You see but there it is: people ran for MONTHS to get Elite Lightbearer. If the accessibility of this next expansion relies heavily on your rank in Somberholt, than that's even more time that a (casual) player has to invest before being able to play competitively. It's been a while since Somberholt was released, your "reward" for investing your time was earlier access to content that in no uncertain terms helped your success in-game exponentially compared to players who didn't or couldn't.
I'm not debating the numbers. If the numbers are off, change them. My point is that there were benefits to reaching that rank, and people who have have reaped the rewards. Why should new or returning players have to jump through months of content, since as you said it took months, before they should be allowed to access the same content as you? It's a casual game, so casual players should have the ability to reach the same goals albeit with more time, but this just seems extreme.
It's the same toxic exclusivity that spawns from classism. The haves and the have nots. If you're poor, that's your fault -- right?
I've listened to your points, and I try to understand, but you've got to be kidding me if the parallels are lost on you. Anyway, this is just a game, so like I said, chill out and sorry if I hurt any feelings.
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