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03-14-2009, 03:31 PM
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Reader comments - ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.
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What's the future of five-man instances, in the face of Patch 3.1? "I think the biggest news for casual players is what isn't in 3.1: more Emblem of Heroism gear," said dcisko. "Instead, we're getting Emblems of Conquest dropping in heroic Ulduar, with associated high-level gear. Unlike BC, there won't be much point to running heroic five-man instances after raiders move on, and even casuals will get everything they want before too long. I'm worried about what this means for the five-man game."
"I also worry about the future of the five-man," agreed yellow. "Leading a small guild of friends, we just cant get Naxx going with seven. In BC, we ran heroics to get badge loot and got through all of Kara and four bosses into ZA. No chance to do that this time. Raiders whined about us getting BT/Hyjal loot without putting in the time. Believe me, 300+ badges? We put in the time."
As expansions and patches march onward, how important is five-man progression to you?
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Reader comments - ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2009/03/onniixptrpic_rlt_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/09/wow-casually-what-3-1-means-for-casual-players/) What 3.1 means for casual players (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/09/wow-casually-what-3-1-means-for-casual-players/)
What's the future of five-man instances, in the face of Patch 3.1? "I think the biggest news for casual players is what isn't in 3.1: more Emblem of Heroism gear," said dcisko. "Instead, we're getting Emblems of Conquest dropping in heroic Ulduar, with associated high-level gear. Unlike BC, there won't be much point to running heroic five-man instances after raiders move on, and even casuals will get everything they want before too long. I'm worried about what this means for the five-man game."
"I also worry about the future of the five-man," agreed yellow. "Leading a small guild of friends, we just cant get Naxx going with seven. In BC, we ran heroics to get badge loot and got through all of Kara and four bosses into ZA. No chance to do that this time. Raiders whined about us getting BT/Hyjal loot without putting in the time. Believe me, 300+ badges? We put in the time."
As expansions and patches march onward, how important is five-man progression to you?
Continue reading [1.Local]: The word from the back room (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/14/1-local-the-word-from-the-back-room/)
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