This content has been so amazingly frustrating when a 5 mask run is dependent on difficult to control random procs, I have just uninstalled WoW from my computer after having 5 runs go wrong for completely random reasons, and one where I full cleared, but I apparently missed a cell in the Wyrmrest area, so I did not get credit for a full clear. This is unfun content.
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Don’t do it then?
I don’t find visions that fun, so I just do 2-4 mask runs and call it good.
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The only two things I find beyond infuriating at this point are the add that spawns and stuns you and the fear circle that spawns on you and fears you if you don’t move out of it.
Because they both seem to constantly happen when I’m eating my sanity food, I have to get up and move, now I don’t get my 100 sanity and the damn thing is on a 3 minute cooldown. They’re expensive too. Just obnoxious.
Also, catapult and the Stormwind damage buff where you have to slowly walk through the mines to get upstairs. It’s pretty much completely impossible with catapult, which means you just can’t get this buff on catapult weeks.
Also, I’ve never actually missed a cell in that area, but I have noticed recently they’ve added a little tooltip when you hover over it that shows how many out of 8 you’ve opened. And it now says 8/8 complete or something in the middle of your screen when you’re done.
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I just started wanting to practice 4-5 mask runs. my only wish is i didnt need to worry about farming visions every day and only being able to do 2-3 runs a week.
You already can only get 2 pieces of gear a week, and theres nothing else to be gained.
keep all the weekly caps and even add new ones for moments or something. at least let me try all I want instead of basically giving me a reason to not play the game.
You can buy keys with echoes now. They’re 1750, and you get 750 back for a 5 mask full clear. That’s not so bad.
What do you mean only two pieces? It’s a 470 for a 5 mask, and 5 ilvls down for each one after that. I’ve been getting the 470, the 465, and the 460 from the 3 I do each week. I’ve definitely gotten 455s from doing a 4th. If you really need a certain corruption effect, it’s worth it. Also worth it for the mementos to get another socket.
I thought you can only do it twice per week a 5 and 4 mask (or the highest u can do) and u wont get items after that
Nope, you keep getting loot 5 ilvls lower for each one. And echoes. And mementos. (very important to get those sockets)
Just some general pointers that really helped me be able to complete 5 masks with way less stress and trouble:
Clear out the initial area. Look for the corpse with the potion and note next to it. Don’t drink that color potion. Drink every other color potion. They stack exponentially, so if you can find two of the same one in the starting area, you’ve got the buff for 15 minutes. (I’ve legit had most of the buffs for the entire run just making sure I clear out each new area I get to and pick up all the potions…) Once you learn which one is the sanity restoration one, use it when you need it.
Learn where the 60m buffs are and get them. They’re extremely helpful.
Abuse gift of the titans. It’s on a timer. Download an addon to track it, or just wing it like I do. I know if it hasn’t gone off for awhile, and it’s overdue, I’ll pull one or two small things to trigger it, then run to one of the minibosses with it up.
Plop an orb down and pull really difficult bosses into it while you stand in it for the start of the fight. Greatly reduces damage taken and sanity loss. I always do this on the last boss. (Wait for an add to spawn on you and give you gift first if you really wanna get cheesy. Then you plop the orb, pull the hard boss into it while gift is up.)
Make liberal use of the sanity restoration food.
Make sure you’re using every consumable. Scrolls. Potions. Flasks. Runes. Drums.
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We’re still limited to 2 malefic cores per week; makes no sense this late into an xpac.
I thought it was only one of those per week. How are you getting two?
One from a full clear horrific vision, and one from nzoth on normal or higher. It should be uncapped tho…
It’s only 1 of you’re 1 level away from the weekly resistance cap. The 2 per week is the catch up mechanism.
Just wait for the Scorching Feet proc, then enter the minefield immediately after. Once you’re on the bannister going upstairs, it’s a straight shot to the goal even if it procs again.
Is that all there is to it? I just can’t ever get it to work. I enter, I get a few steps, it procs and bounces me to Narnia, and then I’m back at the door. I spent an entire orb trying to get it to launch me in the right direction. It’s infuriating in that tiny room. Especially with those stupid sanity draining puddles that pop behind you and sit in the damn doorway.
The proc should have more time between it. If it launches me into mines, I start back at the door, and I can barely get two steps without it triggering again.
Honestly… most of visions are just not moving like a mongoloid as most people do when they’re attacking things. Sit still and move when you need to avoid bad mechanics. You’ll notice the “randomness” not be so random and you’ll actually think about what you need to do in the scenario.
Outside of that… do you research on the mechanics or do practice runs with no masks to understand what’s going on when you go through the visions. I’m continuously learning new things even though I can successfully do 5 mask runs.
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i’m doing my weekly full-clear but without masks.
game’s much more fun when you’re at full power.
If you take small steps at a time you don’t get punted. I do the whole run up the stairs that way. The debuff drops off when you jump on the handrail because it punts you into the up slope and you don’t go forward. Tap, stop, tap, stop slower but reliable.
Honestly all of the masks are relatively easy…until you put on the daredevil mask. Suddenly any chain of mistakes will utterly destroy you, including a chain of factors out of your control.
Therefore I just stick to 3-4 mask runs myself, almost the same reward with 100x less stress and effort required.
Same, I run 1 5 masks with a DH from my M+ team a week then anything else is a 4 mask.
You guys are cheating yourselves out of serious mementos that way. Probably echoes now too.
No one to group with to get them done?
Can you not just brute force them with corruption now that we can wear so much of it? I had the same issue a little over a month ago (real struggle to do 5, then just did 4 for the low stress) but with the extra corruption I’ve been able to add while keeping under 40 have turned 5 masks into a breeze. Just from a couple more ranks of TD.
Maybe just hoard vessels now that there’s no cap on them for a few weeks until you get the corruptions and resistance you need?
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I really liked the visions when I started them, I thought it was amazing content, really great. Then I got the masks and it went from awesome to really stupid. I don’t get it. blizzard comes up with these great ideas and then completely ruins them with stupid random crap that makes it not fun AT ALL to play. why do they always do stuff like this? it’s like they WANT to piss people off