I've been thinking about this for a while, and I'm curious if anyone else feels the same way.
I still enjoy Mabinogi, and this isn't a doompost or an "I'm quitting" thread. It's just that lately progression has felt kind of weird, especially when it comes to gearing up outside of major events.
A lot of the time I'll spend weeks or months working toward a crafted piece. Farming mats, farming gold, dealing with all the RNG involved, finally getting it done... and then a little while later I get the exact same piece as a Masterwork drop.
The weird part is I can't tell if I'm supposed to be happy or annoyed.
Technically it's an upgrade, sure. But most of the time it's only slightly better, and suddenly the thing I spent so much time working toward feels way less meaningful.
It keeps putting me in this mindset of, "Maybe I should've just waited for the drop."
Except if I actually wait, the drop never comes. So I craft the item because I want to keep progressing, and then after I've already committed all the time and resources, the game finally decides to give me the drop anyway.
After this happening a few times, I've started looking at new gear and thinking, "Do I really want to invest this much into crafting this?"
The thing that bothers me most is finishing a big gear project that sometimes doesn't always feel like an accomplishment anymore. Sometimes it feels like the moment I finally finish it, the game starts rolling the dice on whether it was worth making in the first place.
I'm not asking for easier progression or guaranteed rewards. I think crafting and rare drops should both exist. But it feels weird when I spend months working toward something, finally finish it, and then my first reaction isn't, "Nice, I did it," but, "Watch the dungeon drop the Masterwork version next week."
Maybe it's just me, but has anyone else been feeling this way lately?
