[Suggestion] Chinese skill system & Pay2Win

[IceMilk]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to introduce my suggestions to the current skill system and the pay2win factor in the game.

1. Chinese skill system

First of all, I like that there is an attempt to balance EU and CH races. Nevertheless, I think that the CH buff might be a little bit over the top. There's a 10% boost for Phy/Mag DMG and 10% Phy/Mag Absorption (!). Keep in mind that absorption is calculated as true dmg, we're not talking about +10% defense. Furthermore, you can skill all 3 elements, a weapon and force skills as well.

In my opinion, this is simply too much and what I think is even more important: It makes CHN builds very boring due to the fact that the only difference is made up by the weapon and mostly your gear. I really like the new skills in the force tree because it gives CHN chars the chance to be useful in a party, but I think it makes more sense and fun for everyone if we'd return to the old skill system regarding the elements.

2. Pay2Win

I really enjoy playing on Origin Online and I can understand, that you want to earn some money to keep the server online & to reward all the time and efforts you spend in the server. But I think the pay2win factor is a bit too high on the server. Let me give you an example:

- Premium Ticket (STR 5 / INT 5, phy/mag DMG & absoprtion 5%, ATK / Parry Ratio 5%)
- Dress Hat (DMG absorption 5%, + another blue)
- Dress (DMG 5%, ATK Ratio 5%, oher blues)
- Dress Acessoire (Other blues)
- DMG / DEF Scrolls (10% DMG/DEF)
- Devil's Spirit (10% HP/MP, Moving Speed)
- HP/MP +2000 Potions

You don't need a degree in rocket sciences to see that these items, especially if combined, will give a HUGE advantage in PvP which cannot be counterbalanced by a non-donator in any way. I don't have a problem if you proceed faster as a donator than a non-donator, but this kind of advantage is simply unfair and I ask you kindly to reconsider your p(l)ay2win policy.

Thank you for reading my suggestions and I'd like to hear some opinions about them and if you agree/disagree or what you think, what could be done better.

Best regards

[Simplicity]

Hello,

Thanks for your opinion.

Chinese are going to be re-balanced on the next update on the next few days, it's already on the works.

Regarding "Paytowin"

Premium Plus is already nerfed from 15% (20% on some servers) to 5% only. It will not be completely removed or nerfed any further. We also give 2 premiums on Togui and Flame FGW for free.

We give free dresses on Jewelbox and CTF rewards for free. All have the same chances to get one.

Devil Spirit and 10% scrolls are also nerfed from 20 to 10%.

Most pvp will ask you to remove those scrolls if you want to do serious pvp, they are mostly used it on FW or other events.

We give 2 silk per day for vote, also randon 5 silk rewards with lucky party number event. And also from manual events that anyone can participate.


Regards,

[IceMilk]

Hey Simplicity,

thank you for taking care of my suggestions.



Chinese are going to be re-balanced on the next update on the next few days, it's already on the works.


I'm glad to hear that! Hopefully it includes some changes to the skills/skill tree system, because - as mentionend - I find it kinda boring to have the same skills as everyone else. :)



Premium Plus is already nerfed from 15% (20% on some servers) to 5% only. It will not be completely removed or nerfed any further. We also give 2 premiums on Togui and Flame FGW for free.

We give free dresses on Jewelbox and CTF rewards for free. All have the same chances to get one.


I didn't knew that, probably you should think about to promote that somewhere in the server infos/advertisment thread to prevent the impression of being a pay2win server. Btw, what happens after you received the 2 free premiums, is there another way of obtaining them for free?

I have another suggestion regarding the dresses. It would be great if you could add an invisible dress or something which looks like a PvP cape only for example. I really enjoy the bare armors of high degree sets without any dress, though I don't want to miss the bonuses. It'd be cool if you could do something about it.




Devil Spirit and 10% scrolls are also nerfed from 20 to 10%.


In my opinion the Devil Spirit nerf is alright, but maybe there should be a way to obtain them & the extension gear for free. Regarding the scrolls: I think you should remove them, these scrolls are simply annoying. Nobody wants them, but if they're there everybody needs them.




We give 2 silk per day for vote, also randon 5 silk rewards with lucky party number event. And also from manual events that anyone can participate.


That's cool but not much. Keep in mind that only 1 person is able to win an event and the prize of 5 silk is not really much. Same applies for 2 silk/day, this means I still have to vote for 25 days to obtain either a 10% def OR a 10% dmg scroll, or half a year of voting for a premium ticket.

I don't want to criticise your p(l)ay2win policy and I know that there are servers who are worse by far. All I want is to take you into consideration that it will still discourage many players to start on this server, especially because it is a legit server. It's not that I want you to give out everything for free, but try to keep a fair balance and don't grant donators too much advantages (I'm saying this as a donator).

I hope that we'll continue to have a great time on this lovely server.

Best regards