That would be like saying "The game was great before legacies were introduced. You don't need them to have fun, so don't complain when we take them away."

Yeah, it was great before. Then it improved. Customization is a big deal. The more customization you can do, the more fun the game is for most people. Edges were a way to customize your character.

We got used to that level of customization. Then it got taken away. Taking away something that was fun, without replacing it with something that's as (or more) fun is a net loss. Ultimately, the change in edges made the game less fun.

Less fun doesn't equal no fun. The game is still fun, sure. It's still a great game that takes way too much of our time. But it's less fun than it used to be.


To answer your other question, I think it's fun to "earn" those edge points. I have no problem walking through Organia with every character "farming" edge points, just as I have no problem killing my ten-thousandth greater troll in order to level up. You do something vaguely repetitive because it makes your character stronger. That isn't a bad thing, it's the nature of the game.