Quote Originally Posted by bdoughty View Post
I think Bungie is listening. it's not like the franchise is going to go away anytime soon. They have even made fun of themselves regarding the decisions they have made. It is after all a new IP. Give it some time. Once those expansion packs roll in my money is they pull a Borderlands and start raising the LvL cap.

The only thing holding me back from level 28 and possibly 29 are the lack of ascendent shards. I really wish there was a vendor that sold shards and materials for glimmer.
Yeah, the shards are going to be a problem, because you can't farm those. As far as I know, they are completely random. I think you get some for dismantling Legendary/Exotic gear, so people may have to sacrifice stuff to upgrade the gear they like the most. I've currently got 28 and I know most of those is from doing exactly that.

To fully upgrade my Suros Regime, I'm going to need 18 Ascendant Energy, which I have a whopping 5 of.

I do agree with what you said, though, and I'm going to give them time. I am just very disappointed with the end game and how awful the Crucible is.