Let me preface this by acknowledging that I generally needed a break from the game and stopped playing about a week ago. I figured if I kept up with the not-playing I would post some feedback about this.
I'm not posting (I hope) in a rage-quit way. I do rotate my preferred games from time to time so maybe it's just the natural time for me. But it feels a bit more like the recent changes brought on the fatigue faster than normal so I thought you'd maybe want to know why.
The frustrations of last ANB gold for me (I finished in top 250 with a SW at 93 so pretty decent all things considered) stemmed largely from hitting two solid trial walls which, although frustrating in themselves, illuminated larger game mechanics that now feel tiring to me.
My non-ANB SW main (fully maxed skills, ~1600CL, mobile - only) is sitting at 108 and after throwing a ton of gems at companion experimentation and a ton of gold at full crafting upgrades (avg lvl74, one 77 piece, 75 weapons, no celestials) and considerable time leveling CL maybe 100-150 levels, I've concluded that my only way to TL110 is via endless, endless gold grinding to craft more gear. With a lvl avg of 74 most of the gear I craft is no longer an upgrade and, of course, nothing usable ever drops.
I recognise all games ultimately end in a grinding wall where tiny incremental upgrades very slowly add up to small improvements, so maybe this is just the natural exit-point for a non-whale. I'm not mad, but I have moved on now.
Based on past experience leaving this game, I'll likely pop back in a year and check on content and mechanics changes (and maybe my season 2 top 250 medal assuming I don't get bumped too far down by others) . I've, mostly, enjoyed my time here. See you again someday!
I'm not posting (I hope) in a rage-quit way. I do rotate my preferred games from time to time so maybe it's just the natural time for me. But it feels a bit more like the recent changes brought on the fatigue faster than normal so I thought you'd maybe want to know why.
The frustrations of last ANB gold for me (I finished in top 250 with a SW at 93 so pretty decent all things considered) stemmed largely from hitting two solid trial walls which, although frustrating in themselves, illuminated larger game mechanics that now feel tiring to me.
My non-ANB SW main (fully maxed skills, ~1600CL, mobile - only) is sitting at 108 and after throwing a ton of gems at companion experimentation and a ton of gold at full crafting upgrades (avg lvl74, one 77 piece, 75 weapons, no celestials) and considerable time leveling CL maybe 100-150 levels, I've concluded that my only way to TL110 is via endless, endless gold grinding to craft more gear. With a lvl avg of 74 most of the gear I craft is no longer an upgrade and, of course, nothing usable ever drops.
I recognise all games ultimately end in a grinding wall where tiny incremental upgrades very slowly add up to small improvements, so maybe this is just the natural exit-point for a non-whale. I'm not mad, but I have moved on now.
Based on past experience leaving this game, I'll likely pop back in a year and check on content and mechanics changes (and maybe my season 2 top 250 medal assuming I don't get bumped too far down by others) . I've, mostly, enjoyed my time here. See you again someday!
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