Crystal Tower, weaker gear than Coil, whats the point?

[Berezo]

I was dumb and was hoping crystal tower was going to be like Nyzul Isle or a Farming zone like sea/sky. I guess the days of a diverse end game are over. This makes me sad.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

I am not high enough yet, but if I get to that point before CT comes out, I plan on waiting, I would like to do it first before CoB

[MisakiSatomi]

Seeing as you can do BC with i70 gear... it's just stupid for SE to rush the game.

[Arkista]

Crystal Tower needs to be Redone I posted this in another thread about 2.1.


The only way I even see this game lasting the test of time and not failing like most other MMOs, other people keep talking about is for SE to say...

"Hey guys CT was to hard for launch and we wanted to lower the difficulty and give it to you in 2.1 but it turns out most of the player base is simply to hardcore and has pretty much beaten CoB (turn 5 unbeatable but that's another post) So our new plan is to launch 2.1 in late Dec. with CT being harder than CoB and we rescaled the gear to be better than CoB/Relic gear and that way you guys will have something to keep you busy while we work on 2.2 update hope you enjoy."

That's what I want to see done. Many of you sit here thinking "No CT was already suppose to be released" yes that is true but there is no point in adding it with a lower difficulty and lower gear ilvl80 even if 2.1 comes out in Nov. it will not be enough content to keep the masses occupied until 2.2 which would probably be 3-6 months after 2.1.

I just don't see anything in 2.1 update keeping anyone happy for more than a month and that's pushing it.

I just really don't see the point in adding content that is easier even if it is made for the casual and can be used in DF. CoB has pretty much been beaten Except for turn 5 because there is a glitch and SE is not going to fix just so people can't run around in turn5 gear before CT is out. People are doing CoB in ilvl70 gear when it was meant to be done in CT gear(ilvl80).

I don't want to do Crystal Tower for 3-6months to gear a job that isn't my main. I would rather do CT for 3-6 months on my main job and gear it out and be ready for 2.2 when the next set of CoB comes out.

[Ilenya]

"Hey guys CT was to hard for launch and we wanted to lower the difficulty and give it to you in 2.1 but it turns out most of the player base is simply to hardcore and has pretty much beaten CoB (turn 5 unbeatable but that's another post) So our new plan is to launch 2.1 in late Dec. with CT being harder than CoB and we rescaled the gear to be better than CoB/Relic gear and that way you guys will have something to keep you busy while we work on 2.2 update hope you enjoy."

I'm sorry, what do you define as most?

[Naunet]

Hate to burst your bubble but, in an interview somewhere which I cannot remember, but someone might. Yoshida stated he "might" make relic weapons a requirement to enter.

This would be hilarious. "We're going to require you have an item equipped that is better than anything you can get from this dungeon."

[GinTama]

CT was supposed to be in the game on release, but it wasn't completed in time. The later turns in coil definitely need some ilvl 80 gear as well, and that's what you get from CT. Sure you can already get ilvl 90 gear but getting it is heavily restricted. CT is also more casual than the coil.

Why release a new primal if it's easier than the extremes, btw? Because all new content must be harder than the previous content?

No crystal tower was not supposed to be in release....

[Engineer]

Maybe a new way to farm tomes For those that don't need the gear.

[Arkista]

No crystal tower was not supposed to be in release....

Umm yes it was but it was to difficult so they took it out to lower the difficulty.

[Kosmos992k]

So Crystal Tower is coming out and from what I have read will have weaker gear than Coil, unless I am mistaken. So what is the point of this zone?
If you can go into coil in full DL with a relic and gear up there why bring out an inferior raid zone?

Well, it seems to me that you are the same kind of player that whines that there is not enough end-game content, and yet you're also whining that the tower won't gain you anything - and therefore implying you won't run it because there is no point.

I'm sorry, but that is an incredibly short sighted and limited view of content in an MMORPG. This stuff is meant to be experienced by players in groups, who are playing the game - remember it is a game - for the fun of it. looking at everything through a lens that analyzes whether you will personally benefit from it, or whether it will benefit your gear is incredibly limiting. Every game will have a small selection of content at the highest level that will specifically benefit those who already have the best gear, that is completely normal, and to think otherwise is self centered and naive.