Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

People call it pay to win, but I think they're just paranoid and reaching with their very broad assumptions. Sorry, but that's how I see all these "I think it's a terrible idea!" posts.

No one considers the time investment that is required and simply thinks of themselves; which is pretty common for this sub as a whole, it's time that stops and we actually take a step back and realize just how big this game is and how much you can't 'speedrun.' Compared to other games and MMOs, the amount you -have- to do is insane to get to current content and with a model that updates the game every three months, they cannot sustain a flow of new players mixed in with the old if they don't add something to subvert this.

Streamlining ARR is also not possible and would waste a lot of development time. Are you willing to give up a raid tier or a second dungeon every patch? What about Extreme Primals?

Because that's likely what it would take to go back and change all those quests in a drastic and meaningful way.

But I have to ask... are you mad about the Chinese dress giving an extra +30% EXP boost when all three pieces are worn? How about the EXP boosting items from buying an expansion pack's CE? That's pay-to-win, but everyone who has those items doesn't hesitate to use them when leveling alts or lower classes. Their "Jump potion" is the same concept, and in the game's current state, it makes sense to add it before it gets too out of hand.

Personally, I think a one-time use jump potion that is given to purchasers of the expansion is perfectly fine. If they were to include it on mogstation? Well, I wouldn't be happy about that, and I'd like some restrictions on it like "One per world" or something, but honestly I'll let them choose what they think is best for their game and if they are 7:3 on the potion, then its clear that they are on the verge of making a decision and I can respect that. They have knowledge we don't. They know when new players drop off in the MSQ, and for them to be considering this potion, it implies that the rate at which new players quit playing must be pretty high; since that's literally all he ever mentions when speaking of this option.

Regardless. This game will never become pay to win, because to win in any meaningful content, you have to get good at playing.

A jump potion won't make anyone better than the rest of us— that's the beauty of this game's design philosophy at its core and why I think everyone who is complaining is selfishly putting themselves above new players and overacting by the highest degree.

But that's just like, my opinion.

Personally I disagree. Even if you increase experience gain, they'd need to put a lot of effort into streamlining the story. Even if they were able to cut out a lot of the filler and make it doable in a reasonable amount of time (which, I don't see as being possible) it'd still be a turn-off to newer players. Jump potions are a fantastic idea for encouraging new people to get into the game, and it's not like the player base could collectively get any worse at the game as far as I'm concerned, so the worry of there being new players immediately at level 60 is moot.

Do I seriously think a brand new player who found himself with 30-40 skills would be confused? No, because they are choosing to skip levels and anyone who's not a moron understands that high level = more buttons. And yes, I call it a stale expansion because unless they turn off all chat windows and don't touch the internet, someone is going to spoil that content for them. Even if they have good intentions, it happens.

You say that "well his friends shouldn't be *** then" but let's be real here. What if they are? Sometimes that happens. Why not give people the option to play the game how they want? Why not take out the grind for some people? As horrible as it is to think about, there are people who play this game and don't give a ***about the story. Those are people who I might enjoy playing with at max level, you know? But if they have to slog through 60 levels of MSQ 9 times out of 10 they're just not gonna bother.