Dungeon scalling question

treyu86

After reading patch notes I wonder, how does this new feature help lower level players getting into groups for doing the dungeons at their corresponding level? That was a problem I found while playing, it took SO MUCH TIME to find a group using the LFG tool and also guildies could not help either as they were max level already and could not do the dungeons anymore.

I thought that with this new system, high level players could return to low level dungeons WITH low level players and they will get underpowered to the level of the dungeon so they could help and still have a challenge, but afte reading patch notes it seems the other way, the dungeons scales to the level of the player.

So, maybe I am not getting it, but how can this new feature help the low population for doing low level dungeons while you level up as a newbie?

dharbert

Only group dungeons and public dungeons were scaled. Regular delves were not scaled. Group and public dungeons are supposed to be scaled to the level of the group leader.

Jagath

The LFG tool has always been garbage and usually not used by most people. As far as guilds helping out they have always been able to. Anyone that told you they were too high a level to help with even the first area group dungeon was lying. They wouldn't receive xp or any loot etc but they could certainly help you clear it. Now the dungeon will scale to the leader so with proper planning not much has really changed since you make the lowest level the leader if you just want to clear.

firstdecan

Jagath wrote: »

The LFG tool has always been garbage and usually not used by most people. As far as guilds helping out they have always been able to. Anyone that told you they were too high a level to help with even the first area group dungeon was lying. They wouldn't receive xp or any loot etc but they could certainly help you clear it. Now the dungeon will scale to the leader so with proper planning not much has really changed since you make the lowest level the leader if you just want to clear.

If there's a significant level difference, lower level players in the group might not get any XP. They have to 'contribute to the kill' which may be hard if the higher level player just decimates everything. A V14 helping someone out in the first dungeon can just instakill everything with AoE, and the player he's helping won't get XP or drops.

The dungeon can still be cleared, but no one gets anything except the achievement.

Jagath

firstdecan wrote: »

Jagath wrote: »

The LFG tool has always been garbage and usually not used by most people. As far as guilds helping out they have always been able to. Anyone that told you they were too high a level to help with even the first area group dungeon was lying. They wouldn't receive xp or any loot etc but they could certainly help you clear it. Now the dungeon will scale to the leader so with proper planning not much has really changed since you make the lowest level the leader if you just want to clear.

If there's a significant level difference, lower level players in the group might not get any XP. They have to 'contribute to the kill' which may be hard if the higher level player just decimates everything. A V14 helping someone out in the first dungeon can just instakill everything with AoE, and the player he's helping won't get XP or drops.

The dungeon can still be cleared, but no one gets anything except the achievement.

You are correct in that there is a risk the lower levels won't receive anything other than the achievment if their dps isn't sufficient. My response was only to the OP's statement that higher levels said they couldn't enter the dungeon with him. As I'm sure you are aware this isn't true.