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Originally Posted by Arrr  Shard definitely has the nostalgia value going for it. but it's definitely way too easy.
Best case scenario: they put it on par with Nizara and make the loot actually good. |
I guess it's the cool internet bad guy thing to say it's LOL EZ MODE, but realistically SoF isn't that easy. I am not decked out in raid gear and neither are the pickup groups I did SoF with and for those (the average player) it's hard. I read someone saying that it's easier then Unrest, but I have to call bullshit, this zone is much harder then unrest. Haven't been to Nizara, but from what I read it might be harder then SoF, but from the viewpoint of the regular player SoF is hard.
I'd say the loot is on par with the difficulty, I got some upgrades there for slots I didn't have stuff from other EoF instances in. I'd sure wear AoN regardless of the -100 HP.
The zone has a lot of fear resistance gear that's situationally usefull in the zone and it might be a sign they are gonna have dragons fear a lot Kunark like in the old days.
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Originally Posted by Arrr Worst case scenario: they leave it like it is. and people run it 2-3 times this week for the few overpowered pieces. and then never run it again. |
You're telling me that if the zone were harder you would keep clearing it even if you have all the pieces of loot you need from the zone ? I call bullshit. The only difference is that if the zone were harder it would take longer and make it impossible for the average lvl 70 to do until Kunark.
I can see from a raiders point of view (used to be one myself) that you want a single group zone that's suited towards people with raid gear and that offers upgrades to raiders, but what would the purpose of raiding be if the best loot you can get is in a single group instance (once you've done raiding with 20+ people).
I think SoF is a succes, it's harder then Unrest, offers some good loot, looks great and has a lot of nostalgia moments.