24-01-2012, 10:46 PM
I mostly agree with the OP.
Level 41 here. I have hardly crafted anything since the separation. I've really tried the hard mode, but hardly gained any loot. As I am a lvl 6 crafter I need the simple loot. Also I am already glad if I survive one round in hard mode. It is challenge and if you play with some very skilled high lvl players it is fun at times. You gain a lot of assist xp. But still no loot. The hard mode servers are dominated by the exceptionally skilled, not much difference with the old days. You will mostly see 90% dead guys waiting for the 2 or 3 gods to kill tons of bots. Also the hard mode servers are harldy ever full. And if you have 11 the next round you have 6 again. Another issue that really made an impact, our house has virtually stopped playing together because of the separation.
The normal mode is much more harder than before, it needs the skilled players that are now trying their luck on the hard mode servers. I understand that the devs dont want to see the farm fest from before. And want to stimulate teamwork. But teamwork also means combining beginners with experts. It is a matter of choices where you cant have it all. I understand that. My request is at least try to solve the lack of incentive for players like my lvl. There is not much to gain anymore but to start an alt character. I must admit you see more teamwork on the hardmode. But it is a wrong assumption that there was never teamwork in the older version. There absolutely was. The teamwork on hardmode is just not paying enough though for most. You just see that in the number of players on the hardmode servers.
In the meantime I play the mod less as before, checking the forum regularly. I look forward to new tweakings. Must be mind breakers for the devs. I guess.
Level 41 here. I have hardly crafted anything since the separation. I've really tried the hard mode, but hardly gained any loot. As I am a lvl 6 crafter I need the simple loot. Also I am already glad if I survive one round in hard mode. It is challenge and if you play with some very skilled high lvl players it is fun at times. You gain a lot of assist xp. But still no loot. The hard mode servers are dominated by the exceptionally skilled, not much difference with the old days. You will mostly see 90% dead guys waiting for the 2 or 3 gods to kill tons of bots. Also the hard mode servers are harldy ever full. And if you have 11 the next round you have 6 again. Another issue that really made an impact, our house has virtually stopped playing together because of the separation.
The normal mode is much more harder than before, it needs the skilled players that are now trying their luck on the hard mode servers. I understand that the devs dont want to see the farm fest from before. And want to stimulate teamwork. But teamwork also means combining beginners with experts. It is a matter of choices where you cant have it all. I understand that. My request is at least try to solve the lack of incentive for players like my lvl. There is not much to gain anymore but to start an alt character. I must admit you see more teamwork on the hardmode. But it is a wrong assumption that there was never teamwork in the older version. There absolutely was. The teamwork on hardmode is just not paying enough though for most. You just see that in the number of players on the hardmode servers.
In the meantime I play the mod less as before, checking the forum regularly. I look forward to new tweakings. Must be mind breakers for the devs. I guess.