I truly wonder how come new players don't play our great game ! :D
TL.DR: I'm mad. This community is sometimes cringe af. Guess I'll go playing TFT instead. Have fun reading me malding.
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Hi there,
Just a heads-up to avoid any confusion or wasting time before we start: this is a rant. I just want to share my frustration and disappointment.
So, here’s the deal: I got gatekept today.
Not sure if it’s just bad luck, but it feels like this issue has gotten worse lately. I had to take a break from playing for about a month because of exams and family holiday stuff. Since coming back, the gatekeeping felt more noticeable.
I wanted to do a G1 G3 Thaemine HM with my SE.
248 Roster, 1640 gs, 1800+ main stat, and a skin.
Full 80+ quality with close to BIS elixirs and 100+ Trans.
96 quality weapon.
5x3+1 (and yet 1800+ main stat)
4 x LvL 8 T3 Gems.
And obviously LOS 30.
When I built that character back in the day, it cost me around 300-400k gold to get a decent 5x3+1 setup with good stats. Fast forward to T4, and now, for some reason, you can’t get accepted into any lobby unless you have full (or at least partial) T4 gems.
For me, upgrading would mean spending:
- 4 LV6 T4 gems, costing 30-45k gold each, to replace my current Level 8 gems.
- 7 LV5 T4 gems, costing 10-15k gold each, to replace my Level 7s.
Oh, and before you ask:
- No, I didn’t try to join lobbies with players who were massively overgearing me. I only applied to groups with characters close to my level—some slightly better, some slightly worse. I’m not expecting to be carried. I actually enjoy parsing and competing, so I avoid lobbies where I can’t contribute meaningfully anyway.
- Yes, I tried A LOT. I’m not here complaining after being refused by one lobby because they were waiting for a friend or something. I spent 15 full minutes applying to every lobby that matched my character’s stats. I was denied by all of them. I even tried reapplying to some where the lobby leader was undergeared compared to me.
- Yes, I tried creating my own lobby. I waited for 5-10 minutes before rage-quitting the game because not a single soul applied during that time.
- No, the lobby scene wasn’t overcrowded with high-geared players. It's a damn Monday at 4 PM. I wasn’t competing with 1660 or 1680+ players for slots. I applied early to groups that still weren’t full by the time I gave up. These groups literally refused me despite having empty slots for ages.
Anyway, I just wanted to vent and reflect on the state of the game sometimes.
I get it: a lot of players are rocking T4 gems now, and seeing full T3 might be off-putting. But seriously, come on… We’re all ridiculously overgeared for this content. We all have T-skills and Hyper Awakenings. Even my weakest, cheapest alt has 2-3 times the required DPS for Thae G3.
How is any new player supposed to enjoy the game at this point?
I’ve got nearly 250 roster level, which, for me, translates to almost 5,000 hours (five thousand fking hours) of playing this game. Yet I somehow can’t peacefully join a group to clear a year-old raid?
It’s ridiculous, and honestly, I can’t just blame the game anymore.
Anyway, hope you liked reading all that <3