I’m a player with way too many GM completions. I would have much more if I wasn’t spending most my time helping. I must lose 50prisms and 10 ascendant shards sitting at the postmaster at least 3 times per season on each character. I am one not to care about ascendant shards costs. That said, I 100% agree with your rational: If I’m required to spend 1 ascendant shard to max out a legendary gear and only gain +2 in each stat. The exotic gear requiring me to spend 3 ascendant shards should yield more than +2, or allow me to allocate the +12 total points how I see fit. For instance, I will gain a +12 in discipline, and 0 everywhere else. If the cost is exotic, the reward should be too.