Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-25633255-20150507135844

They just couldn't mess with Heroic Mode enough....... it will die quickly now.

From the Facebook page here's what we know about the new version of Heroic Mode:

There will be no more new armors, only old armors already in the game.

If you have the normal version of the old armor leveled up to 35, you'll be able to get the plus version after only 8 crystals. Basically if you already have the normal version of the armor you should be able to get two more versions of the plus if you're strong enough and have the patience to survive the frustrating fragment drop rates.

Gree! NO I don't like this but I'll accept it because one, I have no other choice and two, I'll enjoy getting plus versions of the old armors I have the normal version of. I essentially see this a softening the blow response for doing away with a special aspect of the game. Heroic Mode was special. Plain and simple. Gree even said very recently that Heroic Mode was so difficult because the Heroic Mode + armor was the rarest armor in the game. OK I agree with that. Heroic Plus was rare and a real b***h to get for free. This is no longer the case, thus bringing in the end of an era. I have every one of the Heroic Plus armors so I can be happy about that but from here on, Heroic Mode is just another way to get chest armors............ you can bet old raid and war armors will soon follow.

Clearly this is an attempt by Gree to conserve resources............... did they really think Heroic Mode was going to be a money cow by the way they started it? Bait and switch is a lousy business strategy and I can only hope they've learned their lesson. Too bad because I really liked Heroic Mode minus the cheesy drop rate. I'll still play it but I won't be talking about it as much as I used to. Luster = gone!

 