"Endgame" mentality is spill over from other MMOs...

[Talon_Moonshadow]

I totally agree.

Unfortunately we do have a huge amount of players who can't break the "other MMO" mentality.

We have always had them, but they seemed to multiply exponentially when DDO went FtP.

Actually, my biggest complaint about DDO (other than the players ) is the "lack" of an end game.

In this case, I mean stuff for lvl 20+s to do.

I'm here to quest. to be inside dungeons. with fun people.

I do not mind doing many quests over again, but I need variety.

I refuse to grind. I refuse to repeat the same thing three+ times in a row. (possible exception if I really, really enjoy the group)

and my lvl 20 has no business doing Faithful Departed...... By that I mean I need lvl appropriate quests to do.


But the other things is DDO is NOT that difficult!
Another bring-over from other MMOs is for some reason people think difficult DDO content needs some special group to complete.

Uhmm... no.
I admit that it might need experienced players at times. But more often it just needs players that aren't stupid and won't give up so easily.

a few raids might... maybe... need a leader that has a plan.

Thigs might be easier.... with some decent DPS.

People might stay alive better with a certain amount of gear/HP/healing....
or more likely CC...

But I have yet to see any content in this game that I actually consider all that difficult to complete.

Yes, things hit hard, have a lot of HP....good saves... etc.

Weaker group smay use more resources to complete.... (actually my measuring stick for a groups readiness for hard content is the amount of resources they bring with them....like healing and SP pots.... mostly healing....)



Well, anyway.... I think they need to give their WOW-meters to Jeets when they get here.

[Talon_Moonshadow]

I find TRing to be a refreshing change of pace, because there's 200+ quests to choose from (yes, I've done them all before), compared to 20 quests to choose from while sitting at cap (and yes, I've done them all before too).

AND... playing an old quest as a rogue is very different from playing it a sorc or a barbarian or a FvS. So that's why I think TRing is much more fun than repeating the same 20 quests at cap with the same character looking for that last +1 item.



Luckily, one can mostly avoid farming while TRing now.

this is why I have a bazillion alts.

I supopse it would make more sense to TR and shoot for completionists someday, but I tend to only TR those character that I don't like.

I really do not want to give up what my favorite characer has achieved. And I enjoy lvl 20+!

I know there will be new high lvl stuff soon.... too soon for me to get back to 20.

I really do enjoy high lvl play on a favorite toon.
My original main is always the first character I take into brand new content. The first I try elite with...

But... there is a lack of "end game" stuff to do.
So I build an alt.

... and go re-enjoy lower lvl stuff from a (slightly ) different perspective.