The Beginning of the End

I took some time to read the comments after playing the update for 12 hours straight, I have concluded the following: the removal of r9 materials from the shop coupled with the fact that only r9 +10 or higher players can hope to succeed at the advanced endless universe instance is a strong indication the PWI is trying to force the players to put up for the r9 or bow out of that one [meaning you will have to buy your skills from those who do].

I have 3 r9 characters on the Archosaur server [no barb psy or wiz, I refuse to use class advantage in addition to gear advantage. What can i say some of us don't need to win at all costs] so i have contributed to the game. My beef comes from the fact that not all players have the resources or the freedom to allocate said resources to acquire r9 within a reasonable amount of time. Forget about refining it, they put in the +11/+12 sale once and haven't done it since.

The game is supposed to be a community but by design you have crippled that aspect of the game. Classes are so unbalanced that pk is screwed, now that unbalance has spilled into PvE. The new instance requires teamwork and r9 tanks and r9 DD to complete. I have friends that have nirvana and tt99 gear but because of the disparity that is now a part of these instances I can't squad with them and get anything done.

The first part of this expansion was a farce, there was no balance restored. Clerics are still shiit in pk, Seekers still have no real usable stun relief, a barb in r9 +12 with either vit or JoSD is unkillable in any 1v1 by any class [except maybe a uber nice wiz player (props to Jason, lol) in similar gear].

Placing an area for us to comment without actually following through is nothing more than an attempt to placate us. We are not babies nor do we require a bib. Fix the rubber band issue, put an extra zero on the quests exp, if you wanna make instances that a r9 specific, don't make it ones that are crucial for skill development, design the market so the prices are controlled [believe it or not Wizard 101 has a perfect example of how a controlled market can still flourish] and most importantly read these comments and see what is frequently said and respond to it.

Instead of making crazy updates try logging onto the game, make a toon, play it through and talking to people. Find out for yourselves and carry on real discussions here. The steps you have taken have put you further and further away from your fan base.

Please be better. The end started for most with the Tideborn, my end starts now. Sympathi was one of your most devoted players, even if my leaving is unimportant, his exit will start an exodus. All it takes is a real effort other than marketing strategy. Make the game great again, money will come. b:surrender.

Repost: Ty for the input guys, I can admit when i am wrong. Yesterday I took lead of the squad and paid attention to the debuffs and boss buffs. While most of the server is undergeared for this instance, I see it is possible in r8/nirv gear [jury is still out on tt99]. It took a little figuring out on my part and I had to actively take control of the squad but we got it done. Still it would be nice if the made it a lil like Delta. The xp loss keeps people away. My other notes still apply however, though i suspect nothing will ever truly be done to balance the classes.

PS: Prophet i still play my cleric in pk and can win often. However the amount of prep, pots and skill needed to pk with a cleric is far greater than that of any other class. No built in stun relief, lowest damage out of the casting classes, and they one thing they excel at is denied to them in the dance mode. maybe the second version of the dance will allow them some sorta heal. i truly hope so.