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« on: November 20, 2010, 05:33:41 pm »
Grind is the absolute worst form of barrier. So much that it detracts from the game rather then adds to it. Barriers are important, something to separate the good from the bad, but grind should never be accepted as the barrier.
First off it doesn't test any important quality beyond obsession. Second it detracts from a player's skill as a good grind deck is generally different then a good PvP deck and ends up requiring different skills. And since grinding takes so long, one's skill at PvP drops. And thirdly it is just bad game design.
Barriers should always be based on ability and skill. Something like PvP rankings. Those trophies for instance are a barrier. Just getting a trophy is proof of one's ability and thus there is a barrier, though it also could just prove one's luck.
I feel that removing the grind will improve the integrity which is diminished by this artificial barrier, known as grind, which is nothing more then padding.