EXP Boost on ''Haven'' Server.

[Azzok]

Hello to the english comunity, here I bring you a poll / survey where you can cast your vote to decide EXP boosts on the Server.

If you didn't know, time before the server ''Raven'' had during normal days 100% exp boost and on weekends 200% exp boost (both all the time), and at the moment we're having each other day a 4-hours-boost of 100%.

For some people like me, this doesn't works, because:

1- RO'S focus on pvp and rvr, so there for we need a higher exp rate to reach that focus

2- As i've said on the first point, RO's focus is pvp, and during this 4-hours-boost there's no warring because EVERYBODY is grinding! while with a 24/7 100% exp boost people will grind and war whenever they want.

So, here's the poll, CAST YOUR VOTES PLEASE!

[Azzok]

Answers from players like Strassman:

''Just bring back the 24/7 - 100% boosts already, the majority want it. Listen to your people GameSamba, you have in the past...you'll be glad you did!!!''

[Psynocide]

Originally Posted by Baalt

2- As i've said on the first point, RO's focus is pvp, and during this 4-hours-boost there's no warring because EVERYBODY is grinding!

This is the main issue.
The solution would be to either abolish boosts altogether - we never used to have them on Horus, unless Frosk gave one out once every blue moon - or make said boost indefinite so that players do not feel as if they need to make the most of the opportunity.
However, I think the boost system on Raven was excessive - the entire experience of playing Regnum Online became half a grind-fest, simply because you could, ending up with far more characters than you actually would need or want in reality and half of them never being warred on for a slither of the duration you spent grinding it.
I understand this is a basic strategy to encourage new players to stick around but it's having a detrimental effect on the game's appearance overall.
Perhaps if the methods of levelling were less grind-intensive not to mention limited, this wouldn't be so bad.

I would suggest either no boost, or an indefinite 50% and no more.

..Oh and I think this is the wrong forum for such a thread as NGD are only responsible for giving the go-ahead so that GS may initiate these boosts.

[Azzok]

Originally Posted by Psynocide

This is the main issue.
The solution would be to either abolish boosts altogether - we never used to have them on Horus, unless Frosk gave one out once every blue moon - or make said boost indefinite so that players do not feel as if they need to make the most of the opportunity.
However, I think the boost system on Raven was excessive - the entire experience of playing Regnum Online became half a grind-fest, simply because you could, ending up with far more characters than you actually would need or want in reality and half of them never being warred on for a slither of the duration you spent grinding it.
I understand this is a basic strategy to encourage new players to stick around but it's having a detrimental effect on the game's appearance overall.
Perhaps if the methods of levelling were less grind-intensive not to mention limited, this wouldn't be so bad.

I would suggest either no boost, or an indefinite 50% and no more.

..Oh and I think this is the wrong forum for such a thread as NGD are only responsible for giving the go-ahead so that GS may initiate these boosts.

I don't think you're correct, every server should be free to be managed as they want with the permission of NGDs ofcourse, but nearly EVERYBODY want this back, why is it so difficult to bring it back?

PS: I don't think this it the wrong forum, as players told me to create a poll here :-)!

[Azzok]

[My personal Opinion]

NGD should give GAMESAMBA permission to turn back on this boosts, because NGDstudios owns the game, but the most important thing in the game are players, and players (or at least a big aamount of 'em) want old boosts back on!

[Tamui]

Poll needs more options.
150% for 24/7 = Bullshit
100% for 24/7 = same as above
Raven's boosts = same as above
No boosts...well no one likes nothing.
If they would like 1hr everyday is good. Or 6hrs in 1 day and another 6hrs on another day seems reasonable. However even like they are now, they aren't overused, neither underused.

[Azzok]

Originally Posted by Tamui

Poll needs more options.
150% for 24/7 = Bullshit
100% for 24/7 = same as above
Raven's boosts = same as above
No boosts...well no one likes nothing.
If they would like 1hr everyday is good. Or 6hrs in 1 day and another 6hrs on another day seems reasonable. However even like they are now, they aren't overused, neither underused.

Thanks for giving your opinion man :-)

[Zodar]

Regular boosts for lower levels it's ok, but not for 45-50+

[bois]

Like I wrote somewhere before, a booster such as the ones you mentioned are temporary gimmicks designed to grow a brand new server from its infancy into profitability.
As such , these perks would be weaned off gradually as populations rise.

The fact that Raven never seemed to wean those boosts off suggests to me that GasmeSamba never got the server to that critical population point for it to start thinking of sustainable profits.

Everyone wants it? Sure maybe they want it, but do they need it? This area, in my opinion is one of the revenue cash cows for NGD. As such it should be structured for a win -win between players and company. I can't see a 24/7 booster doing that unless NGD can develop revenue streams elsewhere. Care to give them a few suggestions ?

In my opinion, boosters are a construct, designed to attain a certain end for the company (not for the customer). That is, to grow an active, (potential) paying population base which is sizeable enough to reap profits.
If you think boosters are there for your benefit , you would be mistaken. What you do get is spin-off benefit from a company gimmick .
What would be good would be to have more structured and narrowly focussed bonuses to target groups that NGD needs to prop. I wrote about this somewhere in the forums. These days I am just too lazy to go looking for my own posts.
Other than that, just give out booster scrolls (via stash) to target groups so the customer can choose when and how they want to use their free boosters. Once a week is fine and offer via event days.

[Torcida]

We have a 4 hour boost every 2 days? I didn't even know, Well aren't we some lucky and spoiled sons of bitches serioussly how can you still be complaining? On Horus we almost never had XP boosts I think gamessamba just spoiled you way to much I think the current system is more then fair.