It's really frustrating to me that I have a whole raft of weapons that need upgrading with Ascendant Energy and all I score in different events and rewards is Ascendant Shards :( I don't use 'em, don't need 'em 'cause I have all Raid/Exotic armor equipped. I do the daily story... my buddies get the Energy, I get the Shards... I complete the Public Events, I get the Shards... I do the Crucible... well you get the idea, and I'm not liking it at all! There's a mechanism for trading Radiants across in the Dark Below, at least give us that for our Ascendants. Or possibly change the odds for a drop of what I need according to what I'm carrying. My only solution is to start stripping my legendary weapons for Energy, and that really irritates me, 'cause I work really hard to get 'em... if you study my game play, you'll know what I mean ;-) Love the game... hate the disappointment at the end of a good strike/story run... Just sayin'... B-)