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wiggy9928
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Well guys, I have to admit you have outdone yourselves this time! You have totally ruined the game for me after playing for 7 years! I logged on, modified my tank to 850k hit points, 90% def went into a malabogs and got one banged! What the hell have you done?
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Let's say I'm viable in later trials and dungeons, so I can only have fun and feel useful in one or two trials and dungeons? Not only will I not be needed in farming lower level dungeons I will be a hinder to the entire team. It's better just to take another dps and buy cheap potions with all the useless gold we have.
Anyway that's my rant, I will return to play as soon as you guys fix this. I would be happy with just nerfing the potions honestly but it's whatever.
Game hasn't been out for 10 years for a start.
Right after the update I was at 880k HP 45k IL. Now, after doing some fumbling, and upgrading all my comps(100% bolster) and all epic collars equipped, I'm at 50k IL, and 934k HP. Still have more dialing in to do, but I don't feel(for me at any rate) like it's unplayable. Do I agree with the changes, no, I had most of my stats, at or just a little over cap before the up date. Now I can't even get to cap on 1 stat, let alone the 3 I need most, plus maxing HP.
After the update I made zero changes or upgrades and went around the adventure zones on multiple classes and they are far from BiS before the update. What I found was that the game was fun again like it used to be back in Mod 9. I've tried adventuring with characters that range from 50k to 22k and they all were able to do the same questing as before but now it is way more fun.
To be fair I have yet to run a dungeon because I've been too busy and there are a million things to do in the game right now plus IRL stuff to do that takes my time. Not to mention using @rainer#8575 excellent character builder. Cryptic really should give Rainer some money and put him on the payroll. Rainer is the MVP of Neverwinter!
I personally can't even make sense of why anyone is dying, unless it's in a dungeon which I can't give an opinion on yet because of not getting the chance to run one yet. My only guess is that people are so used to standing in the red and just taking the damage that they don't understand "RED IS BAD". Red doesn't mean "STOP" and stand still, it means "GO" move now lol.
I was able to solo Rage of Bel with my Fighter after the changes without making any upgrades at all and it went better than before the update. I also tried some of my worst characters on purpose just to see what all the complaints are about and they were all fine.
I was worried before the update that all my alts would be useless but that's not the case. I took them through Sharandar and Dread Ring with no problem at all. I've run around the stronghold with bank toons in my bank guild that does not have good high level boons and was able to do Heroics no problem. All you have to do is move out of the red and you will be just fine.
I've been playing for 6-7 years and I have to say that the game is now more fun than it's been since mod 13. No worries did a good job with this combat rework as did the rest of the devs. I wish it was perfect and that the bugs were ironed out ahead of time but I'm sure in a short amount of time things will be fixed.
For now though the game is fun when adventuring and it is 100% doable solo on even the worst of character builds.
One piece of advise would be to get as many stats to 50% first and then worry about which stats to raise above the cap. I think that's what people don't understand that we were capped at 50% before the update but now we can go all the way up to 90%. We have actually gained room to grow our characters and make them stronger than before. Let go of your old way of thinking and embrace the new system.
See here: https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter/#/discussion/1259796/a-simplified-10-point-survival-guide-for-the-combat-changes
My wizard and my warlock can no longer one shot enemies in older content like they could before either.
I do agree that there are too many people in random groups that refuse to run the mechanics of certain dungeons/trials, but I don't see that ever changing...
Every class is ruined.. i kept my classes on the game but uninstalled that waste of space shortly after they ruined it with mod 16.. they dont listen ... the developers are ignorant . community managers are not far behind.. tos means nothing to them when feedback clearly means lets ruin the game more .
Just play better
Learn the mechanics
You were too stupid to get out of the red.
Go get a program a very kind man wrote to help you gear your character now.
I do even more damage than before, the problem is you, you just don’t get it.
Git guud
Learn your character.
None of that helps.
At 50k il level characters, of course you have no problems. All your toon share companions and resources. Resources the majority of players don’t have and right now the game is buggy, laggy and very difficult to even get those resources.
The people having problems are genuinely having problems, not because they are stupid or don’t know mechanics. Saying you don’t know how someone could be having problems because YOU are not is toddler speak. Don’t P* in someone’s ear and tell them it’s raining.
Tanks really are struggling and it’s not fun to play them when your not 100% bolstered or equipped. We DONT do as much damage. Play testing a GF at 42k
My crits were 5k if I was lucky on an at will with rank 14 Bronze and such.
