So, I've started working on a recalibration library and several named weapons or gear I've gotten over the last couple of days have stats I might want to pull. Some of them I've gotten as drops, some when I completed a mission and a few in field proficiency boxes. So, the question I have is, once you get a named weapon, can you get it again? Some examples might be: Glory Daze, Maniac, Invisible Hand, The Grudge, Surge Baker's Dozen, Ceasar's Guard, Force Multiplier, etc....
Thank you all for being so helpful as I try and figure all this out!
They are either somewhat rarer drops or have more specific sources such as cassidy, DZ or only crafting, all of them can also be obtained in the Named item Cache, including the DZ ones which can also be bought in the DZ vendors at random times.
Each new season introduced also new named items, they are in the free rewards track so you can also get some from there but they are not exclusive to the season track and can be obtained later on
Yes. Generally speaking, once an item has been obtained, it's added to the character's loot pool. Some exotics' and named items' procurement is/was conditional and may have changed over the life of the game. For example, numerous named items are DZ-specific, and consequently, their procurement is restricted to extraction therefrom, purchase from the DZ vendors (outside the respective zone main entrances), and potentially from Named Item Caches. Similarly, certain exotics (ie. "Ridgeway's Pride" Vest) required a [Summit] project completion and item crafting prior to it being unlocked as a potential exotic drop elsewhere.
Also, be advised that there is weighted RNG at play. Some named items were 'seasonal', in that they were released at specific points in the life of the game, and may consequently have lower drop probabilities than when they were being 'promoted'.
WRT the recalibration library, named items have a unique attribute or talent that cannot be transferred to the library. The generic attributes or talents therefrom, however, can be.
Some named items are DZ drops only. And good luck getting them outside of the correct targeted looy day.
Your best bet is seasonal rewards and named item boxes from weekly events. But if you have a named item you like: Favorite it so it won't show up in the recalibration list and farm a non-named item with the stats you want.