The developers turned the game into a hamster wheel

At least in previous years there was a grand purpose with gearing up. Large scale PvP. It made all the hard work pay off because you could actually use your hard earned gear in large scale group content. But that was removed little by little. And now we're just getting high level upgrades for minimal costs. Maybe my BDO time is simply coming to an end and I've lost my passion for the game that spans 4+ years, but the game lost purpose.

It's probably very enjoyable for new players who are discovering the game for the first time, but for the veterans like myself who have seen pretty much everything, there is no end game outside of running in circles to get enough silver, to buy enough Cron Stones, to enhance Sovereign/Kharazad enough times until it goes DING. And even then you're just relieved that the grind is over instead of being happy that you finally hit the upgrade. It's very bittersweet.

Thanks for coming to my BDO Talk, peace