tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post7100061788831943000..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Free Epics Are The Logical ThingKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-14656459188108965312012-02-05T17:23:21.857-06:002012-02-05T17:23:21.857-06:00My understanding is that the purpose of the random...My understanding is that the purpose of the random tool is to give bad players the opportunity to "raid" without the group being organised enough to boot them for being dead weight. So much of the endgame structure these days seems purpose-built to protect people from discovering that they are subpar players.<br /><br />You make a really good point in describing the levelling game as a compromise that pleases nobody. Actually scratch that, it does still please the aforementioned bad players by making them overlevel for everything at all times.Coreushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258450322199352185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-6787336122141586432012-02-04T18:19:46.844-06:002012-02-04T18:19:46.844-06:00I agree that the majority of the problems associat...I agree that the majority of the problems associated with LFD is due to mixing people with different expectations together. If I have run heroic Deadmines a hundred times, my tolerance for failure is much lower than it was when I zoned in for the first few times.<br /><br />It is a really sticky design problem to solve, if it is even possible. Imagine if the game somehow segregated all the raiders/experienced players away from the new/casuals. Now imagine what the queues would look like for both groups. Besides, Blizzard very clearly wants veterans to be the one teaching noobs how to play, even if that is outrageously unlikely to occur in practice.Azurielhttp://inanage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-43329191076233461802012-02-04T17:38:13.817-06:002012-02-04T17:38:13.817-06:00Yes, they are for gear, but they are also fill the...Yes, they are for gear, but they are also fill the needs you listed. Badges (the precursor to JP/vp) and badge loot were added during BC as a way to gear up new or inexperienced players and get them into higher tier raids. Doing so created a dual use situation in which some portion of the people running instances are there solely to earn their points, while the other people are there for any number of other reasons, some of which are in that list. LFD was added to facilitate the formation of dungeon groups for both sets of people, without making a distinction between them. I think most of the conflict in LFD groups comes down to players not being able to control the style of group they are given, which results in valor farmers (many of whom know the instance thoroughly and want a fast efficient run above all else) being put in groups with people who are there for different reasons. The bickering and nastiness that results could be avoided if there were some way to label yourself according to your goal and be put with a group that shared those goals. People who wanted a laid back run to kill some time wouldn't feel pressured to gogogo through the instance, and people who wanted their valor ASAP wouldn't be frustrated by the slow pace, quest completions etc. Even just a box you could check labeled "speed run" would, IMO, make the whole LFD system more pleasant.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528041261411665995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-26576696709560341592012-02-04T15:36:39.808-06:002012-02-04T15:36:39.808-06:00No, they are not for gear.
LFD is so that when yo...No, they are not for gear.<br /><br />LFD is so that when you want to run a dungeon, you can log on and do so. LFD is for the people too introverted to join a guild, but still want to complain about random groups anyway. LFD is an automation of the "good old days" of spamming Trade for an hour before being able to play the game. LFD is for the ability to actually complete a dungeon even when someone logs off in the middle of it.Azurielhttp://inanage.comnoreply@blogger.com