... and, well, if you like the new flashy powers, that's a fairly substantial goal.
Really, I'm not grokking the hate. As you note, you don't *have* to run this stuff -- it's not like you *need* any of it for anything. If you *do* want the new shinies, then you've got to put in a little work for them.
A *little* work, I'll note. I've only run two Lambda sectors, both fails, for a total time investment of maybe 45 minutes -- most of which was fun, run-around-blow-shit-up time -- and I'm already halfway to unlocking the slot. This isn't grinding. If I had to run it again and again and again and again and again and so on just to unlock the ability, I might agree with you. But, hell, I'm getting the goodies -- more slowly than some, sure, but I'm still getting them -- and I haven't even succeeded yet. If it was any more casual-friendly and non-grindy, it'd be a simple gimme. Y'know, just something you get for paying your subscription fee.
Which is honestly what it sounds like most of the naysayers want. "HOW DARE THEY NOT GIVE IT TO ME NOW NOW NOW!"
I like it. The new TF is a hoot and a half, the trials are challenging -- hello, TRIAL? -- but they're less annoying than, say, the Abandoned Sewer Trial; *none* of the new content is required, and we didn't have to pay for any of it. Had WoW released an expansion like this, it'd probably be paid content that you cannot has unless you fork over the dough.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
Really, I'm not grokking the hate. As you note, you don't *have* to run this stuff -- it's not like you *need* any of it for anything. If you *do* want the new shinies, then you've got to put in a little work for them.
A *little* work, I'll note. I've only run two Lambda sectors, both fails, for a total time investment of maybe 45 minutes -- most of which was fun, run-around-blow-shit-up time -- and I'm already halfway to unlocking the slot. This isn't grinding. If I had to run it again and again and again and again and again and so on just to unlock the ability, I might agree with you. But, hell, I'm getting the goodies -- more slowly than some, sure, but I'm still getting them -- and I haven't even succeeded yet. If it was any more casual-friendly and non-grindy, it'd be a simple gimme. Y'know, just something you get for paying your subscription fee.
Which is honestly what it sounds like most of the naysayers want. "HOW DARE THEY NOT GIVE IT TO ME NOW NOW NOW!"
I like it. The new TF is a hoot and a half, the trials are challenging -- hello, TRIAL? -- but they're less annoying than, say, the Abandoned Sewer Trial; *none* of the new content is required, and we didn't have to pay for any of it. Had WoW released an expansion like this, it'd probably be paid content that you cannot has unless you fork over the dough.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs