Someone else complained about ABS, I posted what I thought was a well thought out solution. I have never, ever, ever had an issue not having full ABS with any character of mine. Ever. Honestly, I could care less. It was more about catering to newer players, helping them reach some semblance of gameplay with the top dogs.

And what you said is misinfo. If you are content being a middle of the pack player, by all means, don't use ABS. You will never, ever, EVER be considered an epic all time great foe without it. That is a fact, and I invite you to name 1 single mage that broke that top end barrier without ABS.

Just because you are content not being at the top, doesn't mean everybody else is. It's a competitive game, with rewards when you win, and penalties when you lose. Like I said, you're not going to get to the top with your style of play, if you just ignore ABS.