Rusgon

I've got to agree there... NC has been very generous with us on issues in the past. I have no doubt they heard us and are trying to make it right. We've just got to give them some time.

There are ways to get the gems without trove- maybe not all of them, but enough to get you started. What I've been doing is making alts, doing story for gems/mats and then mailing it to my main. I've got three Sapphires, three Citrines, and three Rubies from doing that. + Merchant of Wonders AP gems. Its doable, just slow grind. In regards to OP, you can def catch up. My clan and I all stopped playing around the same time to try a different MMO. They came back a month and a half before me, and one of them is already almost maxed gear (no raven yet, but everything else

Yea, I know it's for pre-legendary, but with doing dailies and what not he should have a stage one quite easily. I also know what he asked, I just wasn't sure whether he was a newer player, and was aware of the benefits of completing it or not. Sounds silly not to do the story if it doesn't give you a free legendary right?

That's a whole lot of no's. A better answer, would be that you're given a considerable amount of materials to make your transition to Legendary quite easy. Finishing the story also gives you AP gems, a soul, and a pet in addition to Moonstones, Soulstones etc.. 100% worth it to finish the story.

Are you still open?

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