Originally Posted by
DrakeWurrum
In other words, you only care about statistical progression, and put no value into cosmetic rewards. Again, this is a matter of YOU not liking the design decisions behind this game.
You prefer the kind of gameplay present in WoW, Rift, Warhammer, even the now-defunct City of Heroes. That's perfectly fine.
That, however, does not mean that the design decisions in this game are bad or terrible - it just doesn't work for you. I personally can't stand those Madden football games that keep getting released by EA Sports, as I have absolutely no interest in sports in any fashion - yet there's still a whole sub-culture for people who spend hours upon hours playing those kinds of games, because THEY find joy in it.
I'm not running around bashing on the sports sub-culture and trying to insult it. It's wiser to just recognize that it's not for me, while still recognizing that other people do enjoy it.