Alexander loot systems sucks :/

[Malevicton]

Like the OP pretty much said, If you got a static you're solid and shouldn't have anything to worry about. But those of us who don't have time for statics are left to use DF/PF. The new loot system sucks plain and simple.

A static is a clear advantage, but there's a middle ground that a lot of people are ignoring (I can only assume intentionally). The fights are about 10-15 minutes each and are all being reported as "omglolz ezmode". PF a farm group and everyone can get a piece. Do this for as many turns (or floors, whatever) as you personally have the time and patience for.

Of course a dedicated premade group farming stuff is gonna have an advantage. That's just basic game theory, not a sign of broken mechanics. Even without a static you can play the odds to your favor and get geared pretty quickly. The "always have to roll against 7 pugs" argument relies on either having terrible groups, or on you group hopping every time you get a kill.

[Arkista]

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There is a bigger issue that no one has even said. What happens in two weeks? Savage Mode, Going to keep the same loot system? Or are we going to see Gear drop from each floor and players who didn't receive gear get tokens? I don't think a majority of the player base is going to be able to farm savage f1-f4, four to eight times per floor a week, to make sure everyone gets what they need/want.

[Ashkendor]

There is a bigger issue that no one has even said. What happens in two weeks? Savage Mode, Going to keep the same loot system? Or are we going to see Gear drop from each floor and players who didn't receive gear get tokens? I don't think a majority of the player base is going to be able to farm savage f1-f4, four to eight times per floor a week, to make sure everyone gets what they need/want.

Most of the playerbase isn't going to be able to farm Savage, period. "Story" Alexander was meant to be faceroll easy. The fact that it went straight into Duty Finder (and was cleared within hours) demonstrates this. It's content that's aimed at letting the average player cut their teeth on some basic raid content and delivering the lore in a causal-friendly manner. Savage Alexander is for the raiders to chew on for awhile; that means it's initially going to be static groups working on progression. I'm sure there will be PF's and such, but I seriously doubt we'll see the tougher raid content go straight into Duty Finder, where it would be doomed to failure after failure.