5Ks Should Be Barred From Standard Difficulty

[Roez]

Only reason 4, 5Kers do it is for contract rep, otherwise they are super boring. I sometimes just hang back to allow the lower EGOs some fun. Standard Co-ops are better known as "speed runs" by the elitists. Infact the expert co-ops have reached that definition to certain degree as well.

I do this too. I look over the other EGO rating players and see what their rank is. My wife mentioned a lot how much she dislikes the co-ops now. Almost every time there is someone who just races through. Boring as hell. They were a blast at launch.

[Almiel]

@OP Already suggested: http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...043&viewfull=1

[Omnifarious Xji]

While I won't agree with you, I will say this: I'm rather sick of having a fun, nice little battle, only to have it (the game) suddenly turn my fun little scuffle into a life and death situation. All because the threat level jumped from 2 to 10 as a result of an EGO 5,000 player driving by.

[Deunan]

I have no problem with this. There are level gates like this for other MMOG's. The expert maps are so easy now it doesn't matter.

[Big Jack Shepard]

Methinks I'm the "problem child" of the group? Could be I'm just an @##hole. Likely the latter.

To be honest I was pretty certain you weren't serious. Rather then ugly the place up with more talk of "barring" content, howsabout you group up with some folks and run some experts? Join a clan, or look for me in game, somebody is always up for an expert. I'll tell you this for nothing, there's NO incentive to run advanced. Speed Run the ez for knocking out contracts, and run EXPERTs for rep/CORES, etc.

What's the real issue here?

I am in a clan.

I will do expert maps with you whenever you like, as long as they aren't speed runs. My EGO is 5802 and my name in game is DJACK.

If you will read my OP again you will see that I am trying to breathe some life into advanced.

Edit: the D is silent

[DSW]

if you want high-egos to leave you easy-peasy maps alone, group up with 3 more of similar ego, not ask for another barring patch.


and the only reason for Advanced maps is to grind DM Bunker arena for loot.

[Deunan]

If you will read my OP again you will see that I am trying to breathe some life into advanced.

It won't work unless you level gate the advanced maps too. That's the next place they'll go.

EDIT: I thought your OP said expert. You'll still have overpowered 5000s speed running on you in the advanced maps though.

[Zombie Stark]

I personally don't have a problem with my high ego being locked out of standard co-ops. After patch 2.0 enemies seem less sponge-y now. Not to mention the fact that you can skip forward through most maps.

[firemist]

Another solution is to allow +5k egos to run the std solo

[DSW]

I personally don't have a problem with my high ego being locked out of standard co-ops. After patch 2.0 enemies seem less sponge-y now. Not to mention the fact that you can skip forward through most maps.

you can't skip at least soleptor sexcavation, island of lost in translation and command deer cronkhite.

only reason i'm jumping to TL1 maps is because i need these g'damn 10 rep points and don't care about map rewards