The Precursor situation is not moving forward because it has a lot of defenders, their common argument being to save your money and buy it. It’s legendary, you have to work harder for it. Making it easier to obtain will make the weapons feel less legendary.
Precursors ARE a problem. For those of you telling others to save up money for a precursor: WHAT IF THERE ARE NONE LEFT?
Precursors are a problem not only because of awful RNG, but also because the “safe” way to get a precursor (i.e. spend a ton of money on it) depends on the amount of precursors currently existing in the game. So what if I save up 600g +? There are no more Dawns left. Why are you still telling me to save? I will have all the materials and all the resources. I will be able to make a legendary, so why don’t I have one?
Don’t flip back on your argument and tell me to try the RNG in the forge. You obviously didn’t believe in the MF when you told me to save money, you shouldn’t believe in it now just so you can be “right”.
Don’t tell me that only a small percentage of the population should have the weapon either. I will take your elitism further and say there should only be ONE hero of Tyria and ONE of each weapon. But there isn’t. There are millions of heroes of Tyria, that became heroes and commanders of the Pact because they paid their dues and completed the story. Just like I did. I will pay my dues, collect my mats, and save my money.
The truth about legendaries is that they will always be legendary. Just like your hero if you beat the game. But there are millions of other heroes, who accomplished the same feats you did. How does that make sense? It’s a game. It’s an MMORPG to be specific. There’s a time when you have to use your imagination. In my game, I am the only commander. I’m the one who united Destiny’s Edge. I’m the one who united the Orders. And if I craft Sunrise, that will be the only Sunrise in my character’s world. In GW1, my character was the only one to acquire his powerful weapons.
Drop the elitism and pick up some sense. It is not legendary to buy the sword. Excalibur was never bought. Mjolnir was never bought. Gungnir, the Trident, the Lightning Bolt and Kusanagi were never bought. Powerful weapons from other fiction like the Master Sword, Frostmourne, The Heavenly Sword, Anduril, Ice, and The Soul Reaver were not bought. They all had history. They all required challenges and danger and adventure to get to. Buying or Mystic Forging a precursor is not “Legendary” its “Deus Ex Machina”.
Precursors ARE a problem. What is wrong with Anet implementing a scavenger hunt quest for a precursor? How is the precursor being accessible at the back of a dangerous cavern, guarded by a powerful creature not more legendary than this current system? Is it because you want to look cool? If so, grow up. There are people playing this game who are as good a player as you or better, have as much resources and as much commitment to making these weapons. But the market is dry, and gear accessibility should not have to depend on a market, especially if this gear is so highly demanded. The time and effort and skill in making a legendary are not the problem. The problem is that precursors are not accessible