Wasn't Flex designed specificly for this?
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Good luck doing that when you want to keep your guildmembers. You can't turn off "the cheat" when you are competing against other guilds. Noit just for progression, you are competing for players to keep the guild going.
This point, I feel, is key. Blizzard nerf content when a new tier is released, and I believe that part of the reason for that is to allow others to gear up for the current tier easier. As long as SoO is the current tier it shouldn't be nerfed, but that might change when the expansion is imminent (expansion release being a big exception)
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Yeah my own guild is going 25 man for the first time tonight and I'm a bit concerned about Malkorok and Klaxxi tbh. Those seems to be the really hard fights on 25 man, as far as I've been told. That said, we overgear the entire instance now and I'd like to think that we aren't completely nubs, having killed Heroic Garrosh on 10 man. Then again, we have a ton of new players, some of them with far less experience. It's going to be interesting^^
This notion was rendered obsolete in T15 when they decided that current LFR tier should award better gear than last tier normal gear, even hc (502 for MSV HC and 502 for T15 LFR). Arguably, T14 HC was two levels above LFR and required good coordination for some bosses that cant be overgeared (like vizier/SK / Emperors w/o rogue soaker). Even with uber-nerfs to ToT HC, it's still not enticing for people to gear up. It's always better to opt for easier choice and RNG gods rather than try to get into full ToT clear group that can take 4 hrs of non-stop raiding.This point, I feel, is key. Blizzard nerf content when a new tier is released, and I believe that part of the reason for that is to allow others to gear up for the current tier easier. As long as SoO is the current tier it shouldn't be nerfed, but that might change when the expansion is imminent (expansion release being a big exception)
if u count maybe 10 EU and 10 US servers as "many" then sure many -_- and its not "freely" pugging when those pugs u mean are few weekend runs made by the 10/14 Hc exp raiders alt runs with similiar requirements as their experience to get in -_- ye we have those on draenor EU too its like 2-3 weekend groups capable of killing stuff rest of pugs dissaemble on norushen -_-
They have nerfed the fights. If targeted 20% hp nerfs on adds / damage effects on existing encounters that occured recently to some fights doesn't seem significant to you. Then you have no place in the content and should be stuck where you are at. Siege is the easier of the other tiers this expansion anyhow. Don't worry though you have 6 more months to clear the content out of like 12 total months. It only took me 2-3 to finish the game . Have fun
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Yes best be searching for your next recruits. LOL20man Mythic
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klaxxi got some nerfs recently. You'll be fine. Malkorok is about soaking. If about 10 people can pay attention boss dies.
I don't think they need to nerf the fights...I think they need to fix the drop percentage and make it easier for people to get pieces. Similar to how ToT and all the raids before are. It would be nice if I could focus on some new level 90's to gear up.
Doing content without huge* nerfs is much more rewarding than doing it after the whole thing has been nerf carpet bombed.
*There have been nerfs, but it's no 30% blanket nerf.
Started pugging flex at 515 ilvl. I'm at 550 ilvl now having finished my legendary cloak. I have 0 pieces from normal (though i've started raiding normals now with my guild). I've yet to see a normal group require more then 550 ilvl. No reason other people can't do what i did.
My guild just downed HC Blackfuse last night and would not welcome any nerfs at this point. We have more than enough time left to clear SoO HC before WoD hits without nerfs.
I hope we get a blanket 10-20% nerf at some point before WoD so I can zoom through and finish heroic without a guild. Nobody on my realm seems to pug heroic past thok.
SoO doesn't need a nerf. Nerfs where needed back in the age where there was no flex mode. Plus now gear makes the content even easier by upscaling your power.