08/28/23 PWI - Current Issues / Feedback

About Events
Wanna know about these events
Archosaur Warsong Event -
Dragon's Rise Celebration (+12 orb) -
Celestial Memoire -
Annual animal(zodiac) -
Tiger Questionary (not a big deal but it's broken for years) -

The above events are present in other servers like PWCN(of course), PWRU and PWBR. Celestial Memoire is the event that really blows my mind, is an event that f2p can enjoy but cashers will spend tons of money since there's no limit, the more money you spend more items you get, so why have no effort in bringing an event that makes so much money?

Other stuff
Rent NPC - all servers have except pwi
Dustfall Ultimate Artifact - Will the feature of this item be added to the forges to r8s3 be upgraded to R9r4 someday?
Auctioneer - All servers use this npc to sell/buy gold/coins, would it be possible pwi increases the upper limit of coins so we could use this npc?

Will they plan a server merge?

(1) Are we having the 16th anniversary (Dragon Rise Celebration) next month? If they aren't releasing it, I would like to suggest they package every reward of that event in a CODE instead, and the code is for EVERY toon within an account, not for ONE toon.
1.1 Why not do this for every unreleased/broken event?
(2) When is the next expansion?
(3) Why is there no FASHION in EVENT GOLD SHOP?
(4) Will there be server merge any time soon?
(5) Whats up with the news post and Fero and Anole's inactivity?

We gave up on having R9r3 for Apes. With a new update in 6-12 month PWI will add another class and it's gonna be ridiculous to have 2 classes without a proper R9. Also, it will be tricky to pull players to play the new class since there's no R9 for it and won't be.
Solution is easy but dev team seems too stubborn to do it and the most annoying part that they don't explain the reason - ADD original forge (Cauldron of Ascension) with possibility to craft R9r4 for Apes and a new upcoming class.

Was having an issue collecting the "Seal: Frozen River" On the guides, it says to go to "(203 974 ↑21) just above the water", I have tried being in the water and being as close to the surface as I can, flying and going as low as can, stop flying and land in the water and watch to see if any flashing scroll, and nothing, same with doing this slightly off the listed coordinates.

Can the run requirements for trials be reduced to say 100? A lot of guilds are struggling to manage 150 and are stuck on trial 1. I do know on release for China this was set at 200, so lowing it should be possible.

Chrono Hunt is also still broken on Dawnglory, as from what I know the window of time for it to open on our server the server it is hosted on is closed, and 200 to open it is too many. This has never worked for us, so any feedback on this would be epic.

The only other changes that I can personally think of besides the ones I listed above.

SERVER MERGE
Merging all servers into 1-2 servers needs to be done for the longevity of the game.
Twilight Temple and Etherblade
Dawnglory and Tideswell

Or all into 1 server with multiple events and TW time slots to allow multiple chances for players to participate.

The other option besides a server merge would be to allow all servers to share the Northern Realm server. You can even utilize the xTW server for this if you’d like just allow multiple servers to enter the same Northern Realm instance. Would at least motivate players to continue the permanent grind that appears to exist as the ONLY reason to gear currently is PLAYER VS PLAYER which doesn’t exist anymore on most servers.

We really need another server merge...

Basically what nhumblebee said.

SERVER MERGE
Merging all servers into 1-2 servers needs to be done for the longevity of the game.
Twilight Temple and Etherblade
Dawnglory and Tideswell

Or all into 1 server with multiple events and TW time slots to allow multiple chances for players to participate.

1.Price for gold is outdated
2.We need the forge to use Ultimate dustfall artifact as the item is useless but still making appearance in packs?????
3.Merge all servers into one (If something breaks easy to fix as a whole then doing it one by one)
4. DogKhedWay DogMixer ezzzzz

1. I dont really think server merging is possible for this company. The ping, latency would be atrocious for NA or EU(depending on the server location), it is old game, with many flaws, and we all know it is not the best thing for PvP, which is already pretty dead and with more players it could rise again. My question is.. What would be the response when this drops at the devs table. the problems, difficulty of this action, will someone finally informs us officialy why is it hard thing to do? It would be great for NA( they still got servers to merge... but for EU, we have our last chance cuz we can´t merge with anyone)
2. Can you make new content more often, is it money problem, that we need to buy every update from China and that is why it takes for so long?
3. This question is touching the second question. Why you don´t deliver more spends/promos/currency/new packs every 2/3 weeks? People are still supporting game.
3. Will there be reworked spend/charge rewards, new items added?
4. Dustfall Ultimate Artifact should be usable item, because it is trash right now, you open something with no value.
5. Make more value of gold per €/$. All items from shop are pretty expensive. To put it into perspective, new flyer(only one cosmetic) costs 36 gold, we are paying 36€ to fly on a new flyer. Why is it not possible to reform the gold purchasing?

If they do a full server merge, the server will be located in Europe.

