Recently I have been asking myself the question "How am I having fun with this game?"I used to love collecting characters and making unique teams, but with the love of new characters is tempered by the fact that every new character will sit at lvl 1 until I finally get my current roster up to lvl 80. The challenge of making new teams is limited by the lack of new levelled characters, but it also is inhibited by the need for resources. I could make a new, fun team, but the high level competition in this game is prohibitive to experimentation, since I could potentially lose GW or Arena rewards. So I'm sitting here wondering, "If I didn't already invest time and money into this game, would I even bother playing it anymore?"Is anyone else feeling this way? And how can we ask the devs for ways to change it?

yes, I feel this way sometimes.

Collecting characters WAS fun. Then once you get them you realize you cannot pay to level them, you cannot pay to star them, and you can't level them or star them to gear them. The lack of credits really hurts the whole purpose of the game.

"Timitock;479452" wrote:I really enjoy GW.Arena is always a challenge.Collecting and upgrading is nice.^this

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1amyourfath3r
9 years ago
All the things!
dwighthalpert
9 years ago
yes, I feel this way sometimes.
jeremyj26
9 years ago
Sunk Cost Fallacy.
xMikeB21x
9 years ago
Collecting characters WAS fun. Then once you get them you realize you cannot pay to level them, you cannot pay to star them, and you can't level them or star them to gear them.

The lack of credits really hurts the whole purpose of the game.
emvedebe
9 years ago
"Timitock;479452" wrote:
I really enjoy GW.
Arena is always a challenge.
Collecting and upgrading is nice.

^this
MaxiGonwana
9 years ago
The fun part of the game now is waiting for a furnace to appear, while readying your plastic to purchase it!

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xMikeB21x
9 years ago
"Jcrandall21;479633" wrote:

Never understood the "credit crunch" complaints. There is always going to be a resource in shortage in a game like this. Without that people would be complaining for new content. I guess people just want everything as soon as possible.

You've got to be kidding me. People have posted tons of numbers on this issue. The game is already a time sink gear-wise. You do understand it takes a month for a normal player to get one piece of raid gear? That's a months worth of time. So on top of the farming for one piece of gear, they add 4 to 5 days per character to level from 70-80 not counting stars or gear. You need multiple groups of level 80 characters to do level 6 and to move on to 7. Right now, I'm at a point where it is going to take me over two months to have two, JUST 2, groups for tier 6. You need more than that.

Stop saying you don't understand why players complain about a credit crunch. Those time frames are not acceptable in any game.
xMikeB21x
9 years ago
"Jcrandall21;479763" wrote:
"Miralectred;479685" wrote:
"Jcrandall21;479633" wrote:

Never understood the "credit crunch" complaints. There is always going to be a resource in shortage in a game like this. Without that people would be complaining for new content. I guess people just want everything as soon as possible.

You've got to be kidding me. People have posted tons of numbers on this issue. The game is already a time sink gear-wise. You do understand it takes a month for a normal player to get one piece of raid gear? That's a months worth of time. So on top of the farming for one piece of gear, they add 4 to 5 days per character to level from 70-80 not counting stars or gear. You need multiple groups of level 80 characters to do level 6 and to move on to 7. Right now, I'm at a point where it is going to take me over two months to have two, JUST 2, groups for tier 6. You need more than that.

Stop saying you don't understand why players complain about a credit crunch. Those time frames are not acceptable in any game.

Sorry man Just don't agree with your side. Not saying I'm right, I just like to games like this. My favorite game was WOW, during vanilla and TBC. IF you got a piece of raid gear every few weeks you were stoked.

In this game I've spent $30. I have no issue being top 10 in arena. Therefore I've received the crystals to purchase multiple furnaces. Never had an issue with keeping my top 5 arena characters at the level cap with credits.

I understand you like games that you acquire things much quicker. Did you ever think that this is the way the game is intended and many people are fine with it? Maybe it's not the game for you.

I don't need to buy furnaces. I need to raid to buy droid callers. I need to get several groups up in order to help myself and my guild do that. I'm fine with the month it takes to do that. To raid and earn my gear. I am not fine with it taking a year, a YEAR, for others to do it.

You don't understand me or know me. Do not assume that you do. To ignore your fellow players because you got ahead of the curve by starting the game before them is selfish. I'm not that guy.
Jazz1EA1
9 years ago
Feel the same way.
EventineElesedi
9 years ago
Yeah, not really sure why I'm playing. GW is the best part because it actually requires playing and has some variety. Rancor is boring, challenges are rote, LS/DS are sim farm. Arena is good but it's always the same opponents unless somebody gears up a new squad. Events are only useful if you've got the target faction.
At this point I'm just finishing my faction squads so I can be disappointed in how they perform.