Never Make Your Players Have to "Find the Fun"

[AnaviAnael]

Given the OPs complaint and the general support it's getting I'm pretty sure most of these people wouldn't touch MMOs with a ten foot pole if it ever went back to its niche roots. MMOs of old were even grindier(in fact the grind was 90% of the "compelling" gameplay) and you could do almost nothing without a group.

I have to agree with this. I don't think most people nowadays would want to wait 24-72 hours for a mob to spawn, which had a low drop rate for its treasure, and could only be claimed by one group.

People need to accept that grinds are part of the MMO genre. However, that doesn't mean that all grinds are equally entertaining.