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State War Academy
Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.04.08 08:56:00 -
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Dear (Mr?) CCP Big Dumb Object,
I have tried raising this point in other threads but was ignored, so im hoping you see this one.
Im strongly under the impression that the new sites are both out of balanced and contain a bug.
I have run all the previous Gurista DED complexes, and recently ran the 7/10 "Guristas Military Operations Complex"
In doing so i noticed that the site seemed to have rooms that contained an equal amount of incoming DPS in each of the room compared to the 8/10 DED complex, however the 7/10 has 2 extra rooms, meaning it took a noticeably longer amount of time to complete when compared to an 8/10 or 6/10 (30-40% longer?)
Also, the 7/10 was technically harder than an 8/10 due to several things.
First, on entering a room, all the npcs will aggro you, unlike other complexes where you can pick off smaller groups before engaging the bulk of the incoming DPS.
Ewar is used in the new 7/10, which in its self is not a bad thing, however ewar is almost non-existent in other complexes apart from 10/10 Maze final room.
Ewar is also fielded by "Dread Guristas" which feel like they have an increased tank over the usual Dire Guristas that usually do the jamming, again, something that even the 10/10 Maze doesn't do.
Now the "Dread Guristas Commanding Officer", firstly, would have been a nice touch if he had a name, something i almost assumed should have happened and was a little disappointed when i saw his generic name, Its sometimes the little things CCP, thats why we love team BFF so much ;) . Anyway, i digress...
This Officer may not be physically any more difficult (his regen seems lower, but base hp higher than 'Screaming' Dewak Humfrey's in the 8/10, but where 'Screaming' Dewak Humfrey's keeps his range, this new officer comes in close to web you.
This makes the whole room technically more difficult than the 8/10 due to the fact that speed tanking is now more difficult, as you have a ship with a MONSTER tank slowing you down (web battery dies in seconds to anyone with range or even light drones so its not too much of an issue)
However, this is where there is a bug, as i noticed that despite him webbing me, his web didn't actually work, as my speed remained the same.
Finally with regards to this 7/10, the most important point, the reasons anyone does these DED sites, the loots!
With the dis-graceful, unbalanced, un-necessaries nurf of 0.0 by CCP Grayscale, i at least expected DED sites to stay the same, but from what i have seen the loot drops from the 7/10 are not even in the same value bracket as those from the 6/10 DED complex. Now maybe because they are new we havent seen the full drop table yet, but from what i have seen and heard so far, i will probably be ignoring 7/10's in the future and either doing 6/10's or 8/10's
I hope you get a chance to read this, and i would appreciate any comments on my feedback, even if they are correcting me :P |