Not quite sure how I feel about this, DeeJ ole boy. We went from being able to use easily ascertainable ascendant materials (two guaranteed chances of grabbing ascendent shards/energy a day through daily heroic mission, daily public event award from postmaster, or randomized reward from completing a public event) to not so easy to acquire strange coins for maxing out our exotic gear and weapons. Before everyone tries to lynch me for my personal opinion, there is a reason why I made this into a poll. Bungie needs feedback on all their changes, whether they're good, bad, or just plain awful. We can make the change and we can make it here (if needed). IMO (In my opinion for those unfamiliar with lazy net speak): I feel this is just another stunt for slowing down maximum exotic progression and purchases for casual players (yes, casual players) and here is why. Now that they've given some of these exotics the hefty set of balls that they needed so desperately earlier on, people will go on to use them more frequently (after acquiring them). This means perks will be unlock in a quicker manner (even for players who play this casually), and eventually maxed out quicker. Then Xur comes along to sell a new weapon/gear they dont have yet, they used their saved coins to buy said weapon/gear (or maybe they just want to upgrade their sparrow and even give it a fancy glow trail) rinse and repeat. But that really isn't rinse and repeat for everyone. Lets look at the pricing for a moment... Exotic weapons and armor can go anywhere from 13-23 strange coins a piece. Sparrow Upgrades go for 23 coins a piece. and now "Exotic Shards" go for 7 coins a piece. Thats going to suck for a lot of players who've been sitting on exotic gear that hasn't been quite maxed out yet and for players just coming into the game. They're going to have to make a decision on whether to save up for the possibility of a new exotic weapon/armor from Xur...or to spend it JUST to get that last tidbit of extra damage/armor. To conclude my personal opinion, I feel that this was merely a tactic Bungie has utilized to slow down the maximum progression of an exotic item ("maxing out") and/or rate of exotic purchases from Xur. I state again, that is nothing more than my personal opinion. My true goal of this post is to see how you [The Destiny Community] feel about this particular change. Fill out the poll, and leave your feedback in the comment section below! P.E. I've been hearing rumors that you don't like polls DeeJ, whether that is true or not I only have one thing I can say about it. "Oh well..." Sincerely, -The Squeaky Wheel