I'm not slow at all. YouR ability to see things beyond your own point of view is apparently limited. 1. Right now I've got 5 or 6 Legendary weapons and multiple sets of legendary Armor. Most of which are maxxed out from regular upgrade materials, and CRAVING shards or energy to finish them. Until I get them I am stuck at level 27. So the notion that I would be "upset" at getting the materials I need is rather foolish. 2. If I get a legendary weapon or armor that I can't use...I'm willing to break them down for the materials, but as a solo player I get FAR more opportunties to earn materials than I do to get armor. YET I STILL DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR ENOUGH FOR WHAT I NEED. So to forgo those opportunies to get materials in some vain hope of getting armor or weapons more often is equally foolish. Especially, if I play my cards right, I can get shards or energy everyday from public events, or every few days from levelling up my Cryptarch. The game is designed to be played many different ways, by many differnet players in many different situations. The problem isn't that I'm "slow"..its that you seem to think that only YOUR situation and YOUR needs are the only legitimate ones here.