Gidget
Yes indeed, notice occupations and missions are not fun :)@Revvy - In that case, they may want to do a better job of accommodating those who cannot attend events at 11am on a weekday. I'm not saying adults and casuals should earn equal rewards, just that we should earn enough to actually have it worth our time to play and our money to subscribe. Of course those who have the luxury of free time because they dont' work nearly as hard at RL should get more for their added effort; I'm simply saying that this game should not be a second job. If I wanted to work more than I already do, I would not be doing it for virtual rewards like game stats/items; I would be paying off some medical debts quicker so I might be able to actually retire someday.
Same goes for missions fame, whatever you earn it is by repetition and boring grind (call it excessive grind for no purpose)
It's more a burden, a job in the game: its long like working chain in factory.
This is not because of the patch but players now start to realize it ;)
Gidget
I understand, and would agree with you if the game would provide a bunch of missions like occupations.Now, I don't mind putting in a couple hours a night to dig a couple packers so I can craft a couple levels, and I have no problem with those who live a more charmed life being able to power through 10 levels in the time it takes me to get 2. However, if I have to wait 2 days for a mission that others can do every day, it's not a matter of "easy peasy"; the @^&*%ing clock needs adjusting. The 23h timer of NH was perfectly fine, so lets go with things that allow one to do the same mission about the same time every time instead of effectively adding 24h because one has responsibilities outside of Ryzom?
But this isn't the case, I did read more than 1k missions..
A timer of 2 days on 1 mission, make you try the 999+ other :)
If we get mind stuck in the system of NH = few products = lot of rewards and 23h CD..
Obviously this patch is terrible, since we do not get all parameters.
Once again, it would be me NH rewards I let it sink and i would invest money into actual missions (real quest) making.
That when you log after a day of work, instead of going grind like a slave to get your poor level of xp or cristal, you actually do an interesting quest for the time you are online.
Could give you lore stories, players stories, experience orbs, action and exploration, fun, <insert what a normal game can provide>.
Gidget
Mara and Ranger are '''new faction''' so they should get their own rewards and points system.. in a perfect world.And while there is already some faction rebalancing going on, but it still seems like those of us who do not pick a nation and a religion are not on equal footing with those who do. Lets give Maras and Rangers a shot at earning the same rewards K/K-worshiping citizens get, alright?
That also mean to deny KK rewards or feature to both.
But since these factions was created and implemented on the surface, or worse not even finished, we will abandon the idea of a real implementation :)
Gidget
lol :)We should accommodate a wider range than we do. Some folks need to learn what a sandbox is and remember that freedom is a selling point for Ryzom; it's even on the front page of the official website. There needs to be some recognition that there is an entire planet out there that is not exactly like the ~100miles/~160km surrounding one's home. In short, there needs to be more understanding.
For information there is also RP and PvP right in front of the official website, which in reality isn't the case ;)
Most of the description in that page is lies when you play enough the game to understand it.
Its from an Era which is long time gone, so really do like me - don't mind it :P
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As said, in my opinion NH system isn't the solution and a real rework OR implementation of adventure quests is cruelly needed.
Whatever the client you are, when you feel like working in chain; obligation or you fall asleep because the grind is excessively boring, the game isn't fun and fail to provide what a game should give.
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