Two caveats, firstly I'm a little out of it and I do apologize if I ramble, second my alchemist is still lvl 300.
Those two particulars aside, here is the issue with the discovery system from the perspective of my wife & myself: There was no other mechanic ingame that would 'punish' so-called completionists from the simple opportunity to gather every recipe. Perhaps the Dev team felt it would be more rewarding to have a small chance to learn the recipe than to hide it deep in an endgame dungeon some would never see, however what it felt like to us is it went from something to works towards, to something you'll likely never see. Secondly, *edit* Wimpy made our first two discoveries, and (the rest of this sentence doesn't make any sense anymore).:(
Seriously, it felt like a little D2:LoD inside WoW, and that doesn't sugar everyone's tea.
Cheers,
~Frag B)
Those two particulars aside, here is the issue with the discovery system from the perspective of my wife & myself: There was no other mechanic ingame that would 'punish' so-called completionists from the simple opportunity to gather every recipe. Perhaps the Dev team felt it would be more rewarding to have a small chance to learn the recipe than to hide it deep in an endgame dungeon some would never see, however what it felt like to us is it went from something to works towards, to something you'll likely never see. Secondly, *edit* Wimpy made our first two discoveries, and (the rest of this sentence doesn't make any sense anymore).:(
Seriously, it felt like a little D2:LoD inside WoW, and that doesn't sugar everyone's tea.
Cheers,
~Frag B)
Hardcore Diablo 1/2/3/4 & Retail/Classic WoW adventurer.