Should contested Epics even be bothered with? - Page 35

Gunthore · 12-09-2007, 04:19 PM

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Second, let's say they did manage to make contested content available to 90% of the population

I thought contested content was available 100% of the population seeings as it's right out in the open where you personally can walk up and poke it or whatever it is you do. Just because you can't kill it doesn't mean it isn't available to you. If you even had 23 other friends you could get them together and attempt the mob. Just because you can't kill the mob doesn't mean you can't attempt it, get it straight.

sadre · 12-09-2007, 04:19 PM

Hmm

Hasn't this dearly departed horse turned to a nice creamy horse puree by now? <boggle>

sadre

Uyaem · 12-09-2007, 06:42 PM

Yes but it's not been turned into a tasty salami yet so we keep going...

Obsidian · 12-09-2007, 07:40 PM

arguing is fun !

Illuminator · 12-09-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen

This thread is amusing, 4/5.

Btw, I want them to implement this "Pay for what you play" subscription, shit, it'd save me a few quid on the shitty solo, heroic, and tradeskill content.

And ontop, I want a "Make me level 80, with 140 Achievement" option, so I don't have to do that content.

Sounds cute but there are raiders who want everything they need in the game to come from raids so they don't have to meddle with anything beneath them.

Snark · 12-09-2007, 08:52 PM

They set the precedent for contested content since release, and I think this obligates them to continue.

This expansion if evidence that they really could care less, though.

mono · 12-09-2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vaanir

And one impossible one.

Nagafen!!

Uyaem · 12-10-2007, 03:43 AM

Nagafen has been killed before, one-grouped even.

Paikis · 12-10-2007, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunthore

I thought contested content was available 100% of the population seeings as it's right out in the open where you personally can walk up and poke it or whatever it is you do. Just because you can't kill it doesn't mean it isn't available to you. If you even had 23 other friends you could get them together and attempt the mob. Just because you can't kill the mob doesn't mean you can't attempt it, get it straight.

I really don't give 2 shits about this argument anymore, but I'd just like to chime in and tell you that this line of reasoning is a giant steaming pile of shit. Gunthore is not the first person to post words to this effect, so don't take this personally Gunthore, but it's just plain stupid and wrong.

What happens when someone (anyone) kills Contested_Mob_01? That's right, it is no longer available to ANYONE else until it respawns again. Until the respawn timer on contested mobs is down into minutes, instead of days, your reasoning is majorly flawed. It's like saying a single cake is enough to feed everyone in China. After all, they all had the same oportunity to eat the cake, it's their own fault they starved.

Bullshit. Contested content is limited to whoever kills it first.

Gunthore · 12-10-2007, 06:24 AM

The spawns are random though, so yeah mega-guild01 killed it, they have an idea when it will spawn, but what if super_noob69 runs into first, then him and his pals can try to kill it. Yeah the odds are against them but it isn't impossible.

It's all part of the fun with contested, like stated before, it's a contest. Consider the first people to get the kill the reigning champions. They have the advantage, very true, but with some dedication (attempting enough times) and luck (having people on at the right time) you will get the mob down.

Timing of the spawn has a lot to do with it. In the past my guild had trouble with contested because we were a PST guild and the contested always seemed to spawn pefectly for the EST guilds to nab them while we were all still at work. I can think of a certain mob that we didn't kill first, but guess what, we still got him at a later date. It wasn't easy (hence the challenge and part of the fun) but we did kill him. After that you have just as good a chance as the other guild/s that can kill it.

No one is forcing you to try contested mobs. I don't get it, is the fact that the mobs are in existance and people aren't good enough or don't have people blah blah excuses blah to take them on just bother them. I'm a templar, argueably the worst dps in game, so guess what, I don't solo. But it doesn't offend me that solo content is in the game, so why are people so offended that contested are in the game.