The Atma Stigma

[Chocolate_Rain]

If it was boring, then why did you do it? I'm not asking out of some sense of snarky sarcasm, I really want to know why you did it, if it was so boring. Also, are you doing end-game content? If this is really the only way to get something better for those not privy to end-game content, then what's the motivating factor to even get it if they're not privy to end-game as it is?

To me, that sounds like someone getting a Nissan GT-R because it's fast, yet not even knowing how to operate it. What's the real point in it? I'm seriously trying to understand the reason behind all the reasons and excuses people have been coming up with.

Seriously? Its been proven time and time again that character progression is needed in order for people to stay playing a certain mmo. Without said progression, people will simply stop playing because there's very little to keep a person there without a feeling of advancement or "getting stronger". I've heard the argument of "if you don't raid, then why do you need gear?" more often than I care to remember, and it holds no more weight than the first time it was uttered. The relic reborn quest was supposed to have been the answer for people who don't have access to high end progression, so that they would have a comparable weapon that would be acceptable should they decide to move into progression.

My personal issue with the atma/animus part of the relic is the fact that I don't have much time (work and being a single father) and due to both, my schedule is erratic. Joining a static would be a juggling act, at best, on my part and a gamble on theirs. So personal progression through endgame content is confined to what's in party finder at the time, and admittedly slow when you're fairly new to the content(hit 50 after 2.2 dropped). So I have to rely on myth/soldiery gear and the relic weapon to progress. The problem with that being, the atma/animus part of the relic quest is such a timesink, it will literally take me months to get it done in it's current form, given my schedule. So yes, I am considering stopping payment on this game until the next patch hits (given the patch is casual friendly) since, in it's current state, the relic quest would take up too much of what little time I have.

To those who have persevered, I don't belittle your efforts in the least. Understand that there are those of us, however, that only have 4-5 hours a week to play, not day.

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Seriously? Its been proven time and time again that character progression is needed in order for people to stay playing a certain mmo. Without said progression, people will simply stop playing because there's very little to keep a person there without a feeling of advancement or "getting stronger". I've heard the argument of "if you don't raid, then why do you need gear?" more often than I care to remember, and it holds no more weight than the first time it was uttered. The relic reborn quest was supposed to have been the answer for people who don't have access to high end progression, so that they would have a comparable weapon that would be acceptable should they decide to move into progression.

My personal issue with the atma/animus part of the relic is the fact that I don't have much time (work and being a single father) and due to both, my schedule is erratic. Joining a static would be a juggling act, at best, on my part and a gamble on theirs. So personal progression through endgame content is confined to what's in party finder at the time, and admittedly slow when you're fairly new to the content(hit 50 after 2.2 dropped). So I have to rely on myth/soldiery gear and the relic weapon to progress. The problem with that being, the atma/animus part of the relic quest is such a timesink, it will literally take me months to get it done in it's current form, given my schedule. So yes, I am considering stopping payment on this game until the next patch hits (given the patch is casual friendly) since, in it's current state, the relic quest would take up too much of what little time I have.

To those who have persevered, I don't belittle your efforts in the least. Understand that there are those of us, however, that only have 4-5 hours a week to play, not day.

This is what I was looking to see. A legitimate reason behind the issue with hours. I'm sorry you don't have much time to play, but being a single father is far more important than a game. I shouldn't even have to say/write that.

It certainly seems like atmas weren't meant to be casual-friendly. Though this is due to the fact players complained there weren't any long-term goals in the game pre-2.2(5).