I'm not sure what has happened to the reward system when it comes to public events but it has become every bit as a fruitless endeavor as playing PvP for me. No matter what, I am getting almost nothing from this "reward system" anymore. PvP has always given me next-to-nothing no matter where I place. I could be top of the list on the winning team to lowest on the losing team and I would get, maybe, one piece of something every ten to fifteen games played. While I don't like that at all, I don't care so much as I don't care about the PvP of the game. However, when I first started playing, whenever I took part in a public event I would see at least one piece of something every five events I took part it. Somewhere around the 20% range. Lately, though, I have received almost nothing. I like to patrol areas and do beacon missions and take part in the public events that happen so I encounter them a lot with the way I play. I believe it was a few weeks back that I got one piece of ascendent energy. I can't even remember how many public events I had done before then and received nothing and countless more since and have not gotten anything. Now, I'm not talking about the package waiting for you at the Tower after your first, I'm talking about the random payout after an even is completed. I have done several public events by myself, including extraction crews, kill the boss, and defeat the Walker, and have yielded nothing in return for my efforts. Just today, I took part in defeating a Walker, by myself, and received nothing. Went to the moon, helped two other Guardians kill a boss and watched as they each got something and I, again, received nothing. This needs to be addressed as I'm sure I'm not the only one who is getting next-to-nothing of the same public event payouts. I, nor anyone else, should have to be forced to play fifteen, twenty, or more public events before seeing just one reward from doing it. That is ridiculous in every aspect and scope to possibly comprehend. Every player, regardless of their level, should be seeing something, be it a coin, mote of light, ascendent energy or shard, at that 20% area at the very least. One out of every five you take part in gets you at least a little something in addition to the package at the Tower after your first. I hope this will be addressed very soon as I find myself wanting to play a game that doesn't reward me properly for the effort I put in, as much as or more than anyone else, less and less. Truly, that is a shame to admit as I find the game to be quite fun and engaging and an overall good time to meet random players and do missions together. I do hope someone at Bungie takes note of this and I hope any and all players out there who feel the same about this "reward system" will also make their voices heard to further the efforts of resolving such a frustrating mechanic of the game.