Quote Originally Posted by Tiggy View Post
Is it really that hard to get oils and sands? I have over a dozen just sitting on my retainer because I have nothing I want to use them on yet. It's not really a big deal when they are so easy to get. Sometimes a minimal amount of effort to get something is a good thing. Everything on a silver platter just because it's old serves less of a point than putting a minor bit of effort in front of the reward. Develops a stronger mid game.
Hunts are not "a minimal amount of effort", unless you take into account enduring the endless whimpers in the /shout channel each time a hunting mob spawns. At least you can farm soldiery in the new dungeons, which are way harder than doing hunts.