Is PWI a dead game after last update?

... yea, first time I've seen the population on the server listed as "high". And it shows in the lag a bit.

The population increase and bump of clueless folks straight to 100 does worry me a bit as it can mess up unforgiving instances such as Endless Universe, AEU, FSP... Already I'm seeing a schizm start to form between the guys who have R9+10 or better and load up their own twinks, and smallfry with (less then) TT90 gear who aren't being welcomed in BH100 and similar high end instances.

... can't say I'm surprised. People have gotten used to 20 minute FSP runs...

The update was a fresh breath of air for this game. Imho, this is one of the better updates. We have had worse updates. Even though it is having issues, there isn't an update that doesn't have issues. This update brought old players back, brought new victims... err fresh meat.. I mean new players to the server. Some will figure it out, gear their toons appropriately, lean how to play their toons and get some enjoyment from being here. Others will be trapped with the stigma of coming up with gear and items because everything costs so much $ on any server you go on.

The updates wont kill this game. The in-game economy is what is going to kill this game. And who is responsible for the economy? Even though they nerfed the DQ items price, it isn't the GMs, or PWI as a whole. It's the players on the servers who set the economy. In real life, people are greedy. And it's no different in this game. So, if anyone is worried about the game dying, stop buying from the people who are over charging on every single item they sell. When they cant sell their items, the price drops little by little. So, if they list something for 1b and they cant sell it after a week or 4, they will drop the price. When you go to the store and see something you want, are you going to buy it immediately? Or are you going to look for the same item at a better price?

Poopinpanto - Heavens Tear wrote: »

To be real the game is still quite alive.A lot as in other games tend to come back to a game when an expansion is new.This lvl 95 stone was a cool idea but executed wrong.Now in every BH or anything I can have half a squad at lvl100 with the handout gear and they die and weaken the squad with low damage output or of any use at all.


So from now on I will kick anyone with freebee gear and stoned to 95+.

Seems PW is trying so hard to make anything under lvl 100 obsolete,so yeah the game is alive but dieing of cancer in a way.

That's a short sighted approach - no offence.
Take the time to teach them and help them learn - just as somebody did with you at some point.
You have a chance to turn these people into decent, well informed team players, don't waste it.

A game dies when people stop helping others.

I haven't seen this much activity in years.

well, if you really think about it...the rebirth system acts like another 200-210 levels EVEN if you use the stone(s). So i can understand them adding it into the game, pwi wanting players to catch up to the people who have already re-birthed twice since we are already seeing instances that requires you to do so at least once.

Been playing this game since 2009. Perhaps I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but PW gives and takes away. After finally getting where I can make coins in game (catshopping and botting), gold prices get so high, it isn't profitable to catshop. And now, botting is useless. So, since I refuse to be a cash player the game is pretty much over for me.

is pwi a dead game

yes and no

yes, because there are now lvl 100 toons, from people who has NO IDEA how to play that class

No because you have people who know how to play each class and are starting to play the nightshades
me and 2 other friends, lvl 3x stormbringers, this is how you know your playing a class wrong
3 lvl 33, 34, and 32 strombringers were pking lvl 100s, and winning

the people who we pkd, got on the bloodred toons 105 r9rr+12 just to pk 3 lvl 3x

This expansion has exceeded my expectations, tbh.

Joe - Morai wrote: »

No. The game is finally getting better.

GOLD PRICE on morai is at nearly 3m again. Epic. Heard it's even lower on others (Sanct @2.6m). Couldnt get better than this.

Bro...gold price was at 4m on Heavens Tear and it's unplayable for people who doesn't have weight in their pockets.

oVenusArmanio wrote: »

This expansion has exceeded my expectations, tbh.

I concur. If DQ hadn't all gone to 1 coin, I would have said it was almost perfect! (inflation, botting, blahblahblah, I just like to keep a positive balance in my bank after repairing gear for the day.)
I suppose I'm mildly concerned that the new race will end up being op in NW (the last remaining vestige of pvp I care about), but overall that's a very small part of the game, and remains to be seen; I guess we'll know better in a few months after the first batch end up rb2 and into their primal stuff.
So no, not dead, or, it's as dead as its ever been, since people say the game is dead every once in a while, ever since it was launched XD.

Above poster has a point.

1. For the new classes it will be difficult, unless they're funded well by other 'main' toons.

2. a LOT of people in their 50+ till 80+ levelled up instantly to 95+ or even 100.

3. Prices, on dreamweaver at least, have skyrocketed since i last played the game. Where a
cithrine gem used to cost around 30M, it's now 4 times that amount. Tokens have nearly doubled in price.

Considering all of the above, without being able to do several instance runs, solo or in group, and managing to sell (read:catshop) nearly continuously, you cannot expect someone to gain some decent cash.

Those that have been here a long time, usually multiclient with a catshop constantly open (some even several pc's/clients) and already have their gear setup. They're also usually the greedy ones that ask rediculous prices for their items.

Some even go so far as to try to gain several millions (10+) of profit from 1 (mid-lvl 6*) orb....

I don't think the game is declining as such, but there is a HUGE gap between the highly geared players and the rest. I would say around the 20/80 mark.

If the majority of players who do not have their toons geared up well would stop spending cash on those greedy B....., then prices would eventually go down. Seeing several catshops buying/selling multiple items priced well over what they're really worth just P. me off.

I for one will not spend a dime on those people. I make do and just do my own thing.

There seems to be alot of DEflation atm.... i guess thats a good thing.

b:sad I really hope I can deal with all the changes ~ before losing net I was given the Harpy pet and a Nightmare flyer for a bday gift. I don't wanna quit game after working hard on my veno after all these years!

Nervous now but I'm stubborn and miss everyone. So I hope some things get fixed when I return! Can hope still right?