I'm going to shed some light on this situation. If Destiny had a better loot/reward system, or some type of matchmaking for the Raids then maybe people wouldn't be so inclined to get the best gear they can. I'll be honest, "I'm that guy". Ill be a lvl 32 maybe next week when i go in there and get my shards. I have 2 good friends that play everyday and we always team up and do strikes and our weekly Nightfalls and Heroics. We have used the LFG website to do the VOG and we have added friends. But after the Raid is done, people go their own way, start their own clans and so forth. I have these people on my friends list now that never send invites, and never respond to mine. I have also joined up with other randoms and it was a mess. It depends on who is looking to play. Some people don't take Raids seriously and think its fun to be in one and have no clue on what to do. I was able to reach lvl 29 a few weeks after the game released. I never got to a 30. NEVER, for 3 months. I did the Raid legit a couple of times and cheesed it a bunch and only received the boots while others were rewarded the gear they needed to reach 30. It wasn't until the new DLC came out and I bought my Vanguard armor. Blame the game, blame the loot system. That's the reason people are doing it. At least now, I'll be a lvl 32 and don't have to worry about getting to that top tier before The House of Wolves come out, then it will be useless. It is what it is.....