You can step in the quest and back out to go to the island without running the quest.

Head-Meat wrote on Dec 4^th, 2023 at 3:58pm:


Ravenloft and Sharn, right?  Oh, shitty island pack that everyone hates.  Think that's it.  Want to say maybe the Vail for awhile, but they dropped it because it was a crappy mechanic that everyone hated - and even that was just talking to someone before hand to open it up, not even a full quest.

The general consensus on the board for years has been; we shouldn't have to run X to do Y and Z.  Chains that have to be run in order are horrible in general and while it might add to immersive storytelling, all it does is punish (or make it impossible) for late comers to join a party in progress.  Yeah, it's great story telling the first fucking time, but not when you're running the same chain for the 100th time because the game is designed to be grindy.

Point being; this is something we've asked them to step away from (and retroly change in older packs), instead they've doubled down on it over the past 5 years.

liljiggy wrote on Dec 4^th, 2023 at 4:57pm:



Meh. There's a way around it. But, it involves buying the top pack for the teleport item. Not the worst sales strategy, imo.

Gunga wrote on Dec 4^th, 2023 at 10:15pm:


Maybe.

But you've already proven yourself a toady, and that's worse.  I'd much rather be the guy complaining about and refusing to eat a pile of shit than the guy who actually pays for it and wants to eat his shit in peace.

Because that's what it is at this point.  We've long since went from "it's not as good as it used to be" or even "not as good as it could be" to them feeling confident in serving up a plate of pure shit at this point.

Enjoy your meal.

Artorias wrote on Dec 5^th, 2023 at 10:40am:


I'd put this thread about on par with a Gnomeo post. Some basic bitch whining because they don't actually play the game and want instant gratification.