meekersX said: Daiches said: The extra amount of play they added is their way to combat PVE tappers. Sure, you can play 8h like a crazy robot for Zero rewards besides a 300 point lead in an event, but you'll miss out on all these Sakaar Heroics and your 40 wins in pvp.It's like playing a game of chicken with crazy people. If this is the case, it doesn't make sense to me. Surely if they actually wanted to combat tappers, they would just make nodes go to 0 at some point.
Daiches said: The extra amount of play they added is their way to combat PVE tappers. Sure, you can play 8h like a crazy robot for Zero rewards besides a 300 point lead in an event, but you'll miss out on all these Sakaar Heroics and your 40 wins in pvp.It's like playing a game of chicken with crazy people.
The rockett said: OP is spot on. The honeymoon of the 40 wins for the causal player has wore off. All the feedback that was given to D3/Demi on this and they did listen to us. There are people leaving for cutting back the game at an alarming rate. Let's see what they have to say this week, they are listening......or so they say.
Bowgentle said: The rockett said: OP is spot on. The honeymoon of the 40 wins for the causal player has wore off. All the feedback that was given to D3/Demi on this and they did listen to us. There are people leaving for cutting back the game at an alarming rate. Let's see what they have to say this week, they are listening......or so they say. They're listening.To the sound of money rolling in.When that becomes less frequent, there will be changes.Until then, enjoy your new full-time job, players.
corytutor said: At this rate there wont be enough hours in a day to complete everything
Daredevil217 said: The rockett said: OP is spot on. The honeymoon of the 40 wins for the causal player has wore off. All the feedback that was given to D3/Demi on this and they did listen to us. There are people leaving for cutting back the game at an alarming rate. Let's see what they have to say this week, they are listening......or so they say. Source?
The rockett said: Daredevil217 said: The rockett said: OP is spot on. The honeymoon of the 40 wins for the causal player has wore off. All the feedback that was given to D3/Demi on this and they did listen to us. There are people leaving for cutting back the game at an alarming rate. Let's see what they have to say this week, they are listening......or so they say. Source? Talk to any major ally in the game on Line. One ally lost 6 players due to the pvp change. Others, inculding mine, will be losing more at the end of the season. People going super casual and not spending money. All you have to do is ask around.
Daredevil217 said: By the way, I prefer wins to points but agree 40 is too much. If they decide to change it then cool, if not, I’ll still play because I love the game.
Play? Or pay? Because only one really matters to the Devs.
The problem with this change is it hits those hardest who are most likely to be regular payers. I doubt they'll get so many new VIP subscribers to make up for people buying fewer Starks.
bluewolf said: If people play less, they will adjust goals downwards. If goals seem unreachable, then they may dissuade play. It (less play) is happening anecdotally but metrics will show the real story to the devs. So we will see what happens.The devs’ point is to reward after dramatic effort. (Work.) Maybe our problem is we all got too fast (hello,Thanos and R&G) and they increased requirements to up engagement. The joke’s on us?
Bowgentle said: The rockett said: Daredevil217 said: The rockett said: OP is spot on. The honeymoon of the 40 wins for the causal player has wore off. All the feedback that was given to D3/Demi on this and they did listen to us. There are people leaving for cutting back the game at an alarming rate. Let's see what they have to say this week, they are listening......or so they say. Source? Talk to any major ally in the game on Line. One ally lost 6 players due to the pvp change. Others, inculding mine, will be losing more at the end of the season. People going super casual and not spending money. All you have to do is ask around. But rockett, these are the 0.1%! The guys who, according to non 5* players, don't matter and shouldn't be catered to!Never mind the fact that these people probably accounted for 95% of lifetime income of the game, and have been supporters for 4 years.Much more important to cater to the current non-payers cause, you, know, they might spend someday, maybe, if they feel generous.As we all know, it's much easier to acquire new customers with fresh money than keep existing paying customers, that's why every phone company is happy to let you go... Oh wait.
sh81 said: I hate to quote myself, but I put my take on this at the bottom of page 2 here:https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/68572/how-do-the-clubbed-baby-seals-feel/p2Long story short, by chasing Prog only Im playing a lot less, and playing as and when I choose, which I am finding is a big QOL improvement..Going for placement in PVE meant 5 initial clears, then 4 clears at of a sub followed by 5 more initial clears. At a specified time.PVP on top of this was less matches than the 40 now required, but not by much in my experience.Now? 5 clears in PVE for Prog only, and 40 in PVP is a net reduction in matches with the added benefit of no schedule to adhere too.