Guild Wars 2

Given the vast amount of feedback which seems to me a bit too one-sided, I decided to pitch in my opinion.

I absolutely think the current cost is justified. Core Tyria already gives half of what you need and everybody could have done them in the months prior to the expansion. Even in the case you didn’t or rerolled a Revenant, speedrunning them solo takes about 4-6h, possibly more time efficient than the new hero challenges. At that point you have a lot of leeway to skip some of the more difficult hero challenges in Maguuma Jungle.

Another critical point to take into consideration is when the next batch of Elite Specializations are released. At that point there will be plenty new Hero challenges making it even more easy to cherrypick the hero points required for the specific Elite Spec you want.

If I had to change anything, I’d make atleast 50% of the total Hero Challenges in Maguuma easily soloable, so that the entire spec can be earned solo for those that want.

I am having a blast and love that it will take a week or so before I have my elite spec finished. Of course, it helps that I actually do enjoy the ‘grind’ in itself rather than seeing it as a requirement to have fun.