New boss drops are fail...

[RiverBummer]

Sorry "Busted" is totally apropos. Problem is it's ALWAYS been an irrational aspect of the game design. Winning, Placing or Showing in a big event should be a net positive thing. It was always busted in that it gave you tons of USELESS duplicated equipment you already had (excess guardian plans redeemable for sale at LESS than apprentice gear costs ). At the very least they should give you a better piece than what you have in your hero set OR give embed chips 2x or higher levels to compensate or coinage or credits or SOMETHING other than a USELESS prize. We invest in boosts and expect a return on investment not an insulting drop that's worthless to us.

[Herby]

The new world boss plan drops:
Depending on the last Heroic Realm boss you have killed.

For example, the most advanced boss you have killed is the Plague Lord, who drops Guardian swords and staffs.
Your world boss drops if you place 1st, 2nd or 3rd would be a Guardian sword or staff.

[RiverBummer]

World bosses were already ruined when the last hit became completely random. In the month since the changes were made, I've finished first in every single boss fight on my realm, and have not gotten the last hit ONCE.

Now, I get useless gear for my reward as well? At level 77 I have full Ironheart armor (except spirits, of course) on all five of my heroes, and have been collecting Lightbringer's plans from bosses because they weren't available in heroics. So I finish first today and get ... a level 60 Ironheart's Sword plan. The hell is this? Certainly not anything at "an appropriate level" for my team. Just getting screwed over more and more with these changes to things that didn't need to be fixed.

AGREED! I got champion gear at level 66 and 80% of my existing gear is Guardian. It's INSANE and INSULTING.

[Revan]

I'm quite happy with this change. No more getting plans that sit in my inventory for weeks or months.

[RiverBummer]

I'm quite happy with this change. No more getting plans that sit in my inventory for weeks or months.

You must be a jovial sort and happy to be able to sell excess/duplicated champ plans for less than the cost of apprentice gear...

[Morgan le Fay]

I think Herby answers this one quite eloquently. You want better quality plans from WBs, start whooping the the bosses in Heroic Realms.

[Klepto]

I think Herby answers this one quite eloquently. You want better quality plans from WBs, start whooping the the bosses in Heroic Realms.

The downside of this change is it encourages stagnation in the Heroic Realm. If it grants you loot from the top boss you've killed, you want to stay at that level in the Heroic Realm until you have all the gear you need from that specific boss, whether it comes from the Heroic Realm or from placing in the World Boss fights.

[geekahedron]

I've gone farther than anyone else on my server (6) in heroic bosses, past bosses with three and now four times my power level, but I've crafted all the plans I can get from them. Taking away the only source of higher-level plans, world bosses, just throws up another brick wall for those of us who are leading the way to run into. To get stronger I need better gear, to get better gear I need to be WAY stronger. Now what, twiddle my thumbs and wait for all my queues and just inch forward from here on out, just forgetting about two months of hard work while everyone else on the server catches up? Lame. And what's this, 2.1 BILLION power for the newest heroic boss? If there ever was a slap in the face from Tynon to those of us who have supported the game from the beginning, this is one.

[Revan]

I can see how it would encourage stagnation if you have beaten the relic boss but don't have all the relics or cloaks but WB is an expensive way to try and get them.

Also, I assume the new bosses power was a mistake, someone probably added a couple extra digits by mistake.

[Freyaa]

i have gotten a relic from baal/cerb once