The constant disbanding of Steps of Faith

[JimboTCB]

Better comparison to WoW encounters i've seen would be the Oculus. Something that's completely outside the norm for encounters up to that point that everyone avoids because it's completely outside the norm for encounters up to that point.

And also like Oculus, it's annoying and over-long, requires explaining lots of stuff to new people, and the rewards are no better than anything else in the same content pool for all the effort it requires.

WOW "fixed" their Oculus by adding bonus loot to it, which largely stopped people quitting out of it the instant they saw it pop up on random dungeons. More carrot, less stick, no more nerfs. Just add a TT card, a pet, some vanity items or whatever as a potential reward for doing Steps via roulette and you'll see a whole bunch of people suddenly becoming very interested in seeing it through to the end when they land in it.

[Nalien]

And also like Oculus, it's annoying and over-long, requires explaining lots of stuff to new people, and the rewards are no better than anything else in the same content pool for all the effort it requires.

Lots? When I beat it (and I doubt this was even the smart strategy in terms of delegating roles) I recall saying little more than;

<Person1> and me on cannons and hit Snare when needed (we were both DPS).
DPS kill adds.
Tanks pull adds in front of Vishap so cannons can hit.
<Person2> run up to Dragon Killer and fire when I say.
Everyone focus Vishap after adds/cannons dead.
(First Dragon Killer) Fire.
(After Snare) Fire.
(After Snare) Fire.

That's less than 50 words? I had to explain more for Garuda (Hard) and Titan (Hard), granted that was when they were new and not insanely easy to faceroll. Perhaps it's about time they put a level cap on those so people actually have to pay attention to mechanics there again... Always irked me how much of a joke they became, they were originally the only challenge outside Coil, not really surprised people are so incompetent now that they're so easy...