tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34280462.post8092971706625193240..comments2023-10-24T03:29:09.795-07:00Comments on Life in Azeroth: Alt-friendly?Yane (Yet another night elf)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04373678689973023610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34280462.post-24735145432809989522007-09-05T08:09:00.000-07:002007-09-05T08:09:00.000-07:00Yes, times have changed.It used to be the woefully...Yes, times have changed.<BR/><BR/>It used to be the woefully undergeared could participate in pre-BC 40-man raids. One or two (or three or four!) undergeared players wouldn't derail the epic train.<BR/><BR/>Now with 25-mans, one, pardon the pun, green player can have a significant impact on whether you succeed.<BR/><BR/>However, with crafted gear like tailoring, you can get raidworthy (maybe no Hyjal/BT but at least SSC/TK) without running enough instances to end up exalted with the necessary factions.<BR/><BR/>PvP gear isn't necessarily great for PvE, but its decent.<BR/><BR/>So you find yourself with the ability to get new alts geared up, but with the headache of grinding factions all over again.<BR/><BR/>But the larger issue is what you described on your blog.Yane (Yet another night elf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04373678689973023610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34280462.post-53035308007311881462007-09-03T23:06:00.000-07:002007-09-03T23:06:00.000-07:00Personally, I think it's a side-effect on Blizzard...Personally, I think it's a side-effect on Blizzard's experiment with <A HREF="http://shalkis.blogspot.com/2007/05/tbc-raiding-linear-and-non-progressive.html" REL="nofollow">extensive attunements</A> and reduced raid size. Unlike in vanilla WoW, a fresh max-level character can't just jump into a Hyjal / Black Temple raid, stay back and replace greens and quest item blues with tier 6 gear. Even if you could just hop into a raid group, you'd just cause wipes by being woefully undergeared.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178860601734528122noreply@blogger.com