Asheras wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2018 at 3:48pm:
Personal anecdotes aside, players who didn't play the game from 2006-2009 probably haven't run Titan. Once Epic content was introduced, VoN and DQ got an epic treatment and Reavers Fate, Abbott, Shroud, VOD, and Hound loot stayed at least marginally relevant. Titan was the first raid to become completely obsolete. But back in the day, it was run frequently. That Chattering Ring was the shit.
When Chrono came out, the Epic Chrono was run like mad. People loved that raid. Especially because there was no lockout so you could switch characters at the end if you wanted to. (in the days before bypass timers). But nobody was messing with heroic Chrono. In 2009 it was considered to be way to difficult compared to the other content at it's level and dropped ML 5 loot that you can get in the epic version anyways. So there was zero reason to run it at level. (Not like 6-8 is really a level range lacking in content options).
I don't know of any leveling plans for reaper XP or racial/Heroic TR that recommend running heroic chrono. The XP/min isn't worth it. Anyone who does is doing it for the fun factor. It is certainly sub-optimal from an ROI standpoint.
I witnessed it quite differently.
Titan still had some awesome loot up until cannith crafting revamp. +6 stats at lvl 9 was ok. the belt was nice (STR6+GFL), the gloves (UMD+5, disable & open lock +11, arcane dex), Bereavement with 10 seeker as offhand thrower weapon. Possible drop of the royal guard mask in a flagging quest and the helm of free will in the pre is still nice.
But it was never really popular on Orien except with a bunch of people, I give you that.
But chronoscope was run at lvl (heroic) regularly from the start. You had a handful of good players and went in. Before the raid was finished the group filled up. It is nice xp - don't know about reaper tbh - at lvl if you have the right weapons and some heals so you don't waste to much time.
You will laugh at me but the game has to much content, or better obsolete content. You can pick the cherries and to hell with the rest.
And since everyone is on a TR train somehow, because that has become the quintessence of the game for years now, that won't change.