Please make it harder or keep it the same as the other year.
It's my favorite mission because it actually gives you a challenge unlike everything else at the game and it does require you to use skill unlike Kataclysm being completely dull and RNG based. (No books after farming all of the events while everyone else finds like 4 books each)
May aswell keep this thread for moar discussion about the event, so happy posting!
it was still RNG based, rare chance to find a trinket in a single eligible box at the end of the run. And you need two of them to craft the Grand Solstice ring.
I find the difficulty of it to be just right. It's not at all easy but it's not so hard that it's impossible to master unless you're not a super good player. Just like Tortodrones, really.
Quite frankly, I'm sad that there's little of the ultra hard content without any barriers. SLs are locked by huge paywalls, Grinchlin Assault and March of the Tortodrones are locked away by events. At least we have the danger missions, but they aren't that hard. It's quite hard to really keep my PvE skill on top when there's no real practice around available at any time.
"at least we have the danger missions, but they aren't that hard"
quick question, have you ever run those with a random party?
Black Kat hunting takes no skill or thought. Just run through a Candlestick Keep until RNG decides to tease you. Grinchlin Assault pushes your abilities to the extreme limit. Granted, not everybody is pleased with the way it's challenging. But it is very much possible to beat with enough intuition. Additionally, there is a risk vs reward factor implemented in, as while each consequent arena gets more challenging, your reward gains increase as well. With Black Kats, your reward is a few materials to "make up" for the time wasted. You could easily be spending that time making crowns another way, but what if you happen to get lucky? March of the Tortodrones, Dark Harvest Festival, and Grinchlin Assault, all pull off the RNG factor in the 'right' way, while Black Kats are still notoriously garbage.
The Grand Solstice Ring isn't so much pay2win as Black Kat Raiment is, so the RNG factor isn't so prevalent an issue. You're trading off extra HP for some boost to your Freeze and Fire resistance, while BKR + BKC outright blows every set out of the water with its status weaknesses being incredibly negligible.
That being said, I too loved Grinchlin Assault the way it was. It was a great challenge, and helped me learn that I need to, as they say, 'git gud'. Yet seeing as I already snagged every reskin (yes, reskin; not that it's a problem for me!) last year, I would appreciate something new to work for!
No, I don't run in random parties. In fact, I seldom run with any people other than friends at all. I usually avoid playing solo as well, since this game - especially the hardest content - isn't designed for playing solo.
Harder? More sparks for some useless reskinns? -100000!
I find it funny that the hardest level in the game is a Christmas mission where you have to stop grinch creatures from ruining the holidays.
I find it funny that lots of players used a lot of sparks to create a reskin that they dont want. No one was forcing you to "waste" sparks.
I think that if the rocket puppies just had a longer respawn timer I'd be more likely to want to go the full way. I can deal with the respawning mender, but the moment those rocket puppies latch on it just makes the fight a whole lot more frustrating. I hope they make the fight leading up to the last one a bit harder though, as I was running through it on elite alone last time no problem... At least the first floor. Didn't bother too much with the second one as that was a great deal of extra time.
The whole thing is just a whole lot of fun, especially if you have a team that knows what they're doing.