Originally Posted by
GoodSyntax
Events can be a fun distraction, but that's all it is. It does not solve the two most glaring issues with the game....namely the completely broken economy and the gameplay/fun factor.
This game, unfortunately, stopped being fun and the results are long-time veterans leaving in droves.
Enough with the platinum/gold sinks! Event after event after event, release of mythics, re-release of old mythics, re-release of the new mythics. Nothing worth farming in elites anymore. New maps (Tombs and Arena) can be total black holes with little to nothing in return - just a place to go to burn off pots, ankh and plat.
There is an increasing wealth divide and a separation of gear/talent classes. Most of the endgame maps aren't really fun to run anymore - they're only around for hardcore grinding with high-end parties.
This game has lost touch with it's original value as an entertaining pick up game where you can have fun, meet new friends, get some runs in without having to be full-on hardcore. There was a time when you could have fun in PUGs and make some coin off of drops without having to grind endlessly with pro's just to advance the game by the tiniest bit.
When the mainstream cannot even run endgame content, when farming by itself is no longer enough, when the entire game just feels like an escalating arms race, when runs are no longer about fun and feel more like a grind, when everything necessary to make any progress is all directly or indirectly based on platinum, then this game loses the original spark that made it so attractive and such an overwhelming success.
AL has lost it's way, and I hope that it eventually finds its way back to the values that it started with...
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