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They don’t forget about them, quite simply you cannot get groups for them.
getting group even for the most unpopular dungeons is not a problem.
Sure it is, no one wants to alt tab, then wait, then alt tab, then wait, then spam /map, then wait, then alt tab.. this should be built in. It’s not, if it was dungeons wouldn’t get skipped and the OP would be irrelevant.
They don’t forget about them, quite simply you cannot get groups for them.
I liked it at first, very pretty, and leveling was different and done well. Quit tho, no end game, crafting sucks, no unique gear (everyone looks the same), dungeons (no groups, ever), and it’s alleged cornerstone – PvP – is terrible.
Sorry move along, nothing to see here.
There is none. End of topic.
I left out that crafting blows.
I’m done. I agree with several of the recent posts. WvW is a ghost town, there’s no unique gear at 80, and really not much in the game at all at any level which really detracts from immersion (really leveling for 15-20 levels in the same gear, finally get some new gear and it’s EXACTLY like the old) It’s really just plain boring once you hit 80. You can log in and grind dailies and monthlies.. but for what? There’s nothing to do or buy with the rewards. And there’s really no community. No one in chat helps or even responds, you can’t find anyone to do anything with, really the only time you even see other players is when they all zerg events for the aforementioned dailies. And one last thing on PvP, no factions really kinda kills it. There’s no “groups” pitted against each other, who are arch enemies. It’s just run in a pile and kill who ever you can find if you can actually find anyone.
This is where the disappointed part comes in. Really really wanted this to succeed. I’ve been looking for a place to call home since DAoC went under (yeah its still up, but its been officially dead a long time, EA kills everything they touch). Really enjoyed leveling, was hoping this was going to be the game to stay in a good long while. Unfortunately there’s just nothing here past the window dressing. The game is goregous, but good looks only get you so far.
Hopefully Arena Net will put my money to good use and develop this into a viable long term game. They’re welcome to email me when that happens, would love to give it a second chance.
I’d also like to say thank you for the actual discussion. I have played/beta/alpha/tested a lot of games. Even in a pre-release feedback forum, specifically in place for you to voice your concerns and suggestions, it is quite common to get flamed and neve get any good dialogue going. That’s what a forum is for, to listen to different perspectives on how things are done, or what do do going forward. A collaborative atmosphere is always best for growth.
I’ve completed a lot of maps, really like the bonus aspect (like I said really like a lot of this game, want it to do well, hope they address some of the things in my post.), but have never got any of the 80 stones. Got lots of the 1-79 stone tho!
Would be cool if they’d let you use transmute stones on ANY armor. While not a solution to lack of unique gear, it may be a good stop gap!
Heck I’d be ok if there was anything unique in the cash shop, but there’s not.
I thought he was talking about mesh stockings or something odd. Ah well.
I know you can get the level 80 t-stones through doing your personal story, I have a bunch from that.
I’m on my lvl 68 story, haven’t got any stones yet. Also haven’t got anything yet that really drives me to do the story, nothing unique, and was never as good as the drops I’d already got… that’s one of the reasons I’m 80 and haven’t completed it yet.
IMO you get better stuff from map completion, monthlies and dailies.
Meshes are unique shape/framework.
Skins are the art that hang on the mesh.
Best example I can give you would be a game like Skyrim. People will take fur armor mesh and change the color schemes around (since there are no dyes available), or trim parts off, but leave the armor shape (or mesh) alone.
Transmutation stones are free for gear lvl 79 and lower. I have tons, but they don’t work on 80’s. Only the cash shop stones do. If there are free versions of these I’ve yet to see them.
I’m around 180 or so on jewelcrafting, have yet to make anything sellable. And yes all the mats are easily attainable for free – just not at the same pace you level, so crafting to support a leveling toon is not an option. Also everything I’ve made to date, in any craft, sells for less than the mats are worth.
