The new key factor in both new TF's is one we haven't seen much of in CoX before now, and I suspect it's what causing the frustration -- everyone's used to playing a certain way, and now there's this new mechanic in play. A mechanic that is very much adapt-or-die.
Simply put, situational awareness is a necessity now, where it's never been before. You *have* to be aware of the mines, the AOEs, the sword swarms, the warning glow of nukes from orbit, etc. If you don't stay aware of them at all times, you die.
But if you *do* stay aware of them, it's far more survivable and is, IMO and as someone who's run the other "hardest" TFs in the game multiple times on several different ATs, no more difficult than any other TF in the game. It simply requires more focus and involvement from the player. You can't just tank-and-spank any more; you have to move, you have to be aware of what's going on around you in all three axes. In short, you have to change your playstyle.
Some people dislike that; others enjoy the challenge. But that's the only real difference between what we had before and what we have now.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
Simply put, situational awareness is a necessity now, where it's never been before. You *have* to be aware of the mines, the AOEs, the sword swarms, the warning glow of nukes from orbit, etc. If you don't stay aware of them at all times, you die.
But if you *do* stay aware of them, it's far more survivable and is, IMO and as someone who's run the other "hardest" TFs in the game multiple times on several different ATs, no more difficult than any other TF in the game. It simply requires more focus and involvement from the player. You can't just tank-and-spank any more; you have to move, you have to be aware of what's going on around you in all three axes. In short, you have to change your playstyle.
Some people dislike that; others enjoy the challenge. But that's the only real difference between what we had before and what we have now.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs