So I had an idea (that I think would work out wonderfully) that would be really helpful: Raid Marks. Many of my friends complain about going through the raid over and over again only to gain nothing but a ton of ascendant material. This is great and all but what about those advanced players (such as alot of raiders) who already have all the gear they want maxed out? I think upon completing the raid you should be given raid marks, so you can purchase raid gear from a merchant that is only visible to those who have competed a raid. No rank system but, bigger gear requires more marks. All raid gear would be purchase-able through this merchant but there are 1-2 items that are purchase-able with completing the raid the first time and maybe the bigger pieces would require beating the raid 2-3 times. This rewards players who work hard to complete the raid each week and gives more of a reason to go into the raid more often.
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I posted something similar, though more detailed, a few weeks ago. Got a lot of support. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/78273374/0/0