Quote Originally Posted by KingOfAbyss View Post
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I actually think this is a better balance than it was before:

Worst i110 option - Novus - Incredibly easy to get, but time consuming
Middle i110 option - Masterworks - Now slightly easier to get, but still have to kill a lot of big enemies on timers (S ranks my be more difficult), and still have to hope for drop from CT2. OR T7 farm/combination of before
Best i115 option - T9

Think of it this way, too. The i110 stuff has been best or near best for ~3 months + another ~3 months after this patch = 6 months. I still doubt many people will have full sets or even really that many people with the Masterworks weapon by then. It's sort of being fleshed out as we go along, where down the line people coming into the game will have a long road ahead, and veterans will still be working on the highest ilvl items.