Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
Now here's the caveat. Unlike the lackluster futureproofing both Eureka and Bozja have, we'll make it so you can purchase a replica of every step via tomes sometime during 8.x. In other words, we'll use the EW method for futureproofing.

Everyone gets what they want, right? You have all the time in the world to play different games, especially if you'd rather just wait until the replicas release while players who like the Exploratory Zones get to grind things out. Oh, you don't want to wait to tackle content and feel like in this hypothetical you'll have nothing to do during 7.0? Welcome to how the rest of us feel right now.
Actually the only issue that I would have in that system is that this replica is in the next expansion rather than the same expansion the relic was released in like all other relics. Unless you meant it differently. Relics tend to not want to go in the darn glamour dresser so we usually need to get the replica item that becomes available immediately after finishing a step. If the system you discuss still allows that while allowing for a completely separate replica obtainment method then I'd have zero issue. This isn't some kind of gotcha. I stand by what I said many times earlier. If the game isn't fun then people should take a break until they have something to come back to. I didn't play Eureka or Bozja till much much later. Long after their relevance had expired and only because I wanted TT cards from them. I still haven't done the last zone of Eureka or progressed either expansions relics passed the first stage or two because the method was just stupid to me. So I ignored it completely and took a break.

I get wanting more things to do in the game. What I don't understand is how the formula for the game is a surprise to you. It's always had content droughts. Why is the suggestion of "take a break" such an issue?

Actually lets say this. Would I be happy if there were more activities in the game that appealed to me that I could spend my time on? Yes. Do I expect the content formula to change in order to get that? No. I expect things to be released that mean nothing to me but mean something to other people. I'll just not engage with that stuff and play when I have something I like. What is the problem with that? It sounds like you just want busy work to keep you stuck in the game near permanently. Is that actually what you want? If so, why?