Quote Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm View Post
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We are players not SE shareholders so lets drop the stuff about what will make SE more money, that is not our interest. Cash shops and f2p models make more money, not making mmos makes even more money. Be honest about what you want and why.

The core of the issue is that you asked "so" when someone brought up mercing, and the reason why this is an issue is because SE has clearly stated it's an issue, being the masters of the direction of this game makes this an issue. So you disagree with the vision of the game, why because it doesn't make them money? Be honest really, don't put out arguments why SE should change it's direction, do you think they will listen to the sage economic advice of forum posts over the people they employ who are actually trained in finance? Say why you don't like the current direction and in that case why you don't just find a game that agrees more with your tastes?

The posts above are more honest, they don't like raiding and clearly state their frustrations with it. The same question extends to them though, I personally would of quit this game long ago if the raids didn't have as much promise as they do and went back to other games that I really enjoy. I respect the independent design decisions of any game maker, and enjoy the games where their decisions are to my taste.