Well....its like this....when the time comes that I will want or need ascendant shards...I will dismantle my gear and get it...I gotta do the raid, 2 more times at least to get my gauntlets and leg armor....therefore I will have plenty of ascendant shards by the time I will actually need to spend it. If you are tryna find shards to level up your regular old legendary gear then go ahead....but if people are saying killing enemies in a strike is a waste of time...using shards yo level up legendary gear...is a even bigger waste of time and shards. So...we can agree to disagree....cuz in my eyes...only raid set gear or exotic...is worth maxing out.