This game is so frustratingly easy, and I just can't take it anymore

RapturousRex

I bet you used to remind the teacher about home work didn't you?

Molag_Crow

TOTALLY AGREE. I hope @ZOS listen to this, OP. (I know this topic is old, but still relevant)

The difficulty of the game in general is just a joke, outside of instances, etc.

One of the main reasons I stopped playing WoW months ago, was because of how easy mobs are when you're questing, and they presented no challenge whatsoever. I don't see why they couldn't make Imperial City mobs the same difficulty or slightly less, all around Tamriel, especially with the catch-up system to CPs etc...

No one should have to take off their gear or use worse gear for the sense of challenge and difficulty.

Waffennacht

... Seriously? You expect SOLO content in an MMO to be difficult?

WHAT? Are you an intelligent person? I think so... therefore NO SOLO content will be difficult.

IF you want difficult, then solo veteran CoA, solo WGT, do Maelstrom Arena, solo Wrothgar bosses.

You want Story mode to be difficult?? I can't think of a solo game that ever had difficult anything, especially once you know what you are doing. Every game has patterns, you do this, they do that you win etc.

It's for the plot, PvP is for difficulty.

Prabooo

Willyoke wrote: »

I haven't got to the veteran content yet, (...)

That sums up the answer.

DaveMoeDee

Valencer wrote: »

Group instanced content is where the challenge in PvE is nowadays. I don't think planned new solo zones like Wrothgar are going to change that one bit... there would just be too many people complaining if there's some part of it that's not easily doable, as has happened before.

Only advice I can give you is that you might want to try group PvE some time if you want an actual challenge. I don't see much point in handicapping yourself just to have some degree of fun

The solo stuff is primarily about storytelling. It is best to leave the pretty doable for most because a lot of players are focused on enjoying the stories. These people will keep coming back for storytelling if the quality is high like Orsinium.

Orsinium is incredibly engaging because the storytelling is good. Combat is secondary. If you want challenges in combat, don't look for it in the fights needed to finish story lines. They can't have fights that block progression of gamers who aren't as skilled.

DaveMoeDee

Valencer wrote: »

Welcome to what I call the Baby Generation.

It's not just in video games, it's everywhere. People expect to just chat on their damn cell phones at work all day and get paid for it.

As Louis CK says, this is literally the worst generation of self-entitled d-bags in human history.

Including the self-entitled d-bags who feel all of the the game must pander to the higher difficulty level that they want?

What is the relevance of trophies to enjoying the story in a game? How did playing through the story become a competition? If you were talking about leaderboards or PvP, you might have a point. But instead, that just sounds narrow-minded.

To be honest, I probably preferred the difficulty at launch. But I also remember multiple people in the guild I was in who struggled to stay alive and ended up leaving the game frustrated.

Baconfat79

Play Maelstrom Arena on Vet mode and see if you still think everything is too easy.