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allumo619
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quick question about the use of foundry after 60, so apart from beeing a good way of helping to lev and doing the dailies for the ad
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Actually if your post wants to cut off, before you save the first time, copy the original post, then after you save it and if it cuts off, click edit, paste the original post back in and save. it will fix the issue and post it is it's entirety.
As for level 60 Foundry it is NOT about the rewards at all. There is no way the Foundry could provide rewards that are comparable to what you are going to get doing high-level dungeons.
The Foundry is about the content. It gives players a way to get AD for the daily, as well as gives them endless content in between PvP or Dungeon Delving.
If it is all about the rewards then this is probably not the game for you.
You actually answered your own quest a few posts up. You said why not make the foundry entertaining. That is WHAT IT IS. Entertainment. However modern MMO gamers have seem to associated pure unadulterated gear grind with entertainment, when it was originally about the storys, gameplay, and journey, not about what you got at the end of a long grind.
Therefore the Foundry is doing what it is intended, add more entertainment to the game that is separate of the typical grind that wears people down. You play the Foundry at 60 because you want to enjoy the trip, you do raids and dungeons because you want to enjoy the reward.
I do believe you're incorrect. Check out the GDC developer conference where they cover the basic ideology for the Foundry. The CEO of Cryptic pretty clearly says the Foundry rewards cannot differ from standard content, and must be as indistinguishable as possible from standard content, in order for UGC to succeed with a majority of the player base.
Back to the OP's point: Really, the only use of the Foundry at max level is the AD daily reward and possibly leveling up Companions (although, I get better results from grinding mobs in Hotenow public areas at 60, so even this use is pretty limited).
That's provided you don't feel "the story is everything"; and while I enjoy a good quest, as with any DnD quest, there should be a worthwhile reward based on the difficulty. This is where Foundry content is broken currently.
Honestly, I do feel the devs need to step up to their GDC goals. There are bugs to prevent and exploits to stop, but losing the forest for the trees and using item/xp caps in this way prevent this mission statement from being realized. And, as for those who create Foundry quests, it will limit plays by players who might be your average guy seeking a good quest. This then limits reviews. If they could viably level up using only standard foundry content, that's possibly 60 quest reviewed. At this time, I can't see anyone doing more than 5 or so as they level, just to cap off a bit of XP gap before the next zone. This hurts Foundry creators, since there will be less people playing, reviewing, tipping and experiencing the content.
If I wasn't dedicated to leveling a character solely through Foundry content, I probably would have played the 1 hour quest, seen less than a level, and just stuck to standard content (where 1 hour gets you about 5 levels). I feel this discrepancy must be addressed, or factually, the Foundry will stagnate.
At 60 you can make quests to tell story's, or make fun hard encounters for people. The end reward isn't always the main goal, sometimes it can just be fun.