Originally Posted by
Safiras
You have identified one problem which Maarkus has been talking about for at least 2 years: that the best items should be farmed and not found in locks. Problem comes when STS tries to cheapen the stuff that comes from locks... cue the rage from the plat whales and the threats to "pull my money from game and park my dollars in another more rewarding MMO". This actually happened by the way, at the start of the Ren'gol expansion.
Arcanes should not be so powerful that they are the ONLY viable gear that is worth getting. That was the point Maarkus was trying to argue in his case for proper gear progression. The Arcane ring was worth 100+mil in seasons gone past because it was by and far the best item in the game. The next best alternative (the blood ruby) was so weak in comparison it was like comparing a Porsche to a Daihatsu (I'm sorry if the comparison offended anyone). What should be the case is a more gradual increase in power along the rarity tiers. The Arcane item should not be so powerful that it makes the legendary and mythic class items totally irrelevant. Good examples of Arcane items not being overly-powerful include Hammerjaw and Blackbeard's Nefarious Hooks (the first Arcane pet and weapon respectively). They gave the owners an edge, but not overwhelmingly so.
Also, with so many Mythic and Arcane items across every category of items (armor, helm, weapon, belt, ring, amulet) there is NO room for legendary items in any decent player's inventory. And what are the farmable items? LEGENDARY ITEMS. Oh wait, aren't the Set items farmable as well? True, but consider that the set bonus only works in a limited part of the game and does not even work in PvP, which honestly houses most of the game's best-geared players. The bulk of the items that are best are still found in locks. For the average player who farms and does not spend plat, how will the legendary items help to earn them anything?
And finally... before you so casually accuse Maarkus of having forgotten how to farm, before the era of the overpowered tank weapons, Maarkus was often found alone in the elite maps farming by himself because as powerful as he was, no one wanted to farm with a tank. He is one of the best PvE tanks I have ever known. Do not think to belittle someone you do not know.
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