The whole crota update is basically a giant bungie sponsored cheese. My buddy who started playing this month, has already surpassed my level and I've been playing moderately since launch. All because he just happened to buy his first legendary armor around the update. It is just a game but it does make playing from the start pointless and unrewarding. All that to say, why would any one not use cheeses to upgrade faster when bungie is providing them as part of the game. We're all getting screwed any way :)