dev1031 You are losing your main playerbase by making things too easy/fast/casual

[Sorel]

Like I said before, it seems like the main criticism from self-identified "hardcore" players is that combat is easy. Too easy.

I agree with that.

What I don't agree with is blaming the ease of combat on SE appealing to "casual" players. It's scapegoating. The fact that combat right now is stupid easy is not to appeal to casuals. It's simply because combat is just frelled right now. The development team is working on it.

If they succeed, only time will tell.

[Visch]

Like I said before, it seems like the main criticism from self-identified "hardcore" players is that combat is easy. Too easy.

I agree with that.

What I don't agree with is blaming the ease of combat on SE appealing to "casual" players. It's scapegoating. The fact that combat right now is stupid easy is not to appeal to casuals. It's simply because combat is just frelled right now. The development team is working on it.

If they succeed, only time will tell.

Combat is only part of the problem. I just watched a LS wipe to Uraeus so obviously it's still hard for some people.

Honestly there shouldn't be this division between "hardcore" "casual" w/e... There should be content no matter how much time you have to play. The problem is everything thing is easy right now. From leveling to killing NMs. Nothing requires much of any thought at all, just time but far less time than FFXI.