Did Events Kill the Game?

[Skyhawke]

Pssshhhht... I got sooooo many TFs done on different characters during October because after the first week, you'll find all the people who got the badges and are back to doing normal stuff. Maaaaaaybe cut it down to 2 or 3 weeks, but as for it killing the game? It'll have to get in line with the other thousands of things that have "killed the game".

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by Skyhawke

[MsSmart]

I do not believe events on to themselves breaks the game, but the duration of the event is what is an issue with me.

 

I find events to give spice to the game, but like any dish too much spice ruins it.

 

I feel that a week maximum for an event is more than enough to get a break of the routine, do something different and really enjoy it.

 

A problem with a significant portion of the population is that they have a strong desire to create as many alts as possible, thus they create an alt and rush to level to 50 as fast as possible and as soon as they accomplish this, they make another and the cycle repeats itself in a never ending fashion. So as a result, these folks are always looking for a way for quick leveling with the least effort possible, so here is where the events become so popular, and when there are no events then there is the MSR a consistent paradise for the alt levelers and if an MSR is not on-going, then you see them posting for a door sitter in a farm.

 

Now, some would think what is the harm with an exp leech paradise?

 

The problem in my experience, is that they seriously deplete the available population in the server to form TFs to do the actual material in the game, another problem is that those folks at times have no earthly idea how to play their alt, and some do not even know how to get around in the game.

 

In a way as much critique against farming, it seems to me, the nurfs to farming should be removed so the exp leech folks can go to farms consistently, maybe some would return the favor by running a farm to repay the community, but I seriously doubt the y would...

 

 

[Bionic_Flea]

Responding to @CoeruleumBlue

 

No, the Halloween event did not kill the game.  Neither did any other event.

 

No, farming has never been against the rules, although the original devs kept tighter reins on it than the HC devs do.

 

 Yes, you can use Fiery Aura to great success in farms, but also in any other part of the game.

 

No, you should not believe everything you read on Reddit.  While I can't say there is never any toxic RP, I can say that there is plenty of friendly non-toxic RP.

 

No, farming and RPing (toxic or not) would not stop if people "just played the game."  Farming and RPing IS playing the game.  Let people play the way they want to play and you play the way you want to.  If you don't like farming, or ToTing, or RPing, or whatever, just don't do it.  Let others enjoy what they like.

 

No, you don't have to change Fiery Aura into a "normal armor set" because it already is.  The reason it is the choice for farming is 1) it can easily be built to resist caps and defense caps on fire damage, 2) you can make enemies that only have fire damage, and 3) Burn, Blazing Aura, and Fiery Embrace can put out a lot of damage on top of whatever your attack set does.

 

Ummm . . . . Comparing farming to crimes and thinking that it leads to predatory grooming is  . . . I don't even know how you reach such conclusions.  It's wrong and highly insulting to people who do like to farm.  

[Rudra]

38 minutes ago, MsSmart said:

A problem with a significant portion of the population is that they have a strong desire to create as many alts as possible,

How is wanting to make and play different characters a "problem"? As someone with alt-itis, I find this comment disparaging in its intent. It isn't a "make as many alts as possible" thing, it is a plethora of character ideas we want to play.

 

39 minutes ago, MsSmart said:

thus they create an alt and rush to level to 50 as fast as possible and as soon as they accomplish this, they make another and the cycle repeats itself in a never ending fashion.

This is an over-generalized stereotype. Yes, there are players that power level multiple characters to 50+3. There are also several of us that play our way up through the content to the same level.

 

41 minutes ago, MsSmart said:

The problem in my experience, is that they seriously deplete the available population in the server to form TFs to do the actual material in the game

What are you complaining about here? How is forming or joining a TF/SF depleting the available server population? Or are you saying they deplete the available population to do so said TFs/SFs? Which is also in an incorrect portrayal/stereotype.

[lemming]

1 hour ago, Bionic_Flea said:

Ummm . . . . Comparing farming to crimes and thinking that it leads to predatory grooming is  . . . I don't even know how you reach such conclusions.  It's wrong and highly insulting to people who do like to farm. 

Not sure if I'm mad at you for pointing that comparison out because I had checked out of that reply before the end and now I had to go back and see for myself. Yikes.

 

Some people just can't deal with people playing a different way.   As long as you're not greifing people, I think it's fine to play whatever way.   As people have mentioned, there are some things in the game that were fine, until people took advantage of it.   Like a take a penny, leave a penny, but some people just dumped the pennies into their coin purse.

[Rudra]

5 minutes ago, lemming said:

Not sure if I'm mad at you for pointing that comparison out because I had checked out of that reply before the end and now I had to go back and see for myself. Yikes.

 

Some people just can't deal with people playing a different way.   As long as you're not greifing people, I think it's fine to play whatever way.   As people have mentioned, there are some things in the game that were fine, until people took advantage of it.   Like a take a penny, leave a penny, but some people just dumped the pennies into their coin purse.

Yeah, I was just ignoring that part of the comment. Figured it was just too out there to address. My hat's off to @UltraAlt and @Bionic_Flea for be willing to address it though.

[Skyhawke]