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Re: Proving Grounds - What the fuck???

#351050
From: Cryptoengineer
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 04:48
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Cryptoengineer <pete...@gmail.com> wrote in 
news:XnsA3E7D19...@216.166.97.131:

> Catriona R <catrion...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in
> news:ccsh...@mid.individual.net: 
> 
>> 
>> On Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:13:17 +0100, "Peter T." <pinoc10@hotmail.cum>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>Den 16-11-2014 21:01, Catriona R skrev:
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:42:57 +0100, "Peter T." <pinoc10
@hotmail.cum>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Finally I made it to ilvl 610.  So I wanted to queue for a heroic,
>>>>> but couldnt because I have to do Proving Grounds on silver!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> FUCK YOU BLIZZARD!
>>>>>
>>>>> Pardon my french...  But implementing a pvp aspect in the 
legendary
>>>>> questline in MoP was a huge sign of stupidity.  It's the same with
>>>>> this PG requirement. :(
>>>>>
>>>>> My arcane mage can barely make it to round 7.  Round 8 is a no-go
>>>>> even if I use hero...
>>>>
>>>> You can just form a group the old-fashioned way, no requirements on
>>>> queueing that way. Also surprised you can't clear it, since my bf
>>>> managed it at 590, while being a bit of a noob, frankly, I was
>>>> shocked he did it, maybe just easier for his class though! Not
>>>> expecting to get there easily myself, haven't even bothered trying
>>>> yet... 
>>>
>>>After 8 attempts I finally did it.  Yes, you are right.  I can form a 
>>>group by the traditional way.  But that limits my gearing progression
>>>as we will raid as soon as possible.
>>>I remember I seriously struggled with the gold medal in MoP.  Arcane
>>>is almost forbidden in Proving Grounds so I used my frost spec.  
Round
>>>4 and 7 on gold really tickled my temper.  I couldnt even get past
>>>round 4 on Endless. -.-
>> 
>> I couldn't even do silver in MoP, the ilvl scaling meant I went from
>> zero problems with mana to just plain zero mana. Absolutely 
impossible
>> to get past bronze as a healer, I hope the scaling has been improved
>> this time out.
>> 
>>>I shine in raids on three classes.  But here I have to get past a 
part
>>>of the game that has NOTHING to do with dungeons or raids!  And I 
suck
>>>at Proving Grounds...
>> 
>> Well if you've got a guild to raid with, you don't need it anyway,
>> you've got a whole guild full of people to group with and you'll be
>> outgearing heroics in no time :-) It's people like me who really need
>> it, since group finder is my endgame...
>> 
> 
> Ditto. I'm NOT looking forward to this.

Just found something even worse. The Proving Grounds seem to be
glitched. I took my ilvl 592, lvl 99 lock to the White Tiger Temple,
and while he could complete Bronze with little difficulty - it didn't 
stick - he didn't get the achievement, nor was it recorded. Silver
was not offered.

pt
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Subject: Re: Proving Grounds - What the fuck???
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