"The Ascendant Materials are back and more pesky than ever. With even lower drop rates for weapons and gear than ever before, you can rest assured that you'll have enough Ascendant Materials to give an obsessive hoarder an aneurysm that measures a 5 on the Richter scale. Did you manage to get a weapon or piece of gear? Don't worry. After unlocking a piece raid gear or weapon, that's the only weapon or gear you'll be unlocking for the next 2 months with our new 'Drop, Lock, and Pop it' protocol being initiated in the DLC." -Bungie