Just an FYI, back in the day you could play for 3-4 hours a day and afford something you wanted within a reasonable amount of time, this was playing as a kid so no I wasn't that effective at earning GP yet I could still afford the things I wanted with a lucky drop, when I get a lucky drop now it's just a drop in the bucket, I can literally get a 2B GP drop and feel like it's worthless as it's only 1-2 upgrades MAX, where there is like 40+ upgrades between abilities, armor, weapons, perks ect ect, I feel like I have no reason to play because no matter how much I play or for how long I play, unless I get reaaaaaaaaaaaal lucky with a 5-6B GP drop which is less than 0.0000001%, I will always be lagging behind, I could grind for a year, non stop 12 hours a day and still not have completed the game..
This wasn't the case back in the old days, so what changed? MTX and the bottom line, which are stock prices, they want to raise their stock so they can sell RS for more money than they bought it, meaning they have to earn more money to attract investors, which means more aggressive grinds to make bonds look more attractive to players sick and tired of grinding, which has worked to a degree, but this means the MTX will only get more aggressive in the future and considering there aren't many players left, it will ultimately fail as people get more and more sick and tired of grinding, because the basis of gaming is fun not boredom, and the grind makes this game boring, buying bonds for instant gratification only turns you off the game once you realize the totality of grind in the game, there is no enticing factor keeping me in this game any longer, because even when I get to end game and get my gear after all that grinding, after spending all that money, my shit gets nerfed, you've given me zero reason to stick around as a long time player.
19-Jun-2023 11:02:57
