Mburn7 said: Yay censorship! The poll getting modded dropped about 40 votes (can't tell the exact number, but there were 60 votes last I checked and now there are 20). The majority of dropped votes are for the "probably not playing anymore" option too. Now it looks like the "wait and see" option is by far the favorite when it definitely was not before. Hmmmmm.
Brigby said: Mburn7 said: Yay censorship! The poll getting modded dropped about 40 votes (can't tell the exact number, but there were 60 votes last I checked and now there are 20). The majority of dropped votes are for the "probably not playing anymore" option too. Now it looks like the "wait and see" option is by far the favorite when it definitely was not before. Hmmmmm. Your original poll had 5 options that were biased towards "Dislike" and your only 1 "Like" option had the caveat attached to it that people who chose that option liked Pay To Win. It was clear that your original poll did not contain balanced nor objective poll options, therefore we had to change the options to follow the forum rules.
FindingHeart8 said: Sorry, I'm still not over the shock of this. 3 years of our lives, wasted on a sellout pay-to-play game. I wish I'd known back then, I wouldn't have touched this game.
Stalker said: FindingHeart8 said: Sorry, I'm still not over the shock of this. 3 years of our lives, wasted on a sellout pay-to-play game. I wish I'd known back then, I wouldn't have touched this game. Best stay away from all mobile games that are ftp. Licensing costs money, server(s), staff, plus making sure the handlers (owners/corporate overlords/ wallstreet) make money.
starfall said: Volrak said: A final aside - this is a comment about what I think of the VIP system; I don't address RT removal Given that the two are so obviously interlinked, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on it. It feels like you aren't really addressing the current state of the game by addressing only this one side of it.
Volrak said: A final aside - this is a comment about what I think of the VIP system; I don't address RT removal
Volrak said: starfall said: Volrak said: A final aside - this is a comment about what I think of the VIP system; I don't address RT removal Given that the two are so obviously interlinked, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on it. It feels like you aren't really addressing the current state of the game by addressing only this one side of it.Well, since you asked...It's pretty clear from the forums that many people feel strongly about wanting to keep their RT. It's natural to become accustomed to something of value that you're given over a long period. And RT sure had value, being one of the most generous events to date.It's certainly possible that the timing of RT's removal is linked to the VIP system. If it's in fact for an unrelated reason, then it's quite unfortunate timing for D3, given how it's being perceived by many.
I completely agree with your analysis about why we shouldn't oppose a system that is meant to be an income for the game, allowing it to live. And I agree the VIP system in itself will not harm non paying players. But the disappearance of Rising Tensions does, and clearly it disappears to make the VIP status incentive.
The conjugation of those two events changes the "pay-to-win-ness" of the game. Probalby not much for veteran players like me, but for all the newer players, radically