Clintman wrote: All things being equal my favorite scaling that I saw was the Hulk event the first time. There were a few nodes that were max level, and they were max level for everyone. This handicapping for some but not others and the total inconsistency is the killer. If things sucked equally for everyone then I don't think people would have a problem. If the Ares node was level 395 for everyone, then people would strategize on how to beat it and talk tactics and have a grand old time. As it stands, some folks have a 395, others have a 185, while others have... I don't know. AS it is, what scaling creates is a feeling that you are competing against people who are almost playing a different game the playing field is so different. For pete's sake, hard is not bad, but the way scaling works punishes people for developing their rosters, it's just ludicrous.
LordWill wrote: I'll say it again, More carrot, less stick.....
LordWill wrote: Clintman wrote: All things being equal my favorite scaling that I saw was the Hulk event the first time. There were a few nodes that were max level, and they were max level for everyone. This handicapping for some but not others and the total inconsistency is the killer. If things sucked equally for everyone then I don't think people would have a problem. If the Ares node was level 395 for everyone, then people would strategize on how to beat it and talk tactics and have a grand old time. As it stands, some folks have a 395, others have a 185, while others have... I don't know. AS it is, what scaling creates is a feeling that you are competing against people who are almost playing a different game the playing field is so different. For pete's sake, hard is not bad, but the way scaling works punishes people for developing their rosters, it's just ludicrous. I agree with this. The last fight in the prologue was super hard for me, so I started to google for a strategy to beat it and that led me here. People were discussing tactics on how to beat it. I seem to recall one of the ways to do it was to STUN *gasp* Rags with Black Widow ASAP. Which is why static encounters just work. If you didn't have a good enough roster, you could keep working on it until you could overcome it. It was cool to see other people talking strategies and such. I know it helped pull me into the game a little more. Now, it just seems like one wrong move and I die, so there is no tactics. Well, I guess there is one....Don't Die.