Hillarity.

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The original statement was 1 ilvl 210 piece per week as a lockout, to prevent people from gearing up very quickly with better gear than Alex Savage, essentially best in slot gear, so that was the starting point. I simply wantedto point out, as I have done, that suck a lockout would destroy Diadem as content because it isveryheavily RNG based with very low chancesof good and useful ilvl210 gear dropping. Statistically speaking, a 1 piece a week lockout would making Diadem an unsustainable source of gear. Not only that, but it would not significantly alter the chances of getting good gear, but it would prevent anyone from either turning in the 'junk' gear for seals, or gearing their retainer - since ilvl is the only thing that matters to retainers.

As far as I am aware, good ilvl210 gear is far from common, and anyone gearing up through Diadem has been extremely fortunate. Given the actual rarity of good gear, it seems illogical to me that raiders would panic that casuals might gear easily using Diadem. Statistically speaking, that's justnotgoing to happen outside of a few very fortunate individuals. Pushing for such a lockout in the face of that reality makes it look like the reason for requesting the lockout is solely about keeping casual players locked out of a wayto catch up with gear - in a catch up patch. I have to wonder why anyone would be that insecure about other players having access to a grindy, RNG based method to assist in catch up.

Once again the specter of raiders insecure about casual players having good gear rears it's ugly head.

Once again, the whole point eludes you. We care about the Bis factor, not so much the rate. If Diadem gear HAS to be the best gear in the game then you should only get one piece per week. If it was at the same level as other 210 gear, people would not care as much.

If you can only win one piece a week, that will incentives ppl to do hardmode. Also, if you can only win one piece a week, people are not going to roll on every 210 that drops, so you will have much less competition over a piece that is good for your class. You don't care for reward schedules at all. Why not just advocate for standing in foundation and pressing 1, 2, 3 until the mog mail delivers a bis 210 piece? That is essentially what you are already defending.