Guy discovers Maelstrom Arena

Coatmagic

Husband: What's this Maelstrom Arena...?
Me: That's the place people go to test themselves for a chance at a BiS weapon; I've told you about it a few times..
Husband: Where's the wayshrine that shows on the map?
Me: It is the wayshrine, you have to go inside; it saves your progress so you can go back to it when you're ready.
Husband: Oh, I found a merchant!
Me: Yup, lots of stuff in there...
Husband: Does it get harder than this...?
Me: Yup.

The ensuing cacophony of laughter, cursing, and general banging of peripherals was music to my ears xD

(Backstory: Husband quit playing after beta and finishing up gold. By that time the game had become too easy for him and he found it sad and silly etc, etc. I have been able to get him back in when I've needed help of course, but until OneTam he hasn't shown any real interest. I told him more than once about the Arena and that he might actually like it, but he just wasn't interested and completely forgot about it, so I gave up... Now maybe, just maybe, combined with unfinished Craglorn and Cyrodil business, vMA might keep him around for a bit.)

Stopnaggin

Ah the cure of vMA, I wonder how many controllers have been abused over the course of time in there?

ArchMikem

Funny how one of the most horrible and stressful parts of the game is what finally brought his interest back...

Enslaved

vMA is fun, for S&M ppl, robots and ppl who do not mind going beyond sheer lunacy, just for reasons.

Jeremy

Enslaved wrote: »

vMA is fun, for S&M ppl, robots and ppl who do not mind going beyond sheer lunacy, just for reasons.

So far I'm not enjoying it either. But I only just started yesterday so haven't come to a final conclusion yet.

The fighting in it seems aimed toward mobile and highly-offensive builds.

It is pretty dumb to me to have a restoration staff drop from content that is not designed to be healer compatible. But I am going to keep at it with my healer for a few more days at least before I render a final judgment on it.

So far though, I am inclined to have little good to say about it. Just a poorly designed gimmicky battlefield that favors high offense on the go.

Tryxus

Enslaved wrote: »

vMA is fun, for S&M ppl, robots and ppl who do not mind going beyond sheer lunacy, just for reasons.

Would it surprise you that I'm actually all 3 of those? But if a token system would be implemented for the rewards, it would def make me less of a robot (and possibly the other 2 as well )

Anyways, if your guy was looking for a challenge, then he found the right one. Wishing him the best of luck for both rhe Arena and the rewards

Armitas

Enslaved wrote: »

vMA is fun, for S&M ppl, robots and ppl who do not mind going beyond sheer lunacy, just for reasons.

I heard that some hospitals are now using it instead of shock therapy.

CultOfMMO

ArchMikem wrote: »

Funny how one of the most horrible and stressful parts of the game is what finally brought his interest back...

its a good personal challenge. This game pampers the living *** out of players in 95% of solo content, and even for group content you need to go out of your way to really track how well you're really doing in a group setting.

when you only have yourself to rely on, everything changes, its a reality check that many people simply dont have the stomach to face.

rustic_potato

CultOfMMO wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

Funny how one of the most horrible and stressful parts of the game is what finally brought his interest back...

its a good personal challenge. This game pampers the living *** out of players in 95% of solo content, and even for group content you need to go out of your way to really track how well you're really doing in a group setting.

when you only have yourself to rely on, everything changes, its a reality check that many people simply dont have the stomach to face.

A solo instance giving the BiS gear for an MMO.. That sounds like lunacy.. Once you get the hang of the spawn points vMA is not challenging anymore either. The gear drops between vMA and vDSA should be swapped..