I am having a hard time believing so many people like the OP with "programming" experience seem to really not understand how probability works. I work in the education field and this just makes me very sad. Just...wow. Not a useful addition to the thread, I know, but I just had to comment- it is kind of blowing my mind.
Two thoughts: 1. I think comparing the economy of this game to that of 1920's Germany might, just might, be a hyperbole. 2. STO has improved immeasurably in the time since it was launched.
I think this is a pretty fair interpretation of the 4e rules set. The fact that this is an MMO demands that certain sacrifices be made, but I think they did a good job recreating the spirit of the rules, which are are much more focused on action and fast-paced, swashbuckling style combat than 3 or 3.5. The only thing I do…
I don't mean to be troll-like, but I find it funny that the OP has such a negative impression of Perfect World's business practices and still gave them $200. I guess their polices are not bad enough to make the OP not be a customer.
Simplicity is a funny thing. For example, it is simple to see that very soon, let's keep it simple and say two weeks, your HoTN pack benefits will be meaningless. There will be no que, and equivalents of all the gear and items you recieved will be in the possession of the majority of players. So in less than a month you…