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What time did you guys get hit with disc yesterday? There was a server issue that kick almost everyone out of the game.
The biggest problem with fractal is the reward system. Having the best stat items tied to fractal is what’s forcing everyone and their grandmothers to run it over & over again. Some may claim the stat difference is insignificant, BUT having all 3 pieces of ascended gears together (1 back piece + 2 rings) do make a difference in other parts of the game (eg wvw). If this doesn’t get addressed in tomorrow’s patch, then it shows that no one in Anet has any sense of urgency to solve this.
When can we expect fixes for serious design flaws related to fractal? I don’t want to sound rude but it’s starting to feel like no one in Anet has any sense of urgency to fix Fractal. The concept of this dungeon is very good but the implementation is bad in so many ways. I can understand longer wait time for changes if fractal is just another normal dungeon for niche groups. But it isn’t, and majority of the population is running this thing like there is no tomorrow. It’s starting to impact other aspects of the game (population distribution, material cost, etc). So far the responses I’ve seen to many issues are “we’re looking into it” or “we have ideas”. It’s almost a month and the frustration is starting to exceed many people’s threshold.
Here are some flaws off the top of my head:
Random ascended ring drops
High token requirement for ascended items
Disconnect & unable to rejoin
High number of level tiers causing fracture in dungeon groups
Borderline insane material cost associated with ascended item & infusion crafting
Just a suggestion…. maybe give everyone a 20 slot box and nothing else? It’s not as good as the original loot but at least everyone gets something useful…
Glad to know I wasn’t the only one noticing this problem. Made the JP in Plains of Ashford more difficult than usual.
Can’t you guys just revert back to what it was before patch? It’s starting to feel like you are trying to fix “fixes” on things that had little to no issue before.
As a question, have you ever coded something before? I’m in basic Javascript and just a single error or added character (0-9, a-z, and anything like a ; : or a ,) can cause problems. It can take me 30 minutes just to find the problem in a simple 12 line code. And even then there’s a chance I screwed something else up, causing another error I have to fix! It’s a tough game of trial and error at times.
Imagine how much work this is for the programmers, since it’s over 1 million lines odds are. My hats off to the programmers, as you have some rough nights ahead of you.
Yes I have coded. I test my code first before I release the code to someone else. If the new code causes problem then I revert it back to what it was before… unless the old code was broken too. So here’s the question, was the old jumping code broken for you? If not, then why not just revert back? I’m just using a bit of common sense here.
Can’t you guys just revert back to what it was before patch? It’s starting to feel like you are trying to fix “fixes” on things that had little to no issue before.
Just to be clear, my intention is asking for a simple band aid that can be implemented right away so people can continue to make progress. They are probably working on something to address this. But how much longer do we really have to wait? I don’t know where most people’s patience are at, but if they are not close to releasing a real fix, then at least give us a band aid solution to run with.
Obviously I like the fixes that you guys are proposing. But your suggested fixes will take time, and how much longer do we have to wait before we can make progress? Increasing the drop rate is the most obvious and trivial solution to implement. As far as exotic ring value is concerned, it’s expected to plummet in the future as well when ascended rings are introduced else where. Anet made the decision to have a higher tier than exotic rings, hence the value of exotic rings would have to readjust to reflect that decision. The only debate is really how much should exotic ring value plummet and how fast.
I was only talking about the baseline stats and not the infusion type. But yes, we do need the infusion type that we need to move forward. But no, we aren’t gated by the baseline stats that we want.
At least not getting the stats that you want doesn’t gate you from moving forward. Right now we need a pink item to get an infusion. If I could infuse something that I currently have (eg exotic rings) then I have no need for more pink rings to drop in order to move forward.
What’s wrong with people swimming in them? We can’t even trade them on tp. Eventually people would just have to sell them to the merchants.
Seriously there’s very little harm since we can’t trade them and we can only equip 1 of the same ring at a time. If the stats are as insignificant as so many have claim to be then it shouldn’t cause any balance issues. The upside is at least some of us can move on to higher levels and not be forced to rerun the same lower levels over and over again. Currently it is very possible to get stuck, may it 20 or whatever number people are on. The grind is borderline insane. Does anet really want people to get stuck until the next big patch? I can’t imagine changing the drop rate to be any more difficult than changing few numerical values.
Sometimes I also wonder if the item department folks even try to play the game normally like the rest of us. Are folks in Anet just giving themselves free items whenever they need something?
wow… is having 60g+ pretty common in this game? It seems like some people have no problem with the cost of ascended back piece. How are they able to save up so much gold?
I have 30g but I still can’t afford to craft the new ascended backpiece (koss on koss). Is 30g too casual? I can understand that ascended items shouldn’t be given out with minimal effort, but it took me a while to save up 30g and that’s still not enough. What is the expectation in term of gold or time in acquiring ascended items? Thanks.
It simply comes down to fractal not being a dungeon made for anyone other than the dedicated and guildies. Casuals should stay away since it’ll take a lot of luck to level up. O well… it’s working as intended.
hmm okay… did a bit more research and it seems like we just cant rejoin. I guess it’s working as intended.
It seems near impossible to hit next level when someone in the party always drops and can’t get back in. Then everyone else is stuck doing 3 in row with 4 people or less. How do we get the party back together without restarting the chain again?