I have put over 1,000 hours into this game and to look at where it is at now brings me nothing but sadness. A beautiful game with an extremely satisfying hunting experience, even if it isn't all that realistic. The grinding process for Great Ones is just that, a grind, but once you see that Level 10 - Fabled, its all worth it. However, with youtuber Scarecrow discovering a game breaking exploit called "Herd Management/HM" he unknowingly killed the game for a massive portion of the community. It was then adopted by many other content creators and it's just completely destroyed the value of previously coveted trophies. To make a bad thing worse, Expansive Worlds continue to let it happen. Now, nearly a year without substantial content and zero communication from the dev team leaves the game in a sad and steril state. Just sad to see.
Gazzza
13 days ago
But I'm intrigued as to how you feel HM has ruined the game. Obviously if you don't want to do it, you don't have to (I don't). Is it that you feel your GOs are devalued by those that other players have obtained in this way? Aren't there other cheats like modded servers that people have used in the past? Personally, I enjoy what I do and don't worry too much about others, because I can't control that. Hope you find the enjoyment again in future.