Grind (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 22:28 (3856 days ago) @ narcogen

I have 3-4 vanguard commendations and 2 crucible commendations sitting in storage right now because I haven't decided what to buy with them yet, and my play style is more centered around clearing bounties than strike playlists.

The problem isn't commendations: it's marks.

If you earn 150 marks, you are most likely going to earn a commendation in the process of doing that as well. I have no shortage of commendations, but I have a shortage of marks.

1. Crucible marks are painfully slow to get. You can max out Vanguard marks without even trying, but crucible marks require around 8 hours of crucible play to max out.

2. Marks are used to buy materials. Guess which variety you use to buy them?

From where I am standing, the only reason these were introduced was so that players could not buy something immediately with marks they saved up. That's it. They don't hold you back in any other way really.