Originally Posted by
Fusionstrike:1735599
Wow, check out all the preemptive hissy fits. They haven't even had the chance to screw anything up yet and already the whining has begun.
I'm not sure why everyone is suddenly inventing an "unfair 4-piece ring" in their heads. We've had five caps so far, but it only requires 3 of them to make the best ring. Why would anyone believe that a sixth cap coming out would do anything to change that?
The truly new aspects here are 1) it's a single new level, not 5 with gear sets and 2) the existing 76 opportunity is not going away when 77 comes out. The second item is the interesting one, because it means there will be two "cap item" opportunities available at once. This has never happened before in PL history, but I think it's a smart move.
It has been a problem ever since regular cap updates stopped coming out how to get new players the opportunity to earn the rare stuff and not be left out. Back when caps came out regularly, it was ok because new players could just wait for the next one. When "the next one" became uncertain, it meant they were waiting a long time, or perhaps forever. What STS is doing here is making a standing opportunity for newcomers to catch up and earn what old-timers have, at least stat-wise. They won't get the old vanities, nor the discontinued items, so that remains the old players' reward for their efforts.
This is exactly the right thing to do. Now everyone will have a chance to get their 2-piece ring (and hopefully 3-piece eventually with another cap release down the road), finally leveling the playing field. I know this rankles those who believe old players should never be able to be caught by new ones, but that doesn't make for a good game. There needs to be equal opportunity for everyone to earn the same advantages somehow so the game isn't rigged against newcomers. The community has been debating over this inequity for a long time, and finally STS has come up with a way to resolve it. I say good job.
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