There's no other way putting it......the gear from packs can seem to be unfair at times. As a Diviner, when I see other Diviners running around with the Wailer wand from the harrowing pack, I get a sour taste in my mouth. When fighting things, I offer my usage of attacking but some other Diviner pipes up and does it instead, criticizing my ability to fight simply because his stats are higher then mine. The problem is that I feel like a lower tier player simply because I didn't fork over money for in-game items to make my character better. I disagree with creating packs that have gear that is so good, it makes everything else look feeble in comparison. Packs that have mounts, or useful reagents should be the thing here....for players that want to obtain those things. But handing out a pack at half price with what is widely considered the best Storm wand in the game really shows. Almost every other max level I see (Diviner) is running around with this wand, and I feel that packs such as this one shouldn't be handing out a rare piece of gear. Now that so many people have it, it isn't rare anymore; and makes a powerful school even more powerful (not exactly a bad thing, but can be in certain perspectives). It's like giving the rich more money. It's casting people like me (that don't want to pay money for anything but a membership) down the line of usefulness. There has always been gear that could be found in game that is better than anything else, the pack gear was there, but it usually was a tad bit weaker in certain aspects. Looks like that has changed with this one wand. I personally see gear found in game as a sign of strength and resilience; because the player that obtained it worked hard farming for it. But gear from packs that's better than just about anything else, well...it seems unfair.
Anyways, these are just my thoughts in the Harrowing Pack and pack gear in general, hope you enjoyed.
