But some features are quite problematic:
- Account bound level and rewards….
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Some good points, i too feel like the daily reward system tends to discourage doing something multiple times. They should probably start to put some lower chance at good stuff in these chests.
now on the fractal thing, I think they should stay at the same rarity as before, It wasnt really THAT hard to see a fractal weapon. it might be hard to get what you want, but looks like higher level ones will have boxes. But you have to remember the dev said he didnt change the droprate, only that it was a skin. while i dont knw if any one got any in the 10 range, (i didnt) its possible it was just a super low rate.
far as the leaderboards, you mentioned some of my ideas, while it may be unfeasible due to glut of info, when i say number of mobs killed/completion rating. It would be a specific number for each fractal, PSO had a system where it had two ways to get. minimal enemies killed, and a max number, respawning enemies didnt count for the latter. So you could get 100% complete by killing 25 required enemies, or by killing 847. Lowest number defeated is fine, because it still puts an element of challenge there (downed is fine, you havent lost until you are defeated) note that these stats would be per level. So it might look like
level 41 clear, completion 98%, Team deaths 0, best time 18 min
level 42 clear completion 60%, Team deaths 2, best time 13 min.
they could remove time, but trust that even though people would eventually max out, they would all have earned the right to claim to be on the same level.
I have t disagree with the wipe issue, it really does depend on what they mean with the instabilities, the blog makes it sound like each level has its own specific instability, in which case the difficulty difference between levels will not be linear. Just like in the guantlet some enemies were harder for some classes than others, and some of the gambits as well. Though they were in a certain order, memorizing and defeating liadri, didnt mean that same charachter wouldnt wipe to one of the previous fights repeatedly as well.
Many people would simply skip anything in the middle, especially if it is difficult, Take for example almost every single dungeon and fractal run, where you run by/ignore/go around the most difficult fights/mechanics.
If there is unique content at each level, reset is justified. That said it might not be the end of the world for you to get a free pass. but its not really justified if the content is different
About the tonic, if its the type that allows you to fight and play in that form, its actually a really good cosmetic bragging item reward. Running around as Mossman or Mai and killing things will probably be considered pretty leet.
100% not against you getting a title
not for keeping reward level if content is very different, but wont be mad
Believe that no matter what the devs should say what their thinking is, and what can players expect to be left with when content is removed for something new. I think mementos, or special benefits is not necessarily out of hand. Lets say the create a special starting room only available to people who lost levels or have hit the new 50, with various easter eggs, some training fight rooms/events etc. They could also give people who hit the new 50, or lost levels a bonus chest at whatever their level they beat, once a day.
There are ways to ease people, or offer them something. It can be something that can be worked towards now, but they get right away.
As far as giving any benefit for things beyond 50, i think anet needs to come out and say whether it was intended gameplay or not, if it was then people should be considered, if it was not, then anet has to explain why they took so long to explain/comment/patch the situation.
