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It isn't anymore complicated than this. I play games for the enjoyment. I could really care less about levels and such as I would rather they should simply come naturally through the gameplay. Personally, I've never been one to "grind" a particular mission over and over again, etc. Even if it's not the most efficient way, I prefer to mix it up by doing different activities and such to gain cash or levels. That's exactly why I only reached around lvl 65 before I took a break. I began to find the game too monotonous for my taste. Not much more to unlock or buy (at least those items I wanted) and most of all, I' had already done all of the activities many times over. ....except most of the PvP events which I'm just not in to. I don't mind the grind but when it stops becoming fun, that's when I either call it quits or move on to other games for a while. This has absolutely nothing to do with wanting a way to shortcut the game because that also defeats the purpose IMO. It's the incentives for advancing in the game like this that helps keep me going but again, only so far if the content / gameplay begins to feel stale. "Grinding" in a game can feel rewarding and enjoyable or quite literally like a grind. .....it's when it begins to feel like the latter that I consider taking a break for a while.

I used to be part of the pve crowd when I first started that mmo I mentioned. It's an acquired taste for me. I kept getting my ass handed to me so I got better because I wanted to dish out some ass whoopins too. And it was hella fun. I've said before in another thread or probably this one. If I wanted only structured pvp then I'd play overwatch or fortnite. The allure of free roam is part of what keeps me around in RDO. I've had so many good pvp moments, even when I got wrecked. Hell I logged in yesterday, some low rank bolted towards me while I was trying to set my camp up and tried to kill me. Griefer? Nah. Even when another one did manage to kill me, I wasn't upset. I came back and popped him a couple times before he thought better of trying again. People don't want to try and just want to be a stick in the mud. They take getting shot very personally and cry about not 'consenting' to pvp. I'm not saying the guy who targets people fishing or the asshat snipers by the butchers are okay though.