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Like several others have already said, the additional damage of high enhance weapons is the biggest problem with this update. This, combined with the facts that if you do less than 3%(?) you only get a single core and the ability to set boat requirements means that those without gear will be at a great disadvantage. If you have 2 or 3 people in your party with +17/18 weapons it doesn't matter how well you play with your +10, it's possible that you'll do less than 3%. This imo is unhealthy in two aspects, not only does it chase away newbies and casual players but it also greatly encourages goldbuying.
The other changes I'm generally ambivalent on but I don't see the point of making story progression even faster. It seems like a case of addressing the symptom but not tackling the root of the problem. Newbies were quitting in the early levels because those levels were simple facerolls with nothing interesting happening and this update doesn't change that. If anything the early game needs more engaging solo content and skills need to unlock faster to make players adjust to the characters more smoothly.
To all of the people who refuse to submit a PC guide because they want to monopolize the market I just want to say, really? New players have enough of a tough time gearing up as it is, they need all of the gold that they can get for a +10 90 weapon to stay relevant in the current end game. It's these players who benefit the most from a guide to make sure that they aren't cheated out of the few rares drop that they get. Certainly the marketplace prices can be used as a starting point to gauge how much an item is worth, however as we all know scrolls and enhanced weapons are often listed much higher than their actual value, especially if it's through a 10 days coupon. For example I wouldn't say it's fair if a new player buys a +10 90 for 300m even after the seal shop revamp.
If anything we should try to alleviate the pay-wall that current exists at the end game (the seal shop revamp and the level-up gears helped, props to Nexon for those), instead of exasperating it through a hostile market to newcomers.
