Probably didn't need to purchase exotic shards (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 12:38 (3874 days ago) @ Revenant1988

The gun that you dismantled, was it fully upgraded, or close to it?

I wouldn't be surprised if it worked like it does with other items when you break them down.

For example, I break down an unleveled legendary weapon, and I get 2 energies out of it.

I break down that exact same legendary weapon, fully leveled, and I get 6-8 energies out of it.

That's like selling a used car and expecting above the retail value because you invested parts into it over the years.

The way you should see it is that you were paying to improve the weapon, and using it as an investment. That you get any Energy back is something you should be thankful for. Otherwise, you could max out any weapon and simply shard it when you found a better one. New Energy or Shards would be irrelevant. You'd have a whole slew early on.