We just hated that it couldn't be accessed in-game.
I don't think removing it completely was the best move.
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True, I just think of how much more interesting the game would be. All that time I've spent in the tower waiting on a friend or something, just looking through my loadout. I could have been reading the grimoire and actually got to know the story better. It would have been even better if only some of the grimoire was online, but the rest was still in game. That would give the diehards even more to look into and interested in, while keeping the option to read some in-game.