this isn't like VoG though, you can get all the gear and shards you need by running Normal and if you still need shards, grind Eris missions until you're Rank 4. VoG no one wanted 29s but 29s needed to run VoG Hard to get the helmet. the one thing Bungie got right about CE was having the helmet drop along with the rest of the gear on Normal. i'm in the same boat as you, my friend. I won't be 32 until next week, i have to grind Eris rep for a while. give everyone else the job of working out tactics, and we'll get our chance to take Crota out on Hard eventually. :3