Guild Wars 2

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Imo down scaling is a good idea if the loot rewards are there to give incentive to play in lower level areas. They’ve done a good job with the world events and guild missions to bring people back to lower level areas. But once that event is done, there’s no reason to stick around.
If you were down-scaled to the point that it actually felt like you were a level 15 playing in a level 15 zone, then it would be justifiable to increase the loot accordingly. So you can farm a level 15 area and still get t6 mats as a level 80. And the difficulty would be similar to being a level 80 in a level 80 zone. This would make it more
appealing to actually stick around in the lower level zones and justify down-scaling. It may take some playing around with the loot tables, but i think this would be a great way to get people to play in all corners of tyria, not just load in for a world event and port back to LA as soon as it’s done.

Sounds like a suggestion forum post?

If I’m a level 80 character that is just beginning crafting, I need to be able to go to low level zones and obtain low level crafting resources. Obtaining T6 mats would be of no direct use to me.

Aside from that, you can already obtain equipment drops suitable for your actual level no matter how low your level is being downscaled. My level 80 character received a level 80 shield off a level 4 spider just a few days ago.

I do agree that we’re still too powerful when down-scaled.

Jemmi.6058:

Sounds like a suggestion forum post?

Moderator thought so too

Edge.4180:

If I’m a level 80 character that is just beginning crafting, I need to be able to go to low level zones and obtain low level crafting resources. Obtaining T6 mats would be of no direct use to me.

Aside from that, you can already obtain equipment drops suitable for your actual level no matter how low your level is being downscaled. My level 80 character received a level 80 shield off a level 4 spider just a few days ago.

This is somewhat true, but lower level mats are so cheap your time is probably better spent doing 1 run of CoF and just buying the mats you need, and probably still have gold left over

Also, like the above poster said you can get lvl 80 items in low-level zones, but you also get mostly low-level items.
The loot table could work in a similar way, in which you mostly get lower-level items but can still roll higher level mats.

Quick Mouse.7635:

Edge.4180:

If I’m a level 80 character that is just beginning crafting, I need to be able to go to low level zones and obtain low level crafting resources. Obtaining T6 mats would be of no direct use to me.

Aside from that, you can already obtain equipment drops suitable for your actual level no matter how low your level is being downscaled. My level 80 character received a level 80 shield off a level 4 spider just a few days ago.

This is somewhat true, but lower level mats are so cheap your time is probably better spent doing 1 run of CoF and just buying the mats you need, and probably still have gold left over

Not really. It’s been my experience that lower level resource drops come much more quickly and easily. I can get T1 blood every other kill, if not nearly every kill. I can’t say the same about T6 blood.

And not all of those lower level resources are cheap, particularly some of the mid-level ones.

Why not take your own advice? Take the lower level resources you’ve farmed, sell them, use the coin to buy the higher level resources you need. There’s even mystic forge recipes to upgrade material tiers.

Quick Mouse.7635:

Also, like the above poster said you can get lvl 80 items in low-level zones, but you also get mostly low-level items.

That has really not been my experience at all. If anything, I feel like I mostly get drops for my own level (which, can actually be annoying if you’re hoping to salvage lower tier cloth and leather).