My stats are almost identical to yours. 196 hours and I mostly do patrols/public events and flashpoints. I have never had a shortage of glimmer or shards. I also dismantle almost everything. With drops and token redemption, I'll probably get 3-5 purple engrams per hour.

So either I've figured out a super efficient method or you just dilly dally about.

I won't deny it's a possibility, but it does seem incredibly unlikely that I'm wasting time when I'm usually bouncing between events constantly.

Are Patrols worth my time to do? They used to be, because it was actually something to do, but since D2 launched, I haven't even seen fit to even bother with them. There's always an event, or a priority target, or forces moving against each other, or mobs repopulating the area just as soon as I'm made one lap... Why pick up patrols?

On another note, a thought I had during dinner... Does Glimmer even serve a purpose anymore? Time was it was apparently THE currency. Everything seemed to circle around glimmer. In D2, no one even seems to friggin' take it, and thus I always seem to be loaded down with it. Everyone wants shards. Everyone. I can think of two exceptions. Tess, because flipping Eververse, and Banshee's mods (yay pointless!). Admittedly, Banshee serves as a sort of place to exchange glimmer to shards, provided RNG is nice and you get three of a kind. But even then, the exchange rate isn't great.

Another decent use of glimmer is Cayde's Stash maps. Buying all of them will cost you about 25k/week, but there's usually a purple or two in the haul (and sometimes an exotic). And there's generally some fun emblems you can't get any other way.

(It's not a SUPER-efficient use of glimmer - but it's a decent one, especially if you're full.)

My stats are almost identical to yours. 196 hours and I mostly do patrols/public events and flashpoints. I have never had a shortage of glimmer or shards. I also dismantle almost everything. With drops and token redemption, I'll probably get 3-5 purple engrams per hour.

So either I've figured out a super efficient method or you just dilly dally about.

I won't deny it's a possibility, but it does seem incredibly unlikely that I'm wasting time when I'm usually bouncing between events constantly.

Are Patrols worth my time to do? They used to be, because it was actually something to do, but since D2 launched, I haven't even seen fit to even bother with them. There's always an event, or a priority target, or forces moving against each other, or mobs repopulating the area just as soon as I'm made one lap... Why pick up patrols?

On another note, a thought I had during dinner... Does Glimmer even serve a purpose anymore? Time was it was apparently THE currency. Everything seemed to circle around glimmer. In D2, no one even seems to friggin' take it, and thus I always seem to be loaded down with it. Everyone wants shards. Everyone. I can think of two exceptions. Tess, because flipping Eververse, and Banshee's mods (yay pointless!). Admittedly, Banshee serves as a sort of place to exchange glimmer to shards, provided RNG is nice and you get three of a kind. But even then, the exchange rate isn't great.

Banshee is a great source of shards because it’s so easy to rank up your reputation with him. Every time you rank up, you get a legendary drop from him. So you can play literally any activity in the game, dismantle all the blue drops you get into weapon parts, then trade those to banshee and earn rep with him. If I jump online for a 2 hour play session, I’ll often rank up with banshee several times.

Are Patrols worth my time to do? They used to be, because it was actually something to do, but since D2 launched, I haven't even seen fit to even bother with them. There's always an event, or a priority target, or forces moving against each other, or mobs repopulating the area just as soon as I'm made one lap... Why pick up patrols?

Because it’s another source of tokens, which you turn in for legendaries. Whenever I see a kill enemies or scavenge materials one I always just pick it up. They’re quick and easy to do while you’re just running around.

Are Patrols worth my time to do?

If you're farming, they aren't awesome for a standalone activity but in combination with public events, they provide some extra tokens and gear for an action you'll be doing anyway.

Here is what I often do, the activities usually overlap and can be completed in 20 or so minutes with enough tokens to turn in for a purple engram.

Priority 1: Focus on the daily challenges for each planet.
Priority 2: Public events.
Priority 3: Patrols
Constant lookout for chests and "minerals" (whatever they are called) I have ghost shells for each planet that highlight everything so I hit them pretty hard.

Usually in doing this, you'll pick up 1-3 purples along the way from a chest, public event, or world boss you stumble across.

In addition to information provided above:
Tokens are the bread and butter for having Legendary shards. 3/engram and I think you said you aggressively infuse but use a limited set of items? That's how I handle it. But I only infuse with legendary gear until I crest about 300 shards. I like to sit around that much at a minimum.

To that end, I have, by the app, enough tokens for approximately 84 destination engrams on me right now. Assuming half give me a double legendary drop, that is 378 if I break them all down. Not counting any exotics. So I always pick up Kill and Pick-Up patrols if they are available before I start a public event.