124912-raid-changesaccessablityitemization

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Hello! I won't say I'm a returning player, but I am more of a suffering player. Why? Primarily because my computer broke around the end of March and I won't able to play until end of May.
 
When my computer broke I was just 20 elder gems away from my genesis key--talk about heartbreaking. However, I have been keeping up with the news (box promo?? [not the point tho]) and haven't seen much about raid accessibility or any real improvements. I'm not talking about bugs, etc. I'm talking about attunement and gear progression. I bring this up because in depression of not being able to play WS I turned back to FFXIV and, dear lord, their gear progression is fantastic. Some things are a bit grindy (relic quests, tomestones), but the itemization is beautiful. Their raids are 8 man and, quite frankly, ass kicking from what I've seen. Also, the "roster boss" is easy to get over. Sadly, I hadn't raided (yet) in WS so I can't compare which is why I need help.
 
My questions: Has WS improved itemization such that I don't have to rely on crafted gear (I know about glory)? Has there been more consideration for LFR or a party finder (when it was launched in WoW I sneered at it, but after FFXIV it really helps and is great)? My main concern is gear progression/itemization.
 
I should note that this is in no way a bash on WS post or "zomg why doesn't WS have this from FFXIV" or "FFXIV totes better than WS...*unsub*kthxbai" because I have been here since winter beta, bought 2 CE, and bought 4 CREDD. But, quite frankly, I'm finding it hard to keep excited to play again.	
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So your problem is you dont have items to do the dungeons?
 
You can do PVP for 1200 weapons.
You can farm renown for starter Gear.
You can farm Adventure for Gear.
After that you should be able to farm Stormtalon and Kel without bigger problems and get glory and items, and with that you can buy stronger gear for SC SWM and Proto.
 
Some even do SWM normal its not that hard and the Itemlvl is on pair with Stormtalon and Kel.
 
BTW: if you ever have Money Problems just do a few Shiphands. (infestation ist quite good)	
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Raids are accessible.
Genetic Archives is already being ran and cleared by pugs. There's really no reason why you should not be able to enter Genetic Archives outside not being attuned or simply not putting in the effort.
Due the new Itemization, you can enter and clear the first bosses fully decked in blue's and epics from Adventures & Dungeons, or even still use the crafted stuff if you so wish.
 
With the new Glory from Dungeons and the Adventure vendors, gearing up should take you a week maximum	
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since drop 4 they changed the itemization of the whole game, now its really good and with thee changes to runes its almost at his best moment, the way to go isrenown gear-shiphands gear
 
adventure gear- renown adventure locked gear
 
dungeon tier 1 gear
 
dungeon tier 2 gear- glory dungeon locked gear
 
x-89 locked gear
 
GA gear
 
the bottom the better	
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So your problem is you dont have items to do the dungeons?
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No, that is not, at all, my issue. My gear wasn't great, but I knew how to get better gear. My question was there any significant changes since around end of March that improved itemization or streamlined gear progression?
 
@Olivar
 
Thank you. No effort isn't an issue as I'll grind out like a crazy person to get where I need to go. I just wanted to know if much had changed. I recall itemization improved before my computer crashed and just curious if it got better.
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Oh, ok. So it seems I either didn't reach those points or missed a bit of info. I remember drop 4 just dropping (hah, punny) then the death of my computer. Thank you! 
 
I am on Warhound, but I believe my guild transfered over to Entity sadly. And I play on the only true faction: Dominion (Chua master race!) 
 
Lastly, how are queue times for pugs? Not as bad as I recall?	
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I cannot answer that for Entity, as I hardly play there at the moment...
Should really log in and level more....
 
In general, it really depends.
Waiting alone in the queue can take some time depending on your role, which is why I recommend actually making friends, joining a guild/circle and organize groups that way.	
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			Gear progression is really good. And the raids are amazing and fun. You have a lot to look forward to.	
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			Awesome! Thanks everyone! Can't wait for my computer to be fixed.	
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