This new content is similar to the old content in that if so motivated you can farm everything you want in a few days, or even a day.
The difference is that in the past there'd still be a new crit coming out every week, LESIG would have their side events and stuff going on, and daily live events would occur. Now, all those side story LESIG things seem to have disappeared (cough Scanline, among others), and the "crits" are replaced with everything being packaged into the beginning, and we have no idea if or when any events will occur. When we were getting content in the form of constructs, the items there would sell for a decent amount of cash in the first week or so of the update. Now, these quests are designed for most players to be able to complete them, so the perceived difficulty isn't high enough to make people buy the items... and as for the other orgs' items, the buffs aren't good enough for people to be willing to spend large amounts of cash on them. The motivation for replayability just isn't there.
Before you could always jack in and have something to do... now, well I'm glad Manatik's hosting the Vector Olympics for the next six weeks or so, otherwise it'd basically be "Ok, done with 11.3, /jackout until next update."
Bayamos wrote:
"Ok, done with 11.3, /jackout until next update."
That's what I've been thinking too, Bay. Especially since we don't know when/if LE will happen (not the big meetings Rare will announce but the smaller ones), there's not much incentive to play once we have all the new stuff for 11.3.
Granted I have alts to level up, but otherwise, yeah.
The new content is good, could turn into a bit of a grind, but it is still fun.
However...
The new content can be completed in a day, and once the new content has been finished, what else do we have to look forward to until the next update? As it has already been said, all we have gotten is the same old malarky, but without the daily events.
I never logged on in the past to do missions, I mainly logged on to pvp, or, on the off chance I was awake late enough to take part in the live event, which then would make me think "Hmmm, that was fun, lets go read up on the forums about what has happened in the last few days." Right now, I can't motivate myself to read a wall of sometimes utterly mindless dribble from the mission NPCs.
These are all points from my own point of view, so take them as you wish, but I strongly feel taking away daily content, replacing it with missions (most level 50s hate missions), stripping down two orgs, and adding a monthly (or whatever the time period between updates is) grind fest is taking a positive step in the wrong direction.
ArchDuke wrote:
Bayamos wrote:"Ok, done with 11.3, /jackout until next update."That's what I've been thinking too, Bay. Especially since we don't know when/if LE will happen (not the big meetings Rare will announce but the smaller ones), there's not much incentive to play once we have all the new stuff for 11.3.
Nice to know I'm not the only one who's seeing and feeling this. Not that I necessarily plan to not log in or anything, but I know I'll be logging in bored and having to scrounge around for things to do a lot more often than I used to once I'm done with the updates (at this point, there's just a few more RSI caps I want and I want to take Wright out once or twice and then that's all folks).
Congratz on making some of the ugliest glasses The Megacity has ever seen....thank god the buffs on it are useless, just imagine you had to walk around looking like you have chicken fence on your face...
OvidiusPubliusNaso wrote:
I wouldn't say the buffs are useless on it, they may not be on par with the SSR's but they're still pretty decent. They're better then the shades I use right now but the only reason why I don't want them to wear in pvp (because I wouldn't wear them any other time) is because they lack Thrown resist and I don't feel like having to redo all my clothing for loadouts so that I don't lose that resistance.
Shinryu wrote:
ArchDuke wrote:Bayamos wrote:"Ok, done with 11.3, /jackout until next update."That's what I've been thinking too, Bay. Especially since we don't know when/if LE will happen (not the big meetings Rare will announce but the smaller ones), there's not much incentive to play once we have all the new stuff for 11.3.Nice to know I'm not the only one who's seeing and feeling this. Not that I necessarily plan to not log in or anything, but I know I'll be logging in bored and having to scrounge around for things to do a lot more often than I used to once I'm done with the updates (at this point, there's just a few more RSI caps I want and I want to take Wright out once or twice and then that's all folks).
Hence the suggestion of giving it a week before each part can be accessed, plus it allows for a IR each week to do with the different items available etc...
Because it's only been a few days since the start of this new way of doing things, I'm going to wait to see how Rare or LESIG go about doing some LE's during the next 5 weeks. Also it'll be interesting, based on the reaction to the very first quest/mission system, to see if Rare refines what he wants to do and how to go about it (Such as the possibility of removing level requirements and releasing each subchapter at different times).
Most of the updated contents concering the storyline seems to be good for me, especially the great cinematic. I appreciate Rarebit's work.
