Some updated data: (Destiny)

by Harmanimus , Saturday, October 13, 2018, 15:46 (2302 days ago) @ Phoenix_9286

Oh, I don’t grind the mats on whatever planet. I do the 6 for-glimmer ones on the Tnagled shore and buy whatever planetary mats Spider is selling for glimmer. I buy the shards when it lines up with a planet I already have some with. Though picking up the destination bounties of wherever you are at is a pretty easy way to get 30 planetary mats. That’s 3 shards from Spider on whatever day they line up (and some days it’s just 5k glimmer)

But you are right about the economy being less than agreeable to those without the time to invest.