Y'all fail to consider PR grinding. I suppose it's an honest mistake to make, if you're master already ;)
Before KPs, I saw guildies and generally players picking up PR digging somewhat seldom. Nowadays, with KPs, almost no one is picking up PR. I can't name 5 new PR masters that got their title in the past 6 months.
As it stands, you must grind either in a PvP region or in a KP region. I have heard several people being put off by the prospect of digging in a pvp region. So, one could grind in pve regions... except you'll end up dying several times to regular aggro; should you find a safe spot, you'll most likely die to KP. There are only a few mat spots close to vortexes where you can dig almost safely, such as south US. If they weather, you're screwed.
Overall, I stand by Minou's assessment: the effort-to-reward ratio is incredibly unattractive to everyone short of a few self-serving individuals who both a) have lots of time, and b) are already masters. The vast majority of the playerbase does not fit in one of those two categories. So, uh, congrats on making several regions of the game world completely useless to them. Very win. Much sense.
Before KPs, I saw guildies and generally players picking up PR digging somewhat seldom. Nowadays, with KPs, almost no one is picking up PR. I can't name 5 new PR masters that got their title in the past 6 months.
As it stands, you must grind either in a PvP region or in a KP region. I have heard several people being put off by the prospect of digging in a pvp region. So, one could grind in pve regions... except you'll end up dying several times to regular aggro; should you find a safe spot, you'll most likely die to KP. There are only a few mat spots close to vortexes where you can dig almost safely, such as south US. If they weather, you're screwed.
Overall, I stand by Minou's assessment: the effort-to-reward ratio is incredibly unattractive to everyone short of a few self-serving individuals who both a) have lots of time, and b) are already masters. The vast majority of the playerbase does not fit in one of those two categories. So, uh, congrats on making several regions of the game world completely useless to them. Very win. Much sense.
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