I don’t want to start a new thread, as what I’d like to discuss about is concerning Fractals of the Mist. First of all, thanx Anet for that.. mmhhhh.. I prefer to talk about instance than dungeon.
What Mularc is talking about is interesting, as this instance allows you to introduce more and more levels for explaining some historical points of the GuildWars universe, but still, actually, the rewards aren’t that useful.
As you are giving to people more agony resistance with Ascended items, it could be great to re-exploit the fractals. Once we have dropped infused ascended rings and crafter the backpiece, vials, shards, but also pristine and normal fractal relics have no more use.
It could be interesting to buy, with relics, other accessories. But also why not using vials and shards in crafting, as a replacement piece for dragonites and so on? Entering a fractal level can be very quick, but also take a lot of time and once you have dropped enought skins and rings, the only other goal now is to have the higher level, but without a real reward (yes, we can drop chests containing ascended weapons, still it’s happening from lvl 20
).
As you are introducing ascended armors, maybe you could think of a fractal armor set, and by the way giving new opportunities to fractals?
Of course, I am always happy to loot stuff from. Still my bank is full of rings and skins. If we can salvage fractal skins, we can’t do nothing with rings. Why not salvaging them? Black matter, ectoplams, orichalcum? I don’t know but it could be a new way to remotivate people about fractals.
Of course, lots of improvements could be given. Like having orichalcum sources in some levels, as ancient wood, or omnomberries. It’s a lvl 80 dungeon, taking time, and so it could be great to have specific farming into. And if it isn’t the right stuff to do there, economically speaking, why not, then, attribue more specific ones, like crystals or azurite?
Be sure I want to present these criticisms as constructive ones. FotM are already that good, but with time, once the main characters are stuffed, lots of players are not practicing them anymore.
Thx for the time passed decyphering me