They're doing more than just item modifications, they're reducing total debuffs from 16 to 8 also.
To each their own, I guess.
Changes like that just sound horrible to me.
They're doing more than just item modifications, they're reducing total debuffs from 16 to 8 also.
The change will force guilds to control and organize their debuffs.
How is reducing raid dps on a ten year old game horrible?
The change will force guilds to control and organize their debuffs.
How is reducing raid dps on a ten year old game horrible?
Hm, I've already made walls of text explaining my opinion more in detail so I'll just try summing it up here. I'll address the more general outlook of the servers, not their level of technical polishing.
According to my analysis (even if it's a very vague science), the two projects both have slightly different core philosophies that attract different kinds of people, so the two communities aren't the same. Nostalrius and their so-called ''authentic progressive vanilla experience'' seek to recreate 100% Blizzlike (which is IMO both impossible and impractical), whereas Kronos and some of its features (10g respec to encourage people PvPing, low lvl BG queuing at innkeepers, Character Auctions for funding (even if that really isn't much)) show that its devs are more pragmatic. In the end, Nostalrius mostly attracts the elitist and dogmatically purist sort whereas Kronos people view issues more objectively and pragmatically, and seem to favour a more relaxed type of gameplay.
TBH we in Kronos don't have much to criticize if we don't fix our house first. For instance cash shop and respec costs.
But what grinds my gears is the reasoning given that it's blizzlike. I don't remember if the admins there advertise it like that, but players certainly do. When in reality what the server does is exact opposite of blizzlike. Those features would be fine as is, I think I'd enjoy them because IMO blizzlike shouldn't necessarily be the end. The original game (patch 1.12 in this case) can certainly be improved upon. I just hate that false advertising.
At least Kronos do not make that stupid claim except for example people sometimes tell respec costs increase pvp activity and therefore is in the "spirit of vanilla", but that is stupid logic anyway and best to be ignored.
There is a reason why its great to have 2 quality vanilla servers. It can only be beneficial for the vanilla community as a whole. A single server will never be able to cater to the needs of the masses, thats why its great to have a choice between 2 servers with different aims but the same high standard quality experience.
As far as I know the devs have not advertised it as 'blizzlike', you can't blame the team for something the community is doing on their own regards.
In terms of 'fix our house first' - you named two things that the majority of the Kronos community support. There are still many things that need fixing, those two items aren't one of them.
The respec cost is just a quality of life improvement to allow for more flexibility between PvE and PvP...might increase pvp activity? Who knows, that was never the claim.
Those are among the main reasons used when people talk in Reddit why not to join Kronos.
I think it's mainly because some people dont care to understand how the auction works. I'd rather play on a server that I know can pay for good protection, than to play on a server where I would just hope their servers will sustain attacks. Just my 2 cents
Except according to people in that auction thread here, they are so rare when it fits their argument it can't help to pay for protection. Go figure...
Just off topic.. Why thread
Talisman of Binding Shard
have turned to another Character Auction topic?
Except according to people in that auction thread here, they are so rare when it fits their argument it can't help to pay for protection. Go figure...
I think it shows, that it's still a controversial topic, and people haven't come to a decision/conclusion in themselves.
A "controversial" topic brought up by 2 individuals all the time. You are such an aweful troll.
Because anybody that talks disparaging about Kronos on their own forums is automatically a troll. :wink:How is this trolling?
Because anybody that talks disparaging about Kronos on their own forums is automatically a troll. :wink: