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    AmiableApkallu's Avatar
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    Tatanpa Nononpa
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    Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
    [EDIT: Yes yes, people can say all they want a second DoT and a 3 hit combo burst every 2 minutes will make them not bored...but really? C'mon. That's going to be "novel" for a week, "exiting" for half that, and within 6 months, those same people will be demanding more DPS actions because they're still bored. That doesn't make sense to base the problem/solution on, since it not only ignores everyone else, but it also probably doesn't even address the needs of THOSE players, either.]
    Familiarity breeding boredom just as easily applies to healing as it does to dealing damage.

    Harrowing Hell in P10N (normal)? Week 1, it was "novel" and "exciting." Week 2 and later? It's just yet another mechanic you know is coming and either save cooldowns for or else prepare to GCD spam heal your way through. Same with the first set of trash in Thaleia. Week 1, it was "exciting" with all the AoEs going off back to back. Week 2 and later? Yet another mechanic you know is coming. Same with every "drop to 1 HP" mechanic. Etc. etc.

    Whether it be healing or dealing damage, we don't necessarily need it to always be novel and exciting for the rest of eternity. We do need the absolute floor for boredom to not be quite so low. By way of analogy, raise it from bread-and-water up to comfort food.
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    Last edited by AmiableApkallu; 11-29-2023 at 02:04 AM. Reason: misplaced word