An event none the less that won't stop your progression to 335 or any end game events. People ask for more content. This is additional content. Every day you get a new quest to grind for material in exchange for something you don't have to purchase from Eververse. On top of that, if you've been playing since day 1, unless you're a hoarder, you should have a good amount of bright dust. Every ships, sparrow, ghost, and shader you've ever received from Tess can be dismantled for bright dust. Until Eververse starts selling weapons and armor that will directly affect PVP or PVE, as people love to say, vote with your wallet and don't buy silver. Or do buy silver and continue to fund Bungie hoping they release something you'll be happy with. But don't expect microtransactions to go away. It will only get bigger.