Quote Originally Posted by Shougun View Post
Also since I've only read about these systems, is the main reason the later ones are worse is how you empower them and some of their functions? Just trying to grow knowledge from those who played it.
A lot of the WoW complaints about artifacts and the Heart are exaggerated. People talk about an 'infinite grind' but that's only sort of true. The power was designed to be collected almost passively over time rather than something you actively farmed. You COULD hardcore farm it but there was minimal benefit in doing so. Think of it like tomestones in XIV. You CAN spam dungeons to cap out within hours of the reset, but there's no huge benefit to doing so compared to capping slowly throughout the week.

As for the specific differences between artifacts and the heart, it's about the longevity. Legion artifacts were a single item that upgraded through the whole expansion. The Heart on the other hand was just part of bigger system that required frequent collection and then abandonment of other gear. Plus it also had several side systems like Benthic and Corrupted gear alongside it. Basically BfA was just a huge mess in terms of gearing. Artifacts weren't perfect but the system was MUCH more simple and easy to interact with.