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welp... http://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter/#/discussion/1203585/astral-diamond-changes/p1 cixorez fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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nope that frees you up to leave the game since realistically you now only get AD on 1 char not 52 anymore -> no way to feed all the projects or progress with your own toon anymore
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Sep 10, 2015 15:56
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just gonna quote a post from the official forum cause it's sadly the truth summed up rly great: -- When players are (1) repeating limited content for (2) such little reward that they (3) don't progress in a D&D game where (4) half the dungeons are missing and (5) existing dungeons give dull rewards and (6) they get roflstompled or botcamped in pvp and (7) they realize they can never get BiS through playing and (8) their Guild hall has not progressed in months and (9) pay to win BiS is over $6000 then (10) they feel unhappy and leave AD influx from leadership was out of control. A ballsy move to stop it. Sure the population will decline even more, that is a calculated risk the devs took. Neverwinter could survive depending on the devs next moves. A necessary change but possibly the death nail at the same time. Will be interesting to see how it unfolds -- i rly rly hope for all of you still holding the flag upright that their next move will be a good one but alas...
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Sep 10, 2015 22:26
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free flowing ZAX is because of double RP weekend atm (and ppl dumping all zen for 500 AD too yes) it will return to cap and maybe even stay there forever cause of ppl no longer buying zen after AD changes alienate them maybe - just maybe - enough n00bs starting the game not knowing what they have gotten themselves into will still invest into zen but what will they buy - xp boosters, companions, accountmount - in short nothing that costs AD -> so no conversion zen isnt needed for your chars to progress in endgame or very little if u like - AD is, and very much so so what will happen after those n00bs finally arrive at endgame and see the reqs for charprogress? they check zax and either find out: 1) its at 500 -> good for them initially til they see/get told some 100-200mil AD is needed for 1(!)char to be/stay competitive/even run some content (not to mention the 200-800mil AD for strongholds(i gave up on calc after reaching 200mil for just basics but others did the whole thing and cam e up with 800mil for everything thats useful maxed out)) or like in STO: 2) its below 500 and maybe even sinking more or less constantly meaning they get less and less AD for their RL moneyz which will feel like tossing it on the trashheap after a while -> ppl stop and leave either way - zen wont be plentiful (and if im wrong and it is - what are u gonna buy with it?) not unless they implement some srs changes like slashing some zeroes off a lot of prices from bazaar - namely greater mark of potency - or refinement meters on gear sure if you wanna play nwo for story reasons (ending at mid 50-60 in mindflayerland) you can do so without spending a dime even with a slow goldhorse for added extra immersion its 1-2 weeks of good fun depending on playstyle but from there onwards its...mindless unfun repetitive torture gameplay and a bottomless mimic thats eating ur moneyz both virtual and now rl too i dare say many goonz only stayed for more than a few weeks cause of being fed by our established LS armies with those gone, low ZAX yes or no, this trainwreck will come to a grinding halt all the progress done in the SH will be for naught unless ur willing to spend loads of cash else its leave and migrate to another bigger guild (if they even take u in) for the boons u ll need to do mod8 content this is STO all over again only much much worse and even faster than back then in flyland feels a bit like they specifically asked for that sto designer to come over to nwo to do just that... i could be wrong - very much so indeed if they radically change some things - but i dont think so tbh and im writing this as someone who loved that game up til even mod6 cause i could afford it and pay others forward via a loving army of 156(!)chars - netting 3.2mil AD (not RAD) or 60-70bux a day which at the end of mod6 amounted to not much in terms of stuff i could buy and throw at ppl to make them stay competitive in content bottomline is: play til end of story and have some look around in stronghold map for some extra xp to bolster ur lvl progression and goonz-only-fun maybe even dump some influence into the mimsy then do urself a favour and leave - it will only get painful if u dont - maybe check back for mod8 and (if trends continue) leave that after 1-2 weeks too... after bad rant now for some lolz from the official forums: -- Dev Feat Trees. PATH 1: BALANCE Tier 1 Sudden Buff: One random class becomes 5/10/15/20/25% more powerful Sudden Nerf: One random class becomes 5/10/15/20/25% less powerful. Tier 2 Fix PvE: Monsters become 20/40/60/80/100% harder to kill with no explanation Pix PvP: Chances of PvP victory become 10/20/30/40/50% stacked towards higher-geared characters Tier 3 Pearls before Swine: The market price of once-valuable items drops by 40/50/60/70/80% Riches to Rags: Once-cheap items on the market become necessary to progress and their price inflates by 100/200/300/400/500% Tier 4 Money Chasm: Pay-to-Play characters progress 100/200/300/400/500% faster than F2P players. Cash Gate: Required currency to achieve endgame status increases by 60/120/180/240/300% Tier 