The All-New PVE Refresh Times

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  • jackstar0
    jackstar0 Posts: 1,280 Chairperson of the Boards
    Just getting to this late, but wanted to add my thanks for this change.

    I especially think this will prove good for the kids out there who play this and could use a break once in a while...
  • Pwuz_
    Pwuz_ Posts: 1,214 Chairperson of the Boards
    Glad this change is going to stay. After the joy of 8 hour refreshes, going back to 3 is brutal.
  • dreamwanderings
    dreamwanderings Posts: 36
    I just had to chip in my thanks and my elation at the perspective of turning the wonderful 8-hour refreshes of last week permanent.
  • jsoetrisno
    jsoetrisno Posts: 17
    Thank you so much for giving me a better sleep quality and my life back with this change!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    oh i do support 8hrs refresh in the begining but after current crazy 4* race. i change
  • SymmeTrey
    SymmeTrey Posts: 170 Tile Toppler
    The most surprising part to me in this thread is that ANYONE wants to play the game for longer time for the exact same rewards. It's not like they are stepping back the rewards, they are literally asking less investment from you and giving you the EXACT same return.

    Great move D3! I believe you will see much higher PVE participation, longer retention, and less burnout/griping among the player base with this change.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    SymmeTrey wrote:
    The most surprising part to me in this thread is that ANYONE wants to play the game for longer time for the exact same rewards. It's not like they are stepping back the rewards, they are literally asking less investment from you and giving you the EXACT same return.

    Great move D3! I believe you will see much higher PVE participation, longer retention, and less burnout/griping among the player base with this change.

    Ah, but it isn't the same return. At least not for everyone.

    For any refresh time, there is a distinct cutoff where one side is willing to play every chance they can and the other side thinks that it is too much work to keep up with every refresh. That first group loves three hour refreshes because it allows them to distance themselves from group number two. With an eight hour refresh, group number one grows and group number two shrinks, such that there is now more competition for the top spots due to more people getting optimal clears. This means that there are possibly some people who would easily hit top 5 with three hour refreshes, simply because they were one of the few who sacrificed sleep for the competition, who may now fall short.

    I think it is great for the game, and definitely great for my casual nature. But I can easily see why some people are upset that they are losing an advantage.

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