>>10791555I don't entirely hate the concept behind primaris but their initial execution was shit and there have been ups and downs with their design ever since.
They went with tacticool for the Phobos armour Marines which in a vacuum they're not terrible but go against everything a Space Marine should be design-wise.
I don't know how well they where received but the Tempestus Scions seem like a much better blend of tacticool and a somewhat gothic design, at least to me.
In this case the weapons are just too modern and sleek looking. They don't look like anything that could pass as a 'holy relic' weapon handed down for centuries.
Whoever designed the Black Templars Castellan and the Bladeguard Veterans should be in charge of SM designs for as long as possible.
