I feel like people are missing the point of the expedition.

Okay so Ive seen countless posts about people complaining about the 5 mill it takes to get all 5 skill points but heres the thing. The point of the expedition was never to get massive benefit from it or even a substantial amount. It was the devs solution to the standard mandatory wipes found in other extraction shooter games.

So lets back up a bit. In most other extraction shooter games mandatory wipes are put in place to try and lessen the gap caused by gamers with a lot of time getting better and better loot while casuals with less time simply cant. That and to provide a fresh gameplay loop for people to enjoy. The problem with this is that the mandatory wipe would be off putting for all the people who simply cant put in the time to get to a decent point within these wipe periods and can only afford to put in 1-2 hours a week only to eventually have all there stuff wiped. To avoid this, the devs of arc raiders made the normally mandatory wipe volountary. This way hardcore players who might flesh out the game quickly will have a way to reset their character to get a fresh gameplay loop. THAT in my opinion is the biggest reason to wipe as a person who has more time to play the game than most. The fresh gameplay loop is addicting as hell to me. now am I gonna get to the 5 mill? probably not I thin ill get to 3 mill at most. But just starting fresh is enough for me. the 12 extra stash space and skill points are just bonus. Now the next part maybe something I dont understand or just dont relate to but for the people complaining that theyre never gonna get 5 mill and that the devs are ridiculous for making it so. whats the big issue? 5 skill points and 12 extra stash space arent gonna make the sweats any harder to deal with. Sure in a long time people could get enough skill points for it to be substantial but thats a LONG time and I dont even think the skill tree is that game altering.

I see a lot of people calling to make the expedition easier but then youre just making it easier for people to get further and further away from the people who cant invest in it. If you enjoy the stuff you have then dont do the expedition.Keep all your blueprints keep all your guns, youre not losing out on anything significant and chances are, youll be able to easily do the next one if you so choose. Now I do have to agree that releasing how much we needed would have been nice earlier but I dont actually disagree with any of the values themseleves.

This is just my humble opinion as a person who enjoys the hell out of this game :)

TLDR Expeditions are not meant to be a huge power reward. They are Arc Raiders way of replacing mandatory wipes with a voluntary reset. Hardcore players can chase a fresh loop if they want. Casuals are not forced to lose progress. The 5 skill points and 12 stash slots are just a bonus and wont really be a issue to those who don't get it.