I guess I need to Raid more... (Destiny)

by Mid7night , Rocket BSCHSHCSHSHCCHGGH!!!!!!, Friday, January 02, 2015, 21:25 (3854 days ago)

I've got a set of armor I'm pretty happy with on all three of my Guardians (one of each class); between Exotics, Vendor Legendary's and a few Crota Raid pieces, but I'm pathetically poor in Ascendant and Radiant Shards. For some reason I've got plenty of A.Energy for what I need, but A.Shards elude me.

I tend to focus on strikes and patrol bounties (and public events obviously when they're around); things I can do without much pre-planning. My playtime is largly dictated by my 2-year-olds sleep patterns, which is hard to organize a Raiding party around.

Should I be doing more Daily's, or is Raiding really the bread & butter of Shard gathering? I know I can also buy vendor gear and Shard it (which I've done a few times), but even that is painful now that the prices have gone up. Luckily I can at least grab Chest 1 from Crota three times a week, but that doesn't help my Ascendant situation.

Any advice?