And as far as ascendtant materials go, if you need shards, do what everyone else does, buy armor with your vanguard and crucible marks and break it down for the shards.....you are essentially buying the shards that way, if you dont have one, make another character or two, that will double, and triple the amount you can get each week.....it really ain't that hard to get what you need, you just gotta know how and do it the right way......if you need help and are on ps3, add me, I'd be glad to help and I know many many other people, most of us are day 1 and beta players, who would be glad to help as well