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KiwiJoe
04-14-2010, 05:24 PM
I run epics — a lot; I have been since they first came out several months ago. During that time I’ve been waiting for, what looked like, simple fixes to some obvious oversights in epic quests and raids. Unfortunately, most of these still haven’t been addressed.



Here is a list of what I consider needs fixing (in no particular order):


1. END REWARDS – Surely we should be getting the same, or better, end rewards as The Tower for completing an epic raid. Getting a ‘greater’ pot is an embarrassment!

2. CHESTS – Same as above. The side chests in epic raids and quests need up-scaling. Also how about making the extra end chest in DQ2 and Dragon drop the shards/seals, and have the main chest just drop the named loot. Currently it’s a nightmare trying to pull the shard you want from DQ2 with all that named trash in there.

3. RAID TOKENS – A.K.A. frisbies, coasters, -1 bank/bag slot. These should be more coveted than quest tokens, instead they are total trash. All the good upgrades use dungeon tokens — who cares about putting +1 on armor/shields when AC is dead in epic, or +1 to weapons when bypassing DR is much more important. Give us a vendor that will swap tokens 2:1, or add some worthwhile crafting options for raid tokens.

4. THE NEW EPIC QUESTS – Just put the **** quest tokens in there. I heard they were removed due to the short length of the quests. This is crazy; I do VON1 daily in 20mins or so. I highly doubt the new quests could be run much faster. I simply will not set foot inside any of them until they drop tokens.

5. I’M VAIN – My hand is raised, I admit it.... I’m vain. I work hard for my epics and I want to show them off. So what do I get for my epic fighting leathers? The same graphic as the normal version. How about MYDDO? I get the same ‘?’ as non named loot. So disappointing. I understand that making entirely new graphics for epic armor, shields and weapons might be too costly, but we VETS deserve some love. How about adding the old dark purple ‘unholy’ glow effect (you remember the one) around the epic SOS? And why not just change up some colors on the armors. Not so much to ask is it? ;)

Thanks in advance.

Lorz
04-14-2010, 05:29 PM
Im sorry but ive a got a laundry list of real bugs and broken game mechanics that need to be addressed before we worry about dress up day.

Really...lets fix simple stuff like LADDER looping.......

Or gump bugs or the quest list going away in Journal and LFM list.

These things will improve everyones game experience not just the vain. (you said it not me....but i did like the brutal honesty you said it with!)

Anyways there is always hope. and i hear it floats....you know what else floats....

:)

Angelus_dead
04-14-2010, 05:30 PM
Really...lets fix simple stuff like LADDER looping.......
Or gump bugs or the quest list going away in Journal and LFM list.
Developers should not give such minor annoyances priority over serious gameplay concerns.

AZgreentea
04-14-2010, 05:32 PM
4. THE NEW EPIC QUESTS – Just put the **** quest tokens in there. I heard they were removed due to the short length of the quests. This is crazy; I do VON1 daily in 20mins or so. I highly doubt the new quests could be run much faster. I simply will not set foot inside any of them until they drop tokens.



They are "Looking into alternative solutions" because of the complaints about no Epic tokens. Many possibilities come to mind to solve it, but they are all speculation such as having parts of Epic Tokens you have to put back together.

PopeJual
04-14-2010, 05:40 PM
Developers should not give such minor annoyances priority over serious gameplay concerns.

The bug that screws with my LFM list and my Journal are serious gameplay concerns. That bug makes looking for PUGs very difficult and it makes posting LFMs just stupidly annoying. It also makes figuring out what quests you need to do for favor completely impossible during that time, so if I'm not in a level apporpriate quest with a group, then I have no idea what quests I should be doing to fill out the favor that I want.

Vua
04-14-2010, 05:41 PM
1. END REWARDS – Surely we should be getting the same, or better, end rewards as The Tower for completing an epic raid. Getting a ‘greater’ pot is an embarrassment!

I'll trade you the +3 greataxe I got for that greater pot.

bashemgud
04-14-2010, 05:46 PM
/signed

And I agree about showing off your epic stuff. Graphical limitations makes it difficult to show off epic/rare armor, so the least they could add is a new item icon, and an upgrade on myddo icons too.

Because in the end, you want to pimp you toon to get powerful, but also to show off ^^

I wish there was an inspect command in this game, like everquest did (and many others). I'd drool over epic armor and rare plane drops.

Ukenburger
04-14-2010, 05:54 PM
Developers should not give such minor annoyances priority over serious gameplay concerns.

The ladder looping bug was situationally more than a minor annoyance back in the day. If you hit the bottom edge of the ladder after the shrine in The Prisoner folks sometimes ladder looped and thus fell off, causing a quest failure.

Montrose
04-14-2010, 05:58 PM
2. CHESTS – Same as above. The side chests in epic raids and quests need up-scaling. Also how about making the extra end chest in DQ2 and Dragon drop the shards/seals, and have the main chest just drop the named loot. Currently it’s a nightmare trying to pull the shard you want from DQ2 will all that named trash in there.


Agreed 100% here. The loot from epic is pretty bad, especially the side chests (when you even get them, seems like they pulled out a few chests). :(

usefullidiot
04-14-2010, 08:16 PM
I have ****ed my pants as an adult.




wait this wasnt an embarassig moments thread? ........OH DEAR GOD.......you where talking about in game?......NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.....
I....uh ....was uh....just kidding....seriously......OH DEAR GOD NO....

Rasczak
04-15-2010, 07:36 AM
pshhh if you going to make a quest then for starters stop making me fight the same but 'stronger' monsters. Make me do Von 1 but tieflings & flayers have taken over.

At least re-skin monsters just so they feel epic, I'm tired of kobolds at lvl 20, the view change would be nice. Epic gear skins would be good to. Getting denied because my.ddo says I'm using vambraces of light is getting annoying.

erm...there was a list I had somewhere......

rewards <check>, chests <check>, tokens <check>

oh raid tokens are pretty pointless, how about allowing us to swap them. 3 for 1 is fine by me but <check>

I'll have to get back to this thread

Xithos
04-15-2010, 07:44 AM
I wish the raid tokens were a bound to account token that is transferable among any of your characters via the shared bank and could be exchanged 1:1 for dungeon tokens.