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Article #348996

Re: 4th Raid of ToT....

#348996
From: Cryptoengineer
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:
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> >> 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....
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> > 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 :-)
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> 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.  :)
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> 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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