Another potentially awesome game does down the drain..

[sasakusaku]

Here is what end game is right now; 4 lv. 50 DF dungeons, 3 HM Primal fights, 1 8-man raid that has 5 different sections (I might add nobody has beating yet).

Only 2 of those dungeons can be considered lvl 50 and one of them which is WP can be entirely skipped since you can get better gear in AK and or via speed runs of that instance or CM/Prae.

CM/Prae drop zero loot and nothing more than 'speed' runs to get philo for DL gear which I might add only takes about a week to accumulate for a full set. It is odd though that DL is better than WP/AK drops which seems backwards...token gear should what that gets you by until what you really needs drops...instead it is the best until mythos/coil gear and imo far to quick to earn. Going the route I just listed gives meaning to dungeon runs rather than try to speed past it as fast as possible just to get tokens.

The three primals are just weapon farms all in all and once you get what you need there is zero point going back. All those encounters take less than 10 minutes and really isn't all that much content when it comes right down to.

And then there's Coil which is tuned for a full 8 man crew decked in top gears/relics and requires extreme coordination/skill of all party members; this is not content aimed at the masses, it is aimed at the top 1%. Already it was officially stated that they are betting only about a 100 people will have this on farm by 2.1. This is called exclusive elite content which leaves the rest of the players 'not good enough' to muck about doing the same limited things for months on end. Basically, this game has a large gap where stuff are obviously missing....crystal keep is supposed to be the stepping stone to Coil but it will not make it into the game for quite some time by the looks of things. How can any modern day MMO only launch with a single level cap small group dungeon anyways? Yikes!

Any rate, there is nothing I can really do about it other than voice my concerns. Many of us has heard the excuse 'just wait for later patches, it will improve!". While on one hand that might happen and I sincerely hope it does but first impressions are lasting and has result in the demise of far to many MMOs. People are not wide eyed and so easily swayed these days due to countless MMO flops over the years where the devs (and fans) make the exact same excuses every time.

I do hope 2.1 is the jesus patch. I really really do. Despite it all, I still like the game and wish to see it succeed but as of now I have nothing really to do other than farm to mythos cap and then go play something else....this is not what a MMO should be like imo. The quality (and quantity) of end game is a make or break component for the longevity of all MMOs; I don't think anyone can deny that? Can they?