of more objectives by itself (ignoring above travesties) is livable.


6)  Ultra Rare weapon drop in Mission funds store:
The good thought:  Buyable UR cards with MF.

The stupid execution:  Make it almost 1000 MF while also (and this is the giant middle finger here) nearly quadrupling the UR drop pool.

The acceptable execution:  Make it no more than 300 MF.  As someone who has only bought  the new gear pieces as they come in the store and someone who also has 6 apex teams and does missions with them daily getting about 3/4 of all possible mission funds (probably upped to 4/5 with MF points from dailies), only having 4500 MF at patch release, being able to afford close to only 5 UR drops is a fucking insult, again, ESPECIALLY after the pool expansion. 


7)  Character cards to rank XX and their bonuses.
The good thought:  Give kits the ability to have more survivability to take on platinum.

The stupid execution:  Giving kits DOUBLE the card drops and NOT then giving players access to all skill points possible.

The acceptable execution:  If not the OBVIOUS choice of RELEASING ALL SKILL POINTS TO A XX KIT, which everyone would have died over, this would have been much better received if you also gave health and shield boosts in addition to damage boosts.  Honestly though, I think I would have just not done anything with this...  Reduce health and damage of plat enemies slightly = same result.


Conclusion:
You've made the game 90% unplayable compared to what it was in 1.08.  I will be shocked if this isn't the end of this game.  Way to fuck yourselves... again...  Please stop making changes that only support a lack of basic intelligence and forethought withing your group of devs.  It's like you're all a group of "yes men" to one single person who is an idiot.

All of these decisions will drive away much of your player base and your servers will soon barely have a pulse.

Just release control of this poor creature to the public before you inflict any more abuse upon it.  We'll provide good servers and only treat it with the best care.  We understand that you aren't able to do that, and that's ok.  But please stop pretending that you have an fucking clue whatsoever of how to take care of your own baby.  It's time to consider adoption if you want it to have any future.