Time to Quit

[Rufalus]

In the spirit of fan fest, I will cool off my criticism a bit. As of next month, they survived 10 years since the game's rebirth. They're about to debut the 5th expansion and a graphics upgrade. That's pretty cool. I just played Mount Rokkon and it's a very nice dungeon. If they don't invest enough into this game's future, Blue Protocol is there to take up the bat for Japanese MMOs.

[MsMisato]

I dont understand why Criterion Savage having no reward is a "bad thing", this instance is very very hard (even the normal criterion is harder than most of savages) and so its basically made for people who seek challenges

REally? taking rewards from savage content, it simply doesn't with sit well with me even though i don't participate in savage, a couple of FC people cleared and there no point in doing it again. its one and done deal and that shouldn't be the case with savage content

[CStrife912]

In the spirit of fan fest, I will cool off my criticism a bit. As of next month, they survived 10 years since the game's rebirth. They're about to debut the 5th expansion and a graphics upgrade. That's pretty cool. I just played Mount Rokkon and it's a very nice dungeon. If they don't invest enough into this game's future, Blue Protocol is there to take up the bat for Japanese MMOs.

I’ve been keeping a close eye on Blue Protocol but sadly you’re wrong it won’t take the bat to anyone in its current state. It doesn’t have an endgame really at the moment or any long stay content (yeah people are saying that of 14 but this game is 11 years old… BP has just released like a month ago) I know the Japanese playerbase isn’t happy with the lack of content, customisation, goals, the overpriced gacha… I want it to do well but as of the moment not looking good but I’m going to try it when it releases globally.

I used to play 14 mostly every day and had tons to do, I still have bits I can do like EW extreme mounts, current deep dungeon, tartaru and omega side quests. Now the crafter/gatherer relics as well. I’ve left a lot of stuff to bulk out the big dead window of 6.55 to 7.0 and been playing my backlog while doing like daily frontline to do the pvp season rewards and the weekly reset stuff. Il get 7.0 with no hesitation I think it will be 7.1 onwards il be keeping a close eye on their new direction as an expansion will always likely feel chunky content wise.

[Rufalus]

I’ve been keeping a close eye on Blue Protocol but sadly you’re wrong it won’t take the bat to anyone in its current state. It doesn’t have an endgame really at the moment or any long stay content (yeah people are saying that of 14 but this game is 11 years old… BP has just released like a month ago) I know the Japanese playerbase isn’t happy with the lack of content, customisation, goals, the overpriced gacha… I want it to do well but as of the moment not looking good but I’m going to try it when it releases globally.

Yeah give them a sec; service games can change a lot over time. I don't know if they have a public roadmap but maybe good endgame stuff is planned, just not in the launch window? Hopefully they have a good communication with players and adjust well to feedback.

[MonsutaMan]

If ya'll aint quit by now, you aint ever quitting.

Just be like me & play every other month or 2.

Still have not finished ARR.......

....$hit...maybe I should quit........

[Hanayumi]

Feel like 7.0 isnt going to bring much in the way of change as folks are hoping for. But Im hoping for these concerns to at least be brought up in any Q&A or interviews from fanfests or pre-expansion tours. Really only thing they can do at this point is to ease woes is to just come out and say "We fucked up, we're listen, well make changes in the future."

[IkaraGreydancer]

Feel like 7.0 isnt going to bring much in the way of change as folks are hoping for. But Im hoping for these concerns to at least be brought up in any Q&A or interviews from fanfests or pre-expansion tours. Really only thing they can do at this point is to ease woes is to just come out and say "We fucked up, we're listen, well make changes in the future."

The problem with that is...that'd require there to be actual mess ups as folks claim. I personally don't think the game is perfect but it IS growing each and every expac so that means they're doing something right (contrary to what many say here). It's less a case of devs messing up and more a case of people not feeling like the game caters to them anymore. For a game that's been apparently dying for 4+ years according to these forums, I can't tell really, and numbers don't support that thought.

[AlexiaD]

The problem with that is...that'd require there to be actual mess ups. I personally don't think the game is perfect but it IS growing each and every expac so that means they're doing something right (contrary to what many say here). It's less a case of devs messing up and more a case of people not feeling like the game caters to them anymore.

It actually is not growing but okay ? lol, it's stable yes, but its not growing.

To prove my point based on Steamchart's sample which is a certain % of the community (source : https://steamcharts.com/app/39210)

It shows that the game is pretty much stable and always coming back down to the same numbers, and I can already see the comment "yeah steamcharts is a small percentage !!!" yes it is, but it gives a very good idea and it's a good sample.

June 2023 21,494.1 -382.0 -1.75% 36,308
May 2023 21,876.1 +1,340.8 +6.53% 44,087
April 2023 20,535.3 -1,183.0 -5.45% 33,821
March 2023 21,718.3 -1,727.4 -7.37% 35,443
February 2023 23,445.7 -3,694.4 -13.61% 39,958
January 2023 27,140.2 +8,694.5 +47.14% 47,992
December 2022 18,445.6 -902.5 -4.66% 27,313
November 2022 19,348.2 -3,130.9 -13.93% 32,463
October 2022 22,479.1 -5,447.7 -19.51% 37,718
September 2022 27,926.8 -302.0 -1.07% 48,199
August 2022 28,228.8 +4,608.5 +19.51% 56,616
July 2022 23,620.3 -1,127.6 -4.56% 37,743

[IkaraGreydancer]

It actually is not growing but okay ? lol, it's stable yes, but its not growing.

People pulled up numbers of player counts now compared to the same times last expac and they were indeed higher now. If you call that stable and not growing then I say have at it.

Not like it changes much lol A stable/growing game is still not a dying game so your point is irrelevant to what I said realistically.

[AlexiaD]

People pulled up numbers of player counts now compared to the same times last expac and they were indeed higher now. If you call that stable and not growing then I say have at it.

Not like it changes much lol A stable/growing game is still not a dying game so your point is irrelevant tbh.

I just gave you evidence of my claim, where are yours ?

Also I never said the game is dying, I said that the game is pretty much stable.