I think this a bold move. There are a lot of opportunities that new players will have after this move that would have been impossible for them without the move.
New players will have the opportunity to craft items that are useable by others. The way the game was intended. They will have the chance to learn the regions the way it was meant for them to learn them - through exploration and teaming with others of their own level and a lot of hard work. They will experience the true difficulties of going from one capitol to another without the assistance of "trek masters" who will most probably have left the game. The new players will be given a chance to become significant instead of constantly in the shadows of the old-timers.
What about those old-timers? What is left for them? Well they will still have all the knowledge of the game. The knowledge and skills that were learned by having previously mastered the game. And that is a huge advantage over a truely new player. I've often said that I think the game should have an 'aging' component so that characters don't become 'all powerful'. I don't believe that the game was intended to have players build a character that was a master of all things.
This player wipe is a form of a terrible catastrophy occuring in Atys which takes the lives of all the masters, but allows Atys to continue - granted for a new generation only.
Why not embrace that? Why not enjoy the turmoil that will exist and offer your knowledge and skills to help bring about the change to the new generation that will grow to enjoy life on Atys? Don't look just at the negative. There will be a lot of fun to be had. And you can be part of it.
New players will have the opportunity to craft items that are useable by others. The way the game was intended. They will have the chance to learn the regions the way it was meant for them to learn them - through exploration and teaming with others of their own level and a lot of hard work. They will experience the true difficulties of going from one capitol to another without the assistance of "trek masters" who will most probably have left the game. The new players will be given a chance to become significant instead of constantly in the shadows of the old-timers.
What about those old-timers? What is left for them? Well they will still have all the knowledge of the game. The knowledge and skills that were learned by having previously mastered the game. And that is a huge advantage over a truely new player. I've often said that I think the game should have an 'aging' component so that characters don't become 'all powerful'. I don't believe that the game was intended to have players build a character that was a master of all things.
This player wipe is a form of a terrible catastrophy occuring in Atys which takes the lives of all the masters, but allows Atys to continue - granted for a new generation only.
Why not embrace that? Why not enjoy the turmoil that will exist and offer your knowledge and skills to help bring about the change to the new generation that will grow to enjoy life on Atys? Don't look just at the negative. There will be a lot of fun to be had. And you can be part of it.