tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post2073987552771568960..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Casuals vs. Raiders, Part VIRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-27171639968799092232008-08-10T22:37:00.000-07:002008-08-10T22:37:00.000-07:00A bit late with the comment I know, but I love the...A bit late with the comment I know, but I love the series and have just finished reading them all.<BR/><BR/>I have so much to say about casuals vs raiders that I posted it on it the other day, <A HREF="http://automagica.blogspot.com/2008/08/great-dkp-divide.html" REL="nofollow">here</A><BR/><BR/>Cheers, <BR/><BR/>ZupaDarkhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644694583697382411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-48750114669579042162007-01-23T10:47:00.000-08:002007-01-23T10:47:00.000-08:00From the looks of things, Blizzard has done quite ...From the looks of things, Blizzard has done quite a lot to rectify the end game gap of casuals vs hardcore with the introduction of heroic 5 mans and lowering the cap on the 70 raid instances to 25 from 40. From my quick comparison of Dungeon set 3 to Tier 4 when Thottbot beta database was collecting info, there isn't that much of a gear-gap between the heroic 5 man rewards and the raid armor. In addition, the difference between tier 4 and tier 5 isn't that large either. It's all incremental upgrades, as opposed to the leaps and bounds upgrades from Lawbringer to Judgement, or Judgement to Redemption. That's just gear, however (and only paladin gear. I didn't take a look at other classes). The sheer scaling down of group size will be enough to allow "casuals" to experience the toughest content on a wider scale. Heroic 5 mans and more 10 mans means smaller guilds, groups of friends, and even random PUGs can just pick up and run end-game (not sure about their success rate as the difficulty has yet to be gauged, but they can still enter and have a full group). It'll be interesting, however it turns out. I can't wait to see how it all unfolds.<br />Baelor the Blessed<br />Runetotem serverShwitz44https://www.blogger.com/profile/12859042711928927792noreply@blogger.com