Okay I looked at the link and it says back items can only either be crafted or acquired by using the mystic forge. Doesn’t really seem fair to users like myself who do not like to do those things. What about hardcore wvw players? pvp’ers? I guess I can understand the outcry over ascended now, especially when the way to get them is so limited.
I disagree that this is not fair. If they made multiple ways to get the best of the best gear then it would make the game too easy/boring faster. People would just then exploit the easiest way of obtaining the gear and not do the content that actually requires the gear or where the gear can drop from.
It is just like in WoW (A game which I hate and will forever boycott Blizzard) you have to do certain dungeons or raids to get certain gear. There are some that you have to craft and there are some world drops. All MMO’s are like this.
If you want to have the best gear in the game you should have to be good at the game as well and be able to play all aspects of the game. Yes I know the next response is going to be that someone is a casual player and can’t spend hours grinding something to get the best gear. Well good news! This game is perfect for you! You can play almost every single part of the game without having to have the best of the best gear or spend hours apron hours of grinding. Isn’t this part of why we love this MMO over all others?
Long story short. Not everything will be easily obtainable and the stuff that isn’t easily obtainable is because it is THAT good. The people who have/spend the time to play all of the game and be good at it should be rewarded.
Sorry for the semi-long rant. GL have fun!
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