Hey,
Before I begin – no this is not going to be a rant. I love the game and play it a lot. I know it has some flaws that are being fixed/improved, I know there is stuff that displeases people. Normally I do not ramble about it. There is, however, one thing that really started to kitten me off recently.
Yes, I am talking about RNG – namely, the whole stuff about Fractal. You have introduced one of the best dungeons in the game. Unfortunately the rewards are a huge source of frustration. Let me begin – at level 10+ you start rewarding Pristine Fractal Relics (PFR) along with a chance for Ascended Ring – good stuff, people can actually get the ring they want with PFR and have a chance for one out of daily. At 20+ we have a chance for Fractal Weapon. There the frustration begins. It is not only a chance to even get one but also you have to pray to get one you’ll need. I know people will say “save it for your alt” but what if people dont have one?
Well at first it wasn’t a big of a deal. There I was, starting my 20+, 30+ and 40+ endeavors, full of hope. But after 500+ fractal runs and only two weapons i cannot use and kiiten load of useless rings I am getting frustrated. The thing is that fractal weps do not show your skill – they are jujst skins that even the worst player can get the one he/she wants at his/her first level 20 if they are lucky enough. Players that run Fractals daily – many of them hope for the ones they want and dont get them. After a while it’s repetitive – myself I feel like I can run Fractals blindfolded. Every daily chest has a chance for an ascended ring too – that way i have LOADS of useless rings that i cannot do anything with. Same thing goes for Vials, Globs and Shards – once u upgrade two of your rings – they are useless!
To be honest after a while the fractals started to feel for me like a complete zombie grind – compare it with any free MMO, even one like Mu Online… You know for me the definition of grind is doing something boring and menadness over and over till you get what you want. I do not feel that with your dungeons (cause i know I will get the reward I want) – i feel that here. I play a Necro and I woyul love to have a dagger, scepter and staff – unfortunately I do not know when or even if I will get them – this is just a pure luck. And nothing kitttens me more than to get a ascended ring (one of a huge amount I already have) at level 40+!
Please do something with it! Make the drops from fractals usefull for something! Here are some ideas of mine:
1. Stop dropping ascended rings at Fractals 30+ – this was you still get PFR’s and if you want your ring, youll get it anyway – that way you can actually hope for that weapon of yours!
2. Instead of weapons – make a weapon token drop which we would be able to exchange for the desired weapon – that way the precious RNG is there and we can get your weapon – everybody is happy.
3. Weapon for PFR – that way they are uselfull once again – maybe like 30+ PFR’s for one weapon?
4. My fav one – make the weapon craftable in Mystic Forge. How this could work:
1)You would buy a Fractal weapon precursor (which would define the weapon you want) from the vendor in Fractals lobby for like 2000+ Fractal Relics.
2) You would but that into Mystic Forge along iwth other matts – these could be:
– Fractal weapon precursor
– 20+ PFR’s
– 20+ Shards fo Crystallized Mist Essence
– 50+ Ecto’s
That way again you could get the desired weapon and it would be more of an endeavour
Also I would suggest that the ascended rings you receive would be salvaegable into Shards: a normal ring would yield 1-3 Shards and an infused one could yield 2-5 Shards – this way you could keep enough shards to be able to craft a full set of you beloved weapons.
As for the conclusion to this – please stop the zombie grind here. Some people really want to get those weapons and will do the fractals over and over. I start to feel it’s a cheap way to keep us playing – and many people feel cheated by that! I imploy you – FIX THIS, PLEASE!