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?

[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.

[Seig345]

I would wait for 2.1, if that's how you feel about it. Personally, I don't mind the grind 'cause I work on gathering/crafting classes in between queues, but I'm by no means saying that that should be enough for everyone. I haven't heard a confirmation date for patch 2.1 but I've been hearing guesstimates of somewhere mid-November or December, or 'every 3 months'.

They've mentioned 'hard mode' versions of earlier dungeons with alternate bosses and such, and it's possible some of these will drop tombs, or tomes, or whatever.

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.

I'm not sure how asking for a larger variety of dungeons that offer the same reward as Castrum gave you the impression of wanting the endgame gear handed over on a platter. Whether there's a variety or not it's still a grind, but the OP clearly stated that they didn't care for Castrum, and that they preferred AK, but AK offers less than half CM's reward. Again I personally don't mind the grind, but I agree that I certainly wouldn't mind having a wider variety of dungeons with the same output of reward. It's not about getting the reward faster than what's offered now, it's about having more variety in how to get the reward.

[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

[Evangela]

do you know that other dungeons giving you tomes too?

[Hed]

I really don't think it's all that bad. At least it isn't like most games where it takes you two hours to run the damn thing in regards to preparing and waiting for team members to show up. I can farm this till I'm content for the day and get my gear without hoping for a drop.

I just hit 50 and finished the story early sunday morning. Already have my darklight belt and chest. Pretty amped to get the rest and start downing some HM primals and work on my relic stuff.

[Shuon]

just curious, what would make you sub?

more variety of dungeons? because even with that, therr will still be thr most efficient one around, and that's what everyone will do.

more items? thatzs more grind.

more story contents? even harry potter took a few years per book.

i'm not tryibg to discredit you, but it is not true that everyone everyone is entitled to his/her opinion; you are only entitled to opinions you could defend. is there anything you could suggest in lieu of the current 'problem'?

[Seregil]

do you know that other dungeons giving you tomes too?

In fact, when it comes right down to it, a Praetorium speed run (one tank, one healer, six competent DPS) where you skip unnecessary mobs is a more efficient (and less troublesome) way to earn the same number of TOMESTONES (not tombstones, stop calling them that) as your Castrum speed runs.