07-22-2010, 02:48 PM
(07-22-2010, 08:26 AM)Crusader Wrote: The point I was trying to make was that I would like a difference in colorization. Nowadays everyone walks around in epics. It has no meaning any more. What's worse, there are now several power levels in epics, which I can't see at a glance. In the classic model someone in full blues was a good player. Greens were ok for starting the endgame instances like Scholomance and Stratholme (which have the same role heroics have now). Someone in full blues could start raiding. Nowadays someone needs full epics and some arcane number called gearscore which isn't listen anywhere in the game, but instead requires external tools to calculate. It's ridiculous. What's worse, people nowadays are recruited for that score, instead of their skill level. Back in classic people would get trial runs and whatnot to see how good they are and class elders would look at how well they do their rotations and whatnot. That's completely blown away now.
I just want a system where I can see Green=normal, Blue = good and purple = top-notch. Because now purple can mean anything from worthless to godlike and the other colors just mean junk. Might as well make green and blue items grey. Because that's the value they hold nowadays.
The system you're concerned with has nothing to do with Blizzard and how they make items and everything to do with how PEOPLE run guilds. Lurkers on Stormrage have never recruited but if we were to do so there would be an application process and discussions with the prospective member to assess just how well they know their class and role. THEN gearing would be looked at along with a trial run to see how well they perform and fit in with the Guild.
Fun fact: I collected the Lightforge set on Sharanna in Classic...as a prot paladin. Those blues did NOTHING to affect my role in raids.