The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part! (Destiny)

by iconicbanana, C2-H5-OH + NAD, Portland, OR, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 11:59 (3882 days ago) @ Jironimo

Commendations are hands down the worst news I saw in the preview. When I read it, it was honestly like a kick in the nuts.

New Rank Commendations

- In addition to Crucible or Vanguard Marks, purchasing new Legendary items will require a Crucible or Vanguard Commendation
- Commendations are received in Reputation Reward Packages delivered by the Postmaster upon reaching a new Reputation Level

Even though I have 200 marks, and I'm level 15 on my Vanguard, I can't buy new Legendaries because now there's Commendations I need to get. This means I have to level up my Vanguard 3 times for just the new armor pieces. If I want 4 more weapons just to cover the basics, I'll need to level up my Vanguard another 4 levels for a total of 7 LEVELS! Now, that's a grind.

Yeah, this makes the alternative to getting 30 via the raid about as brutal as getting to 30 via the raid.