We clearly have two different opinions on what it means to grind. It seems you're saying that just playing the game is a grind. Wether you play a mission once or twenty times, you're still grinding. But to me, grinding means you are doing the same task over and over again just to receive a specific reward. Such as those who grind dragon strikes to get the hopscotch pilgrim. This is not something I do because it's not an enjoyable way to play for me. And that's the basis for my original comment.