Senara wrote:
I am completely against "mini-gating" for old content. The 280+ AA requirement for 91+ was implemented so that SOE could balance the NEW content accordingly. This is not relevant to the old content.If I want to smash it to 90 with barely 10-15 AAs, then grind AAs so I can go beyond 90, I should be able to.If I want to mass grind AAs at low levels, and have over 300 AAs before I hit level 90, I should be able to.
A game that tries to cater to everyone in all cases ends up being a pretty bad game.
I think they should mini-gate. If not, then they need to make the player go WAY out of his way to bypass it. And I mean WAY out of the way. Like warning messages and an unlock quest, to break from the preferred path.
Currently the game presents no challeges level 1-90. The absense of challenge accompanied by gear that is grossly OP compaired to the orriginal dificulty setting of the mobs associated with the content, all works to present the players with an overly easy game that doesn't need any time spent building AA to coast thru.
You need significant barriers added to teach players to build that AA pool up as they go so they don't run into this thing.
Allowing those barriers to be bypassed could be allowed, but I'm not sold on it being an overall healthy option for the game.