toxianguardian.4850

Yeah my fractal experience certainly has changed over the years. I do acknowledge there were groups that formed specifically for certain builds, but for the most part i dont recall it being this specific. You might want a mes or war for buffs but the rest was whatever. It felt a heck of a lot less distressing than it is now, needing excessively gimping traits and armor choices to match the dps spreadsheets someone cooked up. Also UNLIKE in the past where there were no dps apps telling people your dps and you could run support and carry the group - potentially looking like a hero when your team wiped but you didn't - pushing the boss to die - , instead they will kick and call me out on 'crappy DPS' , because im doing 17k dps on my war main. >! (WTF ya'll doing with war BTW ANET?! ) So now i'm forced to run stats i dont like, relying on teammates that may or may not be up to par, etc. And yes, I can start my own groups. I can wait for an extra 10 minutes, and watch it fill up with people with 5 mastery levels or little knowledge of the encounter and class mechanics. Wasting more time. Because we can't have it both ways. You go with the flock and as long as you play by their rules you'll have decent chances at quick and efficient dailies, because they have worked out a more efficient way of winning. They tend to know whats going on, a good bit moreso than pugs you will get as a casual lfg. But if they don't, you will wipe due to a healer not healing you, and for me being in this extreme dps role, i am unable to self heal enough, i rely on you to be good. Again, it's not a BAD system. I understand the logic of why people are mini raiding fractals with super efficient builds. it works.I just liked the old way better, even though you might end up having to restart for any of the problems this Meta eliminates or reduces.