For some, I guess. I think the zone was revamped in a very one-sided fashion, and for people without a buffer the P.Atk on the MOBs can overcome them.
I don't think they should have made it another "Mages not welcome" zone, but I guess thye gotta do what they gotta do.
In addition to making Swamp of Screams "mages not welcome", they nerfed the levels of the mobs down significantly. They are all Dark Blue now, when they were purple to green before the update.
Silent Valley is like Hot Springs for Melee now, and it seems like it will become a favorite place for botters, since many of the mobs are neither social nor agro...
ok, was partially a joke. It's the new area, but no I wouldn't call it hunting grounds. It's not a place that anyone can solo that's for sure. Since most areas call for entire party...if not 4-5 full parties.
Only for your info, the new so called "xp zones" ( I personally call them clan farming zones) are not for solo playing. Gracia is all about clan teamwork for farm high end lvl items.
Only 1 part of the infinity instance get be played with the 2-9 party members. To enter the other both areas you need to have the big bang 36+ players in party and in comand channel and sure finish the first instance to enter the second and so forth.
It normally takes them 2-3 months before they post the notes on the official site. and seldom do those notes differ from the PTS notes.
and yes there is a new hunting area....it's called Gracia
go get'em!
And yes i agree, they should update the site more faster and often. We have gracia final and the website still shows everywhere gracia part2 and old patch notes.