5 Pushback: When players gain more than 50/40/30/20/10 thousands diamonds per day with a single feature, that feature gets permanently stripped of AD rewards. Arbitrary Cap: Astral Diamonds players can gain from a single source per day are reduced by 15/30/45/60/75% Final: Shaggy PuG Story: Players' success rate at anything becomes zero if they're in a PuG group. PATH 2: SUPPORT Tier 1 Deafness: Player feedback is 20/40/60/80/100% less effective Look into It: Patch Notes have a 10/20/30/40/50% chance to mollify players, making them less likely to quit. Tier 2 Economy: Patch notes gain 10/20/30/40/50% more attention from the players. This effect stacks up to 10 times for every time you mention "economy" in your post. Blame Game: 10/30/50/70/90% of the aggro from economy imbalance is directed to botters instead of you. Tier 3 Paper Plane: Every time you receive a support ticket from a player, you have a 20/40/60/80/100% to fold it into a paper plane and throw it out of a window instead of reading it. Big F: Tech Support automatically responds to tickets with a list of generic unhelpful tech advice, inflicting 50/100/150/200/250% your weapon damage on the player's computer. Tier 4 Forum Moderation: Threads lamenting game changes and/or imbalance are deleted 10/9/8/7/6 seconds after they're posted. Double Whatever: You become 20/40/60/80/100% more resistant to criticism when a Double Event is ongoing. Tier 5 Bouncers: When a player begins considering QQ'ing, 1/2/3/4/5 members of the community will take your side and encourage them to. Attention Lapse: Players in Protector's Enclave have a 10/20/30/40/50% chance of not noticing the number of advertising gold sellers doesn't diminish in spite of updates. Final Orwellianism: Players pointing out flaws in development choices are instantly banned. Their friends, contacts and guild have a chance of leaving the game. PATH 3: MONEYGRAB Tier 1 Gambler's Fallacy: All players' chance to quit is reduced by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5% for each dollar they invested in the game. ZEN Sale: Players will spend 30/60/90/120/150% more during ZEN sales. Tier 2 Sugarcoat: Makes your content look more promising, increasing player's chance to spend money by 20/40/60/80/100% Bulk Sale: When a player spends money on an item, there is a 10/20/30/40/50% chance they'll spend 9 times more to gain 10 of them Tier 3 Comfy Laurels: Pulls 20/40/60/80/100% of your funds from development. Expand Market: You gain a Xbox playerbase, increasing your revenue by 20/40/60/80/100%. Tier 4 Diamond Sink: Free to Play players now achieve endgame status at 90/70/50/30/10% their original speed Whale Hunter: F2P players who manage to make more than 600/450/300/150/50k diamonds per day are banned on sight -> http://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/player-banned-over-ridiculous-fair-use-policy Tier 5 Money-Sucking Drop: Players have a chance to "earn" items which require real money to be used. The chance they do so is 15/30/45/60/75%. Save the Whales: Refuse to take action against exploiters and auction manipulators, deflating currency by 10/30/50/70/90% Final VIP Program: When initiating combat, you drop a VIP Bait at your feet. Players who take the bait will become unable to quit for 1/3/6/9/12 months.
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Sep 13, 2015 15:10
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english isnt my first language and writing about cryptic gets my hackles up so excuse my brevity 
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Sep 13, 2015 23:25
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Fog Tripper posted:No, I literally meant that it was painful to try to read. I don't want to get all grammar/spelling/punctuation nazi, but it made me want to headbutt my monitor. TL;DR The main problem is: THERE IS NO CONTENT TO RUN THAT DROPS ANYTHING VALUEABLE or PROFITABLE. In actuality over the course of 12 months everything profitable while playing the game was NERFED.
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Sep 14, 2015 16:52
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u can delete all of mine - @zeroxic they ll never lift the 100 year ban
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Sep 24, 2015 21:59
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ElGroucho posted:So,do we ever talk about why the ban? Or is that like my aunt's divorce, that we just never talk about? if u meant my ban - having leadership army and shuffling around millions of AD to feed fellow guildies cant happen to u therefore no worries just play the game and u ll get "...significantly more AD into the hands of anyone playing this queued content" as mr. lead dev goatshark puts it
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Sep 26, 2015 19:35
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valuum posted:... they used something like this Tom Clancy Plot Generator - http://tcpgen.tripod.com/
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Nov 22, 2015 05:03
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so CN is back after all those years?
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Mar 5, 2016 01:13
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Flesh Forge posted:Supposed to be put online again with the next content release on March 15, yes. heh nice try is it still so much p2w that i d need another army of 156chars to feed my needs?
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Mar 5, 2016 03:13
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Missing the Guild and fun times Would post a sad Pony if it was allowed... Have Fun
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Oct 12, 2016 21:01
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