tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post2724639537618357548..comments2023-10-03T03:48:35.523-07:00Comments on ThinkTank: [3.2] Tier rewards, etc.Kalonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193899462301079034noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-46254914570836948942009-07-03T13:35:25.698-07:002009-07-03T13:35:25.698-07:00The Jist of the post is, well this whole idea suck...<i>The Jist of the post is, well this whole idea suck, what you should really do is let this system work for everyone who isnt raiding the way I do, in 25 mans. but its ok for the 10 mans?!?<br /></i><br /><br />I'd like you to be introduced to Reader Bias.<br /><br />No, the whole jist of the post is that there's no reason to buy the lower level tier gear if the lower and middle tiers are available for the same currency, just a bit more expensive. <br /><br />It doesn't have anything to do with 10 and 25-man raiding. <br /><br />It doesn't have anything to do with thinking 10 man is easier than 25 man. <br /><br />It has to do with offering two products using the same currency except one is simply better in all ways than the other, but costs just slightly more. It means that there is no reason to buy the 232 item level pieces because 245 is simply better and costs exactly the same currency.<br /><br />If anything, this is supporting the notion of 10-mans having the same rewards. Why? Because <i> I advocated getting rid of the lower tier set completely</i>. There's no point to having the lower tier set. Have 10 and 25s get the same gear via triumph badges, because <i> that's what's happening anyway</i>. <br /><br />What's even worse with this system is if the bosses do drop lower-level tier tokens as well. If that's the case, what'll happen is the lower-tier tokens will be completely marginal while you save up for the better ones. How fun is that? When you're rooting to simply get more badges instead of an actual tier token, something is wrong.<br /><br />So Topher/Menglor, do try and read a bit more carefully into what I say, instead of what you think I said.Kalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193899462301079034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-77129069745140210762009-07-02T20:49:05.834-07:002009-07-02T20:49:05.834-07:00I gotta laugh.
The Jist of the post is, well this...I gotta laugh.<br /><br />The Jist of the post is, well this whole idea suck, what you should really do is let this system work for everyone who isnt raiding the way I do, in 25 mans. but its ok for the 10 mans?!?<br /><br />whut? elitism at its finist!<br /><br />25 man doesnt always mean harder. naxx proved it. <br /><br />Ulduarr 25 man is harder sure. but you also have more room for error. <br /><br />opps a tank died, bozo dps switches back to tanking. Yes, its not quite that simple. but when you have x2 of everyone ,loosing 1 of any isnt catastrophic.<br /><br />10 man isnt easier or harder imo, its about the same, but with more people. But I do believe that 10 man is harder in the sense that when 1 tank dies, chances are, its a wipe.<br /><br />anyway, I just wanted to point out the ignorance in your comments that, your suffering from NIMBY.<br /><br />google it if you care.Topher/Menglorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167979926345405978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-21057431605395772802009-07-01T06:34:10.595-07:002009-07-01T06:34:10.595-07:00The only part I can't understand is the cost d...The only part I can't understand is the cost difference between low level Tier 9 and mid level on the emblems of triumph. The timesink increase for significantly greater gear is tiny, thus making the low level stuff already obsolete.<br /><br />I suspect they'll change it such that ONLY the low level stuff will be purchaseable with emblems of triumph, the mid level will drop from 10 man and 25 man raids, the the heroic stuff will drop from 10 man heroic and 25 man heroic.<br /><br />I really don't buy this whole "pressure on hardcore raiders." Blizzard doesn't put any pressure on hardcore raiders. Hardcore raiders put pressure on themselves.baseballhttp://www.negativeguild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-25600729314286025122009-06-30T15:07:36.460-07:002009-06-30T15:07:36.460-07:00From what I understand, you're either slightly...From what I understand, you're either slightly misreading it, or your line "the second bit etc." is confusingly written. <br /><br />There are three tiers - 10 regular (9), 10hard/25reg (9.25), and 25 hard (9.5). Tokens for all three levels drop from their respective instances.<br /><br />Now, the only way to get 9.5 is from tokens, but the other two can be bought with tokens and also badges. Your "second bit" makes it sound as if badges are the only way to buy 9.25 and 9.<br /><br />But overall, your point stands about not wasting badges on the 9 gear when you can buy the 9.25 gear for a week or 2 worth of heroics, as long as you are raiding. I can see casuals or alts trying to get geared enough to raid cutting corners.<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised to see some changes, like limiting what pieces can be bought and possibly the prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-53078422905199625992009-06-30T14:04:13.679-07:002009-06-30T14:04:13.679-07:00funny, I feel abit overwhelmed too. I dont even ha...funny, I feel abit overwhelmed too. I dont even have a full set of 8.5, never mind an offspec set, yet I'm already arguing over the set bonuses of t9, in several different flavors, that entirely obsoletes all the hardmode gear my guild is nowhere near attaining at this time. We're a pretty good guild too - normal modes are firmly on farm and we started hard modes recently. I wonder if subscription numbers are dropping, or they forsee a mass exodus for some reason. Mainly I'm just confused. I wish I had some opinions but I have no idea what their larger strategy could be. <br /><br />First they were introducing tiered badges to prevent the kara farming phenomenon, now they are firmly reintroducing the low level farming phenomenon with a vengeance. And they're making obtaining the highest tier of t9 very easy indeed - same token for all pieces. Gearing up as a raider will be less random than its ever been. I'm all for less sharding of gear, but at a certain point, if the gear is to easy to obtain, and just drops on a fixed repetitive schedule, wheres the fun and the excitement and the anticipation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-59718979706821750182009-06-30T11:47:41.553-07:002009-06-30T11:47:41.553-07:00Blizzard is making changes so fast (at least to me...Blizzard is making changes so fast (at least to me, given only 3% have cleared ulduar/25), I feel almost lost and overwhelmed.<br /><br />I know all of the "hardcore" folks like to mention "catering to the casuals" as the reason, but I'm not buying it. Sure that might be part of it, but what is the real reason we will have 2 content patches to LK in less than 4-6 months? That's just crazy. "Casuals" maybe the cause for nerfs, but not the speed at which content is being blasted at us. And the volume of new content is crazy. I'm so lost in all the changes, I almost feel like quitting because I can't keep up...<br /><br />Is there some weird market condition? That whole thing with China? WoW 2.0 gonna be released at Xmas? What?Felkannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-3846887407761812452009-06-30T11:02:47.114-07:002009-06-30T11:02:47.114-07:00You'll get two Emblems of Triumph from the Dai...You'll get two Emblems of Triumph from the Daily Heroic. They are only releasing 1 Boss a week which means a guy who only does Heroics could have nearly 70 Emblems by the time all the bosses are released.<br /><br />It actually means you really need to do the daily, every day.Honors Codehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603644804340531952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872162580492321772.post-64531472522293553632009-06-30T10:12:52.692-07:002009-06-30T10:12:52.692-07:00Dont forget you will also get emblems from Heroics...Dont forget you will also get emblems from Heroics now. They are trying to push the use of those instances.Puccnoreply@blogger.com