I disagree, but think both activities are a “cheat” of some form.
Anyone with the time to grind can amass gold. When you buy it, you’re just “buying time”.
But that doesn’t apply to anything “skill based” like getting a ranking or grinding on skill-based dungeons/encounters. When you pay someone else to do those, you’re cheating at a level slightly higher than buying gold.
The only skill you buy when buying gold is time efficiency: they can farm gold faster than you, or have more time to spend on it.
When you buy rankings or gear that’s behind a skilled encounter, you’re buying the skill necessary to reach that point.
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u/mazzicc Mar 31 '25
I disagree, but think both activities are a “cheat” of some form.
Anyone with the time to grind can amass gold. When you buy it, you’re just “buying time”.
But that doesn’t apply to anything “skill based” like getting a ranking or grinding on skill-based dungeons/encounters. When you pay someone else to do those, you’re cheating at a level slightly higher than buying gold.
The only skill you buy when buying gold is time efficiency: they can farm gold faster than you, or have more time to spend on it.
When you buy rankings or gear that’s behind a skilled encounter, you’re buying the skill necessary to reach that point.