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Greycloak starting items.. WAY too strong?

losian2losian2 Member Posts: 20 Arc User
edited April 2013 in PvE Discussion
There's "cool, this is a fun leg up" and there's "one-shot everything that so much as looks at you." It seems to be that the starting greycloak items are WAY more the latter than the former, and it makes them feel kinda lame and overpowered, not neat. :(
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  • sup3rpand4sup3rpand4 Member, NW_CrypticDev, Neverwinter Beta Users, Cryptic Developers, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 17
    edited April 2013
    It only one shots things for a couple levels (maybe an hour of gameplay at most). I replaced it at level 17 with something better. It was a nice boost for the start, but thats it.

    I think part of it is because your weapon is such a major source of your damage output.
  • moljipottermoljipotter Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I think it kinda makes sense - pretty much everyone who gets them already did the lvl1-20 areas loads of times in the beta weekends, this makes us get through it faster.
  • losian2losian2 Member Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Not everyone has played a bunch in the beta weekends, and 15 levels is a fair jump in terms of someone just starting out. It's way too strong as a 'starting weapon,' and really just makes the initial part of the game for someone who *hasn't* already done it a dozen times pretty snooze-filled.
  • direcrowdirecrow Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Nah, all the stuff you one shot, you'd be be two shotting (three at most), if not also one. Then it levels out before it becomes obsolete.
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  • adozuadozu Member Posts: 477 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    also nobody says you "have" to use it. if you want to go at it slow paced just don't equip that weapon, when you'll be rolling your twentieth character you'll enjoy the speed boost at the start. if it was any weaker you'd replace it in 10 minutes and people would wonder what did they even buy it for.
  • wingedkagoutiwingedkagouti Member Posts: 275 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    direcrow wrote: »
    Nah, all the stuff you one shot, you'd be be two shotting (three at most), if not also one. Then it levels out before it becomes obsolete.
    +1

    Also, the level cap is 60, level 1-15 are not meant to take several days (of actual playing time) to get through. Furthermore, if it really bothers you that you're having a slightly easier time with easy content, you can always just use the drops you get along the way instead. You're not forced to equip Greycloak's Legacy, it's an option. If it bothers you that others are having a slightly easier time with easy content, you're not going to find much sympathy for your position from those players.
  • kotlikotli Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 577
    edited April 2013
    Its only good upto about level 20 (depending on loot drops). IE good look drops you can replace it around 16ish bad luck and well your still be using it a fair bit later.
  • forsakenlich1forsakenlich1 Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I replaced mine at 20. unlike WoWs totally OP legacy items, this one actually becomes useless (the enchant too) fairly quickly
  • quttidebachiquttidebachi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 110 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    So equip some green piece of junk and be done with it. This sounds like Rich People's Problems where everything is fine so they have to make up stuff to complain about. :/
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  • oreoz2573oreoz2573 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Why is this a thread?

    Just don't use it. O.o
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  • alyalrakalyalrak Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    +1 to oreoz2573
  • keterysketerys Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    If you're grouping, and other people are using it to clear pulls and skirmishes before you can act, it's less of a personal choice and one that affects the group. I duo with a rogue and it's impacted her because I can range or AE down pulls before she can do much - even with her own weapon. Next week when the rest of my friends play the game and I'm grouping with them on a new alt, I'll need to be careful to take it off to not make it too boring for them. I assume there are people who aren't making that decision.

    I like the concepts of heirloom gear, but it just feels a bit wrong for a bunch of levels. Thankfully things eventually taper off, and yes, you can choose to not use the bonus ;)
  • axer128axer128 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Yea i took my greycloak sword soon as I got outa the tutorial and went straight to tower district.

    lvl4 guardian vs lvl12 ogres? Was quite easy and I lvld up fast.

    But later realised you gota do stupid blacklake to get the extra bag slot anyways, meh =/
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  • elyrielleelyrielle Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    It's just the weapon that is strong and you replace it with a green 20.

    You're free to just not use it if it bothers you so much to be stronger for a little while.
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