Well, then. Why should fr00bs even have mail privileges? In fact, why should there be fr00bs at all?
Oh, that's right. Fr00bs are the main reason this game existed this long.
Maybe you ought to be thankful they kept the game alive rather than whine because they want the ability to buy and sell items the same as you.
Edit: And don't even start with the current Pay to Win Global GMS. And yes, it's a Pay to Win cash shop item for fr00bs. A normal fr00b has no access at all to GMS. But another fr00b can just buy the Global GMS. Instant gameplay advantage.
Edit 2: And there's another good question. Planning on giving refunds to any fr00b who bought a Global GMS which will now be broken for them, as the new system will not allow them to buy and sell? Unless, of course, FC plans to make the new shop system Pay to Win also.
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In an ideal world, things would go much faster (especially engine dev & release).
But in reality, i'll just say this : what i read here goes in the right direction.
Go, go, go !
And 99% of people are glad that there won't be a fresh start.
Also bump for froobs being able to buy and sellin new
Market, just give it some meaningful limits
On order amounts etc etc.
Can't let the unwashed rabble get too much.
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Well, this is probably the most I've written on the official forums, ever!
I've just quoted things as I've come across them so I'm hoping it's not TOO mixed up.
And for some reason, I seem to have broken the italics function and can't turn it off at the bottom of the page lol. {fixed it! }
It's not just the casting reqs, you also PAY credits to cast an Engi pet...
I was actually thinking the same thing, particularly since player 'auto attack' is going too.
ANYONE who's played a pet class will know that /pet hunt then going afk ANYWHERE is a suicide mission.
Outdoors as soon as the pets get out of range they come back to you (usually dragging mobs).
Indoors is no better, if they get out of range they come back (usually dragging mobs), on top of that, they attack the CLOSEST mob to them next completely ignoring corridoors and the normal way you'd follow a mission, so instead of running down the corridoor till they find a door to a mob, they will agg the closest mob in a direct line. This means they end up running half way round the mission floor, agging things on the way, get out of range, pull everything back to you.
At the very best, the pets clear out the imediate area then wander out of range and come back to you. That is then the end of it untill you come back to the computer.
I honestly can't see how anyone can take /pet hunt as a way to lvl whilst afk.
Yeah, this is a definate problem, use the mail system yes, but don't stick the creds in the post as well. I'd suggest make all the shop procedes go into, well, a bank... One that you have to go pick up just like you do now with the current player shops.Originally Posted by lindelu
The items and credits will be delivered to your in game email inbox (please note emails still times out after 2 weeks)
I really don't fancy putting something worth (to make the example as big as possible) 1bill credits in my shop, getting run over and hospitalised a day before it sells and finding when I come home that my 1bill procedes has gone up in smoke (it's not like I'm allowed to tell my girlfriend to check my account for me while I'm in there is it?).
In some instances that's exactly what they are. If I set out to make a level 60 twink, how long should I have to play to get to level 60? Same goes for if you want to make an endgame character (ok, it shouldn't be instantanious, but still...Originally Posted by -Bugsplat
People need to remember that the levels leading to 220 are not simply a means to an end.
That's... The link to the main page...
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If there's no "fresh start" server, then merging the existing servers is the final nail in AO's coffin. It's basically an admission of two things:
- that they've been hemorrhaging customers beyond the point where server populations were no longer sustainable
- that planned balance fixes, the engine upgrade, and new content are not expected to correct the problem.
I don't see how more people playing together is going to be the final nail in the coffin, the pop will return to about 2 years ago I would assume, giving the game a another 2-4 years before it gets out of hand.
I didnt say the population would return, the population will however increase to I would think 2 or so years ago, which will put us at that point as I said of having 2-4 more years of playing.
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Why not give froob accounts option to buy the new market for 5 or 10 "units" of IRL-cash?
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Some very nice news, thanks for all your work
Please if we are going to migrate to a new server could we get 14 character slots? Pwitty please!! With a cherry on top :P
Ekarona 220/30 Female Solitus Engineer, long term member of Northern Star and proper "poor" gimp.
Ekaslave 220/low Female Solitus Trader, FLAT(TM) pricing TS, almost all can do!
Ekaros almost there/almost there too Male Solitus Martial-Artist.
Ekadv gimp/gimp Female Opifex Adventurer
18 character slots should be enough for everyone...
Saying that though I have recently given up my personal army of 220's on RK1 and started playing on RK2. I did this to see how the social aspect differed. What I can say is that I quite like RK2, and I also quite like RK1. If anything its RK1 that is stagnating a little whereas RK2 is a little more active and a little warmer.
Based on this I feel a server merge would be a bad thing. Both servers have quite unique characteristics from the player base perspective, and while I accept a merge would increase overall player numbers playing together on one server, I'm not entirely sure the characteristics of the players would successfully merge.
One thing is for sure though, the future would be a very uncertain place to be.
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