This is why I preferred Etheric Light. (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Thursday, June 23, 2016, 16:10 (2857 days ago) @ Kermit

Infusion is cool, but wouldn't be necessary if Exotic/Raid level drops were at max attack/defense values.

I despised etheric light. Rarely got any of it.

I think HoW should have included more ways to get Etheric Light, but I think the concept and the way it functioned as a reward/consumable item were both great.

Yeah, if I remember correctly, Trials players were awash with it. Other players not so much.

A trip to the lighthouse would net 3 Etheric light... given it was a fair bit easier to get to the lighthouse back then, I would usually get 3-6 pieces each week from Trials alone. Then there were the potential 6 you could get from PoE every week, although Skolas was such a nightmare that I rarely bothered with that myself. Another 6 pieces every Iron Banner, and the occasional drop from the nightfalls. I still have a dozen or so pieces of Etheric Light in my vault, and I probably used close to 70 pieces infusing all my year 1 guns and armor up to the max level.

So yes, Trials made a huge difference. Between that and Iron Banner, Etheric Light was far more available to the hardcore PvP players than anyone else, which is a shame.