i posted a similar discussion at reddit regarding the moldering shards. https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3t1oxm/moldering_shards_consumable_for_progression/

If included y1 weapons, I m down for it.

That would be an interesting way to re-introduce the concept of "fake" max levels vs. "real" max levels. Wasn't that a fun time to be a browser in this garbagepile forum?

i posted this two days ago, receiving your "nerfed version of Etheric Light" would be an ample drop possibility: Dear Bungie, I should start by saying i have been playing since Beta, and haven't played another game for much longer than a couple hours since. I am a player who mainly jumps on and spends my time finishing bounties via a strike playlist, mostly the heroic playlist as i have had 2 pieces on 300 gear drop from it. I will put in 2 - 3 hours a night and use 5 - 10 three of coins, not sure why I even use them anymore as I get the same exotics every time, but it's still fun and seems to also boost the possibility of the strike exclusive weapons/armor. I simply do not have the time to find a group and do the raid on weekdays, and going in with a random group on the weekend is hell on earth. Spend 6 hours to get next to nothing. At least running the strike playlist for that time will net me an exotic or two and maybe a good roll Imago Loop or Treads Upon Stars; a feeling of being somewhat rewarded for the grind. I do not have anything against the raids, and like that they net you the highest level gear. But for someone like me (and there are countless others) who prefer to run the strikes over the raid, yet still log the same hours into the game, I feel greatly unappreciated for my efforts. Especially with Iron Banner about to drop, myself being 297, I'm going to get crushed. I will still get through to Rank 5, as I always do. But it is going to be tough sledding, and probably not worth the effort as the rewards will be 290 (I'm assuming). Now, I am definitely not saying that running the lever 36, or even the Heroic strike playlists should net you anything over 300. But have another playlist. One that mirrors a nightfall, with modifiers and a much higher difficulty. Heck, I don't even care if you have matchmaking, finding 2 people to run strikes is a whole lot easier than 6 to run a raid. I'm also not saying the rewards should drop 320 gear. Have the highest level drop on the hard mode raid, making it still something people want/have to do to achieve the highest level. I mean the normal raid is essentially just a stepping stone at this point anyways, only to be able to do the hard mode. Have the strike playlist have the POSSIBILITY of dropping 310 armor/weapons at the end, and through engrams that drop throughout. Not a 100% chance of a 310 drop, but at least a possibility. Anyone else have some input?

A good idea...but should be for completing the OLD RAIDS.

1 per week - per account. And it should be a possible drop from the old scary nightfall. Or let xur sell it for 200sc.

+5 is too much honestly +2 should be the max.

Seems beneficial to us. Bungie would never do this. ~[i]TheGreatNike[/i]

I like this idea, it'll help solo players and non-raiders out a lot, and those who don't want to play trials of osiris.

But what if they used it on their 320 weapon Would we end up with people that farmed it to get something up to 400?