Originally Posted by
Squigglyo
In the last season I decided to get KSM.
I tried on my warlock, but was either never invited or kicked instantly from most high keys simply for being a warlock.
Tried my own keys, but failing once or twice and then having to build back up to fail again was a real deal breaker.
I rolled a DH dps. Geared it up and pugged KSM fairly easily.
Every run was either good or immeditatly bad (and easy to leave from).
I was able to build up from +10, to +11, +12, +13, +14 and then got into +15.
I waited 5 weeks for the right rotation to get +15 in TD, that was the pug killed on most affixes.
This time in SL, i tried again with my lock, same deal. So rolled a Hunter, figured it and/or Mage was meta, and I would get invites.
Getting invited to groups was not an issue until I got to groups doing +14 or +15. I might get invited 1 in every 50 i apply for.
I have timed 1 +14 out of the 70 ive run.
i have cleared every dungeon on +13, with 1 +14 by pugging.
Is there something different this time around?
Is it cause im comparing the last season of an expansion with the first of this?
Did corruptions make things much easier?
Were the dungeons just much more forgiving?
Is the vault killing it by making +14s a breeding grounds for inexperienced pugs?
Ive found some of these dungeons to be very heavy on trash before you see the first boss, making it hard to gauge how good a group is until your well into the dungeon.
Ive found there are so many bosses this time around that have 1-hit kill mechanics.
Ive found that trash seems to have so many more abilities this time around.
Ive found that this time around, without WF/TF I have no need to run lower keys, ever. The only loot I would want comes from +14 or higher.
Ive found that with there being no benefit other than speed, lower keys are of no use to me whatsoever.
What is the thing that is making KSM this time around so much more of a nightmare than last time?
Is it that since theres no need to run lower keys, many people are aiming higher despite their lack of experience? I figure in BFA you could get experience and be happy running lower keys because of WF/TF (plenty of carries for low keys in WM for example every week, im guessing some tank/healer trinket dropped there)
If I can figure out what it is, i can maybe figure out a workaround, as is, the ONLY way im seeing clears +14 or higher is with my guild, whereas BFA pugging them was not an issue.