I can't speak for everyone, but personally, the reason I rarely used that feature is because the game was still new and I hadn't maxed out my gear of choice yet. [b]Now that I've had time to hone my style and max out the weapons that fit me best, I don't have anything I want to spend my excess materials on.[/b] I farmed materials in the beginning for upgrades, but never for marks and faction rep. I still have fun in Strike playlists and I never really hated the crucible, aside from the occasional "suspiciously good" enemy team. My disappointment stems from Bungie's habit of taking us by surprise with changes like these without warning (with the exception of the Iron Banner reputation resets). Had I known they would soon be mostly useless, I could have spent the considerable extra materials on marks and faction rep while saving a stack or two for the House of Wolves gear. Now that they're just collecting dust, I'm afraid to get rid of them even though they're taking up the limited vault space we have. [b]Should I save my extra stacks of materials, or are they just useless now?[/b]