Does anyone like this game's RNG / focus on luck?

[Azurymber]

Refresh my memory, how does one get a luminary and how long does it take?

You get luminarys as achievement rewards for crafting and gathering x-amount of items
For gathering you had to gather a certain amount per node-grade (in 1.0 it was per zone)
For crafting you had to craft a certain amount of items
In 1.0 it could take a month of farming to get just one (unless you botted)
in 2.0 you can get it if you grind for about 3 days

In 1.0 it was the best gear you could get
in 2.0 it is equal to the gear you get from the final quest in the respective craft/quest, except that it reduces durability loss (however, since theres nothing to mass-gather for profit its pretty well a vanity item now)
The new items from the last patch are better than luminary so it is now essentially worthless

So people who spent months grinding (I only did a few weeks and didn't get a full luminary) in 1.0, did it all for nothing at all.