It's not perfect yes. But I would rather have a guaranteed goal then bashing my head against the wall grinding the same activities again and again for weapons that are on a time limit. Since the loot sources for this seasons weapons will become scarce when Frontiers drops.
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1. The loot is on a time limit, disappearing after the next big expansion drops and generally only available via that season's exotic mission or occassionally via Xur. That compared to raids which are always available.
3. This is more my opinion than anything but the activities themselves are rather boring, so I'm praying for a good roll so I don't have to interact with it anymore.
Better having crafting than trying to get a good roll considering the state of the game atm.