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[Dick Dastardly]

I watched the video. I can't do what he does. Therefore, what? Since this game requires no skill, and I have high lvl equipment, I should have a shot. I don't. I just tried soloing a lvl 6 avvar with hok ring, stamina amulet, sulevin, 200hp belt, sup ring of attack and I went down in one minute on zone 5. On routine. Lol! So what does that say about my playing ability? You know, since this game requires NO SKILLZ.

I frequently make replies to a specific poster, then start a new paragraph when either making a new point or talking in generalities. I can see how you thought I was talking directly to you, so I explained. Obviously repeating my clarification of that paragraph is futile. You'll believe whatever you want to believe. And you'll keep projecting as well. The only person having trouble with comprehension is you.

Also, do you deny posting this: "Again I have been highly critical of many of the weekly challenges but key thing being that you werent forced to play the challenge like you are this week." Who's forcing anyone to play this challenge? I voluntarily fired up my ps3 and started the game, selected mp, and away I played, all freely my choice. I could have opted to play another game or engage in a different activity. I do not have to play damp. I do not have to play challenges. You have options, just not for this weekend for damp.

He mindlessly goes into each spawn rotating on the power he uses based on their specific cool-downs, I dont even remember him locking onto a specific enemy and given the DPS he's putting out and his HOK equipment there is very little danger for him. you probably lack the promotion levels that he has which is why you cant do it.

 

I dont know what else to tell you here - if you think rotating between a few buttons constitutes skill, then there is no point arguing this any further. It's all about understanding the core mechanics that's not a skill, that's something that comes with experience playing the game, he's not aiming his powers, he's not kiting enemies or evading in any particularly skilful way, he hasn't even given much thought into each mob of enemies he attacks.

 

I have no trouble comprehending what you said, you started off with a sly dig and then made another when I responded to you, you could have apologised and I would have let it go. Instead you feign innocence and dig yourself an even deeper hole.

 

I don't deny posting that, if you could actually comprehend what i'm saying then you wouldn't even need to ask me that. Let me simplify (hopefully I wont need sock puppets) 

 

 a) I want to play this game and I want to play with friends.

 b )The challenge is not optional meaning that you get mixed factions for all difficulty levels and all map variations 

 c) There is no option to play normal Perilous or Threatening (meaning I'm forced to play the challenge if I want to play this game)

 

Do you now understand?

[Yumi]

but you could just play routine?

 

[Eelectrica]

Too much stun lock and enemies flying away is not a good challenge, just a frustrating one based on cheap game mechanics.

Sorry no. I should have stuck to Witcher 3 I think. Ah well I've endured it this far, might as well get the commendation pack and be done with for this weekend at least.

[Dick Dastardly]

but you could just play routine?

 

Are you saying you don't get mixed factions on Routine? regardless this has nothing to do with difficulty, its all to do with annoyance of this challenge. If people like this week's challenge that's fine let them play it. But make it an option so the rest of us can go about enjoying the game like we normally do - its not too much to ask really. 

[F_e_princess]

Well this threads gone to pot(ine)

[GrommitSmit]

I gotta say. Loving this challenge for lore and variety reasons. Hating the Despair/Archer combo for gameplay reasons.

I played 3 full matches last night on Threatening and managed to wipe on one, with the Duelist, cuz too much DD knock-down, not enough chance to generate Elusive. I actually kinda' dug the ohh $#!+ moments on wave 5. It reminds me of early days.

Which brings me to this: I have been playing since launch and have some decent, though not elite, skill and gear. Low level/geared players were getting slaughtered last night.

I should have switched to my Keeper, but in many cases we already had one in our group, but they were attacking rather than Keeping. I kept switching lobbies, so I never swapped out from Izzy (plus I was selfishly trying to get the Duelist XP chest, before any patches change it to a Title reward).

Definitely make these weekend challenges an optional selectable map if possible BioWarians. Ramping up the difficulty is great for those of us who have done some slogging, but not for new people who have yet to get their first unique...

[Geth Supremacy]

every time we play this game with the group i play with consistantly no matter if we make a new room no matter who the host is.  9 times out of 10 or even 10 times out of 10 we literally fight nothing but red templars.  This weekend is a blessing.  It so nice to have some diversity in the game and enemies.  Of course there is no excuse for not being able to choose your enemies, but to actually be able to play DAI and not play red templars every single game is great for me.  they can keep this challenge going for a week or 2 as far as I am concerned.

 

Also the Templar really shines right now.

[scynn]

every time we play this game with the group i play with consistantly no matter if we make a new room no matter who the host is.  9 times out of 10 or even 10 times out of 10 we literally fight nothing but red templars.  This weekend is a blessing.  It so nice to have some diversity in the game and enemies.  Of course there is no excuse for not being able to choose your enemies, but to actually be able to play DAI and not play red templars every single game is great for me.  they can keep this challenge going for a week or 2 as far as I am concerned.

 

Also the Templar really shines right now.

