09-29-2007, 09:41 AM
Quote:People generally stop doing content once it has nothing more for them (heck, it's why I quit). "Best gear in the game" still shouldn't be available to everyone or it won't feel special to those that obtain it.
Well, they have sort of painted themselves into a corner on this one. The season has gone on long enough that even the mediocre teams (myself included) are getting most of the S2 rewards they want. The good/great teams have been done for a while. This is not a good situation, and means they should probably rev the gear.
The problem with that is that they aren't ready to rev the PvE gear, and will not be for some time (5-6 months is my guess). S3 gear, in order to be a meaningful upgrade to S2, will have to be close to Illadin levels. In order not to trivialize T6, they have to put a cap on the weapons. But effectivly this makes the coolest part of S3 unavailable for ~95% of people, which basically puts them back in the "I don't need anything from arenas, so why bother" crowd.
I think a two tier solution is viable in the long term, its just that it will cut out a huge swath of people who are tired of S2, but don't have the skill for the S3 weapons.