After experiencing all dungeons myself I'd say they are well... pretty hard. My idea is to have settings for the dungeons that would favor both "hardcore" and casual players. These settings would be Simplified (Play through an easier version of this dungeon) and Normal (play through the original difficulty of this dungeon). The Simplified version will get its drop rate reduced a little bit while the Normal version will stay the same. These settings can go for all 3 Castle Darkmoor Dungeons (Castle Darkmoor, Upper Halls, Graveyard).
interesting proposed solution. There do seem to be a great range of ages that play this game as well as varied dedications. I've never seen this option in an online game but have seen it in offline games. I'm sure that if this happens people will still cry unfair, but it is a chance to offer a harder thing to players who don't have the abilities at a fairer lesser drop rate.
Personally i think if they aren't going to lower the difficulty, then each battle should have a guaranteed drop rate of some gear. Not just the reagents that are worthless most of the time, but actual useful drops.
interesting proposed solution. There do seem to be a great range of ages that play this game as well as varied dedications. I've never seen this option in an online game but have seen it in offline games. I'm sure that if this happens people will still cry unfair, but it is a chance to offer a harder thing to players who don't have the abilities at a fairer lesser drop rate.
I believe DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online) has this option. I used to play that game and you had the ability to select the from different difficulty levels, and I believe one was only available to paying customers or members. I can't remember the exact options, it's been a while since the last time I played.
I don't really know what the difference was with the varying difficulty levels other than the higher the difficulty, the higher the XP. I don't know if there were better equipment rewards for the more difficult dungeons. I would assume there was, but I can't say for sure.
But I have to concur with David. It doesn't matter what dungeon it is, I wish there were guaranteed drops for going through those things, not just a chance. The only thing that drove me more crazy about this game than fighting 90 Fire Lion Ravagers to get 8 guide staffs was running through Waterworks dozens of times only to find my best drop was a Delicious Cookie. That is extremely disheartening to put all of that time and effort into nothing.
