Quote Originally Posted by Zagen View Post
I get some players have less time to play and some have more but it's still your decision as that player what you prioritize with the time you have in game. If you're focused (unlike me) you'll get a 99 r/e/m, might take a year or two but you'd get it done. Also I'd imagine the increased stats whatever they may be when locked to the 99 version would drive you just like the increased stats on the 80/85/90/95 version are driving/have driven players to bother upgrading to those points.
Don't worry. Regardless of what is implemented, you'll find a way to spin it so it looks different. That way, you won't have to deal with the the real issues facing the game and it's community.

You said focused? What good is that if your gear is trash every update? This game is going to the sewers because the development has started the mentality of resetting players who've busted their arses back to nothing. You see most players who are or were on the fence about quitting in the past stayed because their character investments. When devs throw a wrench in that the same players no longer had those investments to maintain that bond. This is one reason why they started losing casual subscribers.

You sir have the belief that it "as long as you work really hard for sweet pixels you'll be fine." In reality this is a self centered view of how the game is meant to be played. It's the way the developers think and is one thing that's currently destroying the game. You might not give a shant about the wrong direction the game is headed but others do. Like or not it does effect the player base more then your social fantasy world clique realizes.

The RME gear should always be relevant at all stages. The only thing this topic is asking for is that those lower stages get rebalanced so that they grow towards the 99 stages in a steady fashion not just jump at the final stage 99. Disagree? What the developers did was wrong and it does upset players that's why there was an rage out bust. Unfortunitly, only a small percentage of these fanatical (focused) players where given the chance to keep their RME investments with the lopsided announcement to give RME weapons one final upgrade.

Lets hear you spin this some more, clearly you only see this in one perspective. That's okay though because you won't be missed either.