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Also let's add in not all gamers watch streams so counting the number of watchers of a stream in order to determine if the game is dead or not is like counting the number of seeds on a strawberry for fun...f'ing useless.


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off the top of my head? Mounts Costumes (like...by the 1000s) item skins (same as costumes but for weapons or things like particles, halos, trailing rainbows, etc) housing items (sure Architechs will be ticked, but they'll be things that are non craftable or have absurdly low drop rates). consumables for raiding (making it more convenient than farming said ingrediants and finding a crafter to make them for the guild). Dyes for your housing inventory enhancements rep boosting pots xp pots pvp pots account boosters like extra character slots bigger housing plots, etc vanity pets (on par with costumes, can put up 100s upon 100s of silly little arfing toy dogs oh and costumes for them too).

That's all without being obnoxious about natural progression being part of the inventory like say Amps, Skill points, Respecs, etc. That's not to say it is a given that such a shop would be obnoxious about its inventory, but the list above is all pretty much stuff that could be put in the game, but with a much more significant time requirement to find naturally (and given the state and fondness for their RNG systems..... <_< ).


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If you read the link, the marketing strategy behind gambleboxes will become clear. The point of a gamblebox is to reap huge profits from fishing a small number of whales rather than a large number of minnows. There's two types of whale, the people who are so rich that they simply don't care about dropping >$1000 in a month on a video game; and the people who are prone to gambling addictions. From my own personal experiences with games financed by whale hunting, the addiction-based whale is a flash in the pan. They spend a lot and then they quit, either because they're financially ruined or because either they or someone else pulled the plug on their spending before then. The rich whale is a short-term revenue stream, but one that is also unsustainable in the long run. At least some of the rich whales expect a return for their money that goes well beyond opening a jillion gambleboxes until they find the one containing the goody. They understand perfectly well that they're disproportionately financing the game, and the more disproportionate it is, the more influence they wield over the game's direction. The more influence they wield, the more obvious it becomes that nobody else's opinion matters all that much, and the more minnows leave. Which makes the game even more dependent on the rich whale. Where this ends isn't pretty.


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I AM an introvert. In fact, I'm an introvert with a good dose of social anxiety and adhd. However, my experience is not your experience. MMOs offer one of the few social settings and experiences I feel comfortable with and PART OF THIS is the incentive to do group content that requires communication and teamwork. Once you start saying, "oh, here's everything that you get with grouping as easily from playing solo," people stop working together and building community. Now, in the scenario J-Tal was referring to, all he was saying was that it will be easier to get it in a group setting, because it is an MMO. If I wanted not an MMO I'd go play a single player game. Or spend some time messing around in game and not caring if my gear is min/maxed. J-Tal was not telling introverts to be second class citizens. As an introvert I find this statement utterly ridiculous. You can still play the way you want to play. The pace will just be different. I don't really see how that's unfair, particularly since you can still obtain the items....


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Really because last I checked the majority of MMOs are like this. There is solo content and group content. Attunement is part of group content because all it does is unlocks you the ability to play group content. You know, the content that you don't seem to want to do. And my advise for you is not to switch to a different MMO, but switch the genre. CORPGS are sort of a comfortable between pure co-op and an MMO. They're massively multiplayer (sort of) in towns, however all the zones are instanced. You can either wander off on your own and have the map all to yourself, or make a party out of your friends and do the content together. But that's not an MMO. That's why they got their own genre name.


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Oh, dear. Oh, that is a sweetly innocent cash sink. I am an Aurin, /hug. It'd go much further then boomboxes, you can likely except a total over-haul on Architect or an extinction to cool additions and instead buy the cool decor, houses, fabkit, features like ground sky etc, then costumes, dyes, Stylist customization (which with the current dye to gear plat to $credd cost this may not be a bad thing). Then if they decided to go overboard which is likely look at SWTOR they locked action bars so say hello to $ Action Skill page unlocks, AMP/ATU (which is kinda thing if you have deep pockets to buy the credd) then the obvious stuff like mounts, account wide accessibility perks like riding skill and flair. My speculations aside just play it safe and say NO to cash shops!


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A possibility, I once said in a rant to the red phone email dudes @ Carbine that I'd like a 'I enjoy not being in a guild' Title because I felt like a pro on a corner, every second guild leader type would be offering their services, when declined they would get offended and couldn't understand/rage at me. I commend J-Tal on his frankness and honesty, I could not have asked for anything more. I got 35p and another 50p'ish in sellables going into hibernation as of today after hearing loud and clear that this game, WS is not for me. It may oneday be and I hope they offer a free chance to come back because im not stocking any credd 'incase' in a few months, WS has something more to offer non raider. Thanks. I don't ask for and/or want the game to die, It was and for some is still a sweet as game and I still aim to build a large scale model Engineer Dim bot. All the best WS, Quest on. My housing plot, if a Dev want to check it out, im sure you can figure out how, just look up. The building post D3 drop was going to be 4 story copper with access via the top ramp only, filled with only the best of the best drops. :( Ps, With players like Contajulie Prime and the folks in the, 10am (my time) daily R12, Tree and SW set, the game will live on, thx. As HC soloer, I tried my best to log on and catch the taxi train most days. I hope my absence on the eastern stairs wont be too noticed, I didn't let any birds passed BTW and stay off the purple ppl!!!


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It may revive your faith in humanity to know that many, many gamers have listened quite carefully to the developers telling them how to play the game. And they've done what consumers generally do when a product's designers make clear that this product simply isn't designed to cater to their interests. They stopped using it and went to see if there was some other product that did cater to their interests. Personally, I don't view that as an outcome that's been very helpful to the continued survival of this game in the marketplace. But I guess you're entitled to an opinion, even if the concept that people should feel entitled to express their opinions just makes you sick. Just sayin'.


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