A letter to Spacetime Studios and the Community (Truthful criticism)

[killmesoftlyanywhere]

agree with u

[Cheackezig]

I truly agree with the new player experience. You used to need to grind like at least a week for getting to the level cap but now it's just one days work to get to level 60, which is kind of a huge waste of the original maps, which have almost no purpose any more.

[Lawpvp]

I truly agree with the new player experience. You used to need to grind like at least a week for getting to the level cap but now it's just one days work to get to level 60, which is kind of a huge waste of the original maps, which have almost no purpose any more.

this is kinda the nature of mmos tho. World of Warcraft has like 100 zones and most people are in 5 of them. As more and more expansions are released, people start to be spread thin across the zones. Eventually the old zones are considered "dead" because instead of having 5 people each in 20 zones, u have 1 person each in 100 zones. Then leveling simply becomes a race to endgame instead of a natural progression with player interactions.

Just kinda the way it is.

[Titanium]

Ive seen this movie back in 2015-2016 where there’s nothing to do in game then chat.

I just want to point out that the last events which were released after Jarl event were not compensating at all.

They didnt come with increases for people and nobody sticked around.

Even if i dont like the idea to farm gold cause its way too plain and boring. Sometimes i like my chances to get suprised by something which i might drop.

If the developers and game owners would start pulling some records of when people were active and what actually happened during that time frame in game then maybe they will get to the bottom of it and start releasing consistent events which benefit the community and them.

Everybody here is having a blast during egg zavier, egg hunt, lunar and lovecraft.

I think daily missions should keep the people coming and playing.

The release of auras has to stop and please stop introducing so many vanities if toons body has the same shape.

Bet you can do better than that. Nevertheless the vanities should be lively colored. Ive seen enough dark themed vanities already.

Thank you.

[Kaziscate]

One thing that’s always bothered me is how it feels like there’s nothing to do if there are no events available. I think the game has depended too heavily on events for a while now and the core game is suffering from lack of interesting content. I usually just play now whenever there is an event going on, or if i remember to do Zodias dailies. Speaking of Zodias, I dislike how a bulk of the points we get are locked behind dailies. I wish the points were more farmable through a repeatable quest, or make bosses give substantially more points (or have a chance to drop point kits). Points are the only reason I have to farm the Zodias campaign missions atm and I feel they need more to make them more viable for farming while we have event downtime.

[kulldeepboro]

just quit the game . nothing you gonna achieve from playing it , toxicity everywhere .focus on your life and get what you want in real life than buying pixels

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[Alkif]

Im a firm believer that gold loot ruins the game however its not because gear becomes unaffordable, its because its very boring and unhealthy for the game. I've quit this game 3-4 times now and I have a bad habit to give all my stuff away every time I quit and yet every time I return to this game I manage to rebuild within a month or 2. It is possible to get best weapons, armor, SS without using gold loot, I never used it, but new player will never be able to do that because they lack knowledge about that game and this game is so small that 99% of people wont bother finding out either. If you want to bring new players in you need to spoil them, I played many small MMOs and what those older games do is give special quests with very op rewards to new players. Some of those rewards are so op that even older players make new accounts which also breathes new life to the game.

[Pulaxgang]

It’s constantly putting up with inflations and copy and paste events for me. And the reason why inflation keep happening is because of the amount of gold circulating in game, which is from gold loot. Players in less advance countries take advantage of this and do this for a living and sell it off for real $$. People from Indonesia and the Philippines abuse the living dead out of black market gold selling. Nerf gold loot, you fix that problem.

I rarely play AL anymore. And I honestly cannot see STS fixing it any time soon.

[AucResearcher]

I don’t have 2k gold loot …

I got only 2/10 of that :>

[championboost]

I dont agree with your points and this doesnt seem like an objective criticism more like your personal problems. The devs are doing an amazing job for the ressources they have and they always try to improve the game which they actually do by adding more than "just vanities" they keep adding new amazing events like the race event, fish event and now the new winter event. the devs also just made a poll where they ask the community if its too hard to lvl up -> they listen to the community

my only problem is that the breaks between events still sometimes are too long. the breaks should never be over 1 week till the next event

[Susanne]

Should have kept the fishing event permanent. Most in-game players agree. The graphics were relaxing and it did give players something to do between quests.