I ended up standing there and let the Lion chew them. Couldn’t keep combat advantage no matter where I stood and lost too many hit points attacking so just Dug in and waited for them to die moving a bit to up stamina now and then. Lag was a part, because the game never registered when I did have CA.
Hopefully this all gets patched eventually but until then,
I’m not surprised to hear Tanks are getting scarce.
Until I have had a few runs in MPF and the dwarf dungeon . I’ve had some success in these with a full group of people that know what they’re doing . But let me tell you , if you have 1 or 2 newer or weaker players , good luck !!! I’m a 44k RW , and I never seen minions smack me as hard as that . Lomm is easy for myself , yet these two dungeons just plain crush people . There is a lot of broken parts now in NW .
Too call people stupid and to get good is immature and unhelpful.
This whole new stat system is a total joke . I have spent hours fine tuning my character and I’ve come to the conclusion that raising item level is a good way to lower percentages . People all over the sword coast can’t comprehend it , including myself .
Is it better to have percentages closer to cap ? Or too have higher IL ? Cause every time I raise item level I drop percentages. Sure my damage ( if you call it that ) goes up as well as my HP but is this better ? Hell I have no idea ?
What the hell is critical chance ? New version of critical strike ? Than make one name for it , geez
Also , my pally iirc , her forte gives her divinity regen , where do I see this stat ? What is my divinity regen level originally ? How else can I improve this ?
All my alts can do most ( haven’t tested everything ) content , but definitely takes longer on most toons , way longer on some . So if a newer player is struggling , I can honestly say , it’s the truth.
Really. Since the combat changes I have gone in and redone my characters like some have suggested. Tried tweaks and bought some new artifacts, etc. etc. I am using a companion now that helps, but they are constantly attracting an even bigger mob. I used to be able to keep it down to a single group and now half the map is attacking me. And, for what? Treasure has not changed. So, the incentive to face that kind of constant and grueling combat is just not there. Are we having fun yet?
I am trying because I have really loved the game. It is beautiful and things like fishing on the sea of moving ice can actually be relaxing. But these latest changes seem to be aimed at taking the fun out of the game. It certainly leaves little room for role-playing or problem solving, two of the wonderful parts of most adventure games. (How many people running rogues get to EVER disarm traps?) I will try a little longer, but I am NOT liking the way things are.
And, yes, all the queues are horrible now. Throne of Dwarven Gods is a nightmare. nobody wants to do a second round in Mad Mage's Lair (IF they make it through one round at all), Tiamat is fine if you kill the dragons first time around while there are no clerics. If you have to guard the clerics, forget it. Etc., etc., etc. I hope someone is reading this, Cryptic.
My dps characters are doing fine with the changes, actually better on two of them. My two tank characters though are having a worse time with lower defence and offence capability.
The RQ system has increased flagging of tanks as the class with the bonus meaning less people are running their tanks.
This NEEDS to be looked at instead of the constant ridicule I see on these forums.
Xael De Armadeon: DC
Xane De Armadeon: CW
Zen De Armadeon: OP
Zohar De Armadeon: TR
Chrion De Armadeon: SW
Gosti Big Belly: GWF
Barney McRustbucket: GF
Lt. Thackeray: HR
Lucius De Armadeon: BD
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> Anyone notice that it's mostly tanks that are giving the negative feedback?
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> My dps characters are doing fine with the changes, actually better on two of them. My two tank characters though are having a worse time with lower defence and offence capability.
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> The RQ system has increased flagging of tanks as the class with the bonus meaning less people are running their tanks.
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> This NEEDS to be looked at instead of the constant ridicule I see on these forums.
Ya you can't solo anything as a tank lol. It would take an eternity. Definetly need to turn down tr and hr pvp survivability though thats my only real gripe
Xael De Armadeon: DC
Xane De Armadeon: CW
Zen De Armadeon: OP
Zohar De Armadeon: TR
Chrion De Armadeon: SW
Gosti Big Belly: GWF
Barney McRustbucket: GF
Lt. Thackeray: HR
Lucius De Armadeon: BD
Member of Casual Dailies - XBox
The other thing that needs to get mentioned is new players are also having a pretty rough time even leveling. My buddies are pretty frustrated because they have like two companions and a couple of cheapie mounts. I do think that leveling content (ie through Undermountain) needs some serious fixing to be better suited for new players.
I am not a tank. I am a control wizard dps. This latest update has ruined the game for me I do the weekly astral diamonds quests but now thanks to this update I can only do two the others take so long and I have died at least once because of this HAMSTER update.