I’m curious about everyone’s opinions on the new affixes introduced with Xal’atath’s Bargain in this season of TWW. I’m starting to push into +12s, so the impact on my gameplay isn’t as intense, but I’ve heard mixed reviews. Tettles mentioned not noticing them much, but I wonder how genuine that is considering how long he’s been doing higher keys. On one hand, I think these new affixes are a huge step up from the old ones like Sanguine and Quaking because they don’t tend to hurt dungeon mobs as much. On the other hand, while they boost our damage significantly, they can mess up boss fights, especially when they spawn at the worst possible times. I seriously wonder why affixes can’t just be disabled during boss fights to make things easier. What do you all think?
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I totally agree! The new affixes are much more manageable than previous seasons. As a tank, I love not having to constantly backpedal to deal with annoying mechanics. It makes the runs way smoother!
I think we need to consider phase exclusions for these affixes. Just like you said, there are times when they spawn during critical boss mechanics, and it can be really frustrating. It wouldn’t be hard to implement some logic to avoid affix spawns when things would get impossible. I’m sure many players would appreciate that!
Absolutely! Something like that would really improve the experience since nobody wants to wipe because of an unfortunate spawn.
I’ve had a similar experience with the Voidbound spawning right before a transition phase. It didn’t wipe us, but man, being stuck stunned while the timer ticks down is the worst! I get the challenge aspect, but sometimes it just feels impossible to handle!
Seriously though, saying we should just turn off affixes during boss fights because they make them hard? That’s an interesting take. But it’s true that the timing can really screw you over! Sometimes delaying the affix just a bit can save a run without lessening the challenge too much.
Exactly! The goal shouldn’t be to make bosses easier but rather to avoid those moments where the affix just ruins everything because of timing. A small delay could definitely help!
Honestly, some affixes during a boss fight should be designed to trigger based on the fight’s mechanics. That way we could better manage when they come in.
Yeah, completely agree! Just a simple mechanic that checks if an affix would sync poorly with a boss ability could solve a lot of headache without making things easier overall.