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suldra
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I just downloaded this game and started playing it 2 days ago. I think I have a total of maybe 16 hrs play time and hit level 30. I still cannot figure out how to do the big dungeons, but over all I am impressed with the game. Now, I got to thinking, I might invest in paying you for you hard work by ordering some Zen and unlocking a few more features. Now unless I am missing something you want to charge me $200 to play a Dark Elf? Unless I am missing something I have to buy an entire pack that would in most other FTP games offer me basic game features and some character slots I am essentially being charged $200 to play a race. A race that central to the theme of the World in question. $200! Really? I could purchase GTA 5, and pre-order Fallout 4 and still have $100 left.
First off...I said your game was good but it's NEVER going to be THAT good! You seriously need to come off what ever it is your smoking and take a good look at other lucrative pay models and get real with your Zen....because this folks is what they call delusional!
Second - I looked at the reward for the keys that you are charging 125 Zen per box....come on guys you are ally are <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> your fan base. Yes I are and not very lovingly with these prices.
I like this game and I think there are a lot of people that would be interested in playing it and paying for it if you only offered something realistic in your Zen market. Don't be the dumb jerks that made Archage and claimed it was free to play only to offer a tiny fraction of the playable game and then charged and arm and a leg just to get what you would normally get if you purchased WoW or something and paid a $15 a month sub fee. From what I can see you do not even have that.
You guys need to really get over yourselves this is insane.
First off...I said your game was good but it's NEVER going to be THAT good! You seriously need to come off what ever it is your smoking and take a good look at other lucrative pay models and get real with your Zen....because this folks is what they call delusional!
Second - I looked at the reward for the keys that you are charging 125 Zen per box....come on guys you are ally are <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> your fan base. Yes I are and not very lovingly with these prices.
I like this game and I think there are a lot of people that would be interested in playing it and paying for it if you only offered something realistic in your Zen market. Don't be the dumb jerks that made Archage and claimed it was free to play only to offer a tiny fraction of the playable game and then charged and arm and a leg just to get what you would normally get if you purchased WoW or something and paid a $15 a month sub fee. From what I can see you do not even have that.
You guys need to really get over yourselves this is insane.
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In fact I despise DDO for the exact same pay wall reason.
I don't exactly like some prices in this shop but unlike many other free to play titles at the moment no content is blocked. Only convenience and cosmetics.
The only race you have to pay to unlock are the Dragonborn. The Drow have a free version as already mentioned.
The best "value for money pack" is the Feywild pack with the 110% mount, a race option, and a reasonable companion for levelling.
No critical content is locked out based on money spent, everything can be obtained by diligence and care in game. Money spent with care will get you to the end faster.
Obsidian Oath - Warlock
A whole lot of other Obsidian toons as well.
Content is not locked and races are optional. What they do is make progression annoying and grind-heavy and sell convenience upgrades. More information can be found here:
http://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/elemental-evil-paywall-explained/
http://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/the-neverwinter-progression-paywall/
Http://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/celebration-of-lliira-event-review/
Not the new legendary mounts.
Also don't forget farming AD in excess of the 24k RAD refinement limit per day is much more difficult as it was in the past. Almost all purchases can be converted to an AD cost, divide it by 24k per day and you can gauge how long it will take to obtain that item. 20M legendary mounts take 2.2 years.
The only real option is to managing an alt farm to feed a main character if you want to get "everything" in the game without paying RL money for it. Regardless of how much farming time you commit in game per day.
And don't forget Cryptic likes to play it safe, they are going to do what's necessary. At least that's what we hope.