Warlock,Apr 17 2006, 07:25 PM Wrote:All true. However, the source of upgrades is dissatisfying to many.
Some people like to play solo. The best equipment for this playstyle is obtained through raiding.
Some people like to play in small groups. The best equipment for this playstyle is obtained through raiding.
Some people like player vs player combat. The best equipment for this playstyle is obtained through raiding (with a limited exception for those that play almost continuously).
Some people like crafting. The best recipes and many components for this are obtained through raiding.
Some people like raiding. The best equipment for this playstyle is obtained through raiding.
Some people like a variety of playstyles. The best equipment for a mixed playstyle is obtained through raiding.
If instead of the raid or quit paradigm each style was in general the best way to improve your equipment for that style there would be a lot fewer dissatisfied players. For instance, learning new high level epic crafting recipes could be learned as a result of making several different related rare pieces.
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I agree with you. It sure seems that all the content before getting to 60 (and definately all the items) is completely irrelevant. Since all of the best items can only be gotten through raids and 99% of them are soulbound on pickup, most people do not play any other characters except the ones who can raid. Why not, since there is no items that you can get (and therefore be more powerful) that can be gotten through world drops. It's like there are 2 games. You play the first, and when you switch to the second, everything you did before that becomes irrelevant.
You can't raid until you are 60 or around that, so the whole game boils down to getting to 60 ASAP and hope that you will be fortunate enough to be included on some of those raids, the first few of which you will be basically allowed in through the good graces of your friends/guildmates. Solo content exists.... until you hit 60.... at which point it drops to NONE. Basically, you have to tailor your RL to the game, not the other way around. Instead of playing when you can at your liesure, you have to do it when the rest of your guild is raiding, or you're SOL.
I was enjoying myself a lot until I hit the mid 40s, when I suddenly realised that everything I do now will be worthless in a month. Every item I get will be sold to the vendor. My rather extensive experience at playing warriors will be useless with all greens/weak blues and another 25-30 people beside me.
Oh, I'll probably stick around to 60 anyway, since there is nothing better to play anyway atm, and I do want to see the "other" game anyway, but basically Thecla warned me about this, that $@#$@#$@#$....... :shuriken:
-A