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

[Kuponutz]

That's not what I am asking at all.

I am asking why they change content 3 months after putting it in game.

This isn't about epeens, it's about genuinely enjoying a challenge and seeing many friends sadly leave the game because there's nothing that pushes them or forces them to think.

Currently there is still some fun to be had going back and doing HM primals. It's a good time and something I enjoy, but why would you indirectly nerf extremes 3 months in?

Why would you nerf AK? Is it really THAT hard that they have to nerf every boss? Is AK really that big of a problem?

[KerenRhys]

Why would you nerf AK? Is it really THAT hard that they have to nerf every boss? Is AK really that big of a problem?

For the nerf of AK, you have to remember that DL stuff won't be buyable anymore. It will be drops from the new dungeons. So, people won't be able to farm Castrum/Praetorium to buy DL before they go to AK.
And for groups of new people, with only basic AF and 35-45 jewelry, yes, AK, as it stands can be hard.

Sure, those people could farm Castrum/Praetorium ad nauseam to obtain myth tomes, but I suppose they won't give 300 each for random main scenario, so they'd have to do more of them to stuff themselves. SE is nerfing AK so that these people will have 4 dungeons to run to begin acquiring "HL" stuff instead of 3.

[Kuponutz]

For the nerf of AK, you have to remember that DL stuff won't be buyable anymore. It will be drops from the new dungeons. So, people won't be able to farm Castrum/Praetorium to buy DL before they go to AK.
And for groups of new people, with only basic AF and 35-45 jewelry, yes, AK, as it stands can be hard.

Sure, those people could farm Castrum/Praetorium ad nauseam to obtain myth tomes, but I suppose they won't give 300 each for random main scenario, so they'd have to do more of them to stuff themselves. SE is nerfing AK so that these people will have 4 dungeons to run to begin acquiring "HL" stuff instead of 3.

This is actually the first sensible argument I've heard all day.

[DragonHunterG]

i wouldnt consider myself hardcore but kind of in between casual and hardcore. i dont like the idea of making any content easier. i think its strange any companies do this at all. keep all original content at its same difficulty but if you want to add different content that's easier, i would think thats best imo.

[KupoNuts]

You stole my nickname, OP.

[Axlle10]

your a hardcore player so NONE of the nerfs have any affect on you whatsoever. people like to gripe about it but it does 0 harm to the community. while all you hardcores are clearing T6-9 with ease us casual players will still be trying to clear T1-5. the echo buff helps but it will not replace skill. Why on earth would SE block 90% of their community out of content just so that the 10% can say they are the only ones who will ever be able to beat it. SE has to cater to all players, not just the hardcores. the ONLY thing you have to say about any endgame content in any mmo is "I did it first" that is all you are ever going to be able to say. If you havent realized that about MMOs i suggest maybe going back to non-online games.

[PinkDeadly]

Not for me, no. But I've been there and done that. So I don't really care if Joe Casual gets to feel like a winner.

Honestly I haven't found much "challenge" in the content. Simply in the amount of time I have to play because of my schedule.

I mean you're complaining about them nerfing content you've probably beaten ad nauseum and you don't even know how tough the new content would be. If you wanna go back and do EX primals in DL or something after the nerf go crazy.

I'm sure everybody will be really impressed.

[CruxisSeptentrion]

Contrary to what you might think, there are a lot of players that genuinely find AK difficult at it's current state. Some of these are people that are new to MMOs and need some extra help to complete the content that's currently available. If you're going to bring up WoW, I actually know several people that were stuck at Karazhan and couldn't progress any further in BC (even towards the end when Sunwell had come out) and they lost motivation to play due to the big wall.

It's not fair to deny newer or less skilled people the opportunity to see content that's already been completed by more competent/skilled players. The devs don't want to spend months making content that only 5% of the population of the game actually sees. Blizzard has stated this multiple times regarding WoW (and why they changed their structure in Wrath of the Lich King), and it looks like SE has also chosen to follow that design philosophy.

Sorry if you're upset that more people get to experience the content, and if the game's too easy for you then be happy in the knowledge that you have a better social network of friends that are highly skilled at MMO's. Many other people don't have that luxury.

[Vahlnir]

I'm not really disappointed because I knew it was coming. They said that they would do content this way, though declined to tell us the specifics then.

[Kuwagami]

That's a buff. A removable one even. Don't want it ? dispel it. Really, I can't see where the problem is. A lot of "Hardcore" (if not all) don't play with PUGs anyway, so why would it bother you ? Noone in your hardcore group will ever activate that buff, it is really unlikely for you to ever see it due to wiping so many times on previous content...

What was your problem again ? People you'll never play with will beat the same content as you do with a buff you'll never experience because you're a pro for these fights already ?