Response to the Update

Syd_Vicious · 12-25-2008, 07:27 AM

My two cents from a character leveling aspect is that it is definitely harder to level a character because after you kill a mob and have to rest, another mob respawns behind you and starts to attack. Increased difficulty without any increase in payoff.

Also I have never noticed a mob resisting powers as much as they do now, it is easier to kill a mob sometimes by regular attacks alone without using any skills.

All this boils down into a longer time to level, which is what I think NGD's goal was in order to influence ppl buying more xim.

I also will agree with makarios68 in that if you dont buff you tend to resist/evade more than buffing for archers which is pointless. I think SOTW has been made into an attack attractant because I havent been able to evade anything (even spells) with it and just utilize it as another form of mobility when mobility is on cool down.

As far as NGD getting rid of Xymerald I think they are flying by the seat of the "Good Idea Fairy." They probably had this idea they thought was so cool, woke up the next day and said forget it. The biggest part I didn't like about the patch is that they lowered the levels of a lot of items in our inventories and some of the items were paid for by in game gold, so when some folks had to work up to get said items after the patch they were worth a lot less.

All in all the application to which NGD pays attention too seems to be a perfect world where everything works. They do not fix glitches in the game that have been outstanding for long periods of time (ie Collision Issues that they have known about for months). They fix the game when it doesnt respond the way they want it too. Lastly they apply patches without taking into consideration realm balance and time zone differences. This leads to this patch rewarding realms that are active when no one else is, two versus one realm wars, and the realm with the least warzone active populace being repeatedly screwed over and over again without any real promotion to improve the realms chances to compete in invasions.

Like some in Alsius I'm at the point of exploring alternatives to RO with a high likelihood of leaving.

12-25-2008, 07:27 AM	#11
Syd_Vicious Initiate Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Desert, The Mountains, The Sky Posts: 152	My two cents from a character leveling aspect is that it is definitely harder to level a character because after you kill a mob and have to rest, another mob respawns behind you and starts to attack. Increased difficulty without any increase in payoff. Also I have never noticed a mob resisting powers as much as they do now, it is easier to kill a mob sometimes by regular attacks alone without using any skills. All this boils down into a longer time to level, which is what I think NGD's goal was in order to influence ppl buying more xim. I also will agree with makarios68 in that if you dont buff you tend to resist/evade more than buffing for archers which is pointless. I think SOTW has been made into an attack attractant because I havent been able to evade anything (even spells) with it and just utilize it as another form of mobility when mobility is on cool down. As far as NGD getting rid of Xymerald I think they are flying by the seat of the "Good Idea Fairy." They probably had this idea they thought was so cool, woke up the next day and said forget it. The biggest part I didn't like about the patch is that they lowered the levels of a lot of items in our inventories and some of the items were paid for by in game gold, so when some folks had to work up to get said items after the patch they were worth a lot less. All in all the application to which NGD pays attention too seems to be a perfect world where everything works. They do not fix glitches in the game that have been outstanding for long periods of time (ie Collision Issues that they have known about for months). They fix the game when it doesnt respond the way they want it too. Lastly they apply patches without taking into consideration realm balance and time zone differences. This leads to this patch rewarding realms that are active when no one else is, two versus one realm wars, and the realm with the least warzone active populace being repeatedly screwed over and over again without any real promotion to improve the realms chances to compete in invasions. Like some in Alsius I'm at the point of exploring alternatives to RO with a high likelihood of leaving.