Avarage item level requirements for Hard Modes

[Kossuranta]

This game should have some kind of requirements for queuing to Hard Modes atleast for Titan.

I had multiple times so badly geared group that I knew right on start that hearth will be impossible with even LB2. (Could take long while for LB3, but then p5 would take too long and people die for "stomp".

[Pseudopsia]

Soon... /10chars

[Nghthawk]

They are adding that requirement very soon, look forward to it. My hope is it's based on all the current gear worn (all gear has a ilvl) and not just the main wep.

[Norbi]

Greetings,

The development team is aware that there are times when you cannot participate in content so easily and without worry, and I’d like to let you know future countermeasures we have planned to address this.

1. Significantly reduce repair fees and the cost of dark matter
   While the focus will be placed on high-levels, we will be significantly lowering the overall fees for repair and the cost of dark matter.
   
   
2. Addition of item level requirements for high-level dungeon participation
   We'll be adding a requirement to participate in high-level dungeons and hard mode primal battles that will make it so you need to have equipment above a certain item level equipped to participate. To coincide with this, we will be implementing a system that will display the average item level for your gear in the character window.
   
   
3. Addition of a party recruitment window
   We'll be implementing a bulletin board type of system where you can recruit party members that are only on your world. When recruiting, you can indicate the dungeon you would like to do, the roles you are looking to recruit, the levels, etc. (We'll be announcing the details soon.)

We will be addressing #1 after the maintenance tomorrow, and #2 and #3 will be implemented after patch 2.1.

^Posted 9/10/13
Note number 2. It's coming, don't worry.

[Nooblet]

I wouldn't say it'd be impossible due to stomps, as that is easy to get through if your healers are paying attention. Titan is almost entirely about execution, and the small dps check, that can be bypassed by building limit break.

Though I think a gear check would be useful to help more DF succeed, I don't think it should be near as high as some people might suggest.

[Kossuranta]

I wouldn't say it'd be impossible due to stomps, as that is easy to get through if your healers are paying attention. Titan is almost entirely about execution, and the small dps check, that can be bypassed by building limit break.

Though I think a gear check would be useful to help more DF succeed, I don't think it should be near as high as some people might suggest.

Doesn't the amount of stomps increase everytime until it simply kills everyone? And anyway undergeared healer is one possibility. Also true that people usually say it requires a lot better gear than it really does, but I would say if that lvl50 class quest chest is best part you got and I don't wanna see you in Titan

Anyways awesome that it's coming. I tried to find talk about it, but seems like I failed miserably

[Rhindas]

Although part of me welcomes this upcoming addition...the other has bitter memories of WoW telling him he's not allowed to play because he hasn't obtained the newest fashions yet. Didn't matter if you knew the fights inside and out to the point you could do it in your sleep, if you weren't wearing the hottest trending attire available to Azeroth, you're not allowed in that club.

There's a fine line between making content difficult by creating so called "gear checks" and difficult because it requires player skill and knowledge of the fight. Demon Wall, for example, will eventually kill you because of the moving, so if you don't burn him down fast enough, you *will* eventually lose no matter what. That's a gear check. Ifrit Hard Mode can be defeated with just one competent tank and healer (because I've done it). It'll take an eternity, but if you're good at the fight, you can overcome its challenge.

EDIT
Disclaimer: After the Nails. Because someone's gonna bring it up. <_< (Incidentally yes you can kill Ifrit HM without AoE limit!)

[Nooblet]

Doesn't the amount of stomps increase everytime until it simply kills everyone? And anyway undergeared healer is one possibility. Also true that people usually say it requires a lot better gear than it really does, but I would say if that lvl50 class quest chest is best part you got and I don't wanna see you in Titan

Anyways awesome that it's coming. I tried to find talk about it, but seems like I failed miserably

It does increase the amount of stomps, however they do not interrupt. If atleast 1 healer lands a ae heal at the 2nd stomp and proceeds to continue casting another heal or two, added to the other healers ae heals, players won't drop below 50%or maybe a little below. The problem comes if the healers are both trying to top off tank from previous mechanic and don't even start to heal raid until 2 or more tumults .. then it gets close.