I think the popularity of Imperial City began dropping when flags were added.
I think the popularity of Imperial City dropped when it no longer had a monopoly on max-level gear. Remember the days when the only way to get VR15/16 gear was the IC DLC? Remember the days the way to get Ancestor Silk was to buy it using Tel-Var, and that crafting a white item was multiple times more expensive than upgrading it to gold?
The only time IC was popular was back in the day when people were effectively forced into IC.
I think the popularity of Imperial City began dropping when flags were added.
I think the popularity of Imperial City dropped when it no longer had a monopoly on max-level gear. Remember the days when the only way to get VR15/16 gear was the IC DLC? Remember the days the way to get Ancestor Silk was to buy it using Tel-Var, and that crafting a white item was multiple times more expensive than upgrading it to gold?
The only time IC was popular was back in the day when people were effectively forced into IC.
Nah Imperial City was an absolute blast when big fights could last a really long time. Drops didn't matter all that mattered was there was a big fight and it was easy to get back into it if you died.