Okay...last time. I'll try to put the dots *really* close together for you. 1. I play primarily solo....as a Warlock. 2. So---at level 27----The Daily and Weekly Challenge activities are too hard to do by myself, and I don't have a consistent group of players to help me. 3. So I come accross Legendary engrams VERY RARELY. So when I get them I want the WEAPONS and ARMOR themselves..not the shards. I've only "sharded" three legendary or better items....and only did so because I didn't want them. 4. (Now pay attention) Getting Shards and energy frequently for activities that I can easily do as a solo player (eg Public Events) and for levelling up rank with the Vanguard and Cryptarch is of FAR more value to me as a player than getting more legendary gear at significantly less frequent intervals for the activities that I have ready access to. IOW, I don't want my access to AS/AE determined by my access to Legendary engrams. Because the game is simply NEVER going hand out LEs for the actiivities that----for now---are my most reliable sources of AS/AE. So you can keep calling me all the nasty names you want. It won't change the basic fact that I have a very clear understanding of what serves my own interests in the game....and the only reason why you are flummoxed by my perspective on this is because you cannot see past your own.