I agree with you :P
I think at this point mt fang will come out by the end of this month no matter how many people complain. They already announced it and said the shield of hallows will go away by then as well.
Changing the release time to later will just induce a whole new set of complainers that are spending plat on elixirs right now to get to 61 by the end of October.
Lets just look forward to the coming developments!
New level cap- not yet please
Halloween items
I wasnt playing yet last halloween and ive always wanted a pumpkin head, but as much as i want it, i want more that it remain exclusive these itemd are like medals of a loyal player. In the area of not vanity items please release new sets and not the old, as they are like antiques. New players are not excluded as they may buy them if they want, maybe this year release an armour and helm instead of weapons and shields last year. Thx
I am just shocked that anyone would complain about new FREE stuff!
Plus I swear half the people that are pleading not to increase the level cap yet so theres more time to get to 61, also complained about the SoH being ugly and not worth grinding to 61 for. Lol. Oh wellz.
If you raise the level cap this soon I will seriously have to consider quiting this game. You have received well over $400 from me in the past 6 months, $180 of that in the past 2 months. I had two end game sets and 5 million in gold before the latest lvl cap. Now I currently have one Strongman set which isnt even the top set, and 400k. I spent the last 1400 plat on my account farming for drops to replenish my equipment for what? I've received one lvl 60 glyph drop during that time. You're telling me that now my already undervalued set is going to become worthless? You mean to say the only way anyone will be able to get to top lvl and get the top gear have to put so much money and time into this game that they go broke and lose any form of social life outside of PL? STS you are making a huge mistake and I will not keep pumping out money just so you can keep making my items obsolete. I truly hate grinding and farming but I do it because I love ctf/pvp. I do not love it enough to spend $180 on your game every 2 months.
I'll share some of my stats:
Ign: Gluttony
Join date: 2010/04/15
1 CoP
0 SoH
0 Platinum elixir purchases
1 Level 60 (23,950/100,590 xp)
1 month to get to 56
2 hours a day play time (average)
Edit: I'd still like to see a list of players that have achieved 61 without the use and any elixirs. I mean that should tell us if this is indeed still a casual mmo, if the cap increases before even one player can get the elite shield then the game has shifted more to a hardcore only crowd and I'm pretty sure I don't fit into that dynamic. I play PL on-the-go more than anything else, so my time is limited, it would be nice to know that spending money isn't a requirement to get the best the game has to offer. Most players who are currently enjoying the game to it's fullest are overflowing with plat:
There are even GoA members who are not 61 on their main simply because they enjoy a bit of pvp every now and again. I know that perhaps my stats don't speak in volumes but anyone who has been enjoying anything else that isn't PL Nuri grind related will miss out on a pretty sweet set bonus.
I'm not going to rage out too much mostly because I recall the hint at a cap increase was around for months before it actually happened last time; however this time it seem much more likely since Mt. Fang was supposed to be released simultaneously with this cap increase. I'm going to wait patiently but not going to fret over what I cannot control, I'll still log my usual hours and complete runs without boosting and see what happens.
Hopefully we don't have reused mobs/gear and linear boss fights like the last 2 campaigns.
Following on:
IGN: Otukura
1 COP
0 SOH
41.5k/100.5k
Been 1.5xing for around 1.5 hours of farming every day.
I play this game to PvP, my PvE day's are far behind me. Each one of those 1.5 hour sessions ends only because I get bored out of my mind. Debating just playing on my twinks, they haven't changed much. It'll take me 5k xp/day to get 61, and then I look at how much I play. Can I really do that?
I too feel that the level cap raise is too soon this time around. My main is lvl 61, but it looks like i won't be able to bring up a second toon to 61 without using elixirs.
For the people that spent 15M for their demonic sets, i feel bad for you guys as well. My charmin set just lost half it's value today, lol.
Totally agree.
The Devs clearly thinks that they're not earning enough money so they needa raise the cap once more hoping hardcore players would spend even more plat on elixir for around 1 mil exp in total from lvl 61-66 :/
I mean.. COME ON ! i spent days playing 8 hours a day sacraficing my time and alot of money on Elixirs to get to level 61 .. And for what !? For the level cap to raise in just ONE MONTH ?
People farmed really hard for equips and gold.. Now they will be worthless because of STS's greed.
I understand that games need money to operate but raising the lvl cap that fast is way too unneccesary.
"You can skin a sheep once or sheer it for a lifetime."
A lot of people who spent quit a bit of money on plat farming and leveling to achieve level 61 and craft their demonic sets are going to be extremely disappointed if this level cap increase goes in so suddenly. I was frankly shocked to see it announced as part of the Mt. Fang news, given that so many people are finally finishing their crafted sets around this time. They'll have a whole 2 more weeks to enjoy their gear before it becomes obsolete like the uber Custom Recurve set.
I've played a lot of MMO's in my life and have seen the damage that is done with level cap increases. It's a wonderful thing to provide new content and STS has done a great job of doing that. But what is the point of increase the level cap? Are their new skills that will be released? Does STS need to meet investors demands and sell more plat and pad their coffers? I've been an entrepreneur for many, many years and I have a strong sense of what is going on behind the scenes here. When you add everything up, it appears that the level cap play is primarily a financial move on STS' part. Notice the random inclusion of a 500 plat vanity helm recently?
Anyhow, I hope the cap increase is postponed for the sake of the people who make PL fun -- the players. I personally have talked to several people in my guild about this and some of the feedback is quite discouraging. Why drive long time loyal customers to quit over a little more platinum sales?
I see the cap raise as a Money grab. Spent plat to get my 2nd toon to 56. Just . .bought plat knowing mt fang was coming to pay for it. Guess it wont cost anything. But im not burnin hard erned cash to keep up with a casual mmo. . Sooo il leave the plat buying up to the few ppl eho will rush to keep ahead. As the game gets less populated :(