Quote Originally Posted by Scirocco View Post
... So, assuming worst case scenario where you start with none of the above resources in the bank, and have no level 100 alts to run their own core routines, it should take no more than 20 to 30 days after the last update for a player to max out their two ILIs from tier cap 35 to tier cap 44. This assumes an average of about 3 hours a day of playing time.
Okay, let's just look at those numbers. A few posts back, you said it would only take a player "a couple of weeks" to max their weapons. "A couple" is two weeks. Now you've parsed it and you're up to 20 to 30 days. That's three to four weeks -- double your original statement. You're assuming three hours of play a day. So you are talking about 60 to 90 hours of play to get the weapons maxed.

But you are assuming that the person is playing every day. Try redoing your calculations based on the assumption that a person plays three times a week -- say three hours on Friday night, and four hours each on Saturday and Sunday. It's not going to come out to 30 days, or anything like it.

Even using your numbers, you're talking about taking a game (supposed to be fun) and turning it into work -- nearly a quarter of one's waking hours, every day for four weeks straight. You don't see why some people might take issue with that?