Letter From the Producer IX.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

And all of this for the diciture "quest hub". You know city like selbina and mhaura could be defined like quest hubs right ?

[Tadacho]

I don't assume the quest hub quests are in instanced, I assume they are solo based WOWclone quests. I assume the DUNGEONS are in instances.

@SupaCancerion. I don't want them making instanced dungeons where we pull trash - > fight boss - > loot, repeat x4000 to farm gear like we did in WOW. That's boring and lame. I want them to make party based missions into "dungeons" that are "outdoor" like in FF11.

So you're complaining at the fact that they're adding new and engaging content for both solo players and group players in mind? And you're complaining because the dungeons are going to be instanced (something the majority of the playerbase asked for)?

I don't often post on these forums, but I like to read, and from what I gather this community is so ridiculous. The heavy contrasts between what the player apparently wants as per consensus results and the bitching, whining moans that occur when SE adds something (that's right, they're adding something! How can you complain either way?!) only tells me that you guys don't have any idea wtf you actually want.

Get a grip! Enjoy the game and just be grateful SE are pouring so much love and attention into this game and bringing us engaging content at a relatively quick rate. Also, man up, it's a free game and let's be honest, you're not about to quit are you really, so if you don't have anything nice to say then...

On a more pleasant note, I'm really looking forward to this - new content is better than no content regardless of what form it comes in - and I'm really glad it's not just all level 50 stuff, but that permanently fatigued R30 THM can join in the fun too =D

[Munba]

And all of this for the diciture "quest hub". You know city like selbina and mhaura could be defined like quest hubs right ?

Indeed.
In any case, these encampments have to have something "interactive" inside, to be not only scenographic parts. So it's suitable to have additional quests in them. Maybe also some other things to do inside (crafting facilities? or some kind of gardening maybe -seeing the graphics-).

[Tadacho]

Also just wondering where this theory that the "quest hubs" will encourage solo players grinding to R50 through just quests came from...?

In case you haven't been doing any of the current quests available in the game, it's safe to assume that questing in this game isn't a viable option for grinding considering the little SP you get from the ones that involve mobs and the rest involve talking to a load of NPCs which yield no SP/EXP. Why are people suddenly assuming that "quest hubs" implies dozens of quests that give loads of SP as a reward and will allow you to get to R50 without ever interacting with another player again?

[yukikaze_yanagi]

Also just wondering where this theory that the "quest hubs" will encourage solo players grinding to R50 through just quests... In case you haven't been doing any of the current quests available in the game, it's safe to assume that questing in this game isn't a viable option for grinding considering the little exp you get from the ones that involve mobs and the rest involve talking to a load of NPCs which yield no SP/EXP. Why are people suddenly assuming that "quest hubs" implies dozens of quests that give loads of SP as a reward and will allow you to get to R50 without ever interacting with another player again?

i just don't know...

[Felis]

I also want content for ALL levels, but I don't understand why we NEED dungeons, of all content to add, at low levels.

We. do. not. need. to. copy. WOW. to. be. successful.

Ragnarok Online has low level dungeons too (like Payon Cave) and is older than WoW. It's not instanced, but a low level dungeon.
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[Spellbinder]

I'm a little late so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but the Japanese letter seems a little more specific when it describes hubs than it does in English.

[Maxi_Irving]

Payon ftw.

As someone has said earlier, polls were taken and these are what the majority playerbase wants after looking at the results. So if you have any problems with it, unfortunately, you'll just have to deal with it.

[Sinzfeldt]

June................am dissapoint.

AFK 2 months

[Xeno]

Hey guys, remember how, just a week ago, we got information from the dev team that said they were going to add new encampments for hamlet defense? Who said these would be hubs for guildleves version (what are we on 4 now?)?