Quote Originally Posted by xxdannisouthxx_7889427 View Post
When I talk resources, I'm talking a perspective beyond lines of code. More of the business plan and target audience stuff. For example, the disconnect in gameplay where there are still blank spots for heros in the upper ranks...the quest pacing being really front-loaded...the quest enemies being recycled the further you go, etc...my perspective is the focus is really geared on the cash cow within the first month of a new server, and much less focus on what comes after. Current migration patterns confirm this. So I feel like the "BS" calling is the result of people saying "what now?" after the server reaches its endgame within a few weeks. General frustration that there seems to be little offered to keep servers breathing.

I believe the expectation was different, or alot of the players on the older servers would have adjusted their investment strategy to move along with the wave instead of investing in higher level characters and getting left behind. I believe the levels of frustration that appear on forums also confirms this. The connection to this and things like trading is that everyone guns down the good idea fairy as soon as something gets brought up.
I agree with you when it comes to looking back at the investment made. I can say with 100% accuracy that I would not have spent what I spent, when I spent it, if I had known where i'd be today. I wish they'd let spenders use a one time only "reset button" on servers 1-10, honestly. We all jumped on the spenders bandwagon to get a good lead in the game, only to stare at a brick wall for weeks and allow the others to catch up. I personally was very miffed at this, and it shows on my characters progression to date. I have not spent more than $5 in weeks now, only doing whats needed to stay caught up "free" now. We need a very large breath of life blown into these servers, or I am afraid that more will fall into the same pace. I will always spend money on a game that I enjoy playing, if it will give me an edge and at the end of the day doesn't make me feel ill. I cannot say that right now. A trading system integration may help this situation some, but it won't solve it. We need an expansion pack of sorts.

The connection to this and things like trading is that everyone guns down the good idea fairy as soon as something gets brought up.
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