[quote]Change between heroic and normal at checkpoints? Why so you can play on normal,get to the end,switch to heroic and get bonuses?[/quote] Actually the opposite. Atheon can be a challenge for some groups. I have killed him on Heroic 7 times. However, sometimes it would be nice to drop it to normal and kill...then kill again on Hard for Hard mode loot table...yes you can get gear on hard after killing in normal.