I will be running contest mode, but it sucks that you guys are ruining the launch for the majority of players. A lot of people don't want to be forced into contest mode. A lot of people also enjoy soloing the new dungeon at launch. Why alienate a large majority of the playerbase? It should be optional. This isn't a raid. The world's first doesn't matter enough to put so many players off for x amount of time. It will inevitably be spoiled by the time they run it. This just seems like a low effort way to get engagement. I know several players who were hyped for the dungeon but have since decided not to bother. Make it optional.
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Instead of "contest mode", make it into hard mode option where those who want to chase the "world's first" can sweat themselves out without making normal mode unavailable for a couple of days