Monster Champion Feedback

[kafrielveddicus]

Pretty much destroys the permadeath concept when mobs can one shot critical damage, but so be it, it will likely kill permadeath style altogether, that will be the end of my ddo gaming as it happens.

My recommendations for new and casual players;
Designed to slow down your acquisition of free DDO store points to buy adventure packs -> means they are trying to suck money out of you
Designed to create more instadeaths for Melees not preventable by gear -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you
Designed to create more inventory clutter with extra chests, buy more inventory -> means they are trying to suck money out of you
Designed to get you to burn thru more HP and SP, buy more HP and SP pots -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you
Designed to slow down favor to acquire things like drow, 32 point, monk -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you

My recommendations to the DEVS;
Save the Monster Champions for the chest thumpers that run end game EPIC ELITE -> more fun for the rest of the player base
If not allow a check box on opening quest for players to opt to have Champions -> more fun for the player base as they get to choose their playstyle

Other comments in general regarding the actual continued existence of the champions;
Full fortification for players should still be full fortification
NO mob should be hitting for more damage than an actual toon at that level can hit, no crits if fortification is present
No trash mob should be more difficult then the end boss or red named quest bosses located in quest

Overall, think these mobs are a stupid fix, would have been better to adjust all the current mobs stats in each setting.

P.S. played some Heroic elites level 12 with two other toons in guild range level 15-18 and if it wasnt for the fact that I was an ARTIFICER and kiting all the crowned mobs the other two toons would have been smoked for sure repeatedly, this will make the game lead to all non-melee toons which pretty much is all my personal builds anyways, but kills it for those that enjoy playing melee.

Hoping to continue to play this game and enjoy it.

[Zzevel]

If not allow a check box on opening quest for players to opt to have Champions -> more fun for the player base as they get to choose their playstyle

They already do this, there are TWO difficulties WITH champions and TWO difficulties WITHOUT champions. You already can choose not to play with them, just change the box you are checking.

[Blackheartox]

They already do this, there are TWO difficulties WITH champions and TWO difficulties WITHOUT champions. You already can choose not to play with them, just change the box you are checking.

One day, when the night is clear and the stars shine bright, people will realize this that they should play on their skill level and not force the game to adapt its difficulty to their own skill level..


One day...


But.. One day pigs will fly, plants will talk and people will live in peace and harmony...


/a man is allowed to dream

[Vanhooger]

They already do this, there are TWO difficulties WITH champions and TWO difficulties WITHOUT champions. You already can choose not to play with them, just change the box you are checking.

Some will be upset that now they can't nobrain zerg Elite as they use to do.

Most people doesn't like to adapt to change....best example is blitz, now more powerful then ever but people still think that after U23 is garbage.

[kafrielveddicus]

They already do this, there are TWO difficulties WITH champions and TWO difficulties WITHOUT champions. You already can choose not to play with them, just change the box you are checking.

Thank you for confirming my thoughts about UBERS in the rat race!

Checkbox would solve that, you can play with champions in heroics and I can choose not to! why do you care how I play?

[LordKalkin]

They already do this, there are TWO difficulties WITH champions and TWO difficulties WITHOUT champions. You already can choose not to play with them, just change the box you are checking.

For Epic? Agreed.
For Heroic, as long as BB streaks drive leveling and PUGs? Never.
If a full party of decent+ played 1st lifers cant complete HE this is a disaster.
The game has to accommodate others besides you, me and our 27 past lives.

These need to be totally removed, optional or toned down on Heroic.
Leave them as is on Epic.

Revisit your champion loot mechanic.
No chests at champion. One chest guaranteed at end. Loot scaled on champ kills and difficulty.
Guaranteed guild favor award and exp stone for each party member.
Then you don't have to interfere with established quest loot mechanics.

[HAL]

Pretty much destroys the permadeath concept when mobs can one shot critical damage, but so be it, it will likely kill permadeath style altogether, that will be the end of my ddo gaming as it happens.

Yet another playstyle choice deleted. Thanks devs.

[FestusHood]

My recommendations for new and casual players;
Designed to slow down your acquisition of free DDO store points to buy adventure packs -> means they are trying to suck money out of you
Designed to create more instadeaths for Melees not preventable by gear -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you
Designed to create more inventory clutter with extra chests, buy more inventory -> means they are trying to suck money out of you
Designed to get you to burn thru more HP and SP, buy more HP and SP pots -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you
Designed to slow down favor to acquire things like drow, 32 point, monk -> means they are trying to suck more money out of you

It scares me how much sense this makes to me right now.

It's been said that it doesn't matter how small the playerbase becomes as long as those that remain spend enough money. I'm afraid this will be an extreme test of that theory.