Quote Originally Posted by Kabzy View Post
Not only that but the past three steps have basically been eso grinds, which is seriously tedious even for people who have the time to do it all.
Which I personally don't take too much issue in, considering how many things reward esoterics.

Nearly all the roulettes do, normal dungeons do, raids do, PvP does, hunts do, Diadem does...really, slap some more on FATES, leve- and beast tribe quests and just about all DoW activities reward the needed tomes. This is actually something I rather liked about these last steps - you really don't need to go out of your way to make progress, even if some methods are naturally more efficient. On the flipside, "making money" or "spiritbonding" are things I really never do.