So thus far I have been satisfied with Destiny even though there are areas that need improvement. However there is one area in particular that is just horrible game design. That would be, Ascendant Energy and Shards being in the loot table in the VoG. I am not talking about the chests. In my opinion, a weekly lockout loot table that has loot only obtainable in that lockout/raid should never include loot that is obtainable any day of the week at any point in the game. I have cleared the Vault 5 times now, 4 on a Titan, once on a Hunter. Impressive, no. But for being a father with a full time job and other grow up "responsibilities" I am satisfied with clearing it 5 times. However I have yet to see any raid gear drop for me. I have received raid weapons but there are comparable weapons that can be obtained outside the Vault. I also have a nice pile of Ascendant Energy and Shards, but as I stated earlier these can be obtained any day of the week anywhere in the game. As of right now, my friends and I cannot attempt hard mode because we are being defeated by something we have no influence over; RNG, Ascendant material, and raid loot tables. Its depressing and infuriating at the same time. I know I am not the only one experiencing this, please bump or comment if you agree. Hopefully we can get Deej to see this and pass this concern onto the developers. tl;dr [b]FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, REMOVE ASCENDANT MATERIALS FROM THE RAID LOOT TABLES.[/b]