Actually there is a way to earn myths and arcanes instead of paying for them via gold or plat.
Farm elites loot golden chests and open them. It is hard but not impossible.
Dropping myths directly from a elite boss is a 1 barrier and it would be the simplest way to earn myth/arcane.
The loot was made with a 2 barrier: you drop elite chests then you loot myths/arcanes from them.
It could even have been worse with a 3 barrier system: you loot elite chests drop receipes from them and with X receips creat a mythic item.
Or even a 4 barrier[....]
Sadly i must say it's true that people do "descriminate" you if look "noobish" NOT ALL but a part of players look at gear first then at the fact if you know how to play and your personality, i fully agree on this.
For example today at KM3 some players kept asking for mythic rogue and mage for their party while waiting and waiting while their elixirs where running out...even though there where undergeared legendary mages and rogues they chosed not to pick them.
AL is difficult to play without popping crates especially if you lunge for the desire of wearing mythics and arcanes but that's exactly what should keep you playing hard...the desire to become stonger, growing day by day and overcoming the obstacles on your way.
Ps: A high percentage of players with myths/arcane don't even know how to play their toon, they pooped crates at their early stages and got lucky.
If you know how to play and i think you know how to play this game, you are miles away from them and have nothing to be disappointed about
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