Quote Originally Posted by Atma View Post

Here's what I'd call midcore/etc, btw.


1. They need to implement scaling gear. I do not understand why this game continues it's indefinite trend of 'dungeon gear is worthless except for glamours and a temporary bump in ilvl till you get your 'starter set' at x9.' It's freaking awful design.

2. Week 1-2, people wipe a lot - a lot - but tend to clear within the duty finder limit. Weeks 3-6, it's still challenging, but gear is starting to 'catch up.' because we finally have scaling gear. Without reading strats, without having to be on VC, etc etc. The mechanics might be hard, but they're still intuitive enough to where you pick them up organically (and then, ideally, there's a 'next step' that's even more tuned. Yes, I'm saying we need a M+ equivalent, BECAUSE WE DO.

3. Ending the dumb 'live or die, no middle ground' meta.

4a. Fundamentally, the 2 minute meta as a whole needs to die, thus
4b. Ending the dependence on perfectly stacking buffs at 2m intervals ad nauseum to create comically exaggerated burst windows.
Well I think it's important to not presume disinterest in something necessarily means that person found it "too hard." I don't craft, gather, pvp, rp etc etc etc.. because I don't care to, not because it's difficult. There are people who are otherwise casual for a whole host of reasons who actually would do just fine in savage (anecdotal i know, but I've played with these people, some even went on to clear tiers entirely, as well as ultimates during the shb content drought)

hardcore midcore casual are all arbitrary lines drawn in the sand. If you poll 10 casuals from all the regions, you'll get mixed results on where 1 ends and the other begins. I had casuals in my FT reclears.. these people literally don't do savage or ultimates. They just play casually here and there, and are able to commit some time a couple nights a week to moving the needle in FT. Now some casuals are allergic to discord, that's their problem, not the content.. like I said, I've been a casual for years, but never saw vc as a hurlde (I literally just mute myself).

1. I agree, I'd delete tomes entirely, and make the gear from dungeons, af armor, and ex trials more relevant, along with the crafted gear and obviously savage. Tomes are trash
2. I don't see reading strats and/or vc as a problem, so we'll agree to disagree.
3. Idk what this refers to, this tier was pretting forgiving, we had deaths and dmg downs on floors and still cleared week 1.
4. No problem ending 2 min meta.

I want MSQ to raise the floor of the game entirely.. I don't think casuals should be "Afraid" "Intimidated" etc etc by challenges.. I actually find what I'd consider pandering to be incredibly patronizing. As if people are incapable of improving.