I can make twice as many vanguard marks farming public events? Umm no, that's is a load of crap. I can do a strike usually in 14mins so that's 6 vanguard marks every 14-15 mins. I'll go in patrol and a public event won't happen for usually 30mins, sometimes longer. I'm not wasting my time running strikes, I'd be wasting my time killing all the enemies and taking 5-10 mins extra since I only have limited time to play each day.