I don’t think so…they’re complaining about the past when referencing a change for the future.
If you take that logic then us ‘old timers’ should be bitching about every single change for the better the game has made…since we didn’t have it already implemented on launch day. That’s, bluntly, a stupid position to take.
Also, the whole…
…hot take, like MMOs don’t grow, change, and improve over time.
Ah yes, nothing should ever improve or progress because its disrespectful to people who had to do things the old way.
The big point here is op said he is « wasting » time. This is a VIDEO GAME, your suppose to have fun and enjoy the time you playing it at as a hobby. Game improve and get patched , this doesn’t mean your time got wasted. WOW makes OBSOLETE everything you worked for EVERY expansion , are they inEA since 2007? No this is how MMORPG works , That doesn’t make sense to me.
They are complaining about their time having been wasted, when, if they knew this was an upcoming feature or such, they likely would not have wasted their time. Hindsight being 20/20, means it’s easier to be upset about something, then get over it, since the past can hurt, but you cannot change the past, you can either run from it, or learn from it.
Again, I think you missed the OP’s points and your “hot take” is a bad read. 
Let me tell you something : AS SOON as you log in , you are actually « wasting time » this is what video game is about. If he didn’t want to waste time he had a lot of more productive choice : reading books / learning new cooking recipes / learning new language / going on a trip / doing sports / etc…. We create ( as individual ) our own limitation. He wanted to play NW and logged in so it was a conscious choice. Can you tell me if WOW is in Early access too since every expansion VOId every gear you have ?
So if he had a crystal ball and knew 1 1/2 years ago that this feature was going to be implemented he wouldn’t have “wasted” his time acquiring gear?
lol, ok amigo - I think you and I have exhausted any value our interaction in this thread could deliver. Peace.
“wasted my time” by playing a game?
a game is meant to entertain you.
if youre having fun, by definition youre not wasting your time.
if you are not having fun, then why are/were you even playing?
still, awful take imo. i’m glad things are improving, even if we had it much worse before.
Yup I remember we had to spend HOURS to gather ressource to craft keys to enter expeditions ( before mutation was a thing) and I’m GLAD they improved it 
Remember when people used to travel by horse or have to walk? What a waste of time!
This makes it slightly better in the sense that the odds of finding what you want increase overall. But it’s a fix in the same gambling logic that plagues the itemization system.
Time is he only thing you can’t get back, my friend. Use it well.
I played on release, which I now regret. I played Fresh Start, which I now regret.
The core systems of the game are still meandering, poorly developed, underdeveloped. I really thought that things would be fixed up faster after the game went live. I think their fight against bugs, including those that they keep reintroducing to the game, has slowed them down. Also the fact that they staffed down so much after release.
I also continue to question whether new world is anything other than a testing ground for Amazon’s ideas and marketing concepts.
While I agree with most of what you are saying, I’m still having fun while playing the game. Is it horribly flawed and frustrating at times? Absolutely. But the only purpose of a video game is entertainment and fun; if you are getting that then why regret it or feel like your time is wasted? If you aren’t getting that, then why even play?
Your welcome to uninstall the game if your not happy with it , no1 forced you to roll on FSS or anything . You made Thoses decisions by yourself and shouldn’t blame AGS for YOUR decision.
People seriously need to stop posting this for the 3rd perk from purples when that is not the current info anymore.
The most recent is below.
We are finally starting to get this game in the state it should have been in from the start. It’s unfortunate but that is the way it is. I always said this game needed 2 more years of development and I’m still right. But this is a good change. I’m with you all the hours of grinding town boards to level up when the game released infinite chest runs in shattered mountain to get my gear score up the horrible watermark system. Let’s just be happy they are making it easier so we can get more people to come back or try the game.
This is a good change!
Nothing new here, but thank you for stating it.
No, WoW is not in Early Access. New World, in some ways, still seems to be.
WoW has a vastly different development cycle than New World previously has had. If AGS continues the Seasonal development cycle, it will be STILL be different than WoW’s development cycle.
Worst reason ever to not make a change in a game. But at least he’s positive for the change.
you should be very happy for the change. You will get more stuff to do.