[POLL] 2007 MS NX vs Private Server NX

And it is challenging, but apparently not enough to make you happy.
Where I've been? Right here. While you were playing Royals I've been right here, enjoying the server just the way it is without complaining (I haven't complained about Gach, but I'm happy to see it getting tweaked).

 

Been grinding at FOG for around 5/6hours and found 4 GFA 60%. Not really getting 4 GFA 60s or something of that value at gachapon for 5k nx...
So I kinda agree with the system being it now. Already giving active players more profit, because of drops of mobs/bosses. If the mobs/bosses would drop even more and faster the scrolls will also decrease more in value. Just like getting more gachapon tickets each vote will decrease prices.

 

There is absolutely no way to balance that out. Some days bishops grind 12 hours, some days they grind 1. Keeping the bosses at a static droprate that assumes the amount of farming a bishop/archmage will do is, again, unequal. And it doesn't address the higher level players ability, whether bishop or attacker, to walk over to a lower leveled boss and WRECK all of them.

You need a diversification technique that provides EQUAL OPPORTUNITY for all, high and low levels alike. May I suggest low level PQ's (KPQ, LPQ, OPQ, PPQ, CarnPQ[eventually]) and low level (unfarmable and unrepeatable) quests. This encourages server growth, creation of new characters, increases nostalgia (GMS didn't have empty PQ's.. come on), and hits on each of the big 4 economic concepts we need to solve (meso velocity, player lvl inequality, equal playing field, active play)

 

just posting a comment so i can get email notifications.....carry on.....
but this thread gives me a headache

 

As someone who plays like 4 hours a week and doesn't give a shit about nx...
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You see, though, we are trying to COMBAT inequality not exacerbate it. As it sits right now the [higher leveled players/older players/players who have farmed a lot] already have exponentially more economic power than the [new players/low leveled players/players who haven't farmed a bunch.] A simple rule about economies is that vast inequality slows them down, which is where the 'meso velocity' talk comes in.

The drop rate decrease as levels raise isn't a horrible idea.. and the much higher drop rate from 120+ boss monsters to account for farming diversification also isn't bad either..

Although I still think it is IMPOSSIBLE to balance that correctly and would be much more in favor of a simple PQ/Quest based diversification that provides for an equal playing field for all.

 

Mmmhmm. The item drop buffing should be almost completely boss monsters and PQ reward based, not farming monsters based. You could even go as far as slightly buffing the toughness of the PQ bosses and evening out the exp gain through stages. This would make defeating the boss and getting a chance at the good items an 'accomplishment.'

For low level players that prefer grinding, some of the same rewards (sought after scrolls that come from gacha, rare equips from gacha, etc etc) could be added to the favorite monsters of those levels. These drops could be made unobtainable for anyone that is a certain amount of levels higher than that monsters level. These drops could end by the time the ultimate skills come around.

now we are getting somewhere..

 

For difficulty's sake (which I believe is something you want), yes, but the point is to have these scrolls coming to market more often so that those who already have a ton of mesos can purchase them to their hearts content. You are only level 3x-4x and have spent a lot of time on royals lately, but I believe that the general consensus is that this server is tough enough.

We just need a diversification of items to get the economy going faster. Gachapon should (and probably will) definitely stay so that they can continue catering to all types of players.

 

Not a bad idea, but there should be other ways of obtaining nx. Drops would be alright if there's a cap on how much you can earn each day, but you run into the problem with overflowing maps with useless nx you can't pick up. How about this idea instead:
Vote: 1k nx
Daily Jump Quest for 1k nx
Mob Drops 250~500k nx on Cosmetics (Give the nx a different name like cnx (cosmetic nx)
This would give people a chance to vote and a reason to logon. No classes would have an advantage over another class in a random jump quest. It would be solely based on player skill.
Pqs wouldn't work because some characters don't have any pqs they can do. Dependant on player level, not to mention some pqs are shorter then others.

 

To say the least there are plenty of interesting ideas, and keeping 120 mages in check always makes me happy.