As a VERY casual gamer, I still started my Relic quest, albeit a little later then the real hardcore-gamers in my FC, they are now running around stressing over Coil turn -whatnot, whereas I now am the very proud owner of my Spharai Animus. I only started the Alexandrite maps this weekend, but even tho I know it will take me ages to get them all done, I'm not in a mad rush to do so. I get 2-3 maps every two days and then meld.

If I sit down and think about things taking time in the game, I should just delete my account now and never play again, but I do agree with OP in one thing he said : the FATES were the worst thing really cause of all the reasons previously listed. I would prolly not have minded as much if I didnt have to do (virtually) the same FATES for every book. At least the dungeons changed for each book, but the LEVES and FATES was just depressing after book 3.