02-09-2008, 06:01 PM
And yet, putting gear on a vendor is what PvE folks have been screaming about for years...it removes the randomness of the rng. I do think that Blizz should put badges onto anything considered a 'boss mob', but I don't see this as bad.
Folks love pvp because they know what they are getting, and pretty much when they'll get it, regardless of actual skill level.
I see the badge vendor as being the same. Just make the bigger boss mobs drop more, and the elite will get the gear they want faster (in addition to getting to still play the RNG game, effectively doubling their lootsets) while those aren't quite as good for whatever reason, can plod along (in Heroics/Kara) and eventually end up with some nice shinies, too.
To me, this is the most intelligent business decision they could have made. The only folks who seem put out are those who were farming the places in the first place, and have been for a while...but why are they put out? It's not like they still can't wave their epeen about. They still did it first. They still did it when it was really hard. But now others actually get a chance at it, while they are off playing with their new toys, Sunwell and beyond.
I've long thought that folks are much too worried about what others are doing in this game. Does it really matter?
Folks love pvp because they know what they are getting, and pretty much when they'll get it, regardless of actual skill level.
I see the badge vendor as being the same. Just make the bigger boss mobs drop more, and the elite will get the gear they want faster (in addition to getting to still play the RNG game, effectively doubling their lootsets) while those aren't quite as good for whatever reason, can plod along (in Heroics/Kara) and eventually end up with some nice shinies, too.
To me, this is the most intelligent business decision they could have made. The only folks who seem put out are those who were farming the places in the first place, and have been for a while...but why are they put out? It's not like they still can't wave their epeen about. They still did it first. They still did it when it was really hard. But now others actually get a chance at it, while they are off playing with their new toys, Sunwell and beyond.
I've long thought that folks are much too worried about what others are doing in this game. Does it really matter?
~Not all who wander are lost...~