Xezon
Active member
While this mini expansion is underwhelming for the price there is one thing that sticks out to me as being a little worrisome (other than the lack of value for the highest level of supporter pack).
Machrotechnic is gated behind an expansion paywall. Machrotechnic being the long awaited and promised Artificer oriented Epic Destiny. Assuming that the other two promised epic destinies (Warlock oriented and alchemist oriented) are coming down the road I have a concern that they will end up like this one. Epic Destinies are not something that is so important that it completely alters are character and makes them play completely different. Sure some gear might change but ED's do not fundamentally change a character in the way Universals can/do. Epic Destinies are supposed to amp up an existing characters playstle to a level that is, well, epic. Paywalling certain characters from their intended ED seems strange.
Please do not misunderstand me. I am perfectly fine with SSG making money and gating content. But that content has USUALLY been something that is character defining. In my opinion it is fine to have something like the Inquisitive, Feydark Illusionist, Falconer, etc. paywalled because they are completely new characters that offer new options from level 1 on. I would even argue that the Archtypes, which I love and have turned my main into one now, would be better paywall options because they're brand new playstyles/classes that effect build level 1 on.
I know that taking out the machrotechnic would diminish the already meager value of this expansion, but to me gating ED's is a poor choice now that they're available to everyone simply by virtue of being more impactful in gating certain characters for which they were intended than others who would just like to splash.
I've purchsed ever other expansion all the way back to MotU. This being the first one I declined. I have no problem paying for content so long as that content is of good value. Are epic destinies worth paying for? Sure. They were back before they became free for everyone and still are. Is a single Epic destiny worth purchasing an expansion that otherwise holds no value for me? Not even close. A universal like the inquisitive or the Feydark? Now it's a serious consideration because I can ground up make new character types.
Sure the ED will be available for sale apart form the expansion at a later time, as most things do, but it seems like poor value and an odd choice to make the "exclusive" content be an epic destiny.
Just my opinion. I know there are many who are okay with the content and run raids and that's good for them. For me, who doesn't raid, and has far more than enough content to easily level from 1 to max, a single artificer oriented epic destiny does not sell an expansion.
Machrotechnic is gated behind an expansion paywall. Machrotechnic being the long awaited and promised Artificer oriented Epic Destiny. Assuming that the other two promised epic destinies (Warlock oriented and alchemist oriented) are coming down the road I have a concern that they will end up like this one. Epic Destinies are not something that is so important that it completely alters are character and makes them play completely different. Sure some gear might change but ED's do not fundamentally change a character in the way Universals can/do. Epic Destinies are supposed to amp up an existing characters playstle to a level that is, well, epic. Paywalling certain characters from their intended ED seems strange.
Please do not misunderstand me. I am perfectly fine with SSG making money and gating content. But that content has USUALLY been something that is character defining. In my opinion it is fine to have something like the Inquisitive, Feydark Illusionist, Falconer, etc. paywalled because they are completely new characters that offer new options from level 1 on. I would even argue that the Archtypes, which I love and have turned my main into one now, would be better paywall options because they're brand new playstyles/classes that effect build level 1 on.
I know that taking out the machrotechnic would diminish the already meager value of this expansion, but to me gating ED's is a poor choice now that they're available to everyone simply by virtue of being more impactful in gating certain characters for which they were intended than others who would just like to splash.
I've purchsed ever other expansion all the way back to MotU. This being the first one I declined. I have no problem paying for content so long as that content is of good value. Are epic destinies worth paying for? Sure. They were back before they became free for everyone and still are. Is a single Epic destiny worth purchasing an expansion that otherwise holds no value for me? Not even close. A universal like the inquisitive or the Feydark? Now it's a serious consideration because I can ground up make new character types.
Sure the ED will be available for sale apart form the expansion at a later time, as most things do, but it seems like poor value and an odd choice to make the "exclusive" content be an epic destiny.
Just my opinion. I know there are many who are okay with the content and run raids and that's good for them. For me, who doesn't raid, and has far more than enough content to easily level from 1 to max, a single artificer oriented epic destiny does not sell an expansion.
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