This entire thread can be invalidated with one simple question: [quote]The Lvl 24 Strikes have a higher drop rate than the normal game modes, at least in the Spawn Restricted areas[/quote] [u][b]Where is your source for this information?[/b][/u] Because unless you have confirmation that Spawn Restricted mobs have higher loot drops, then RNG remains RNG, and while [b][i]you[/i][/b] may be getting lucky on kill drops, others may not be, and might find the act of killing trash over and over for no tangible benefit to be highly discouraging. At least you are [b][i]guaranteed [/i][/b] some blues, and possibly legendary/exotics through the end of mission roll. Additionally, all those blue engrams you get from the end mission roll have the same chance of turning into a legendary as legendary engrams did pre-patch 1.0.2--I've gotten most of my legendaries this way post patch. So I'm very glad that RNG favors you, but it doesn't favor everyone, and thus not everyone is going to want to waste their time on trash. If you really want to just murder mobs all day, patrol has an even higher chance of dropping engrams as strike mobs primarily because they're lower level and you can decimate hoards of them at once.