Which epic 3.0 would you like to see next?

[Hektus]

What raid tier are Epic 3.0's tuned for? Or are they supposed to be solable?

[Ydiss]

What raid tier are Epic 3.0's tuned for? Or are they supposed to be solable?

The whole quest can be done solo with a rank 5 character (or lower, it's just set around an R5 toon of the specific class) and it's technically the next upgrade over the 2.8, which is T5. The weapon is T8 technically.

Each 3.0 quest has 2-3 parts which the player can choose to do solo or raid. The raid part is T8 difficulty. Doing the T8 raid can save time (in theory) as the solo part can take several hours to complete. The warrior and wizard epics are still "old style" and so the solo parts are still 7 minute respawn camps with a 5% drop rate. But the cleric and shaman 3.0s have been revamped so these solo parts are entirely replaced by a full-on solo instance, 100% unique and built to be fun and challenging to complete; the solo instances are designed to complement the class and sometimes ask you to do something you'd not normally do (for example, one of the cleric solo instances is a dungeon crawl).

All new 3.0s will follow that same template.

[Hektus]

Thanks for the reply. I asked because I'm stuck with 4 wizards on the Szartu raid for 3.0 because I didn't read the quest text which asked whether I wanted to do the raid version or solo version. I wasn't expecting a hard committal like that, so my wizards can't do the solo version now because I clicked the wrong thing. I should be able to beat the raid version, that's why I asked you about how hard they are, but I've tried the Szartu encounter about.. 8 times now and the only thing that I have learned is that he leaves if he kills someone, which is instantly upon aggroing even if it is a fully T7 geared tank with defensive up.

I'd rather just do the solo version at this point because I got most of the solo pieces anyways while waiting for Szartu trigger to respawn as I retried him all day, but apparently there is no way to do it once you have selected raid?

After the amount of camping that I had to do to get the scales for four wizards the thought of having to restart the whole quest is making me feel sick.

[Ydiss]

Thanks for the reply. I asked because I'm stuck with 4 wizards on the Szartu raid for 3.0 because I didn't read the quest text which asked whether I wanted to do the raid version or solo version. I wasn't expecting a hard committal like that, so my wizards can't do the solo version now because I clicked the wrong thing. I should be able to beat the raid version, that's why I asked you about how hard they are, but I've tried the Szartu encounter about.. 8 times now and the only thing that I have learned is that he leaves if he kills someone, which is instantly upon aggroing even if it is a fully T7 geared tank with defensive up.

I'd rather just do the solo version at this point because I got most of the solo pieces anyways while waiting for Szartu trigger to respawn as I retried him all day, but apparently there is no way to do it once you have selected raid?

After the amount of camping that I had to do to get the scales for four wizards the thought of having to restart the whole quest is making me feel sick.

I'll need to know the wizard name(s). I'll reset their stage so you can choose solo.

This was another thing we changed with the revamp, no more "no way back" commits to these stages, you can freely switch between them. Just no time to revamp the wizard epic just now though.

[Hektus]

Malagor, Jvdge, Yamdarr and Darn

[Ydiss]

Malagor, Jvdge, Yamdarr and Darn

They're all solo flagged now.

[Vaion]

Just cause I’m notorious for teasing…

I have finished the storylines for 5 more of the epic 3.0 quests.

I have not started the scripting/development of them yet but that is typically the easier part once the story is done. I know these are a long time coming, so I want to make sure they are as immersive as the rest of the quest lines. With that being said, the answer to the prying questions: they will be out as soon as we have them ready, and yes all the remaining will be released at once.

[muchew]

Can't wait!

Random question this reminded me of. Are the 3.0s supposed to have item spell effects? I noticed the GMs with the 3.0 models have particle effects in THF, but my 3.0s do not. Wasn't sure if that was a me issue or maybe that's a future upgrade or something?

[mrhorrn]

Ooh, this is exciting, especially with the mention that T5 can solo them. I'd already accepted id never see these, not being able to get to T8 so this is kewls and i cant wait to come back and get to work on them

Muchew, the spell effects come with the 3.5s. There's another thread somewhere with the initial designs of these, and the 3.0s are effect-less and the 3.5s come with all the sparkles.

[Vaion]

Ooh, this is exciting, especially with the mention that T5 can solo them. I'd already accepted id never see these, not being able to get to T8 so this is kewls and i cant wait to come back and get to work on them

Muchew, the spell effects come with the 3.5s. There's another thread somewhere with the initial designs of these, and the 3.0s are effect-less and the 3.5s come with all the sparkles.

Aye- believe there used to be a stickied thread with all the 3.0 and 3.5 graphics.

The idea for the 3.5s was going to be related around completing a few instanced raid encounters. Once you got the 3.5, every raid tier in the future would offer an “upgrade” quest that would keep the 3.5s in line with future itemization.

Also, for those who are unable to progress past a certain point… there may be some changes coming for that as well. I’ve been working on a “Tiered” raid encounter system that would let you complete easier/harder versions of the raid zones and adjust loot distribution accordingly. So doing Vex Thal events designed for 6-18 players could be a thing soon(tm)!