Quoted from "Dkjester;603753"
I just wonder if this was done on purpose. Making it so more guilds have a chance of clearing these instances. I mean after all how many guilds were clearing KBNHM? That is not a way to push your player base to want to become more powerful. Letting content being only done by a small few is not the way. It looks like they are leaning more toward wanting people to have more access to gear and stats so they spend money and then use it in siege. I mean coming out with new gear specifically for pvp? Makes me think that is what they want people to strive for, not having to be OP to run content.... which I would be ok with.
Quoted from "Ravesden;603755"
Making shit content and alienating your end game playerbase whos waited for months for a challenging instance isn't the way to go either.
As far as instance difficulty goes, theres easy/normal mode for a reason. Keep hard...hard.
Quoted from "mnkmurphy885;603760"
Because getting the gear isn't the driving force. If it was, Heretic would still have the tank it's had for YEARS. He quit because he lived for those nights when you're driven to the edge of endurance.
I am sure some endgamers just play to fleece others. They will love the CRAP out of this. Thing is, everyone I know love breaking endgame because it's a challenge. And I don't know about "a few days." KBN took about a month. It gives you a sense of accomplishment.
That? That clear last night, where I was the tenth person ("realistically nine" hmph!), was so sad. Instead of feeling proud of a clear, I felt ashamed. Ashamed that they could carry me through that and still clear. Ashamed that it took one day. Ashamed for Runewaker, for stripping the FUN from the instance.
Very few of us "endgamers" get off on fleecing people for gear. Most of us live for the peak experience of dying and dying and dying and being FORCED to play better, to play harder, to come together with perfect synergy to WIN.
This is just a sad sad joke. Tosh is harder than this. Still. Jaysus, GCH is harder than this.
Bethomia: So easy, Heretic can clear it with Fan in party.
Quoted from "Dkjester;603761"
Then I think they should put the gear tables from hard into normal and then leave hard just for that drive. How would you feel about that? Easy for quests, normal for gear, hard for achievement. I think that is a better idea.
Quoted from "northend;603762"
It's risk vs. reward, if all the hardmode gear was bound on account I'd prolly be fine with that, would you? you couldn't complain about endgamers ripping you off in every single post, only about being terrible at the game or not having friends.
Quoted from "Dkjester;603763"
I would be perfectly ok with that actually. Endgamers don't rip me off. They rip off other people. I don't strive for being, or having an epeen. I just buy what I want, earn what I can and go from there. I never remember saying anything about friends... or are you saying if you don't rely on others... you suck at the game? I am not sure what you mean there. However, I will say I am perfectly ok with that idea. I knew it wouldn't be long till someone came along and said "risk vs reward" and then insulted the person suggesting a change in the status quo. Course I ask you the question also, do you think the game is going to survive in its current state? Or do you think something needs to change. Doesn't mean the change that is needed is the change that you would like.
Quoted from "northend;603766"
Game is already dead, the change needed was dropping the price of dias by 75% or more

Quoted from "Cike;603769"
easy hardmode endgame instance makes my life easier, good stats cheaper, and if you want hard do RT dia with lvl 60 chars...not saying this will please everybody, but it does have it's advantages for ME...
yeah, ik all the endgamers are whining about this, and they have a right to do so, as to them, the point of the game was a complete disappointment for them...for me, not so much...
different people like different stuff, and that's fine, as long as it all works together...what we are looking for is just a happy medium