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[CKNovel]

One is bringing and using actions/items in general, another could be mechanics and the last one could be perfomance based in a metric set by SE. Anyway, there are enough actions/items to be healer independent on that content.

Will be perfect? Probably not but better than current status quo. Only thing you can't do IMO is giving less rewards, give more already create problems.

But you get one major problem if you base yourself on mechanics. It doesn't mean you would be encouraged to use essence, rather you would be punished because others do not use essence. A longer run is addtionnals opportunities to make mistakes.
The puzzle is to find a way to encourage players to use essence and to not be punished because others don't.

Since essence is about saving time... Using essence could net you a second relic item. It would be a no brainer that saves everyone time.

[Driavna]

But you get one major problem if you base yourself on mechanics. It doesn't mean you would be encouraged to use essence, rather you would be punished because others do not use essence. A longer run is addtionnals opportunities to make mistakes.
The puzzle is to find a way to encourage players to use essence and to not be punished because others don't.

Since essence is about saving time... Using essence could net you a second relic item. It would be a no brainer that saves everyone time.

Thing is I did not mentioned just one but three. You can combo all of those at the same time. Do nothing? get the base reward. Do all? Get ten. Do some? get five. (just an example)

[Nothv13]

The boost to damage from essences isn't insignificant, though. Even if only a couple of players in a raid are using essences...if those players stay alive, then the extra damage they're dishing out does chip away at the time it takes to complete the content in question.

Some people using them is better than none, though the majority having them in play would be the ideal situation. I've seen that a couple of times now and the bosses absolutely melted.

I suppose it's just strange to me. A lot of the people who refuse to use essences seem to absolutely loathe the content in question and see it as a chore that, for some reason, they can't bring themselves to avoid engaging with...but then they're also not willing to work with other players to make it less tiresome for all involved.

It does not make that much difference Chopping, from what I've noticed a minute or two off at most with a few people with essences and virtually changing nothing if I'm the only one with an essence.

[Aeia]

Unga Bunga essence 2 hard 2 obtain me go afk

Spending 2 minutes getting 6 clusters (enough to buy two of the DR specific fragments, which on average will get you one skill + one DR potion) can make you do as much dps as 4-5 people who use nothing. Stop being monkey and evolve.

[Rinhi]

Unga Bunga essence 2 hard 2 obtain me go afk

Spending 2 minutes getting 6 clusters (enough to buy two of the DR specific fragments, which on average will get you one skill + one DR potion) can make you do as much dps as 4-5 people who use nothing. Stop being monkey and evolve.

[Misplaced_Marbles]

Unga Bunga essence 2 hard 2 obtain me go afk

Spending 2 minutes getting 6 clusters (enough to buy two of the DR specific fragments, which on average will get you one skill + one DR potion) can make you do as much dps as 4-5 people who use nothing. Stop being monkey and evolve.

They'll get rewarded regardless = minimum effort. Sums up team work in games.