Brann is just, irredeemably awful

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This is a vent post, so as per usual agree with me, or don’t. I just needed to get this frustration off my chest.

To me, Brann and to some extension delves, are the absolute worst part about The War Within. Delves with just really stupid objectives like following around a mole 3 times, or having to protect a drill from Old God blood monsters, or having to run around a mushroom because it shoots spore your something at you… I dunno. The story varients are just plan awful for so many different delves. And sorry not sorry, delves that require me to carry a candle or mange my breath because I’m under water, not happening. Again, this is just my opinion, but Kriegval’ Rest, The Sinkhole, or The Water Works are just utter garbage content to play. They’re simply not fun, I don’t think I know a single person who hears Tek-Rethan Abyss and goes “Oh that’s my favourite delve”.

Couple these god-awful quests or delves with a completely worthless AI companion that struggles to do the bare minimum and the whole thing just because unfun slop. I’m personally already struggling to find things to do because 11.2 has been a bit of joke so far. Reshanor only ever drops the stupid Devoured Magi’s Cinch, quest rewards are barely rewarding meaning delves are my only real way to get gear to get me into raids and mythics. But Brann is so terrible that delves just aren’t worth doing on any character other than my main. And my main only has an easy time because I stopped having fun and just played through the slop through gritted teeth. But when something like my Frost DK seems to struggle a little in T11 delves, and my mage can’t even survive a Tier 8 delve to get gear, than there’s an issue. And that issue is Brann Bronzebeard.

DPS Brann purely exsists so Brann can get in the way and bother us if you group up and have a healer. Healer Brann I can’t help but feel like he’s coded to just not be helpful. I hit on web sack that spread webs all over the floor, and oh and guess who took that as a threat and decided to waste all the bloody healing pots… Guess I either have to just sit where with my **** in my hand or try to survive in the fight long enough for them to come off cool down. As for Tank Brann, honestly just a big middle finger, right to Blizzard’s face for making Tank Brann only useful to healers. You know who else would benefit more from a Tank rather than a Healer? F*****G MAGES.

Then there’s the randomly pulling mobs, running off mid battle to go mine or herb, or just constantly being in the way… That fact that I have to turn my camera to face the opposite direction because for god knows what reason, the devs decided to have Brann constantly moving to your side and face the same direction as you if you turn or character at all time, thus continuously, And I feel intentionally, having Brann be in the way. All. The. Time… And for the love of god, or what/whomever, why is Brann allowed in the treasure room? I get it, story wise he get a share of the treasure. But game play and enjoyment wise, it makes me, genuinely angry when my time is being wasted because someone on the dev team lack common sense. That’s the only reason I can think of was to why they’ve allowed Brann to be this horrid, for the entire duration of this xpac.

Again, all of these are just my own opinions. And yeah, it’s a personal issue ultimately. But I’m getting so fed up with this xpac, that I’m slowly loosing hope for Midnight… Having the benefit of hindsight, I think TWW was a step in the right direction, but there needs to be a complete and total overhaul for delves, world boss, how the vault works. For example, if Midnight has a vendor that shows up in T9 delves that sells you trinkets, then trinkets shouldn’t be in the loot table for the delves or the great vault. And there shouldn’t be any world bosses like Reshanor who drops the same item, 5 weeks in a row…

Anyways, I’ve said my piece. I’mma go start a re-playerthrough of RDR2 Thanks for reading my TedRant

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This is the first expansion where delves are even a thing. They will continue to improve on them.

The only change I can even see being needed is Brann needs to stand behind the player a bit, instead of next to them, as the hit box often forces you to angle your camera awkwardly to interact with things.

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WoW is more than just a game, it is an environment that contains many games. Most people who play like one part and don’t like others. So here’s the trick.

If there are parts of the game you like and parts that you don’t like:

  • Play the parts of the game you like.
  • Don’t play the parts of the game you don’t like.
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I only do delves for the weekly rewards. That’s really all I can take. Kudos to those that enjoy them. Not everybody will like every aspect of gameplay. It’s nice to have options.

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I’m pretty sure he’s borderline or narcissist personalty disorder.

“I’m sure you can do better than that.” right after he causes a wipe by pulling an extra pat with an elite.

That type splitting and inability to see their own faults…

Think this is the type thing we can report him for under the “social contract.”

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Hating Brann seems like a tradition, glad we still have our culture.

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Bran: “Don’t stand there!” Bran stand’s there

Player pulls a pack while Bran is standing within 3ft of you. Bran disengages to Narnia and pulls even more

Bran see’s a Mining/Herb/Fishing node Bran walks through a pack of mobs to get me my Bismuth Rank 1 x1

I am all for a feature that let’s us put Bran on Passive at the beginning of the delve.

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He’s the best.

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ohh, Aye.

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It’s not that I wish for Brann to be dead, it’s just that I wish for him to not be alive any longer.

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If you’re struggling with delves its not because of Brann having bad AI, hope this is helpful

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I don’t think the complaint about not being able to clear Delves is a super valid one. I solo them at tier 11 on my Arms Warrior and Frost DK, never had any problems. My main problem with Brann is that he aggroes stuff that you try to skip. Delves are super easy, I’m personally waiting for infinitely scaling Delve +'s.

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I exclusively use tank Brann in S3 on my DPS specs. Battered Aegis + Mana tinted glasses. He’s almost immortal even without me healing him UNLESS Kyveza is hitting him. Now that he isn’t paper because battered aegis healing him for all the damage he takes and the glasses making him take more damage with an emergency full-heal if he drops to low HP with the debuff on him, he can actually be useful in rounding mobs up with his deathgrip and the pylon is just really strong.

Meanwhile, in raid, everyone Brannmorphed yelling “Those webs will summon nerubians!”

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I don’t try to be mean or snarky here, but if you can’t survive and struggle with different characters, then the issue might be you. Brann isn’t the perfect AI companion, but I don’t have much issues with him. 95% of the time he does what he’s supposed to do - doing dmg and keeping me alive. And if there are no potions left to keep me alive, then I use the rest of my toolkit.

Which is why you should have some environmental awareness and not fight mobs while other packs are standing close nearby. Brann doesn’t run into other rooms and pulls additional packs, that’s for sure.

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This so much. I just want to stealth past mobs but nope, good ol’ Brann’s gotta be a stereotypical huntard.

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I wish it was like in the visions.
Just put a switch on him.

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Let me tell you that Delve was my favorite. Not the new nerfed version, i love the original old one with swimming/breathing on bubble mechanics… plus all the existing mechanics like Sharks and Kobyss. Delves Tier 11 cant kill me anymore when i am geared up like right now. Delves that poses more challenge is what i like. Tak rethan Abyss i think is really up there. I like it.

Btw, you just need more practice. Those Delvè differing stories/mechanics are varieties… they are like flavors. A game with different flavors is fun… not boring.

My Brann btw is a very good healer. He takes care of me when i pull everything… it doesnt matter if Ky’veza pops out as we toy everything.

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I like him when I’m tanking. He does a decent amount of the total damage.

Brann, just like the followers in follower dungeons, has no concept of mob aggro. They will run in a straight line to get to you through unpulled mobs if they have to.

The Brannmorpher is also a great toy. It turns everyone into Brann, catch phrases and all. When all 25 raid members use this toy and wipe on a boss 15 of them will say you should have tried harder hitting moves. Great fun!

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I have never experienced such issues with Brann, expect for the times he gives me some healths potions he may as well not exist. This sounds like a git gud issue

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Completely agree. Delves are such a poorly implemented activity. Brann is next to useless. Put him in healer mode and he literally does anything but heal you.