Greetings,
Something that has bugged me ever since their launch, was Shadow Keys. They advertise Shadow lairs as the most profitable location in-game (and they are technically right, if you're looking at just the crown payout in comparison to any other levels). However, as we all know, shadow keys are very pricy. Even if you split the cost among all four party members, you will be paying about four times the payout you would recieve, just to play.
Personally, I don't think this is very cool. Shadow lairs are some of the most enjoyable content the game has to offer, and to make us pay an arm and a leg just to enjoy that, is simply poor development. I understand the reward involved; The ability to craft shadow lair items. but even that is mostly cosmetic due to their severe lack of stats.
Over all, I simply believe that we shouldn't be paying so much just to enjoy the best parts of the game. with that being said, I would like to suggest that Shadow Keys be changed in price from 1800 Energy, to a mere 800 Energy.
By changing the keys to 800 energy a piece, even splitting the cost 4 ways, would still not make enough profit within the levels to outweigh the cost to play it, but being such a significantly cheaper cost, you can come close to breaking even (assuming you were lucky payout wise and skilled enough not to use sparks). I feel making such a change would allow us to truely enjoy shadow lairs and play them a lot more often for the enjoyment of them, and them not be a rare occurance most of today's generation of players have never fully experienced. (Most players I meet have never completed them all)
It would still cost to enter, but would be much less painful of a fee to enjoy the game's best and most challenging content. I simply feel it's a shame to keep the best stuff literally under lock and key.
Thoughts?
Shadow lairs are some of the most enjoyable content the game has to offer
Only because people haven't played the crap out of them yet :P