This is likely been discussed [i]at nausea[/i] so forgive me for stirring the shat-pot some more.
I'd like to get a feel from the rest of the community about Ascendant Shards and Energy, and the rewards for completing your daily Heroic story mission.
I don't have a lot of time to play and grind anymore (Full time University student), so I usually just get on to run my daily mission, maybe check the timers for a community event or two, do some easy vanguard bounties or patrols and call it a day.
I've been hoping every daily mission for Shards, to finishing upgrading some of my armor. Yet [b]every[/b] [u]single[/u] daily heroic at level 30 for my 2 Ascendant Mats, I've done over the past week as yielded Ascendant Energy. Energy, Energy, Energy. Currently sitting on 41 Energy, but 4 shards. I'd definitely not call that a 50/50 chance on drop. Something is a little off here.
I also think it's a little suspicious that upon completing a community event (Say the Devil Walker in The Divide on the Cosmodrome), if I do happen to get Ascendant materials for completing the event, it's also Energy. Additionally, the postmaster reward for a daily community event is usually a mote of light. Maybe once a week it turns out to be a shard OR energy, but I digress.
How is everyone else playing out with this? Any thoughts as to this very uneven play out of materials?
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I know rng is rng. Any perceived weighting one way or the other is just that - random. But even having said that, I have been struggling to get shards for weeks. My hunters armour is fully maxed in upgrade options - but in three weeks I have received about 7 shards total. Everything else has been energy, occasional motes, and one or two coins. On the other hand, my weapons are getting upgraded constantly. Would still love to get these armour upgrades done. :)