Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
I don't think they're giving up. I think they're trying different things to see what gets more players participating.
1500 tomes 3 steps in arow isn't "trying different things". Surely they can see player engagement after 1-2 steps like that...right?

They're probably also trying to keep in mind new players to the game who would like to start their own collections but find the amount of grinding a bit overwhelming.
1500 tomes is a lot still. That grind can be worse than some of the Shb steps...Plus you are pulling those tomes away from those players investing in current crafting, as well as investing in upgrading crafted pieces, or purchasing the previous tome set.