so basically this brings up the whole discussion of equality vs quality.
By this I mean:
- should EU be like Batsim? (all equal) [personal opinion, no, go play CS if that is what u wish for]
- or should EU be a long-term game with progress, investment, goals?
The goal of shared mobs until yesterday, was to do the best you can, to get a bigger slice of the pie.
For instance if you had 2 people, both doing 100dps. By using a pill or ring, you could improve your dps, and you would get slightly more loot.
However, now it does not matter anymore how many pills, rings, scopes, sights, or buffed armor you have. It does not count anymore.
At least, that is what the release notes claim.
So my conclusion is: until further official notice, SHARED MOBS IS DEAD Shame, it was a fun and social place to hang out.
There is absolutely no reason to join a shared mob right now, with the exception if you cannot kill it solo. If you have invested in buffed armor/scopes/sights/pills/rings, they don't work anymore in shared?
Did MA just devaluate all buff items?