This morning I logged onto the portal using firefox on my laptop, and completed all my leadership tasks. I then opened up NWO on my laptop and checked my currency tab, and I had 1800 rough astral diamonds. So it wasn't automatically refined.
I have no idea why people are calling this a wall of text. It's a well written, properly spaced letter. I mean really, the title even says "open letter". If you don't know what that means, then the blame is on you for being surprised by a post longer than two sentences.
I'll never understand people who want to finish dungeons as quickly as possible, skipping as much trash as they can, using cheats and exploits and glitches to get though it with as little gameplay as they can. What's the point? So they can get to the end and get their gear, which they then use in the next run to not fight?…
Stacks can refer to three things: 1) Items that combine to take up less bag space. (I had 20 individual items, but now I have 2 stacks of 10). 2) Buffs or debuffs that increase in potency as more are applied. (I have 5 stacks of that debuff). 3) Abilities, stats, or bonuses that can combine. (Item X stacks with Item Y, but…
While I understand most of your points, the reality is that they've built a system that benefits them commecially. They want you to have to spend money to improve your crafts. And they want you to have to log in often. Overall, it's a decent system. My Guardian Fighter is level 36, and my platesmithing is at level 14. So…