I was looking for something on this forum, and then as it happens often, I stumbled on other stuff that caught my eye.
I'll link 2 videos below - names taken from vids, both from this post
link :
Last boss in 41+
A8 crazy boss
If you watched these, does it give you goose bumps the same as it did for me ?
When was the last time you used potents/food in astral ?
When was the last time you used long term cc to clear a pack ?
When was the last time you failed an allod ?
When was the last time you checked the buffs and the death limit when entering an allod ?
Astral has been made so easy in the last patches I can't even answer these questions anymore. I know I did all this, and hell, it was a nightmare and a spanking sometimes, but it was also rewarding and made us feel proud after a good astral run. Yeah, killing 2 bosses on a wealthy allod was a win, back then.
Can allods please bring back some challenging content again ? Something that can make players feel proud of what they achieve ? And make us fail hard if not prepared for it ?
For example, make it only available by sailing on a ship, no direct TP.
So far the most "challenging" thing we have in astral is how fast you can clear a given allod, with or without a healer. There's pretty much nothing beyond that, and it's boring in the long run.
I would love to see this kind of content back, in some way or other. It should be rewarding enough for players who dare to do it, but also allow others to catch up after some time so it doesn't make a major gear gap between players.
Please, add something to chew on for seasoned players. We won't mind if we fail, but so far there is nothing in the pve content that puts us to our limits, except mos and raids, but that's like once every week.
Bring some more nightmare astral to keep us busy on the everyday routine
PS : one more link, years ago - when killing even a mid-instance boss was a thing (just listen to the cheers at the end !)
AR - Kazul