well, yeah :-) i mean not many would care for those talismans if there wouldn't be the missions right now. i really cannot see a reason to chase them, they are not handy and not very usefull for pvp or pve. so they are clearly no longterm goal for me and many others. i wouldn't play one single round BNW more or less just to complete a set of rages or zone eaters.
i even gave up on immortality and they are very usefull for PVP that clearly shows the problems of BNW. They are probably the best talismans out there and i don't care to get them. and i'm not alone...so something is clearly wrong there, since i don't mind putting in huge amounts of time to archieve a realistic goal. but playing 250 rounds to get 1/4 uber rare talisman is no realistic goal, it's just a waste of time, ressources and sanity

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