How important is endgame progression to you?

For some players, the real meat of an MMORPG begins when you don't have any more pesky levels to worry about. Leveling is training, but using all that training to clear through the hardest content in the game is what you signed up for. Whether it's in World of Warcraft or Guild Wars 2, these players feel that the real push is to have the best possible gear and optimize your character specialties.

For other players, the endgame is just an addition, sometimes even an unwelcome one. Having the best gear or the best build is nice, but it's not worth pursuing at the detriment of your enjoyment. Far better to just do dailies in Star Wars: The Old Republic or level a new character in Champions Online. These players can be just as dedicated to the game, but they just don't care for the endgame push.

So which category do you lean toward? Is the progression track at the top what you live for, or is it just a distraction? How important is endgame progression to you?

TH

To me the endgame should be made into more sandbox style with events and combine that with other "progression" stuff. Simply having endless grinds is nothing I want but at the same time I do not like pure sandbox from beginning to end...

Aqura wrote:To me the endgame should be made into more sandbox style with events and combine that with other "progression" stuff. Simply having endless grinds is nothing I want but at the same time I do not like pure sandbox from beginning to end...

I agree, too often companies just cater to a grind. It's the freedom to create and grow that brings longevity, and yet we see so little of it.

I guess that's why I want to play sandboxes more and more.

TH

Yeah agreed to that, WoW became just so boring when i played it, either you do some raids you already done 100 times, do pvp battlegrounds with idiots.