Endgame Progression, Elitism and You

[ashikenshin]

Good read! I would read again, I'm working on my darklight set doing CM runs. It's like super easy to get and the difference in my heals is very noticeable. I think I started it all wrong, I worked getting all the darklight accessories first and then work on my armor when it should have been the other way around. Oh well. I'll get my gloves tonight.

Guys if you want to participate in harder content and get cool stuff, grind a bit of CM, it's super easy and you get your starter ilvl 70 gear haha

[Namko]

You have to be joking. You're comparing a fresh 50 to your legacy character running Garuda for the "first time" when you already have the ilvl 70 weapon she drops? You think that makes you better than a "mediocre player"? I'm guessing you were running with your FC also? Did they also handicap themselves? Maybe run AF with a relic weapon? Maybe a scholar in full darklight but only a lieutenants weapon?

You're even worse than him, considering you're lording your skill over him when you were heavily leaning on your gear and just didn't realize it. Let's see you queue up in the Duty Finder with AF and a Flame Seargent's Bow and see how well you fare then.

I love how you're acting pro about killing Garuda Hardmode "over 2 weeks ago" on a legacy character also. Seriously. This is such a ridiculous post. I'm hoping it was a typo, for your sake.

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When I read 'killed Garuda first time with Garuda Bow and AF'...../facepalm.

[Alemana]

^^^^^^^^^

He is a Douche, don't try defending him. He wouldn't even bother helping someone in his LS try to tackle the content and you come on here white knighting him PLS..........

I'm sure with that attitude your a real productive member of your FC or LS too..... I just don't see the harm in trying to help someone out whether there under geared or not is it really that much of an inconvenience to you. Is your time really that precious.......

What's funny though is I think the OP actually thought he was gonna get a completely different response and people would be praising this topic and instead it went the opposite way and now we have a couple butthurt people in the thread.........

I mean I really considered ripping you apart on so many things here, but the fact that you can neither comprehend a post and completely fit in with this sheep mentality of a forum seems to be a greater insult then any I could throw at you.

It's cute that you pretend to know my habits based off a post that A) neither directly nor indirectly states anthing about my personal attitudes and character and B) try to throw the "white knight" phrase at me. Here's a little advice for you buddy; not everyone you don't agree with is a "white knight". I mean if you're going to throw that phrase out there at least use it correctly.

I don't claim to know OP, and frankly I find it odd that you can call him a douche when you're on completely different servers and have nothing to do with each other. I bet you're a real gem to talk to for 3 minutes over the phone or something since you obviously have the ability to sum up a person in a few paragraphs.

The only butthurt people I see in this thread are people who are slandering a post they probably didn't even read.

Also I need to point out I disagree with you, if this isn't immediately obvious. Is this the part where I call you a white knight?

Oh, and there appears to be a problem with your period key (it's the little . if you're uneducated, just sayin') It looks like it's stuck or something because everytime you press it like 5 more appear after it o.o I can recommend some good cleaning products if you like.

[Evilized]

So OP makes a well thought out and informative post explaining how things work at 50 progression wise and the thread fills up with people calling him an elitist and to not post anymore?

Sounds like a lot of butthurt bads who can't face the truth, that their lack of progression and inability to find a party in endgame dungeon runs due to their mediocre gear is their own fault. Take some responsibility for yourselves and stop expecting to be carried by people who put more time in than you. What do you want, a gear welfare system? Earn it yourself.

[Ariyn]

You mean farm AK / wanderer using exploits skipping all mobs doing a 20 minutes run?

You should really understand what an exploit is before using the term. If by your defination then majority of world first kills in every game would be an exploit. Instead it's just a clever use of game mechanics.

And even now, after your "exploit" fix, I still do 20 min castrum runs so your point is what exactly?

[KyteStones]

Finished Garuda HM with all AF geared people but they did have Ifirts weapons. Immediate story line finishers. 3 wipes. It was fine. Had nothing to do with gear, it's all about the player. I find it disturbing when someone says you "can't" do something. If i couldn't do it, or the possibility was below a 10% chance, then it would be a locked quest. But i like the challenge of fighting HM bosses in AF, its fun to me, nor do i take wiping to heart because its just a game. My friend and I got everyone to put on bikinis and swimsuits in Ifirts HM and we finished that just fine. It's not always about the gear, but the attitude towards others. Support--->Confidence= Dungeon/HM Win. No Support--->Bashing--->Lecturing--->Elitist=Dungeon/HM Fail/Pissy People.

[Motic]

Nice post OP. I think you are just trying to help, although others seem to disagree.

[CSX]

ahh, aka:

Endgame Progression, Filthy Basement dwelling trash and Normal people.

[Arale]

Darklight is so not needed for AK.

Lel whoever requires you to be in DL for something as trivial as AK is doing it wrong.

[Pyretta_Blaze]

Thank you OP. Everything you say is what I have been telling fresh 50s who suddenly are confused as to why things like AK and Garuda HM are suddenly kicking their butts.

Also, OP never said you needed darklight for AK, and you don't. But basically if you make it through the storyline and run WP a few times you should probably have the Tomestones for "a couple of darklight" accessories anyway. For me the neck, bracelet and ring were my 3 lowest pieces of gear at around that point. The difference in my dmg output was noticeable and I can compare AK runs before and after and things go down much faster now.

Heck just running AK on my WHM the runs are fun and enjoyable when people are a little more geared up and not every boss fight is an "oh crap!" by-the-skin-of-our-teeth win.

One more thing, derping around in places we have no business being in is a fun way to play but I don't go in with that mentality if anyone in your party is really intending to quick win. I've gone on "test runs" or just wanted to see inside the instance and mess around but I don't do it when my FC wants fast runs.