Curse

Acheus Lokine · Jul 14, 2005, 12:32 PM // 12:32

/signed

I never farmed up until about a few weeks ago. I would farm in Scoundrel's Rise and The Breach. Now both are nerfed. Across my two PvE characters (one in Crystal Desert, one at Frost Gate) I have about 5k. That's all, just 5k and the characters' armor/weapons. Now that farming has been nerfed to nonexistance, how am I supposed to get money for new armor? There's no way I'll ever be able to afford Ascension armor at this rate!

Andy_M · Jul 14, 2005, 12:48 PM // 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acheus Lokine

/signed

I never farmed up until about a few weeks ago. I would farm in Scoundrel's Rise and The Breach. Now both are nerfed. Across my two PvE characters (one in Crystal Desert, one at Frost Gate) I have about 5k. That's all, just 5k and the characters' armor/weapons. Now that farming has been nerfed to nonexistance, how am I supposed to get money for new armor? There's no way I'll ever be able to afford Ascension armor at this rate!

I so agree..

/signed

burai · Jul 14, 2005, 12:56 PM // 12:56

a big fat /signed

Feli · Jul 14, 2005, 01:20 PM // 13:20

/signed

But what is this achieving? Arena.net accidently overlooked every past complaint about nerfing. They will do here as well :/

PieXags · Jul 14, 2005, 01:25 PM // 13:25

Nonsense, want to know why?

Pie started this thread, of course.

Actually I just want as many people to post here as possible, we'll be heard damnit. I'm sure of it.

DFrost · Jul 14, 2005, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Signed. I just got to 5 plat last night, and that's the most I've ever had (I have one lvl20 and three <10 characters). And now that they made selling materials utterly unprofitable, I don't see myself getting rich anytime soon.

Kyana Fay · Jul 14, 2005, 01:33 PM // 13:33

/signed

Theos · Jul 14, 2005, 02:02 PM // 14:02

/signed and agreed

Holoman · Jul 14, 2005, 02:03 PM // 14:03

/signed
I totally agree with you.

Ba Ne · Jul 14, 2005, 02:10 PM // 14:10

Anet, I believe you're going about this situation the wrong way. What I believe you should be doing is increasing the means for players to get rid of gold (gold sinks), not decreasing their ability to obtain gold (nerfing).

You're shooting yourselves in the foot with every swing of the nerf bat:

The PvE players that have been around awhile with multiple ascended characters and whatnot have nothing left to work for. They have no reason to continue playing your game. I, personally, have completed all of the missions and every side quest available except for the secondary profession quests. I've got close to 30 skill points I'm doing nothing with. The only thing left for me and others like me was farming mobs solo to make cash for the 15k armors or a superior vigor or a nice weapon and it was fun doing so. You've nerfed my enjoyment right out of this game.

The new PvE players that bought the game last week, today or next week are those that you're really hurting. Had I bought your game today and played for awhile I would quickly realize that it is nearly impossible to obtain very necessary items like the Droknar's armor. What do you expect these players to do? I've got hundreds of hours into this game and at the time I reached Droknar's buying the armor there wiped me out. I was flat broke afterwards. Players that begin now or in the future will have an even harder time obtaining the funds and may reach Droknar's without the means to obtain that armor at all.

I ask that you rethink your strategy to fix whatever it is that the nerf bat is supposed to be fixing because it has a very nasty side effect: alienating new players and seasoned players alike.

Retire the nerf bat and bring back our drops and farming areas. I believe it to be in your best interests in the long run.

/signed

Damon Windwalker · Jul 14, 2005, 02:13 PM // 14:13

/Signed

As much as I sort of detest farming - what is there after your characters have "beatren" the game, aside from working toward your 15k armor? And how are you gonna get it without farming?

Ancalagon06 · Jul 14, 2005, 02:19 PM // 14:19

/signed

Muffles 12 · Jul 14, 2005, 02:22 PM // 14:22

/signed!!!!!

DiAnna · Jul 14, 2005, 02:27 PM // 14:27

/signed

I've spent more than 30 hours on this game, and I've just gotten my lvl 14 W/Mo to Yak's Bend. I like a leisurely game, exploring every nook and cranny, making certain to do every quest along the way. I have salvaged/sold every scrap, and I now am the proud owner of a bank account totalling... are you ready?... 11K and change. Yep. That's it. There go my dreams of owning an axe better than 5-12 any time in the near future!

I've never seen a gold drop, and the purple drops I've seen were worth nothing beyond salvage either. I have a lousy weapon, no money to buy a better one, and apparently no chance to find a better one until I've finished the game and can work the "high level" areas? Which means that maybe my second character will have a decent weapon? Bah. If things don't start looking up, there won't be a second character. I'm enjoying the game so far, but as the mobs become stronger and stronger and my character doesn't, I envision hitting a plateau where frustration overcomes fun. That would be a shame.

Zenos · Jul 14, 2005, 02:30 PM // 14:30

/signed

I played casually for about 8 hours this past week. 800 gold!! I can't even keep buying expert salvage kits at this rate. I am seriously thinking about quitting.

Rulke · Jul 14, 2005, 02:32 PM // 14:32

/signed

Perhaps we should get this in one document, with email addresses to be emailed to them. Once it's a few pages at ten point, they should decide to do something about it.

Vhayr · Jul 14, 2005, 02:41 PM // 14:41

/signed

StarGatherer · Jul 14, 2005, 02:46 PM // 14:46

/signed its like diablo 3/d but now i can only be angry that i didnt have the money to buy the game sooner and now i have to deal with someone else trying to sell me a weapon i will never find nor afford

viper008 · Jul 14, 2005, 02:50 PM // 14:50

/signed I agree we need to stop this or increase the amount of gold dropped when it drops.

MisterD · Jul 14, 2005, 02:55 PM // 14:55

/Signed.

I do not want to have to buy my stuff from other players.
I do not want to have to go to E-Bay to get gold/plat.

I do want to be able to hunt and find my own money/equipment.

I think you could/should make thoes MUT HAVE TO COMPLETE THE GAME items cost more money. Not make it near impossible to get the gold /drops to pay for it.