Quote Originally Posted by Stompa View Post
I finished the 1500hmp stage in February 2015, it took me a few years, but I wasn't buying plates and only did weekly VW with my LS Static VW group, and the occasional PUG.

I don't agree with the required total being reduced from 1500 to 100 or 500, it would not be fair on people who finished 1500 plates under the old system. Especially those who did it pre 119 gear, pre trusts, pre special events etc.

The same goes for cinders and dross, I don't think the number required should be changed.

However I do think HMP/cinders/dross need fixing, either as drops from HMBC, or drops from other events. Or for the VW loot system to have a base minimum 1 hmp per kill, scaling up to to 5 minimum if you have lights. HMP bags, and cinders/dross need to have their drop rates increased too.

So I think it would be good for the drop rates to be increased, minimums applied, and for the items to drop from other events, but I don't agree with changing the total numbers required.
That's like saying you dont agree with salvage being solo because its not fair to people who got their mythics back when you needed 18 people and had no ilevel gear and had to split the alex 18 ways....your logic is faulty. Just because it was stupid back then doesn't mean it has to stay stupid now for the sake of not offending people who did it in the past.

There is 0 difference in increasing the drop rate x18 or cutting the required number by 1/18. It is all effectively the same thing. If you want to be technical alex was 50k, then was dropped to 30k, was that fair to people who had done it before?

Then the drop rate increased x18 when they added salvage 2 and made it soloable, because now you no longer needed 18 people and didnt have to share the loot.

Then it increased x24 when they made it so you could do it 1x per hour.

So they have increased the drop rate, decreased the max required, and surprisingly, everyone was happy.