[Flamesofanger]

vanities vanities vanities....auras auras auras.... "bring this x vanity back"

"more gold drops"

"please aura that has 5 particle effects, please auras that stack in 10 vanity slots, change this aura, i don't like this aura"

"More vanities please! more auras, more gold loot!!!"

lol

[Avaree]

Should have kept the fishing event permanent. Most in-game players agree. The graphics were relaxing and it did give players something to do between quests.

Was a boring event. Felt like a game for a 5 year old.

[neuzihi]

I created account in Nov 2012 and I wanna share my views and observations.

Couple points to cover the topic:

Awakening system
I remember the system was released after the expansion of Somberholt. I understand this is the way sts earn money. However, the “gold loot” destroyed the nature of game. I agreed with other players’ views about the “inflation”. Players need to buy tools (gold loot items) before farming. Oops, I should not call it “farming” cuz we are not grinding for items nowadays. I perceive it as “working”, earning golds in game after hours of work in my real life. I always tell this joke during the conversations with my friends and guildies.

Tiers in expansions
Ppl won’t spend more than 10 hours a day on a mobile game. I have no idea why sts add this system into the game. To make ppl grind/ run maps repeatedly for the points and pursue higher tiers to unlock more maps? Sts should increase their motivation rather than forcing them to run maps. Ppl may think it s a waste of time and quit running. Sts has experienced ppl quitting the game after the expansion of somberholt. Nevertheless, they don’t treat it as a problem and add it in new expansion again.

Endgame weapons
Make it short, players won’t be stupid to buy new weapons after the adjustments on old arcanes & hotbar operation. As everything changes too fast, players are not secure to spend money(plat) to take risk. They are more willing to “work” and trade with gold in game. Opening crates is for the rich only.

AL? Arcane or Aura legends?
I understand sts need to make money so they decrease the cool down period between events and increase the number of vanity items. Tbh the designs of vanities and auras were awesome, but I think that s too much. We need more gears and weapons to fight despite the importance of nice appearance.

There won’t be any newcomers if these problems continue to grow.

Some suggestions:
1. Deal with “gold loot”
The influence of inflation is underrated.

2. To be “new users friendly”
Making twinks active can be another way to bring old/ new players back/ in. At least they have ppl to run with when level-up.

[Susanne]

Was a boring event. Felt like a game for a 5 year old.

Awww Avy..I thought the devs did a good job with the graphics. The mini puzzles were ok too, a nice relaxing little event.
Still, whatever floats your boat. 🎣 ⛵

[Oakmaiden]

@Suz & Avy, I wanted to like fishing, but the random pole/cast type was frustrating. I gave up trying for any proficiency.
Other game fishing minis had one type of cast. The variation was the farmable bait, good, better and best.

[Susanne]

@Suz & Avy, I wanted to like fishing, but the random pole/cast type was frustrating. I gave up trying for any proficiency.
Other game fishing minis had one type of cast. The variation was the farmable bait, good, better and best.

I just liked the relaxed feel to it. I'm useless at the car racing event though, always manage to go backwards so the fishing event was a pleasant change. I'm looking forward to the Winter event now, nice rogue vanity. ❄️🌨️😊

[Skeleton Mike]

https://www.spacetimestudios.com/sho...nk-you-Legends!

Just logged in after months of inactivity to say, if you are truly thankful for us then show it.

I want you guys to legitimately display your gratitude for us by providing us with content that can be satiable gameplay wise.

I and many whom enjoy playing the game for the challenging aspects of it and loot want to experience an Arcane Legends esque adventure that isn't heavily dependent on such uniformities such as Awakenings, Gold drop amounts, Vanities, and overly easy maps that breed a new generation of players who are unable to calculate strategies plus the Copy pasted events that ruin loot tables.

I and many others want to kill, loot and feel the usefulness of our efforts. Show that you are actually grateful for us and listening to us as a community. Demonstrate it, provide the evidence.

