Originally Posted by
Zeus
You make a very good point, Rob.
Player vs. Player, although to the developers is not very important, makes a huge impact on the economy. In turn, even players who do not play PvP are indirectly affected by it.
Wyldstorm brings up interesting points about anti-sorcerer imbalance. The fact remains that as players, we have given the developers vital information on what exactly to fix. However, nothing has been done to fix this imbalance! As players, while fixing the little bugs are nice, fixing gameplay mechanics would make us even happier. Remember, a happy player usually equals a paying customer.
Thankfully, right now the bonesaw is about 25-30M gold and dropping so it is affordable to some. However, with the nerfs and buffs, STG has made other warrior weapons literally halve in value. As players, that 25-30M is now increasingly unattainable. Consistency is a problem with STG. If you make a change to the game, try to stick with it please. It hurts players in the end when mistakes are corrected after copious amounts of negative feedback is given.
This is also evidenced by the leaderboard. With the Ursoth event, Shady & Surge had much PvP value. So, as a result, players ran for it and they ran hard. With these new vanities in the Halloween event, players are still running but the intensity is far less compared to what it was in previous events. Yes, some of the factors are attributed to event cost and such but the fact that the vanities have no PvP relevance is a clear sign of how PvP influences the economy.
So, we have all this expensive Player vs. Player gear but we do not have realistic methods of obtaining it other than popping locked crates or merchanting. It seems that STG has completely forgotten that farming is a vital part of the game. Until STG releases gear worth farming for, the economy will be in trouble. If the economy is in trouble, players will become increasingly unhappy. The quitting rate then increases. Remember, just because another customer downloads the game does not mean he replaces the one that quit. One of them has already invested in the game while the other has not.
Food for thought.
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