Do you see Grinding as a bad thing?

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CrazyGamer2017 said:

It depends on the intensity of the grinding, some games simply go too far and the amount of grinding to succeed is insane like in the game EDF 4.1, if you want to get the INFERNO trophies for each of the 4 categories in the game, you are going to have to grind something that is out of this world.
I am over 600 hours into this game and I still don't have even one of the 4 inferno level trophies and that is simply too much, too far.

I was going to mention EDF 4.1 in my initial post. I managed to get the plat at almost exactly 500 hours. Obviously, I put a lot of effort into it, but had help from some of the elite players, which is absolutely necessary for the vast majority. I DO know a small handful of people who are so skilled and have such great strategy, that they can pass most of the craziest levels solo, and were able to complete co-op missions with a good team with even less armor than I had. Because circumstances suck I haven't been on my PS4 lately. In addition, I simply need to move on and play other things. BUT, I will return to EDF 4.1 from time to time. I'd be willing to help, and even more importantly, you'd probably meet some of my friends who would pitch in. Also, don't know if you're aware, but hackers/modders/cheaters invaded the game just at the end of last December. They've really pissed off a lot of the community. I wonder if we've crossed paths before? Also, do you have the DLC mission packs?