Castrum grind might stop me from subbing

[Rushx]

i cant take anymore castrum its the only VIABLE way to get tombs and well ive just about had enough of it.
I actually like the game its gameplay and story and its boss fights etc but the thought of having to farm the same dungeon ( and its not even a proper one) over and over mindlessly has sadly put me off this game.
Alot of my guildies have now finished their castrum farm and have even downed 1st boss in coil now but majority of them dont work for a living like myself and i dont want to come home from work and farm the same old shitty castrum over and over again for weeks just to get good enough gear to raid.
i'm not paying a sub for this, im pissed off cos i really like the game to.

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[Rushx]

I like AK dungeon which is wierd because many dont but farmign that over and over would take twice as long. There needs to be more dungeons maybe make some of the low lvl ones have a hard mode for lvl 50 that also drops tombs.
if farming castrum over and over is the only viable way then that is a real shame.



i know im gonna get "can i have your stuffs" and "dont let the door hit you on the way out" remarks from the typical trolls but to those that might actually have a opinion on this issue because believe me it wont be just me who thinks this way, id like to know what you think.

my game time runs out in i think 5 days and i'm really don't know if i should bother with sub or not , is there any plans to add more ways to gear up in the near future or am i better off coming back in a few months?

[Swishytail]

I like AK dungeon which is wierd because many dont but farmign that over and over would take twice as long. There needs to be more dungeons maybe make some of the low lvl ones have a hard mode for lvl 50 that also drops tombs.
if farming castrum over and over is the only viable way then that is a real shame.

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They are adding 2 hard mode dungeons + a brand new 50 dungeon in patch 2.1

[Gazelleee]

Let me preface this by saying that I agree with you that there needs to be more 4mans for tomes.

HOWEVER, they have clearly stated they are adding a random dungeon finder AND additional dungeons in 2.1, so it is not too far away. If you feel grinding 5 castrums a day is a bit much... just don't grind that many a day.

I think you will need to AK quite a bit anyway, if you are clearing to turn 5 in BC, which I don't think you are due to still farming tomes, you will still need a few AKs or Garuda/Titan farms for your mythos. Wanderer's palace speed runs are also a viable way for tomes which are not much worse than castrum. You can clear that place in like 15 minutes for 55 tomes.

[Panz]

I just hit 50 and have never done any of those 2 dungeons yet. However, I can't imagine it is going to change in the next week(s). Everything I read points to 2.1 being the next update. You say you really like the game, so it sucks, but it sounds like to me you probably just need to walk away and come back at 2.1.

[Seregil]

All I got from this thread is that a) you don't want to work for your gear like everyone else has been doing, you just want to have it handed to you on a gilded-silver ornate platter, and b) you don't understand the difference between TOMESTONES and tombstones.

Farming the same dungeons for specific gear has been an MMO staple for many, many years. I'm sorry that MMO's, therefore, may not be your cup of tea.

Best of luck in your future non-MMO gaming endeavors.

[Rushx]

All I got from this thread is that a) you don't want to work for your gear like everyone else has been doing, you just want to have it handed to you on a gilded-silver ornate platter

doing a story mode dungeon over and over again 60 times isnt hard work, its boring and anyone can do it, if you actually read my post you would see that i work for a living i cant play 24/7 like some people, so no i don't want to do castrum for weeks on end .....just so i can raid.
your reply was pathetic and btw i have been workign for my gear the same as everyone else i have already my chest 1320 tomes , and neck and have about 200 tomes on char before i logged off ive doen almost 20 runs already on my scholar , on my dragoon before realising how much i dislike it i have 3 darklight for that class , so yes ive done it quite abit already, that being said i cba to do it anymore

[Seregil]

doing a story mode dungeon over and over again 60 times isnt hard work, its boring and anyone can do it, if you actually read my post you would see that i work for a living i cant play 24/7 like some people, so no i don't want to do castrum for weeks on end .....just so i can raid.

The above quote is a symptom of what I call "World of Warcraft Syndrome". You want to jump into raids, but don't want to work to get the gear you need in order to raid. It's also called "laziness" and "entitlement".

Also, I would estimate 90% of the MMO playerbase "work for a living" and "can't play 24/7". That's simply no excuse.

[Rushx]

The above quote is a symptom of what I call "World of Warcraft Syndrome". You want to jump into raids, but don't want to work to get the gear you need in order to raid. It's also called "laziness" and "entitlement".

Also, I would estimate 90% of the MMO playerbase "work for a living" and "can't play 24/7". That's simply no excuse.

so you think doing castrum over and over is hard work? haha tahst called" i played wow and want everythign easy"

id much rather have some super hard dungeons that drop loot then castrum, but then i dont play wow, your obviosuly fine with farming castrum over and over easy mode just liek wow

Its also called "no skill required" "evryone can get geared regardless of skill" oh wait what game does that sound like?

[Seregil]

so you think doing castrum over and over is hard work? haha tahst called" i played wow and want everythign easy"

Interesting. At no point did I ever say it's "hard work". It's tedious, sure, but tedium is how MMO's continue to exist. Otherwise, everyone would be finished with end-game content already and be bitching that there's nothing left to do (as is the case in those games that do not gate the gear treadmill as this one does).