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And then people will be complaining that every class feels the same and has no identity.

So how exactly "big boos flying everywhere" doesn't fit into "my hight fantasy game aesthetic" ? Stop making false equivalences. And no , games shouldn't offer something for everyone because it will be horrible visual mess.

Yep , my thoughts exactly.

I hope not. Plush skins is a crime against coherent visual design and style of the game.

Yeah. I mean you walk into aerodrome and all you see is giant green sea of mechs. Annoying. Also went back to scrapper on my engi because got really bored playing mech.

Nice strawman. Who said anything about realism ? It about visual consistency and style. Josh Strife Hayes in his "Worst MMO Ever? - Tera" video actually explains it really well.

Can you people stop being obtuse ? It's not about how it works. It's about how it looks. Someone sitting on gigantic throne or lying on that dumb cat in the middle of a swamp looks absolutely ridiculous and out of place.

Yes. I remember in some other games were features like this. You could check the option to display all players wearing generic gear skins. I wish it was implemented here so I could hide all plush or flashy mounts , stupid cats and chairs , etc.

It's very easy to understand actually. Shared slot is highly desirable item that probably has very good sales regardless of any discounts or time of year. The same goes for other utility stuff like bank tabs , etc.

And ? You think it takes more skill to play 30k hp scourge than your traditional meta glass cannon ? And ? I was making a point about general strategy not about performance of specific build. Exactly. Your experience and communication are much more important factors than build you play. Yes. Finally. I care only about balance based on game encounters not on player-invented categories and arbitrary rules.

Absolutely agree. I am waiting for a spoon boi and some players are using some sort of kitten-like beds. Instant mood and immersion breaker. Like what the hell is this ? I played Terra and still rememberer all that trash cosmetics. And now it's here. Good god.

Sure. Absolute trash. No way you can complete any encounter with it. Absolutely unplayable. Garbage. Because I am sure that bosses were balanced around some arbitrary rules players created for themselves. I think I forgot something...Ah yes , "being carried". Because of course doing 20k dps instead of 30k means that you are doing nothing. And who cares that Teapot achieved full clear under 2h while using 7 necros ( mostly scourges ) with 20-25k dps on average. Probably someone should inform him that defensive comps are bad and they all were carried by other 3 squad members.

Yep. It's 26k now instead of 28k. Total trash. Unplayable. Literally being carried. What a garbage. Totally burden to a team. I mean what the hell is this ? How anyone can handle this ?

No , of course not . You should just mindlessly copy every glass cannon meta build and totally ignore that fact that most players will achieve better results playing something more tanky and safe. I mean it's not like 10-15k dps is enough to beat any encounter and you have gigantic room for improvisation and making a builds that would work the best for you and your team , right ?

True. But you still will have enough damage to do anything. I mean there is a video posted recently of full celestial squad doing raid clear including 8 man CM Dhuum. Average dps is like 12-15k and it's still enough. True. Those players can achieve better results using safe and tanky comps and builds instead of full meta glass cannons. But it only shows that you don't need all those gazillions of meta dps and that mechanics and encounter knowledge are more important than your spec. And again this bs. No you are not "handicapping" your team unless you have specific goal in mind like do some boss or full clear as fast as possible. Only against silly toxic "reasons" like calling it "useless" or "trash" or "getting carried".

No one is trying to prevent you from complaining. I am personally arguing against mindless meta worshipping and calling playing reaper a "grief" or "being carried" or calling it "useless spec". Because I am so tired of seeing it in every MMO I played. It s not "useless" just because your clear time is 2-3% longer than it possibly could have been. Not to mention that clear time probably is not perfect anyway and could be improved in many different ways. Or maybe you should pay a little more attention to conversation because no one here is arguing against buffing reaper.

Or maybe you should remember that it's a game after all. And not all people want to play "most efficient" spec. And we don't do it actually because otherwise every raid comp will be exactly the same. Clearing content in X mins vs X+y mins (in theory ) is not "handicapping yourself" Replace that reaper in the video with another virtuoso and absolutely nothing will fundamentally change. Not to mention that for absolute majority of players personal skill and encounter knowledge are much more important than spec they use.

I mean it's like in Lion's Arch "I have seen you in my dreams" and other annoying crap near bank ?

Not exactly. For example Dragonfall meta can be somewhat hard to follow if there is a big skyscale zerg. So it definitely feels like pressure in a way

I don't like that you have run around the same map like 4 times for 1st set of achievements. It's not that hard but I really can use some change of scenery. Bad pacing imo.

So anything that is not top meta choice is "dysfunctional build" and "grief"? I mean why play condi weaver with 38.9k bench when you can play power deadeye with 40.5k bench. Clearly weaver is "dysfunctional" buld , right ? Why would you "grief" your team with such low dps ? Raids are team efforts sure. but unless you actively trying to finish it as fast as possible there is no "grief" in picking whatever you want. There are no serious dps checks in this game. You can solo top fractals , dungeons , strikes, you can do raids with half of a team .

What the hell are you talking about ? No "viable" pDPS builds ? Reaper can hit like 30k on golem. This is more than enough to comfortably finish any encounter in the game. Scourge is on "lower" end ? I mean sure but difference is like 3-5k dps. It's still more than enough to do everything you want. 🤦‍♂️

Exactly. Every spec in the game has enough damage to complete any content in the game. Heck , people even do solo hardest fractals and some strike missions. Dps checks are almost non-existent here. But forums usually full of balance experts ( most of whom have no idea what they are talking about ).

What the hell are you talking about ? There is some decline compared to Q2 but it's still better than Q3 2021.

Probably Mech constantly going in my face and taking half of the screen. It is so annoying , especially in story instances and JP.. Other than that I really like class design and engineer my favourite class in the game.