Fewer Currencies/Materials (Destiny)

by Blackt1g3r , Login is from an untrusted domain in MN, Monday, November 07, 2016, 18:30 (3030 days ago) @ stabbim

if glimmer was actually the only currency and the only thing needed for ALL purchases and upgrades, then someone could, for example, buy all the Iron Banner weapons by doing nothing but running patrols. That scenario would actually benefit me TBH, but I feel like Bungie wants to avoid it.

That's why you have to earn reputation by participating in the Iron Banner to buy things from the Iron Banner vendor. In addition to requiring reputation from completing certain activities, Bungie could also use quest lines to unlock certain purchases like what they did with the new artifacts from the Iron Temple. You are required to patrol the plague lands during the week if you want one. No new currency, just a requirement to do a particular activity.