Quote Originally Posted by Aldwin View Post
i have to partially disagree with you. Currently, changes are being planned and made to the game to not only please the current playerbase, but to also attract new players and people who have quit. This may sound a little harsh, and I mean no scrutiny towards anyone, but the people with 50s, or who have been and are currently playing the game have shown 1 thing above all else. They are willing to play the game reguardless of what the majority says about it. Good or bad, they will play. So in all honesty, shoudn't SE be listening to people who quit the game, or aren't even willing to try it, just as much, if not more than people who are already playing it daily?

I currently play off and on. I can get into it for a week or 2, and then lose interest. come back a month later. I may not have as much experience as those playing daily, but from reading posts on fansites, and then here, I constantly get the feeling that people who are playing are disagreeing the most with changes that are suggested. I may be wrong in saying this, and if I am by all means correct me. But currently the game is not "succeeding". By that I mean it needs more players. To bring more players, obviously changes are going to have to be made, maybe even large changes, and maybe even large changes some of the people playing now don't like.

Another thing I see often is posts wanting changes to make the game more like xi. Don't get me wrong, I played XI daily for about 6 years. To date it is still my favorite online game, and I played wow for about 3 years daily also. In my opinion the community made XI a great game, the game itself was horrible. The ui, controls, very little customization. I would have to say the opposite of wow. The game is very well designed. The UI, combat and targeting options and customization are all very well done. But the community was horrible.

My point is in my opinion the good thing about XI was the people, not aspects of the game itself (there were a few things I liked about xi, I"m not saying all are bad). But I personally don't want an XI-2. I want a modern mmo with the "magic" SE can create that all of us fans have at one point felt. (The story and missions of COP for example).
Truth spoken there