Why Elf? (Serious question)
Why does it exist at all if all good players avoid it always? Surely there is a purpose to it besides being a death trap?
If not then it seems to go against the grain of the rest of the game. IMHO the idea of a hard to beat elf homeland is cool but it seems pointless if no one is actually going to accomplish anything by doing it. No rune, apparently suboptimal loot and ridiculously difficult mobs sounds just bad. I ask this here as someone who has only done Elf a few times before running away screaming each time and then vowing to never go back again. (And since the last time in early March I haven't.)
I'd love to hear from the Devs on this one (though I don't expect that.) But mostly I'd like to hear from the expert players who give such excellent advice as to what they believe Elf is about. In other words: Why Elf?