mbeetley_ESO wrote: »I want to make clear the problem I see with the "rewards" for Harrowstorms. Compare what you get from a Harrowstorm vs. what you get from a Dragon, an Abyssal Geyser, or a Dolmen. There's no comparison. From Dragons you ALWAYS get one of three items, an adventurer's pouch, a document pouch, or a heavy sack, PLUS all the other loot you get from the dragon, which can be substantial. From a Dolmen or an Abyssal geyser, you get loot from the creatures you kill, plus loot from the boss (if you do enough damage), plus loot from the dolmen chest or shell trove. From a Harrowstorm...you get four items. Usually it's a green piece of treasure, some ash, maybe some kind of crafting material...seriously? You have what appears to be a miniscule chance at a satchel (based on my experience and that of my wife, I'd be surprised if the drop rate on those was better than 10%), not to mention the fact that the satchels seem to contain Counterfeit Pardon Edicts more than anything else. You don't even get to loot the myriad enemies (sometimes in the DOZENS) that you kill. Not to mention the fact that Harrowstorms are significantly harder than dragons because of the fact that mini-bosses keep spawning if you can't close them fast enough.
IMHO, the difficulty is just fine. I don't mind that it takes a fair group of players with a lot of patience to bring them down (or a big group with serious dps to bring them down quickly). I just find they aren't worth the trouble. Waiting for a group to get there to help take down a dragon is fine - I know I'm gonna get something in return, even if it's just a thousand gold or so worth of junk to sell. I spend the time to take down a Harrowstorm, and I get...a couple of hundred gold most of the time? I just can't be bothered. I do the dailies sometimes for daily rewards, but I just can't see going to that much work for nothing more than the standard drops. Bring the rewards more in line with Dragons or Abyssal Geysers and you'll go a long way towards righting the ship.
mbeetley_ESO wrote: »Bring the rewards more in line with Dragons or Abyssal Geysers and you'll go a long way towards righting the ship.