Why do I have no drive?

[Teakwood]

Honestly, I doubt I'd be getting much out of this game right now if it weren't for the fact that I'm playing it pretty consistently with a group of friends. Shelving the game until 2.0 hits might not be a bad idea; 1.xx isn't for everyone, they've been pretty clear and open about their design goals for the interim game all along.

Edit: Why can't the game have both easy-to-obtain stuff -and- ridiculously hard and/or grindy stuff like Relics? (And, ideally, a gradient in between the two.) This entire forum is an exercise in strawmen and false dichotomies, and given their limited resources to put into 1.xx, I really don't understand where it's coming from.