 

But...but...I miss getting trained by 5 Red Templar Shadows on Zone 4...:/

[apocalypse_owl]

And Penguin? Don't know him, but have watched a couple of vids. He's good and he knows it, that's why he makes the dig that people who can't do what he does are terrible. How so? By saying this game requires no skill. Anyone who can't do what he does therefore sucks. I obviously don't agree. By you agreeing with Penguin, you're telling me that I and everyone else who can't do what he does sucks. And I can't do what he does. I'm an average player.

 

Im gonna go ahead and say that penguin is not the sort of person to belittle people at all, certainly not over something as trivial as this game. The entire point of the video was to highlight that the difficulty of this game is directly proportional to your promotions/gear. I suggest watching the video again, because its really not intended to belittle anyone, rather, just to make a point about difficulty in this game. I was in a skype call with him while he was editing it, so im pretty confident in saying that.

 

Dick Dasterdly is probably right in why you failed the solo. Id be willing to bet that you have a good amount of promotions less than penguin does.

[Yumi]

Well this threads gone to pot(ine)

Touche princess, touché.


Don't think the other guy got the joke though

[Freedheart]

LOL I actually soloed 3 whole rooms last night - routine of course, but still! Didn't get to see how far I would get on my own, as i was joined by 3 more players in room 4, but i was still rather proud of myself...Keeper ftw  

 

Edited to mention that I got a blue fire resistance belt in the chest which helped immensely with Calpurnia...she was not pleased as I laughed - HA HA - at her fire balls.

[Jebbadiah Jenkins]

I don't know if it's the worst challenge ever, but when I logged in for a couple of matches earlier, no one from my friends list was playing.

 

Last week, around that time, everyone on my list was playing,...and playing,...and playing,...

 

I think the ghost town is a combination of burn-out from last weekend (gold farming), combined with a weekend challenge that was finished in one night, combined with over-priced "special" chests this week.

 

The few matches that I have played this weekend did seem a bit tougher, but not unbearable.

[Sir Perkins]

We belted out 5 runs of Perilous FC runs a few hours ago with no issues around the mix up of enemies. .we were using all caster classes though which makes it easier..

[scynn]

We belted out 5 runs of Perilous FC runs a few hours ago with no issues around the mix up of enemies. .we were using all caster classes though which makes it easier..

 

I can't imagine trying to chase down the 8+ Despair Demons on wave 3 as a melee...That's a rage quit right there

[Thadrial]

If you guys think this challenge sucks wait till next week when it's all foot soldiers and they learn how to block literally everything all the time. Good luck then * I love this challenge bioware. just wanna let you know*  

[sonofbarak]

Love this challenge alot

[scynn]

If you guys think this challenge sucks wait till next week when it's all foot soldiers and they learn how to block literally everything all the time. Good luck then * I love this challenge bioware. just wanna let you know*  

 

All foot soldiers would so super easy. Find a choke point and use spells for days. Can't block a fire wall/blizzard/chain lightning.

[FRZN]

Solo'd a few threatening matches and got two boxes of salvage.  Enemies spammed knockdown and were annoying.  Business as usual.

[Rundagutz]

This event is just a troll event imo.  Sure it's more challenging, but the problem is it's in the most annoying way possible.  Stupid dispair knocks you down, then the dragon drops a bomb on you.  Then it's followed by a ton of archers...  To top it off, there's even more troll spawning than normal making us run back and forth killing zone trash.  I'm really not digging this event.  Especially when i'm already irritated with the lobby join problems where people just can't connect to each other.  It took us 30 minutes to get a group a friends together....  

[silencekills]

It's really freaking annoying getting knocked down by Geth Scanner using  those darn ice mines, but i'm not complaining. 

 

Just yesterday I was stunlocked and knocked down on my back for, roughly, 13 seconds and my face pretty much just went =/ 

[Hellsteeth30]

I decided to pass on this one in the end.

No point having a stroke.

[Pheabus2009]

The worst thing is, you'd expect rewards out of all those annoyances, but no, the jewelry chests in this weekend are downright awful, spent 45k gold only to get a few rings/belts I already own, just not worth it.

[SofaJockey]

Different people like different challenges,

so the trick is to vary them.

 

Some are instant classics (Druffalo week)

others are more conventional.

 

It's fine.

Long may BioWare try different things.

[nibyl]

Just did a perilous on tevinter ruins and I have to ask, who in their right minds thought that zone 5 was a good idea? There's nothing but mages, rage demons, despair demons and pride demons. Getting stunlocked ten times in a row unable to do anything is a challenge but it sure as hell is not fun. I won't be playing perilous on vanilla maps again before this bs ends, that's for sure. It's like they just put it in without any testing and thought "this should be a hit on the forums."

[DragonRacer]

Yeah, definitely a less enjoyable weekend.

 

Some of that is a little burn-out on my end from DAIMPing so much lately. Kinda hit a wall.

 

But then going through a few solos to knock out the challenge... and I prefer melee characters... and there are just Despair Demons out the bootyhole everywhere.

 

Yeah, got my 75 kills and going back to SP now. This is just a little too annoying for my tastes.

 

On a positive note, BioWare finally found an enemy I hate even worse than Geth Prime.