3.0.8 - You don't have an eternity

#0 - Jan. 21, 2009, 2:24 p.m.
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It seems as if the altered achievement 'You Don't Have an Eternity' was poorly tested. Now instead of stacking sparks well in order to reach the 5m timer, you need insane DPS and a perfectly executed Malygos kill with no more than 2 sparks up at a time. This seems unreasonable simply adding 1 minute to the timer. Pre-patch Phase 2 could be done incredibly fast due to leftover sparks and Malygos could be brought in Phase 1 by stacking 4 sparks. Now Phase 2 takes a lot longer becuase you're lucky to have 1 spark up from phase 1. Malygos can't be brought much lower than 35-40% in Phase 1 and due to the mechanic's of Phase 3 (slow damage at first, large damage toward to end) this achievement seems nearly impossible. Phase 1 has to be done fast with only 2 sparks up at a time. We got this phase down to 2 minutes. Phase 2 takes a lot longer now due to only 1-2 leftover sparks instead of 4-5 and Phase 3 involves 35-40% instead of 1%. With the long transition between phase 2>3 this seems unreasonable for adding a measly 1 minute to the timer. I don't think this was well tested at all.

TL:DR - 1 minute isn't enough justification for the mechanic changes. This was poorly tested.
#4 - Jan. 21, 2009, 4:50 p.m.
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If you are having trouble with it right now, it will become easier over time as new gear is released in the future.
#13 - Jan. 21, 2009, 5:28 p.m.
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If it's still possible that's just fine, but the implication that some may not be obtainable in their tier is troublesome.


Just to clarify this and shoot down the false implication: we believe this is obtainable right now in patch 3.0.8. If you are struggling with it, you could wait until higher level gear is release which should make it much easier. This option is just that, an option, for if you don't want to continue pushing to complete it now. We are not forcing this upon you.
#38 - Feb. 27, 2009, 4:51 p.m.
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Ah yeah you are. Considering this is needed for Heroic Glory of the Raider, which is pointless in getting when Ulduar comes out because the drake isn't there. I don't see the point of even getting the achievement when the reward is gone.


-You don't only have to do achievements for the rewards, you can do them just to complete them, up to you
-My previous posts had nothing to do with the rewards, just the achievement itself
-It has been achievable for quite awhile now and with 3.1 just hitting the PTR there are still several weeks available to do so