okay say your right and the faction gear is for pvp players only... then why have patrols for those factions? If I am a scout rifle pve player and I want new monarchy legs to go with my vanguard chest so I can carry and reload my scout rifle faster I had a way to earn those marks by gathering materials while out on patrol and then exchanging them for mark and rep. My rep is low for crucible and will never get to the point I can buy crucible gear weapons or armor. that was not the point though I would have liked to eventually. There were some that fit in my weapon, skill preferences. But I mixed and matched pre-dlc the gear I wanted by exchanging those materials. So did the majority of my clan. This economy change chased the last of them away. The only reason I haven't walked as well is I bought the DG edition with all the bells and whistles. But I can no longer get faction gear as I will never earn a crucible commendation, nor do I have a way to exchange a infinite resource for a finite one.