Prototypemind

@Rade Nah fam, taking 8 man out of most of the game/turning raids into regular missions and getting rid of hard mode, making it one and done for enhancing, and doing away with much of crafting, along with other things that players didn't want, and making combat until end game a complete and utter joke very much killed the game. It is the ultimate irony that so many of the QoL changes that players have been begging for over the years finally show up only to be ruined by changes that destroy the core of the game. People aren't whining, they're speaking their mind. I will play here and there, but this will never, ever be my main title again in its current state and I will never spend another dollar with the main Rise changes in place.

Do not think by being flippant and ignoring player's actual reasons for no longer wanting to be a part of Vindi that you somehow make them invalid. KR and other region players have left by the score as well. Some have stuck around, and some whales are still pumping in money, but the game is not healthy in the ways that it could be.

It's not dead but it's far from thriving, and since Nexon can't even bother to keep up with their own contests anymore that should tell you they're just milking it for all it's worth. When it comes to high enhance weaps you're gonna have a hard time, fewer people playing, and fewer people willing to deal with the chance of permanently losing the ability to enhance after +12. Maybe it will change some since there are P2W runes that go up to +15 which not only protect the weapon but increase the rate of success--there are still whales spending money--but I wouldn't hold out hope for a great weapon to come around too often.

Kourin wrote: »

Everyone gets graces thrown at them so most people just revive themselves like no tomorrow when they die. People don't care for feathers anymore, which is sad, because I like reviving.

It's also a lot different than it used to be. There are only four people in group instead of 8, which means the boss isn't going to have to move much to attack anyone who's still up, often leaving the boss right on top of whoever went down. Everything about the game makes is less social than before, and this is just yet another item. People should get others up if they can, but it's more tedious than ever.

Even worse on bosses like Braha where it's only two per side now and all the aggro is on one person if the other dies, or on Abomination when trying to do the shield phases when everyone's going up and people end up getting knocked out. Rise changes suck.

They really should have made it so that players who had completed the Succy regular & Nif battles could unlock her as a playable character. That would have been something to breathe a little life back in. Would be short term if they don't fix 8 man, but it definitely would get people to return. I doubt players who have left, especially over the current update, are going to come back to spend more money for a pet.

DevCat is so poorly run that it hurts me. I just don't understand how such incompetent teams get so much freedom to destroy a good thing or to get mediocre returns from what could be amazing products.

gogoshica wrote: »

Cutee wrote: »

i think at least the s3 raids should be 8 man ers again, sucks to not be able to play with everyone from the guild cuz "Sorry no spots left"

Or you could like...you know...make 2 parties of 4 men.

Unless you enjoy the community of normal 8 person raid groups? People could easily do 4 man groups, including by setting up oaths for it. Sorry that you're so unhappy that you always throw your vitriol about as though it will make you feel better, hope you get through whatever is going on. Being completely serious.