tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post6839042886555878715..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: When Old Raids Are New AgainShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-33184099236389082232015-11-10T08:08:24.498+00:002015-11-10T08:08:24.498+00:00At launch most HM FPs were actually harder than st...At launch most HM FPs were actually harder than storymode ops... compare my <a href="http://swtorcommando.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/how-hardmode-esseles-kicked-my-butt-and.html" rel="nofollow">post about my first ever HM FP</a> to my <a href="http://swtorcommando.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/my-first-operation.html" rel="nofollow">post about my first ever operation</a>. HM FPs were however more rewarding back then, and I never understood why Bioware moved away from that model. I actually have a post in my drafts folder about why they should go back to that!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-88899711036343086792015-11-10T00:13:10.564+00:002015-11-10T00:13:10.564+00:00my solution would be to make flashpoints more rewa...my solution would be to make flashpoints more rewarding, as imo its easier to synchronize a smaller group. this way sm ops is mainly a place where bads can become satisfied with themselves while carried by goods, and meanwhile makin goods commit harakiri. I fear that worth for BW from a financial pov, BUT HARAKIRI HURTS!<br />regarding hm fps: correct me if i'm wrong but historically HM fps were a tier lower than sm ops (based on gear requirements, rewards and complexity), so dunno maybe i shall change my mind about them, and place hm fps one grade higher than sm ops !? still seems awkward to meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-16542280761769709992015-11-09T20:29:35.234+00:002015-11-09T20:29:35.234+00:00It's funny, we had a similar discussion in ops...It's funny, we had a similar discussion in ops the other night... someone was commenting how the nerfs had made everything sooo easy and surely nobody could wipe on this anymore - and immediately the two people who pug the most piped up with: "Oh believe me, they still can." I think I'd actually quite fancy me some pugs right now, just to see how they go... the only problem is that I so rarely find the time these days.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-47907803075968813782015-11-09T20:26:53.766+00:002015-11-09T20:26:53.766+00:00I agree that people won't learn if they don...I agree that people won't learn if they don't have to, but with the sped-up levelling and the insta-60 tokens, the barrier to entry for endgame has been lowered quite a bit. If those newly dinged max-level characters are then supposed to proceed into group content, they need to be given the chance to do so in an environment that isn't too unforgiving.<br /><br />I'm also somewhat biased because I actually remember what it was like to be new to raiding and to find tasks like "not pulling aggro" or "dispelling one person" quite challenging. It's just so easy to forget these things when you've been playing for years.<br /><br />As for the group finder, I've always been wary of pugging hardmode content - even when the game was young. Not much has changed there. ;)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-63481063614210872312015-11-09T16:16:02.309+00:002015-11-09T16:16:02.309+00:00I don't mind the SM changes but I've been ...I don't mind the SM changes but I've been in several groups that still fall apart at the same bosses. I love the GF rotation and that they brought the ops up to level but have no desire to pug the SMs anymore, unless it's within the guild or from certain ops channels.Minjuhttp://www.pixelkaffe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-8670088770742331952015-11-09T10:51:09.510+00:002015-11-09T10:51:09.510+00:00i'm really sad about this changes, for multipl...i'm really sad about this changes, for multiple reasons.<br />Mostly becouse the new system dont force the player to learn how to properly fight in team up to the tier of HM ops. Im terribly afraid that the result will be that the average player in pugs will be dumber than ever b4...i dont really beleive ppl will learn things if they dont have to. Surely there would be less whining, but i always ignored them anyway, so it wont make me any more happy.<br />Just look at the result of nerfing and tacticalizing the fps...its a miracle to smoothly go thru a HM FP GF nowadaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com