I’m new, I play with a couple friends who are also relatively new. No help in /map, usually just clowns. Also the vast majority of the people I know are waiting for ESO to release and don’t want to commit to what they view as a flawed game.
No clue what CoF P1 even is, doubtful in the games current state I could even get a group anyway. You do need gold. Porting and repairs aren’t free (even if you take advantage of free ports and walking). 1 piece of cultural armor is 30G – and yes the stats aren’t that great, I’m just more interested in it because it’s actually its the only unique gear I’ve seen at 80, that you can’t get at 1.
I don’t want skins. I want meshes. Which brings me to another point I left out on accident – with only a very small handful of unique meshes per armor type, you think they could have at least fixed it so they don’t CLIP.
Gold ? Gems ? Transmutation stones! (Easy) – Easy? Sure if you have gold, one of the points is that gold is hard to come by, destroying their “theory” of not wanting players to feel the game is a grind. If you want gold, guess what, it’s a grind.
2 – You can level a craft in a hour easy! – Sure can, if you have gold, see above!
Some crafts grants big money. Not all of them! – Really? Ain’t found crap yet that sells for more than it’s mats.
.4 – NPC’s in PvP? sPvP ? WvW ? You are hitting NPC’s ? Something wrong here! – You’re right, when you run around for 10+ min and find nothing but NPC’s something IS wrong.
.5 – You can make 3-5 gold in CoF P1 Speedruns with a omnomberry bar (and more if you got any gold increase % boosts)! – English please? My translation of that = grind for gold.
First off I’d like to say the game is beautiful. Hands down the best graphics out. Love the questing system, always something to do. Storyline is also a neat twist. Not having to fight over resource nodes is also sweet. Dye system is best I’ve seen since UO/DAoC days. Also really cool that you can go back into zones you haven’t done yet, and the game adjusts your level so it’s still fun. Great easy way to expand content.
Now to the bad.
1) Distinct lack of unique gear meshes. I understand wanting to eliminate the gear grind, and that’s fine, but it really sucks to only have about 5-6 meshes per armor class. Woohoo hit 80, got some gear, look exactly like I did at 70. Sure sure you can use transmute stones (if you pay $$ for them) if you want to look just like you did at one of the earlier levels. For a cash shop driven game, you want people to spend money on cosmetic items, service items, and things to make leveling easier/faster. There is pretty much zip in the shop for cosmetic. Sorry, hate to look like everyone else!
2) What’s the point of crafting? Nothing you make sells for more than what mats do, and I’ve yet to find any UNIQUE meshes. O boy I leveled crafting for days, and now I can make a shield that looks exactly like the shield that dropped 5s ago, only that shield I crafted cost 10x as much. Sure you can make a legendary when you max it out….at a ridiculous price. Will just be easier to get a new wep if any new are introduced. Mystic Forge? GREAT instructions, and by great I mean you have none. Do you seriously want your players to have to search Youtube and Google to find out how to do things like craft? I had to Google it to EVEN FIND IT. Talk about intuitive!
3) Dungeons. Really? The system is horribly unintuitive. Took us a week to figure out how to actually get in as a group. And, you can’t solo or duo dungeons, you have to stand around spamming chat hoping to get a group. Talk about a waste of time.
4) PVP, have tried it twice, both times it was completely empty. The NPC’s there are barely soloable. What’s the draw, I see no point?
5) Gold. You say you don’t want us grinding… but hit 80, have sold everything I’ve gotten, bought very little from the auction house, and ended with a little over 3G. Now you expect me to fork over 30G each for cultural armor?? WTF do you think that comes from outside of grinding? O wait, I guess I could pay you real $$ and then trade my gems for gold – sorry no thanks.
If you want this game to survive, you need to get the kinks worked out before Elder Scrolls Online releases. Depending on their pay format it appears to have the the potential to destroy a lot of the MMO’s currently on the market. I like the potential I see in this game, but man you have a lot of work ahead of you.