The new mastery system is brilliant!
MMO is a grind there is no escaping it. I have always enjoyed good MMO with a good grind.
Disagree. It’s just that it’s traditional for MMOs to encourage grinding, it doesn’t mean that it’s inescapable.
I had high expectation for heart of thorn and so far I must admit I love every bit of the mastery system grind it is simply brilliant.
I actually do like the mastery system. I actually feel as though most of the complaints about the masteries that are flooding the forum are actually brought on by the requirement to collect skill points for the elite specialisations.
If you take out the specific goal that forces you to get to certain places that need masteries, you eliminate a lot of the frustration. It’s awful when you need to get a skill point, only to be rejected because the person refuses to fight you due to not having a mastery (Why can’t I just attack him and force him to defend himself?).
But when I had no actual goal set by the game, and was just waundering around the map and exploring during the beta, I’d see the things that required masteries, and just move on, because I was losing very little by not having them, then I’d simply come back once I did, it actually added to the experience.
As a matter of fact i dont feel like I am grinding rather I am working towards some mysterious big goal! My only complaint would be I feel there is not enough grind!
I don’t feel like I’m working toward anything with them, but it definitely didn’t feel like grinding until they became necessary to unlock mechanics, and no, there is definitely enough grind.