Why did YOU Stay?

Because PWI is more stable than most MMORPGs out there, and I like it a lot. A high level always has something to do however. If you don't like PVP, you can always train others in the guild you are in to do PVP for you. You can always just grind with a lower level for a while if you're bored as well.

PWI has become a glorious chatbox for me which I can play dress up with my avatar b:chuckle

The PvP has pretty much become dull and TW even duller.

I have fun by helping out random players/friends and teaching newer ones some tricks for PvP and things like that.

The only reason I still play once in a while is 2x events. I get to level my alts and do quests with them, or grind with my main and make money. It's just for fun though, I don't ever plan on doing anything with that cash.

I wish I had some friends left here, it gets lonely sometimes. Sadly most interesting people I meet quit after a few months, so even less reasons to play now.

I cycle through many different games so I never end up getting bored with a single game. That's why I was able to hang around since beta lol. Occasional breaks from a game is the key. That and I love the clothes and my veno and my pets and mountsb:cute

I've only ever completely quit one game before the servers was shut down and the game was closed forever and that's because they completely changed everything about the game and its dynamics in one fell swoop and ruined it along with over a year of glitches caused by all the changes making it uinplayable.

Because:

1. This game doesn't get shut down in 1-2 years even after there's a huge player decline.
2. This game gets updates from the developer constantly, and some of the updates are quite interesting.
3. The outfits and many vanity items here are pretty. I'm really in love with some of the outfits in this game. This game also has various soft pink colors, especially the Perfect Pink color b:victory.
4. The WC on my server is pretty interesting to read. There's drama over small/simple issues, silliness, "duh" or "facepalm" moments and some other funny topics being said on the WC b:laugh

I won't lie..I cannot stand Rank 9 and what pwi has done to the game. It destroyed the game for me and for people who are actually "kids" and don't have that kind of money. Honestly I think Nirvana and 3rd cast would of just balanced the game and made it more fun. Because those are actually worth getting cuz u can farm it.
But besides the point..I stay on this game because of friends..I've had friends go and come. But its nice to have those friends who love to farm with you and do bhs/hhs/Tw and just chat with them and get to know them. That's the real reason I think now a days. If my friends quit I'll quit.b:bye

RANK GEARS GO DIE!!!

My friends and the daily heart attacks from dealing with crazy people in squads make life more interesting.

I'm sick most of the time anyway, can't do much other than play.

The customization options and pretty scenery and fashion.

Screenshots.

I still don't find the dungeons boring, but I also play with randoms a lot. So it always goes a little bit differently. I think some people become bored because they don't take advantage of the opportunity to meet new people. I love my family and friends, but life would be boring if I stayed inside my house all day and only ever talked to them. The game is no different. I find it really helps to go outside my friends and faction list and meet new people. Which is why even though it can be an utter disaster, I still enjoy random squads. Variety is the spice of life.

Trying out new classes and leveling them slowly. Variety is the spice of life.

Exploring content and the world map.

TBH, unlike some here I guess I feel no financial reason to stay. Heck, I recently rerolled to the Heaven's Tear server. Leaving behind a 5APS assassin, a cleric i've played off and on for three years, and all my various alts and fashion. It'll be a challenge to get all that stuff all over again, but so far it's also been a blast.

I think too many people forget that games aren't really fun without goals to reach for, even Mario has always been chasing his princess. So they rush to endgame and then get bored because besides refining that same gear what goal is there to complete? What are you chasing? That's probably the reason TW is so fun to endgame people who have been endgame for a while, it's a goal that they gotta work towards.

every once in a wile i meet somepony new and they know ponies that are cool and i have fun helping out. i take a break every once in a wile then get bored enough to come back.

Besides, there's still a new content expansion possibly around the corner.

I found if I just spend time with only one char I got bored. I then went from cleric and made a veno. That has given me a lot of challenges, seeing what my herc can kill and what level of TT I can solo. That started getting old and I noticed so many people offering free FC for seekers that I rolled one and levelled it to 101 in 7 months.

Now with 3 101 chars I can mix it up and it feels much more varied than the old days. I cant afford uber gear but the bh's bring in nice little bonuses for us non cs ers. I also have every other char besides wizzy at 7x and sin at 8x. So all the alts are a big drawcard for me.

I play very much solo and with young kids running around my own life 'goals' are on hold for another year and a bit till the youngest starts school. Until then its the way I spend my free time because I fine it relaxing.

I also have much less experience with game variety than lots of you here. I did jump on the (unmentionable game) bandwagon a couple weeks ago. Certain things about it are amazing yet it feels like a whole bunch of small areas linked together and the progression to new levels and weapons is much too simple and seems very unchallenging. I will keep playing it as well, but PWI feels a lot more open and appeals to me more still.

Part of it could be the graphics quality, sure graphics are not everything, there is a MMORPG I cannot mention, its still going strong since 2004.

Another aspect is TW. I know another MMO but it is pretty dead now, it had a castle siege system, but only a hand full of castles. Bots really ruined the game, and inflated prices so high the only way to get decent gear, was by buying ingame currency, which supposedly was against the TOS, but nothing was ever done. I quit after level 53. Leveling in that game was a horrible grind as well as trying to get coin without violating the TOS, so I just quit.

In PWI you have dozens of territory zones you can fight over. Lets more factions get in on the action. And if you don't feel like spending a year or two of farming for gear or items, etc, you can buy currency and trade it for coins using real money and its not against the TOS as long as you are not doing so from a 3rd party site.

In PWI if you choose a PVP server, you can kill anyone you like, there are no "Good guys vs bad guys" relating to an MMORPG I cannot mention. If you had a bad day at work, you could just kill anyone you see, even someone the same race as you. Though if you would rather only PVP during TW where there are no penalties for being killed or killing, just roll on PVE.

Sure the game could use some revamps, I'd say add a PQ for level 81 to 95. And instead of punishing the legit players on lower level DQ items. Perhaps add an item to botique 10 silver a piece, that when you use it, it creates a target dummy with the same name as the mobs that are you around you, but it looks like a target dummy, and has some sort of red "!" on it or something. If you hit it, you get instantly one shotted when the dummy explodes, and your account gets a strike. If you get 3 strikes within a day period or something, your account gets flagged for botting, as any legit player would know, not to attack it or they would die. Essentially the bots would seal their own fate...

There is an MMORPG that has a feature like this. In PWI it would allow players to get involved with the game more and getting rid of bots. Drop afew dummies and watch the bot blow themself up... 3 strikes in a day, and you earn a suspension and investigation leading to possible perm ban. Of course to prevent someone doing AOE from triggering one, might have to somehow have it so the dummy only explodes if DIRECTLY targeted by a spell or AOE... As you don't want griefers dropping dummies around a legit Wizard that is doing AOE damage. Example...
If "Player" targets "Dummy" Set "Player" HP to -1... Else if the player uses AOE and it hits a nearby dummy, nothing happens, as it is not directly targeted. And using set HP to -1, depending on how the game is coded, it should kill the bot, even if they have a HP charm.

Like many others said, it is mainly the social aspect that keeps me here. I suspect that if I didn't have the faction I am in and if all of my current friends quit, I might not stay around too long.

But I also do still have fun playing. I have a lot of alts to keep from getting too bored with one character doing the same things every day. The graphics are really beautiful too, and the other games I have tried have failed in comparison on that score.

I simply stay t0 farm kill pe0ple in PvP I find ann0ying.