Some DQ System Changes (items added/removed)

Zudy - Dreamweaver wrote: »

another new week, another patch, and again me hoping that THIS TIME we will finaly get the medals back... lets see, lets see b:bye

SashaGray - Heavens Tear wrote: »

^^ is missing the point

frankieraye wrote: »

Hey all, as you may have noticed, we've made some changes to the DQ system, and I wanted to go through them with you.


1: Medal of Glory removed

All items obtained to the DQ system were meant to be bound to your character; this was done to minimize their influence on the in-game economies. Unfortunately, due to an exploit that allowed players to turn untradeable Medals into tradeable Medals, we had to remove them from the DQ Rewards list.

Also, we would liked to have given more notice before removing them, but the last thing we wanted was a huge run on Medals, thus causing even more damage via the exploit, so I am sorry that it had to happen suddenly like this.


2: Chest of Coins added to DQ Vendor List

Ah, the Chest of Coins. This item, as you may know, has had very little value for the past 18 months or so, due to the fact that the coins inside aren't worth the hammer it takes to open it. So we've added them to the Vendor List in an effort to give some value back to it. Vendoring the Chest of Coins will now give you 500 DQ points.


3: Addition of coin turn-in quest at Jolly Old Jones for 150 DQ points

Intended to be a new way for players to participate in the DQ system, we've created a quest for players to get DQ points, and if it's popular we may look into adding more quests to the DQ list...



So that's about it; feel free to post your thoughts on these. I'd also like to mention that we will be adding new items to the DQ rewards list in the near future.



Update (4-8-2011)

Hey all,

This thread has now reached its 54th page, and I felt that you guys should know two things-- one is that we are indeed reading your posts, and we read your discontent regarding this issue loud and clear. The second is to let you know that this Medal of Glory issue is something that is not only controversial on the forums, but within Perfect World (the company) itself, where there are differing opinions on whether or not the Medals should have remained in the DQ shop.

Basically, our developers believe that it had become too easy to acquire Medals through DQ, and even more so because of the tradeable/untradeable glitch. The sheer number of Medals being sent out on the servers was very concerning to them, and the fact that they were readily available on the open market made them function completely opposite of how they are viewed in the Chinese version of PW. Folks here felt that, as long as players worked for them, Medals should continue to be obtainable through these non-TW ways. Ultimately, though, the devs do have the final say, and after originally supporting the Medals' increased accessibility, they decided that, at this time, they needed to be removed from the DQ shop.

The DQ system, remember, is something that is completely unique to our version; in a sense, it's an experiment, one that has proven to be very successful and popular with the players. But the fact that it is something of an experiment also means that it is particularly malleable and open to revision. Revision can go both ways, though, so you can count on two ultra-rare items being added to the DQ shop in the near future, along with more new items down the line. I'll admit that it's a slow process, getting items approved to put in the DQ shop, but we're continuing to work to make that happen for our unique little system.

Thanks all,

FrankieRaye

frankieraye wrote: »

Hey all, as you may have noticed, we've made some changes to the DQ system, and I wanted to go through them with you.


1: Medal of Glory removed

... The second is to let you know that this Medal of Glory issue is something that is not only controversial on the forums, but within Perfect World (the company) itself, where there are differing opinions on whether or not the Medals should have remained in the DQ shop.

Basically, our developers believe that it had become too easy to acquire Medals through DQ,....

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$hereKhan - Archosaur wrote: »

In my personal opinion i dont think all the players, get what is about to happen, ive spoken with a few of the older players in my server so id suggest you all get ready for some more pie in your face and another bait and switch tactic to get more $ out of you YET AGAIN.

The basic issue as i can see it is, PWI isnt willing to give you your rank 9 gear for $1025/-, their greed tells them if a player is willing to pay 1025/- for the chips they will pay 475/- for the medals, so how do we make that happen ... here is my personal view of the events as they happened and those yet to come ...

1) They have a month long General Summers Sale and the chips are going off the shelves fast, a little bit of maths later and oh all these guys who brought the chips r gonna need medals.

2) Omg theres a glitch in the medals, the exploiters from TW know how to stack them and make em tradable (heres where we sound the alarm bells and sirens for the panic alert b:shocked) ... please notice they are not fixing the glitch just telling you there is one. On my server ive only ever seen like 20 - 25 medals on sale and that for like 10 -12 mill (errrmmm a few players get rank 9 through these suspect trades... big deal ... so wheres the fire and why should we be running for the hills) ... read on it gets better ...

