Each mastery point adding small amount of stats in PvE only

[Nabbut.7480]

so better players are more powerful.

[Cyninja.2954]

Mastery points are not a factor or result of being better or more skilled, but mostly just time.

Making such a change would even more drastically increase the gap between long time players and new players or players with less time. 

[Zok.4956]

27 minutes ago, SpiderZ.9146 said:

so better players are more powerful.

Better players are already more powerful. 

 

27 minutes ago, SpiderZ.9146 said:

Each mastery point adding small amount of stats in PvE only

Your suggestion would be a type of vertical progression, the mastery system was introduced as an alternative to this.

Edited September 14, 2023 by Zok.4956

[Shuzuru.3651]

You're right, you should have a bonus, but it should be an option to activate. 

It should be something like -10 vitality/mastery point or -10 toughness/mastery point. 

That sound about right 😄

[DanAlcedo.3281]

Press F. 

Get stronger. 

Man, I'm so good at this game. 

[Danikat.8537]

As other people have said better players are already stronger because they'll have better builds and use them more effectively. That's arguably a better way of doing it for people who want to ensure genuinely good players are rewarded, because the only way to be a better player is to genuinely learn how to play the game - how your skills and stats work and how to make the best use of them in any given situation. You can't just grind simple actions which happen to reward points until you've got enough to overpower things you can't do otherwise.

Getting mastery points does not mean you're a better player. There are some which are tricky to get, but those usually have nothing to do with combat, they come from adventures with annoying mechanics or long and expensive collections. A lot of them are simply a matter of spending enough time on it.

[ugrakarma.9416]

23:59

 - "i want mastery adding stats".

00:00

- "raiders have more masteries unlocked, theyre doing more damage powerful than me when doing Teqatl,,, this is unfair!!".

-"instaced content only accept ppl with masteries full, this is elitism!"

 

[Remus Darkblight.1673]

4 hours ago, SpiderZ.9146 said:

so better players are more powerful.

I'm not sure what is the bigger joke, the idea that mastery points would give stats, or that you seem to believe that having mastery points makes you a better player.

Firstly having mastery points is not an indicator of skill in any real measurement. It is more an indication of how much time you have sunk into the game as unlocking them is relatively trivial and only requires your time and dedication.

You can get a good portion of your masteries by just interacting with an object in the open world, the majority of the rest are earned by simply playing all the content once. The remaining ones just require you to repeat a few specific instances, or in very rare cases complete a modest challenge.

As has already been pointed out, this would only lead to unhealthy behaviours in the community, such as excluding players who don't have maximum masteries.

The reward you get for masteries are the quality of life improvements and access to specific mechanics unlocked by them, and a number next to your name. I really don't think anything more is required.

 

[starlinvf.1358]

having mastery points should lower your stats to off set all the super powers you obtain through them.  for balance.  

unless you have the god among mortals title; in which case you get an extra 2 points in every stat 

[Sobx.1758]

Masteries are easy to get and they already give specific benefits when you unlock them, so there's no need to weirdly double deep by randomly adding more stats out of nowhere. Also we need LESS powercreep (as in, some nerfs), not more of it.

To sum it up: sounds like a terrible idea.

Edited September 15, 2023 by Sobx.1758

[Omega.6801]

Nope.

[illuminati.8453]

Getting the mastery itself is the power.  Not sure we need anything more than that. 

[Ashen.2907]

No thank you. My mastery total is not a reflection of my skill as a player but rather my willingness to jump through hoops over an extended period of time.