This isn't another QQ thread but...

How are new players or returning players with wiped accounts who used to be Free-2-Play suppose to survive in the game and efficiently build or compete with the Pay-by-Choice players since you implemented this new Gold/Silver Coin currency system ?

I mean from what I've read even ye Old Jolly Jones gives silver coins only as a reward now and there's currently no method in place to convert Silver Coins into Gold ones (except for the 48hrs grace period granted to Returning Players providing they have a pre-existing toon capable of earning Silver Coins on that account).

Not every F2P or N2P player chooses to make a class that could solo farm or multiple characters on their account to me it seems as though the gap has widen so big you either quit or invest a lot effort just to enjoy and keep up with the rest of the player base ( yes I understand that those who have been playing a while now and are heavy Csers would and will always have some level of advantage over a F2P/N2P player but it just so seems ridiculous at this point that playing the game is more of a chore than a recreative activity).

It just seems like with the implementation of this new Currency System an age old MMO in game business practice has been killed which is - F2P/N2P players buy stuff off Csers who in turn spend more money in order to Restock their Cat Shops (I highly doubt one Cser buys stuff from another as often as a N2P/F2P player would)

Sad it is indeed to see with every new adjustment PWE has made to game it's always the N2P/F2P playing population who seems to be impacted the most yet your Accounting Department wonders why their revenue figures continue to drop in their games' lifespan...

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A few personal suggestions that might actually revive back the player base in the game : -

1) Allows players to convert their Silver Coins into Gold Coins at least once per day at a higher ratio of exchange

2) Bring back the Silver Coin value of Loot and DQ drops as well as a DQ points reward NPC (yes I know the botters would have a field day but only allow them to auto bot at 1hr intervals for a total period of 4hrs per day)

3) Make all your servers full PVP but only allow PKing on the open map not in instances and towns as well a Bag and Gear Lock feature so players who get killed on the open map can protect themselves only loosing exp (Instances like FC, Phoenix Valley, Nirvana and Delta could be run with Hyper Stones for Exp once more)

4) Make player specific Instance Bosses Loot Bags/Chest ( this way each member in a squad collects a reward after the Boss dies so no need to KS your entire team and steal every drop - when the player right clicks his/her own Loot Bag/Chest they get Silver Coins and 1-5 random Sellable Drops)

5) Create a Bidding Hall Instance where the Npc at the enterance charges a fee in Gold Coins to take part and only a maximum of 25 players can enter the Bidding Hall where at a specific time the Auctioneer Npc at 5mins intervals auctions off Cash Shop Items and Rare Loot Items to the bidders for 1hr twice per day at set controlled prices (this would help prevent Csers/Catshops/Farmers from selling their stuff at overpriced prices). Also within the Bidding Hall have another Npc which exchanges a certain amount of Boutique Gold for Gold Coins at a controlled rate )

6) Bring back your events even on a Daily or Weekly basis this game had so much event content over the years that was taken away from it ( Acho Assault, Trivia, Celestial Tigers just to name a few) give players options other than just logging to sit in towns because there's nothing to do