3)Without warning take medals out of DQ to prevent a supposed (lmao) run on the medals (yeh right 500 ppl would have lined up to zhen mobs for DQ in 3 days and make 100's of medals if you had given us notice)

4)Now you have a whole bunch of ppl who have spent 1025/- on chips with no medals.

5)Wait for the EPIC QQing and triad of protests to start ... till the posts reach page 200

6)Omg we the PWI ppl read all your posts and take all of your best interests to heart and because we love you and care for you so much we have found the perfect solution, ITS A MEDAL OF GLORY SALE for 25 bucks a pop (oh btw an old player friend told me something simillar happened before but i cannot veryify it).

7)100's of players wipe their QQ tears breathe a sigh of relief and fork over another bundle of cash for something they shouldnt have had to pay for in the first place. (btw notice how none of you have choice in this ... its not like u can say im sorry i dont agree please take the tokens or chips u sold me back ... in the real world if u dont like a product or it doesnt work as promised you take it back to the shop .. here you just seeth and fume silently and hand over more money)

8)PWI goes to the bank counting the notes being all helpful and hero like to the cheers of the PWI players who got pie in their face yet again, but just dont know it yet. (lmao do you actually think all of us are so stupid ... perhaps you do or you wouldnt be doing this to us again and again).

Well Honestly i dont buy into that rubbish anymore, my wife and i have spent between us atleast 3500 - 4000/- euros (yes euros not dollars) on this game so far ... I have +12 axes most of my gear is +10 and the one thing i was looking forward to in this game was to spend atleast a few days grinding and working my backside off to get those medals ... i wanted to earn and deserve to have that rank 9 NOT BUY IT FROM A BOUTIQUE like everything else that matters in this game.

Why is this game less about the players each day and more about how much money they can get you to spend ? Well this is where i take MY STAND if they are not bringing medals back into DQ so we can have a chance to earn them and have some pride in owning rank 9 .. then frankly i think my wife and I are gonna make a soft silent protest but putting away our credit cards and getting out of the habit of dumping 120 - 150 euros into this pie in your face developer-player relationship each week.

Its about time the players were heard for once, and its about time you started caring about how WE the players feel this game is developing, and not the chinese development team as always.

You exist because we play and therefore our voice matters. And if our voice doesnt matter then bring those medals into the boutique ... i for one will not buy them, all my gen summers tokens will go into a catshop (omg will that be tradeable now that ive said this b:shocked ) and my financial support for your development team (which i thought till now to be a fair exchange in return for the work you have put into developing this game) will be turned into the form of another "FREE TO PLAY" account happily wearing the rank 8 gear he will get at lvl 100 and riding into the sunset on the cursed tiger demon mount he had to charge 15k zen to get for FREE (lmao) screaming "we the players for once want some justice" b:thanks

$hereKhan - Archosaur wrote: »

Read my original post dated 04-28-2011 ... i predicted this would happen .. and it happened exactly as i said it would ... LMAO I EVEN PREDICTED THE PRICE THEY WOULD SET FOR THE MEDALS (25 bucks a pop) ... see how shameless they are ... i mean we call their bluff and instead of backtracking and trying to fix their mistake, they go ahead and do their little scam anyway ...GOD U HAVE TO HAVE NO MORAL GROUND AT ALL TO LIE AND SCAM SO CASUALLY !!!

VonSabrewulf - Harshlands wrote: »

this is the reason i stopped playing this game, i knew it was bull.**** from the very beggining that the medals were going to be taken out of DQ, becasue it was "too easy" to get them. It was always about them making more fackign profit from the medals. Me and a couple of friends have had enougth of that ****, let the heavy cashshoppers play this game. Only a matter of time before everyone else realizes this is't free2play, its Pay2play in disguise

Templar - Sanctuary wrote: »

wow thx u gm's this sale rly backs up reason why it was removed from DQ page

too easy to obtain ROFLMAO

25$ per 1 is rly hard...

frankieraye wrote: »

Unfortunately, due to an exploit that allowed players to turn untradeable Medals into tradeable Medals, we had to remove them from the DQ Rewards list.

frankieraye wrote: »

Basically, our developers believe that it had become too easy to acquire Medals through DQ