Season 28 Timed Dungeon Leaderboard Changes

[wowdah]

This is a good change, I've always found it strange how the difficulty of early elites weren't scaled up so mobs weren't one shotted (and suggested the exact change in this announcement). However more could be done to make timed runs excited again. What about adding a mode where everyone has the same gear, like honor pvp? That way timed runs will go back to being purely skill based instead of who can buy the fastest/highest damage items worth millions. And, no one can claim that whoever got the record only got it because of their gear; it would solely be skill based (and slightly luck based). The excitement (and thus profit) generated from this would be more than what's generated from a few players buying very expensive items.

[Sakura Bushido]

This is a good change, I've always found it strange how the difficulty of early elites weren't scaled up so mobs weren't one shotted (and suggested the exact change in this announcement). However more could be done to make timed runs excited again. What about adding a mode where everyone has the same gear, like honor pvp? That way timed runs will go back to being purely skill based instead of who can buy the fastest/highest damage items worth millions. And, no one can claim that whoever got the record only got it because of their gear; it would solely be skill based (and slightly luck based). The excitement (and thus profit) generated from this would be more than what's generated from a few players buying very expensive items.

+1 timed and honor timed sounds like fun challenge for anyone playing

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[fofo391]

This is a good change, I've always found it strange how the difficulty of early elites weren't scaled up so mobs weren't one shotted (and suggested the exact change in this announcement). However more could be done to make timed runs excited again. What about adding a mode where everyone has the same gear, like honor pvp? That way timed runs will go back to being purely skill based instead of who can buy the fastest/highest damage items worth millions. And, no one can claim that whoever got the record only got it because of their gear; it would solely be skill based (and slightly luck based). The excitement (and thus profit) generated from this would be more than what's generated from a few players buying very expensive items.

+1 for this

[Spooked]

This is a good change, I've always found it strange how the difficulty of early elites weren't scaled up so mobs weren't one shotted (and suggested the exact change in this announcement). However more could be done to make timed runs excited again. What about adding a mode where everyone has the same gear, like honor pvp? That way timed runs will go back to being purely skill based instead of who can buy the fastest/highest damage items worth millions. And, no one can claim that whoever got the record only got it because of their gear; it would solely be skill based (and slightly luck based). The excitement (and thus profit) generated from this would be more than what's generated from a few players buying very expensive items.

Partially a good idea, because the game is not too complex the fastest routes will be known in a very short time and spread like wildfire, when this happens it will be purely internet based which makes it even more unfair than it is now. Its widely known a ping under 10 can give a huge advantage especially for maps like Shuyal arena. And it definitely shaves off the miliseconds that could make a difference.
Its apparent sts always strives to push us to run endgame maps and gear up, this is the core of MMORPGS; gearing up and getting stronger.

[wowdah]

Thanks for your comment. I don't agree. I've been playing timed runs since season 1, and back then basically everyone had similar gear. It was hyper competitive, with many different teams getting records. It was very fair, and based on skill and coming up with better and better strategy. Contrast that to now, when only a few teams get all the records. (That's not a bad thing, records aren't charity, whoever gets them gets them, but it's worth changing the overall requirements/making gear the same to engender excitement).

Ping does matter, but that will always be the case. Making it so the gear is the same at least levels the playing field where it can.