But why.. for years now.. does everything have to be implemented in such a ham-fisted manner. It seems that we just get one half-baked idea after another all piled on and then followed by more band-aids. I'm sure there is some pressure to keep the content rolling and extend the revenue train a little more but when each xpac and change like this results in further frustrating more people and having them leave so it seems counter productive. If you can't fully bake a new idea and make sure everything is cohesive such as itemization then just leave it alone.. I bet no one would argue with a more simplified game so that we can build our class and know our class. The game mechanics are out of control it seems
At the beginning of this expac and last really as well, there were CBOC items in game, everyone just said they were "too rare" and then they created the CBOC for raiders essentially and people are deeming it "not fair", now sure that tons of CBOC is needed in these easy heroics but w/e. SO then they create the merc, all in one CBOC and now everyone can get CB gear as much as possible as well as some items still with CBOC if they find they still need it. Seems like a win, except, you have to buy it for now and hope they put it in as drops.
The pattern thing was "my point of view" implemented to catch people up but still make them do it a few times, vs one and done and caught up automatically. Raid is only legs, so if you don't want them, then don't go in on them, but now with the CBOC items, I'm sure some will or say that would've be nice a month ago lol.
We as gamers are funny because we expect now to have everyone laid out in front of us and get it day one. This expac we knew CBOC was still a thing and when we felt we had a lack of it, we complained and complained. People still had pieces some already had 5 pieces, from achievement wrist and ring to some lucky charms and wrists, but it showed the gear was there and at least 2 of them were simply from achievements, nothing hard. Now we get this merc and everyone is complaining about changing their gear to CBOC, I mean they made that change a while ago and seriously people didn't leave some in their bags already for swapping around or in bank for the crates not to get same thing? Ideally, a lot of us, just like to complain it seems.
Some of the itemization is really bad as well, I won't disagree, but everyone seems to think everything should be BIS everything from doing simple things. Some feel heroic gear should be them on the same level as raiders, some who solo feel they should have access to the same gear as those running heroics and raiding.
My thoughts is always one BIS item from Solos should be good (rare drop), one BIS item from heroics, one BIS item from Sig line, one BIS from a heritage quest and then the rest of the BIS items should be raid gear. That is supposed to be pinnacle of game, but yet you can get that 480 t1 raid gear from duoing h2 warrens or trioing it or just smashing it with a group and bringing someone in for the gear lol. Again, all just my thoughts.
