Arelith

I just thought I would give my two cents on the current Shadowplane writs. I understand why the xp is low and I really don't mind that most are rather difficult. Challenges are nice.

My first issue is why they are open to lvl 14 - 25. Most lvl 14's if they aren't in a powerful epic group are going to get destroyed fast. Which means the lower lvls are just going to get carried through the places. The other issue is the gold reward. Belfry tower offers something like a 1200g reward to face Mourne Manor level spawns. Most will use up more in supplies to prepare then they will make as a reward. One can make 4000g just walking a package to a town. Just seems like the gold reward should be around what a difficult writ pays. As it stands now when I started asking for help to gather groups for some writs in the Shadowplane, the reply was mostly they weren't worth the hassle. Someone shouldn't expect get rich from these but the rewards seem pretty low for the challenges you are facing. Most continue simply go the easier routes of RDI, Maur, and Orcland since the xp is better, easier to find groups, and the gold drops larger. Sadly then shadowland writs get neglected.

Most of the shadow plane writs do not take that long to complete, they're small dungeons aside aside one for sure. Perhaps that is the reason the rewards seem slim? There's one I am not familiar with yet. I like them. I do not have the time or usually the inclination to go on longer trips, and the shadow ones have been wonderful.

Also I do not think they are more difficult so much as different and you can not apply the same tactics from other places to the shadow plane. It does definitely help to have a caster friend for some wards though, just like it's nice to have a good melee on red dragon island.