Talk:Hakata Toushirou/@comment-89.237.66.205-20160807083625/@comment-3444885-20160807134022

Ignoring the way you said this, it's for the collection aspect. The goal of Touken Ranbu for many is not just progressing across all maps and eras, but obtaining at least one of each sword.

Also, the reason Touken Ranbu is so popular even though resource management games are usually considered "boring" is because fans enjoy the designs of the swords themselves (same concept with Kantai Collection). With that in mind it makes sense that pure design of a sword is enough to be considered worth the effort, since it's what attracts most players to the game in the first place.