That was a good read. I used to do endgame before I got frustrated with having to deal with lockouts, people's temper and the rewards not being worth the trouble. The false sense of achievement for learning to behave like a well trained monkey is also a turn-off. Or, in other words, the endgame became boring (extremely so), both cause the state of mind it pushes some people into and cause of it being gimmick-driven. Mind you, this is coming from someone who finds enjoyment in grinding pointless achievements that give pointless achievement points. Yep, I find THOSE more fun than the current endgame. The moment I quit trying for endgame I found myself more enjoying everything else.