Because the Cryptarch's an asshat? Seriously, though, I've got a lot of gear just by playing the game and earning it in the crusible.I'm not looking down on anyone. If you want to farm, go right on ahead. I just think this isn't Borderlands 2 where you literally had to do that nonsense. Destiny provids quite a few means to the same end. I think you farmers are just impatient. Seriously, though, the Cryptarch IS quite the douchand I really hope Bungie patches his shanannagins. Purples are rare enough to come by without them being decded into the same junk as blues. Or at least it ought to be a unique or vary rare blue. I remember when I used to get excited when I came across a purple endgram. Not any more. It reminds me a lot of dating. It's exciting at first, but you soon learn it almost always ends in disappointment.