Quote Originally Posted by RoyalBeef View Post
That's not how MMOs work. That's not how the human brain works. Gamblers wouldnt gamble just for the fun if there wasn't a chance to win a reward. And what locked content are you even talking about? Wanting to do E4S without having to clear E1S-E3S first?
I realize that many MMO's use rewards as an incentive to play. That's not what entices me to play them, and when they rely too heavily on that it hurts the game. Forced exclusivity is another layer of annoyance on top of that since it arbitrarily locks people out of content. In FF14 Eureka could be taken as an example of content overly focused on rewards, it offered many enticing things but I flat out ignored it because nothing there was interesting to do. On the other hand you can find me joining PF groups for no reason beyond liking whatever content they happen to be running. All that matters to me is how I can interact with other players and if the activities that the game revolves around are enjoyable.

I didn't mention locked content, what I was talking about was enticing players into doing something they dislike just because there is a reward at the end. I didn't like Eureka, and if I had to play it I would want it to be changed. This might not sit well with any players that did like it as it was.