Quote Originally Posted by KyegimyaAsura View Post
Just...why? Why switch it up like that? Why make it such a grind? I just don't understand it. Like I get it, it's glamour....so were the blessed tools. Definitely not worth the time or effort for even one of them, let alone 8.
I don't get it either. When they considered adding a new title to the ranked seasons, they received a lot of feedback that people just didn't want to do that again, it was a burn out and exhausting. The Pteranodon mount has an extremely low acquisition rate too and there are even people who have admitted outside of the game to botting it. Experts worked because of the challenge and initial theorycraft, not the intense grind. They're both forgetting their design mentality of "if it's not fun you're doing it wrong" and overestimating the value of and how much "bragging rights" you get from crafting. It feels like Experts have become something to keep the players who enjoyed endgame crafts quiet in the corner, while they simplify the bulk of it and try to force it on the people who have no real interest in crafting to boost participation. They can say "but we gave you months worth of hardcore content!".

I too was looking forward to the Blessed Tools and making one of everything. It's a lengthy but relaxed grind and you end up with a ton of items to sell which is nice. Now, it's basically more cut content to me and one less thing to do this patch.