Thread: 2.1 Delayed?

In the last live letter they hinted at a December release, old news.

There is a very large side effect to delaying 2.1

If it was released at lunch or shortly after than things like crystal tower with ilvl 80 gear and dungeon hard modes would make sense. They would close the gap between easy content and coil. However by December average person will have 3 months worth of mythology tomes, relic +1 and probably at least something from coil. What would be the point of new content in 2.1? It will be obsolete at that time.

Originally Posted by McLeech

There is a very large side effect to delaying 2.1

If it was released at lunch or shortly after than things like crystal tower with ilvl 80 gear and dungeon hard modes would make sense. They would close the gap between easy content and coil. However by December average person will have 3 months worth of mythology tomes, relic +1 and probably at least something from coil. What would be the point of new content in 2.1? It will be obsolete at that time.

you have ilvl 80 gear on all your slots on all your war/magic classes? wow! I'm leveling my third class to 50 and will get it it's relic too. I plan on getting some gear in coils and some in crystal.

Originally Posted by McLeech

There is a very large side effect to delaying 2.1

If it was released at lunch or shortly after than things like crystal tower with ilvl 80 gear and dungeon hard modes would make sense. They would close the gap between easy content and coil. However by December average person will have 3 months worth of mythology tomes, relic +1 and probably at least something from coil. What would be the point of new content in 2.1? It will be obsolete at that time.

This. Why bother releasing content that is, in essence, obsolete? Aside from taking a look at the new raid - the novelty which will wear off pretty quickly, especially considering that 24-man is much harder to put together for anyone but large raiding FCs - I don't see how it's going to do anyone much good.

Originally Posted by Evaddaragon

Actually, it won't because Crystal Tower can be done via Duty Finder. That fact alone makes it clear it will be easier than Coil, and probably merely harder than Garuda/Titan (don't go telling me Titan is hard, people simply can't dodge/memorize a pattern).

That being said, in 2.1 there will be ilvl restrictions (I think I heard about Crystal Tower needing you to have a relic weapon, too) so yeah, Crystal Tower will seem more suited to gear alt classes than your main, because if the patch only comes out in mid-december, I'll be in full Valor at this rate (I'm leveling other classes instead of doing Coil at the moment).

To me that is the appeal of CT, a practical way to gear alt-classes that I enjoy playing, but which getting myth/allagan gear for isn't overly practical at this point.

Originally Posted by McLeech

There is a very large side effect to delaying 2.1

If it was released at lunch or shortly after than things like crystal tower with ilvl 80 gear and dungeon hard modes would make sense. They would close the gap between easy content and coil. However by December average person will have 3 months worth of mythology tomes, relic +1 and probably at least something from coil. What would be the point of new content in 2.1? It will be obsolete at that time.

Point taken, but I think your idea of the "average person" is a bit skewed. Looking at everything, I think there are more people who haven't even reached 50 than those who have.

It's only obsolete if you take it on the very limited perspective on the players that have gotten to Coil progression already, you are leaving out people who are still farming DL, casuals, people that are still leveling to 50, and people who, everyday, are joining the game. Also, it's a nice secondary way to gear your Alt Jobs since Coil will be locked out when you play it with your main.