Quote Originally Posted by Jibe View Post
I very much agree with this. If you want to benefit casual players, don't penalize hard core ones. They should have an SP bonus system to benefit casuals, such as a rested SP bonus where you build up the bonus from being logged off of the game.
People would argue that this is exactly what the surplus system is, that "normal" SP is actually "bonus" SP, and in surplus mode you're earning "normal" SP.]

Of course, this is not true, but that's the logic the fanboys are using.

If you continue to play in surplus mode, eventually you will earn 0 SP per kill. Getting 0 SP for killing a monster is not normal. It's a penalty. Yeah, it takes a TON of grinding that only the stupidly insane hardcore players (or RMT bots) would do, but that's how it works nonetheless.

Even so, I think most of us have seen that the surplus system does not deter the hardcore or RMTs from doing what they do, and it fails to keep the casual players on the same level as the hardcore. I've been playing casually since CE launch, and I'm only just now getting into NM hunting, something that has already been well-established for awhile now.