The biggest problem with grindy quests... (Destiny)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Saturday, September 26, 2015, 16:15 (3442 days ago) @ Korny

Is that people will treat them as their main quest.

I remember one of Cody's recent Whine-of-the-day posts that complained about the Dreadnaught shards., saying that such a quest had no place in Destiny. But here's the thing, they do have a place. Quests can't all be "pick this and be done in 20 minutes for sweet loot".
Some are about delayed gratification. Have that quest? Don't track it. Forget about it. Leave it in the background and focus on quests that you want to do, and be surprised when you get a notification that you've made progress, or check on it down the road and be pleasantly surprised at the progress you've made.

I got the "25 shard" Eris quest, and when I got around to checking my progress, I was already way past 25, so I just waddled on over to Eris and turned them in. Don't do anything in the game that you don't want to do, is what I'm saying (although that exotic sword is pretty sweet).

I definitely agree, the rare materials are really the main thing though that I feel was a little much, mainly because you have to do it in a specific location.