Because our game host main headquarters is located in Amsterdam Holland.

I also dont think they make anything game related(coding, developing, etc..) here in gearbox, they just maintain the servers and order updates from PW.

And they are located in China, the more we ask the bigger the bill...

heerohex#3018 wrote: »

Afternnon All,

The team have agreed to give some feedback on some current issues / Things that are broken / Missing Events ETC.

Please note I will not have enough time to ask all the questions if we have 2 many, Questions that have been reciently answered will not be put into this.

Ive had a few questions asked in the last week so ill be asking these as well.

- Any comments not connected to this topic will be removed. I will try to answer all comments back and a list will be made under this post.

Ask away.....

Thanks.

Crack down on the 3rd party botting.

Merging servers would just have all the bot farmers fighting for w.e they running.

we would still lose population due to lack of end game content that is quick... nobody likes the LOOOOONG Grinds

ideally it would be more populated for a bit. but then would fade as people did with the last merge where we lost 1/2 or more within 6 months.

the gold/dollar ratio is reasonable, but also they should make MORE farmable in game instead of having to buy to get certain items IE g17 helms, or the mats to craft/reroll

The game must address several key concerns to ensure success and player satisfaction. Firstly, adjusting Dollar-Euro Gold prices is imperative to create a fair and balanced in-game economy. The current discrepancy between these currencies can lead to unfair advantages and disparities among players. By aligning the Gold prices, the game can ensure a level playing field for everyone and even increase revenue on the company’s behalf, encouraging more people to spend.

Addressing the potential for Server Merge or New Cross Nation Server events similar to XNW is crucial. These events can reinvigorate the player base, create more competitive environments, and prevent server stagnation. Learning from the success of events like XNW, the game can implement similar events to breathe new life into the game and enhance the overall experience for players.

Introducing social events with relevant and unique rewards is a necessity to foster community engagement similar to what used to be tiger events. Social events encourage interaction among players, create a sense of belonging, and strengthen the player community. By offering exclusive and valuable rewards, the game can incentivize players to participate actively and build lasting connections.

Updating rewards on outdated keys and packs, as well as refreshing rewards on weekly events like Nation Wars (NW), is essential to keep the game exciting and rewarding for long-term players. Outdated rewards can lead to player fatigue and disinterest. By modernizing these rewards, the game can motivate players to continue participating, fostering a sense of progression and accomplishment.

Developing rewards for Cross Territory War (XTW) and reinstating Territory War (TW) season rewards are vital. These rewards can increase participation in these large-scale events, promoting healthy competition and strategic gameplay. Offering enticing rewards for successful participation will make these events more appealing and drive player engagement.

Attached is also a response from one of the GMs. To clarify, the last server merge was in 2015, not a year ago. Additionally, it's essential to have transparency about the game's future; that way, the community looks forward to playing the game.

Suggestions from someone that is personally done playing the game due to the following:

1. Cost of Gold. Cost of gold is too high especially in relation to Chinas rates, there are things in the boutique that cost assortments amount of Gold that are not realistic for the overwhelming majority of the playerbase, especially when you have many items that CANNOT be farmed in the game by any means. Lowering gold cost would generate MORE money for PWI as it would be far more accessible by more people.
2. The game is unplayable (unfarmable) off 2x rates and because of this most people turn to solo farming, and even then the amount you receive doing things by yourself is extremely low - now imagine adding 10 people to that equation. Implement perma 2x as the server numbers are so low - or have the event more often. PWI does not lose money by doing this, it would incentivize more people to gear.
3. Server merge as most has said. For those concerned by ping - PWI has **** ping anyway in general already. Just merge ET/TT and TI/DA. TI and DA already share a cross server together.
4. Speed early game progression. They recently implemented something to speed this up a bit but its still not enough. Possible ideas for speeded progression: Make the vitea/exp buff up until a certain sky level, preferably at least shifting X or just longer in general. If you can't implement that, at least try to give more events that would increase the progression. Give options to automatically gain things like 300,000 reputation through some sort of quest or event.
5. Implement territory war seasons again.
6. CHEAPER or better charge/spend promotions. Spending 300 or 1.1k on a Nuema Portal card is still too much. This game is not worth spending that much cash on anymore for the lack of content.
7. Give us GMs that have knowledge of the game or play the game. We all know when we ticket a GM we are lucky they know any basics of the game. This makes it impossible to get most issues resolved. If you craft the incorrect item, or accidently mess something up - good luck getting it fixed these days even if it cost you thousands of dollars.

kostova wrote: »

SERVER MERGE

The only thing that could save the game at this point is Merging all servers into 1-2 servers.
Twilight Temple to Etherblade and
Dawnglory to Tideswell

""""Rest questions doesn't really matter if you don't do anything about the activity of the remaining population."""
We really want to have an answer if they are planning a server merge and if that answer is positive - when?
Thank you for your support and efforts in advance.