Separate 10 and 25 Man Raid Lockout and Reward Changes in Korea

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Separate 10 and 25 Man Raid Lockout and Reward Changes in Korea
Similar to the test of shorter raid lockouts for older content, Korea is testing separate raid lockouts for 10 and 25 man, as well as higher item level rewards in 25 man raids. The translation below was provided by PrairieChicken .

We received several feedbacks regarding raid instance lockouts and 10/25 rewards, and we appreciate your opinions and deep interests. We thought that Korean players wish to enjoy the most hardcore contents more flexibly and according to their play styles. Therefore, from the upcoming patch we decided to change the raid instance lockout rules for all KR servers. Raids, as usual, will be reset every 7 days following maintainance checks. However, after 5.1 patch 10 man and 25 man raids will have seperate lockouts.

From now on, players could play raid instances, such as Mogu-Shan Vaults, in both 10 man and 25 man difficulty. Normal and Heroic difficulty raid of same instance will share same lockout as usual. Furthermore, the loots of 25 man raids has been buffed, and will offer higher iLV compared to same 10 man instance. For example, Terrace of the Endless Spring in 25 man difficulty will drop loots with iLV of 504, wile 10 man will drop 496.

We wish that players will further enjoy the contents and gain satisfactory rewards, and decided to offer the system that suits most well with the KR players.

[Mumiz]

I honestly dont know what to think of this. Perhaps it will eventually come back to US/EU too? Althought I doubt it because of the phrase "We thought that Korean players wish to enjoy the most hardcore contents more flexibly and according to their play styles."

[TOM_RUS]

What? (filler)

[AeRae]

blizz goes full retard

[Simca]

Interesting, but I doubt this is coming to US/EU servers. The last time they did something special for KR we never saw it (they got 2 lockouts per week on Firelands and Dragon Soul - it reset on 2 different days instead of 1).

[Dravvie]

Why just Korea?

[Dukenukem]

I honestly dont know what to think of this.

Think its awsome, because it is. It should go GLobal, not just Korea again

[Msi]

Please, add this to EU also

[Monteverdi]

Umm.... ok? I dunno, something doesn't sound legit about this. Can't see them making a change like this solely to one region.

[Oncedark]

What an unexpected, curious, odd, weird, funky dunno what to think.

[Senistian]

ummm, isn't this what everyone has been saying to do since they changed it in cata? Why only KR servers?

[sevXone]

I hope we dont get this in EU/US.

[Taquito]

OKAY on Blizzard, Okay...

[Remeth]

Two steps forward three steps back?
Will they be doing this for all players that wish it on realms other than KR if its a hit?

[Steefiepie]

Thanks Blizzard, bunch of traitors.

[Systam]

if they bring this to the u.s server im going to slap them..

Like honestly why the hell not just stay with this all the time instead of making so many guilds end up downsizing now swap back to 25?

[Heltoray]

the very second 10-man rewards are worse than 25-man rewards again I will quit. And I don't think I'm alone with that.

[Ninaran]

Add that everywhere.

[Simca]

Umm.... ok? I dunno, something doesn't sound legit about this. Can't see them making a change like this solely to one region.

They did it before in Cata. They REALLY want to capture the KR market.

[Nagassh]

"We wish that players will further enjoy the contents and gain satisfactory rewards" unless you're in a 10man.

I feel bad for saying that though, 25man deserve something extra, I'm just not convinced extra ilevels are what it should be.