So having come back to the game last November I finally got a character through the 5.0 MSQ and proceeded to hit a brick wall: the first 5.1 dungeon with it's asinine iLevel gate of 430!
The last 5.0 dungeon's gate was 410 and wasn't a problem since the MSQ chain had gradually provided gear sufficient to be able to enter Amaurot.
But even after getting the 430 gear from the Role quest completion the bling levels are still terrible, meaning my Bard's iLevel was less than 420. The only way to unlock the 430 gate for the Grand Cosmos was to grind umpteen Amaurots, etc. to get enough bling or else buy 450 crafted gear; I did this, it cost me nigh on 1m gil simply for the bling and a waist item to reach 430.
What the hell is a new player supposed to do here? I have a few million gil from playing since 2010, without that I'd have packed in the game as I have zero intention of spending weeks in dungeons grinding gear or tokens to unlock STORY CONTENT!
Of course, 5.2 no doubt will increase the gate to 440, or God forbid 450, putting the MSQ even more out of reach for those who don't want to spend all their time in dungeons!
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The last 5.0 dungeon's gate was 410 and wasn't a problem since the MSQ chain had gradually provided gear sufficient to be able to enter Amaurot.
But even after getting the 430 gear from the Role quest completion the bling levels are still terrible, meaning my Bard's iLevel was less than 420. The only way to unlock the 430 gate for the Grand Cosmos was to grind umpteen Amaurots, etc. to get enough bling or else buy 450 crafted gear; I did this, it cost me nigh on 1m gil simply for the bling and a waist item to reach 430.
What the hell is a new player supposed to do here? I have a few million gil from playing since 2010, without that I'd have packed in the game as I have zero intention of spending weeks in dungeons grinding gear or tokens to unlock STORY CONTENT!
Of course, 5.2 no doubt will increase the gate to 440, or God forbid 450, putting the MSQ even more out of reach for those who don't want to spend all their time in dungeons!
Continue reading...