Almost every activity would progress light level.
Guardian ranks were realistic to get without grinding for 100 hours first.
Grinding this much for armor sucks.
This game feels like a mobile game now, where you just repeat the same over and over until you run out.
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I don’t really agree with the particular examples you gave but I absolutely think the game was more enjoyable pre eof. For me it was because PvP was in a better state and gms were still a thing. Also the fact that old raids had relevant loot which gave me a reason to try and learn them.