Originally Posted by simun Originally Posted by

An obvious question should be: How long should it take to get each tier of an item? You have your common items which are pretty much just automatic and readily available in the ah. You've got your decent items that drop from mobs but are harder to get. You've got decent items that can be purchased from crafters if you are not one already and then you have BiS. So lets work this out in game terms. At which point are the BiS items too hard and at which point are they just dumping them on people and making them too easy.



In my opinion the BiS are supposed to be hard as hell to get. They are after all BiS. The carrot on the stick for many of us. The point at which people stop caring about their character and start playing alts and waiting for new content.



Best items are something you should droll over not something you plan on knocking out in a weekend. They are the reward for dedication.



So how long does it take for Rift to cycle it's content. About 2 years apparently. Depending on when 3.0 comes out. 2 years is pretty standard for mmorpgs. So in those two years how long should it take you to get BiS in every slot?



I'd say one year of normal play which could translate for the hardcore players as 4 -6 months. Depending on how often they actually sleep.



So one year to get BiS in every slot? A lot of these items are controlled by notoriety and released more than one slot at a time.



So how long does it take to get your notoriety maxed out?



I doubt you are going to say 1 year.



Rift is easy as hell to play compared to mmorpgs that came before it.



People really need to stop acting entitled to BiS just because they've hit 60. One of my characters has only been 60 for a month and is almost halfway through all my rep grinding. Plus I scored the ring and essence for that character this year. (With help from my alt)