I think we are taking the shader system out of proportions and seeing it as a cash grab for Bungie to get more money from us... Is it that much of a hassle to get a shader for individual pieces of gear because you don't wanna grind for that perfect look? Do you not want to go for that awesome shader that you want to put on your gun and armor to form a unique set? The fact that is a problem for people baffles me. And I haven't even picked up my copy yet! If you look at the Shaders you get in bright engrams, you could get a few of them. May seem like a problem but it's not like you're going to have to buy one ever time. And heck, even if you don't get the stuff you want, you can DISMANTLE to get BRIGHT DUST, from Eververse just like we could in Destiny 1 with the Kiosk. So here is my advise to grind for Shaders once you are Rank 20... 1. SAVE YOUR GLIMMER. You get at least up to 99,999 of it as a cap. 2. Grind the Planet that has your preferred shader you want. Patrols, Public Events, and Chest. You'll get 20 total for each shader. More than enough to put on different weapons and armor that speak to you. 3. Don't Infuse Shaders on gear you are not going to use. That is the reason for the no random perks. Don't like this gun but don't wanna spend glimmer to get rid of it? Get another one of that gun, and apply that shader to it. But what if you don't get that gun in the next few drops? Keep grinding. That's the point. 4. Manage Step 1 and 2. As long as you keep up the glimmer and continue with the chest farming, you'll have no problem. This goes for faction reputations too. Keep bringing in tokens to get that gear you want. And what do you do if you don't get it? KEEP GRINDING! 5. ((Optional)) Stock up on Legendary Shaders and store them in the vault if you have to or want to put it on your other characters. Legendary Shaders cost a lot more than usually, especially on Vehicles. If you don't have enough glimmer and it takes a lot of what you have left, DON'T infuse it or STORE IT in the vault till you have enough. If you see something in the Eververse Trading Company that she sells on a weekly rest, make sure you do the following if you so please... 1. Dismantle anything you don't like the look of and turn it to dust (if you can) and keep grinding. 2. Don't infuse Shaders once you get them following the glimmer cost of legendaries 3. Don't spend your Bright Dust till you are sure you want to buy from her Featured Inventory. Now that Bright engrams are easier to obtain in game with cosmetic items, be sure you don't accidentally buy something twice. You'd pretty much waste it that way. 4. Treat Bright Dust like real currency as if you are managing your money. You need to think smarter when you buy with Dust like you buy with Glimmer. If there is a cap to Dust, then buy the most expensive item that you want first. [b](This is the rule of "Buy your needs more than your wants")[/b] 5. Only buy Silver if you [b]WANT[/b] to. No one is forcing you to buy Bright engrams. And even if you buy them, you get no advantage what so ever. And as for Mods being in the Bright Engrams? Not really an issue. You get mods pretty easily and getting extra from the engrams is a bonus if you're lucky. Not to mention you need to be Power Level 280 in order to craft Legendary Mods, so that argument is null and void. If this helps you out, I'm glad I did something to ease your pain. Or at least save you a few couple of stress pills. Feel free to voice your opinions down below.