This post isn't meant to shrug off all your efforts or intentions, it's to just say how i feel of the current Arcane Legends. The Lv81 expansion has huge potential but unfortunately the loot is now irrelevant due to events making all loot common.

Further more, the new player experience hasn't improved at all. I've been patiently observing your initiatives but i am yet to see an impactful implementation.

Conclusion, we have so many vanities and (It pains me to say this because how overused and cheesy the word has become) "Auras", not much loot for veterans and new players are struggling. You guys are still relying on the trade permit thing, it's killing the game quicker then botting.

I rather have bots run around and new players being able to trade at this point so the game can flourish. It's old yes, but have you seen other games such as Rune Scape? Incredibly old games but with huge populations that are active consistently. You know why? Because they do it the right way, they stick to their roots.

To all the veterans reading this, the community has changed. Many people just want vanities, "Auras" and gold drops instead of loot they also want things to be brain dead easy, like it's really embarrassing. Events like Egg-zavier are closely affiliated with the games main attraction; Pets. That needs to be changed somehow.

And to Spacetime Studios, you guys should now come up with your own ideas. The community has become too risky to rely on anymore. It's usually just people begging for Vanities and..."Auras" To be added into the game. All of these are purely cosmetic and only entertain your average joe for like a couple days until they move on to the next new/old vanity. It's quite sad to say the least.

The options so far: Either a revamped Arcane Legends, Arcane Legends 2 or Pocket Legends 2 will help your studio to maximize it's objectives. I think Pocket Legends 2 is your best bet. Arcane Legends can be changed but be prepared for the backlash.

Good luck Spacetime Studios, and take care. If my post gets removed it doesn't matter to me anymore. I've completely stopped playing and i don't have that unique urge to go on an adventure in Arcane Legends anymore. It has all dissipated once the expansion launched.

I've been eyeing other entities to fulfill my needs, i'm quite pleased to say the least. However, Arcane Legends still holds a place in my heart. But i don't think it'll stick around anymore. I'm worn out from all the repetitive content and mistreatment. (Can't forget the 90-100$ auras lol)

This is all i've got to say, all comments are welcome. I've taken the liberty to expose my softness to express feedback. So can you perhaps.

I can relate to most of this, I came back after 1 year break after the devs removed proc stacking because people were angry that it made the game "unbalanced" (or thats how I remember it lol) then expansion came and it was really hard and pointless, also there was gold nerf in deep marsh and valley gates bcs inflation or somethin so nobody played that and the main fun became collecting vanities, felt painful trying to grind gold instead of fun

now I come back after one year later I read about the new mithics being much stronger than anything combined before lmao also there is a new passive skill for gold loot wtf lol 😂 and there is nothing to do other than collect vanities like always

this was a really fun and unique game in the past but made a 180 turn at some point so sorry to see it like this 💀 I hope devs read your suggestion and change someting

[Flamesofanger]

I can relate to most of this, I came back after 1 year break after the devs removed proc stacking because people were angry that it made the game "unbalanced" (or thats how I remember it lol) then expansion came and it was really hard and pointless, also there was gold nerf in deep marsh and valley gates bcs inflation or somethin so nobody played that and the main fun became collecting vanities, felt painful trying to grind gold instead of fun

now I come back after one year later I read about the new mithics being much stronger than anything combined before lmao also there is a new passive skill for gold loot wtf lol �� and there is nothing to do other than collect vanities like always

this was a really fun and unique game in the past but made a 180 turn at some point so sorry to see it like this �� I hope devs read your suggestion and change someting

The reality is, people want to collect vanities and slave away for gold drops instead of loot drops that sell for multi-millions and alike as they enjoy having their classes be useful respectively. People are now willing to shovel 100's of $ for aura vanities instead of new gameplay content and class balance. The developers already found the sweet spot to profit from "people" like these. It's become easy business.

Speaking from a business perspective, it's better to keep the current consumers in a state where they cannot think beyond so it's easier to cashout profits in significant margins. The easier the target the easier the prize.

[Helloguyszz]

We need new gears added to the expansion map, the legendary gears are all super common and cheap now.

That's all i'm asking, thx.

Maybe cheap for you....the Helm is expensive for me ;-;