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Article #348996Re: 4th Raid of ToT....
From: Cryptoengineer
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:29
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:29
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On Apr 19, 2:06 pm, IYM <nor...@whitehouse.gov> wrote: > On 4/19/2013 10:16 AM, Catriona R wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:56:59 -0400, IYM <nor...@whitehouse.gov> > > wrote: > > >> Side note: I'm at 15 secrets of the empire for the legendary quest > >> line...5 more to go before I get to go start up the forge on the Island > >> of Thunder. I had stuck my head in that building when I was exploring > >> the island and was wondering what it was for. It's the building/doorway > >> on the right, near the lightning boss that's part of your dailies I > >> believe. I'm hoping I can get 5 secrets from the 4 raids next week.... > > > What's the droprate like on those? Being at 15 already sounds like > > it's certainly better than those sigils were, at least, I sure hope it > > is! I'm trying to hold off on farming ToT much until I've got that > > quest, as if I have to farm till I'm sick of it like with the sigils, > > then I'd like to not be bored of the place before I even get the quest > > lol, but if it's less bad then I won't be so bothered :-) > > It's hard to say - I'm seems like it's probably the same as the sigils. > I have 15, the healer buddy I run with has 12, but another guildie > who frequently comes with us has only 9. It seems just based on luck. > Mine was horrible with the sigils, so maybe bliz is making it up to me > now? Either that, or they are going to mess with me and get me to 18 > or 19, then go 3 weeks before I get another one. :) > > It also seems that as this legendary quest line progresses, either > people are dropping out or are falling/coming up behind later. Everyone > gets the 1st quest when they hit 90, and I remember a lot of people > talking about getting sigils during 5.0 raids. It seems this quest line > makes the quest-er participate in most every aspect of the game. Then > when 5.1 dropped, it seemed like those last two quests were show > stoppers for many, esp solo/loner type players. The "forced" PvP > section ended it for some, but the real hold up seemed to be the > quasi-raid you need to put together or be part of, that you just can't > get in a queue for. You almost need to belong to a guild or pay to get > 8-10 other players who may not have anything to gain doing it. However, > it is a legendary questline and it's not supposed to be easy. I'm > actually a little ticked they dropped the 6K valor down to 3K in the > next patch. I've gotten 2 toons through the 6K, however I guess they > are doing that so new 90's don't have to spend 6 weeks at that level, > and make it just 3 weeks. The 6 weeks was probably set at that pace and > put people in a holding pattern while waiting for 5.3 to drop, and have > them feel they are progressing and not feel like they are doing nothing > on the quest line for weeks. I'm stuck at the 'quest/raid' bit; I may look at that 3rd party site to find a group doing it. The 6k -> 3k change doesn't bother me much; I've been trying to max VP each week anyway. pt
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