Thread: Is anyone else really disappointed with the nerfs coming in 2.2?

I guess the untold truth is: Some fear that they can no longer sell runs...

I personally have more fun when I can shred through a boss fight with only a little strategy than the challenge of a super tough fight that needs to be redone a hundred times before getting my timing just right. I mean, if I am max level and earned some nice gear, shouldn't I be rewarded by having content easier than being under geared? If people want a challenge then they can fight in their underpants.

Originally Posted by Uriahnool

I personally have more fun when I can shred through a boss fight with only a little strategy than the challenge of a super tough fight that needs to be redone a hundred times before getting my timing just right. I mean, if I am max level and earned some nice gear, shouldn't I be rewarded by having content easier than being under geared? If people want a challenge then they can fight in their underpants.

A hundred times? Really good players can pick up new mechanics in 1-2 tries. I don't expect that of most people. But a hundred(yes, I know, not literally 100 tries)? For someone like me, something involving little skill/strategy/whatever, is boring, it's like sitting on the couch and watching commercials.

So the response to your last line would be something like "If people want easy content, they can go play easier games"

Originally Posted by DragonFist

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Casual doesn't make a player bad. Casual doesn't mean said player isn't skilled. Casual doesn't mean said player doesn't want a challenge. Same if you reverse it with Hardcore players.

Originally Posted by ZephyrAM

There is a difference here though. A hardcore player 'will' push through something, even if they don't enjoy it, to achieve a goal. They may enjoy a good challenge, but they're there to achieve.

A 'casual' will likely just go elsewhere for enjoyment. Everything is about the fun. If it isn't fun, it's not worth doing.

Not necessarily. Part of it is how you look at what a Hardcore person is, and if you can put yourself, and I mean TRULY put yourself, in their mindset. From my experience, not many people can do that. I would not label someone who forces themselves to push through something they don't enjoy, Hardcore.

Originally Posted by Taika

I'm disappointed in the model where only the newest content is worth doing and old content is worthless. I wonder if in 2 years we'll have 50 dungeons no one ever goes to.

How is the old content worthless?

I still run the old content thanks to duty roulette's. Only thing I hate about low level duty roulette is that I tend to only get Tam-Tara on my tanks.

That ideal of things becoming worthwhile or not is something you do on your own subconsciously due to face value.

I doubt level 50 dungeons are gonna be the norm for another 2 years. We are getting more levels and eventually the 50 level dungeons are gonna become one of the forms to level from 50 to 55 and when that time comes I will be appreciating the fact that there's more than 1 dungeon to level from. I've done AV with a couple of jobs already and I ain't looking forward to doing it with the three 50's that I'm missing since the alternatives aren't worth it.

With new classes/jobs that will be added I wouldn't mind doing those old dungeons to level and get decent DL gear for em that will help with with leveling progression. Though that's in a way off future.

Originally Posted by ispano

I think you're confused about what an elitist is. Not to mention being insulting about it in regards to people who the label doesn't even apply to. For me, am I dissapointed? Sure. Am I also ok with it? Sure. It means I did it before it got nerfed, but dissapointed because people who want it at the original difficulty from this point on, will have a harder time doing so because most people will want to abuse the nerf. Path of least resistance and such. So they won't get to experience the original difficulty due to other players preventing it.

And what's with the unhealthy obsession of other players being forced to experience the original difficulty? It's not magically changing the pre-existing version like how the current hard modes dungeons change the mob and dungeon layout or how hard and extreme version of primals simply add more mechanics. It is still the same content.