I do not know how new style missions will work. I understand they can be finished in a day. However, since we will have chances to join new style live events (though we have not had any events yet), it does not mean people finished the missions no more log on.
I think the highlight of the update is new style live event. As everybody has his/her own style, some player like pvp and others not, some like gathering items and others not, and some like critical missions and others not. But I can confidently say most players love live events
Im in the same boat as these guys. While the new stuff is good and all, to me its just a grindfest, and after you do get your stuff, theres really nothing to do til next update.. guess we can always get our CQ count up ^^
Why is it that everyone will always find something to complain about, no matter what the situation is?
It's called "pacing yourself". Clearly there is gap between updates so why kill yourself to knock it out in a few days?? Take your time. No e-peen trophies for "OMG I GOTS IT FIRST KTHX".
There is plenty to do and the fact that we have no idea if and when events will occur gives me plenty of reason to want to jack in and check things out to see if anything is on the radar.
Mhm, and I am pacing myself, and Im not the type to say omg i gots it first
Anyone who knows me good enough knows that Im a farmer, and I love to farm. Ive never played for the events, I always played for the friends and the LESIG, because thats just what I found fun for the game, and even though this is a good farming, it just doesn't cut it for me, so if I wanna sit here and say I don't like it, and its not a reason I'd be jacking in for, then Im gunna sit here and say it, because thats how I feel about it. We all have our own opinions. Some people may like how its going, some may not, I just happen to be in the "not so much" catagory.
Edit: Btw, the veil glasses rock!
ChloeAnn wrote:
Mhm, and I am pacing myself, and Im not the type to say omg i gots it first Anyone who knows me good enough knows that Im a farmer, and I love to farm. Ive never played for the events, I always played for the friends and the LESIG, because thats just what I found fun for the game, and even though this is a good farming, it just doesn't cut it for me, so if I wanna sit here and say I don't like it, and its not a reason I'd be jacking in for, then Im gunna sit here and say it, because thats how I feel about it. We all have our own opinions. Some people may like how its going, some may not, I just happen to be in the "not so much" catagory. Edit: Btw, the veil glasses rock!
Quick lesson in life: Not everyone can be pleased all the time.
Sucks that people don't all enjoy the effort being placed into keeping things fresh but what can you do? This should be motivation alone for people to put forth their own effort to enjoy the story they're here to experience.
Garu wrote:
ChloeAnn wrote:Mhm, and I am pacing myself, and Im not the type to say omg i gots it first Anyone who knows me good enough knows that Im a farmer, and I love to farm. Ive never played for the events, I always played for the friends and the LESIG, because thats just what I found fun for the game, and even though this is a good farming, it just doesn't cut it for me, so if I wanna sit here and say I don't like it, and its not a reason I'd be jacking in for, then Im gunna sit here and say it, because thats how I feel about it. We all have our own opinions. Some people may like how its going, some may not, I just happen to be in the "not so much" catagory. Edit: Btw, the veil glasses rock! Quick lesson in life: Not everyone can be pleased all the time. Sucks that people don't all enjoy the effort being placed into keeping things fresh but what can you do? This should be motivation alone for people to put forth their own effort to enjoy the story they're here to experience.
And im not putting people down for 'enjoying the experience' or not enjoying it. Its a game, people pay their money, so they play how they wanna play. Some people play for the story, some play for other reasons. I appreciate the effort, and Ive never once put Rarebit down for anything, hes doing a great job and Im sure he always will, its just not for me anymore.
Mathalos wrote:
Trying to say a room smells of roses when to someone else it smells like poop is never going to convince them, no matter how many times you explain it, its opinions which differentiate everyone.
Edit: Oh and I agree with Bay. See you back jacked-in in a month.
I'm not bitching unconstructively. I enjoyed the new cinematic a lot, and think these quests are a step up from the old crits, and some of the filler oh hi it's the Effectuator or Rose trying on clothes events. All I'm saying is that there's nothing to do once this stuff is done, and it'd be nice if the good LESIG hadn't vanished.
I was talking with Mathalos about this, and the majority of the game is players who are level 50 with 60 rep, that didn't care about critical missions or the storyline, and didn't care about events either really unless there was PVP or rewards/items with cool buffs. So to make this stuff soloable for them makes sense, but I hope this isn't the end of team based content like constructs and such, which yield items with high market values. Danielle Wright is technically team-based I guess, but everyone has stacks of Decelerator bits anyway.
