Quote Originally Posted by 4KhazModan View Post
IF you won't ever use it, then you don't have to get it. Also, you can just pay 3g and 20 skill points to buy it from the vendor anyways...
Wherein the problem lies with the new trait system. A lot of the activities that you have to complete to get traits are either stupid, boring, or out of reach at times (first major tier traits requiring lvl 60+ stuff? wtf?). I've been seeing and hearing a lot of people just saying fuck it, and buying all the ones they need. Which doesn't really accomplish anything, other than forcing players to pay more gold in game. If Anet's intent was to get people back out in the world and doing map completion and events with the new trait unlocks, they they are failing pretty hard it would seem.

I feel sorry for the new players who either don't have the money/skill points to buy the traits they need and aren't high enough level to earn the traits the hard way. It's a worse system than what we had before.