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The quality of life changes are good, just way overdue. Like, 2015 overdue. They got tired of everyone complain about lag spike, which could be corrected with optimization, so they took the cheap way out by lowering the number of players in dungeons/raids. Which still doesn't really work all the time. I was initially intrigued by the new makeover, and new dungeons. But its hard to say I see myself playin much more in the future....regardless of what they throw our way. Because even after all these improvements, I still have disconnects in some raids and RARS. Is it too much to ask for a reliable gaming experience? There are some other gaming companies out there that don't think it is.

How am i able to play far more graphically intensive games that move so much faster and smoother, with 3-4 times the ping(because im playing on SEA servers), and experience less lag and almost never a disconnect?

But in Vindictus, a disconnect during a raid is something we've just grown used to? Because complaint tickets have such a long history of being completely ignored?

Admittedly though- i recently filed a ticket and it was executed with professionalism and, dare i say it - grace. The staff were very hospitable and kind. I didnt get what I wanted, but they were nowhere near the monstrosities as they are spoken of by other players in game. But one ticket against a long history of ignored tickets, doesnt magically make "wrong" into "right" in the eyes of the gaming community.

I agree with the 8-man statement- raids were more fun when there were 8 players.

Prototypemind wrote: »

@Question2 I'm sorry, but in 90% of the threads you respond to you post some hyperbole about these players that somehow only you have met with all these horrid experiences. The players I meet who leave and those my friends tell me about, they leave because they can't find people to do content with or because they get tired of the grind. I've yet to see a rant on these forums with any valid explanations that leaving has been due to the game being too difficult.

Yes, many newer MMO players want easy mode and leave games that don't offer it, but Vindictus has never attracted that crowd. I can recall one thread on these forums where someone complained that it was too hard and it was a bunch of whining, zero intelligent, reasoned ideas as to why the game was just outright too difficult.

I don't think it was ever really that hard, but difficult compared to other MMO's? Hell yes - Vindi has got to be THE zero denial game of the mmo universe, when it comes to players talking about lag. Everyone has had moments where their char clearly dodged away from a boss attack only to lose hp, because boss's can hit your shadow? they can hit the air you leave behind? Try blaming lag in almost any other MMO - You'll be called a liar. Not in Vindi though - in Vindi its a known and accepted fact.

Then there's the most punishing grind and gear progression of ANY mmo I have ever seen- "Nice +10, kid - I, Ferghus can see you spent many months creating this, gathering rare items, and enhancement stones, and I've destroyed your last 20 attempts at +11, and WHOOPS, MY HAND SLIPPED. Number 21 is now dust." I could fill my hot tub with the tears of Vindi players.

And don't forget there were points in the story line that left players nowhere with no clue as to where to go next. (Spinning Wheel). Or how about the way you couldn't progress to S2 without re-logging after finishing S1? And Nexon didn't leave any instruction for players - the games entire wiki is run by volunteer players(thank geezus). But this has been mostly fixed by the new story mode.

So - combat hard? no. Quality of life hard? yes.

Story progression is finally what i wanted it to be all along. No more running all over creation back and forth between town for NPC dialogue quests. If they smoked weed to come up with this idea, i support legalizing it 100%. Puff puff and keep more good stuff coming.

According to KR, its a way to fend off the chinese botting.