The one consistent critic on Heavensward is "too much like ARR"? srsly?

[Astral145]

And this is the problem with vertical progression. Old content such as 2.0 - 2.55 is already outdated. Sure you can still que up for it but all you will get is useless mats and glamour or an old pony that was suppose to fly in HW (don't get me started on the pony flying mount bs). Basically all we got for HW was the same old 2.0 grind (which is terrible by the way) and new maps. Sure the new maps look amazing but nothing else. No open world dungeons or bosses. Just easy Hunts that are toxic for the community and fates. Sure you have side quests but that's just good for leveling up (not really because the exp is terrible). The only other thing open world is good for is gathering mats for crafts. At the moment Crafts and Gathering is in a sad place. I loved crafting in ARR but you couldn't pay me enough to touch 3.0 crafting.

All in all I give HW a 4 out of 10. There is no excuse for devs to give us this kind of crap especially since we paid at least $40 for this expansion that's almost a new game. So yea I was expecting something new and exciting not the same old 2.0 mind numbing grind. yes mmo's are a huge grind fest but who said it has to be mind numbingly boring?

[Colt47]

All in all I give HW a 4 out of 10. There is no excuse for devs to give us this kind of crap especially since we paid at least $40 for this expansion that's almost a new game. So yea I was expecting something new and exciting not the same old 2.0 mind numbing grind. yes mmo's are a huge grind fest but who said it has to be mind numbingly boring?

If you think the leveling experience is boring, don't even touch end game.