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Yeah that had worried me too. Thanks for the reminder so I hopefully don't do the same.

People who are dissatisfied with the new game version could always stick around for a bit more, not necessarily playing, to help (me) make suggestions to Tenboro on what could be changed.

I think that a small part of the reason a disaster may befall us is that the majority of the playerbase didn't speak up enough as the changes were being announced. (There are both good and bad things, regarding this).

I've been saying from the beginning that all our equipment may be ruined and I was worried about changes. (I'm not against changes, but we should have known that change comes with risk, and I thought too many players were saying they were bored and wanted changes).

The people who speak up tend to be the most hardcore players. They tend to be stronger and more wealthy. Maybe they reach the endgame and get bored. There are probably more players in a more casual class who will never reach DD9 and 600 proficiencies, but since they don't or are afraid to speak up, their opinions aren't heard. They'll just quit playing the game.


Maybe that's inevitable? I only started to play another example of this genre of game a few months ago. (Noni's second favorite game). So now I have something to compare against.

Noni's second favorite game (just a joke, unless I'm right) is filthy rich and ultra popular, but also a lot of people hate it, and the vast majority of players like 99%+ just quit eventually in disgust. Even the majority of dedicated players seem to agree the game is greedy and tell others not to pay money.

The people who speak up tend to be the most hardcore players. They tend to be stronger and more wealthy. Maybe they reach the endgame and get bored. There are probably more players in a more casual class who will never reach DD9 and 600 proficiencies, but since they don't or are afraid to speak up, their opinions aren't heard. They'll just quit playing the game.

In my experience the most vocal speakers are actually the long-time casuals: never quite reaching their goals & still with a personal investment in how those goals are attained. The 'most hardcore players' generally spend a year or two trying to be The Best Player Ever then retire...

... a disaster may befall us...

I've been saying from the beginning that all our equipment may be ruined... it we should have known that change comes with risk...

... are afraid to speak up...

You don't think this is a little dramatic? I mean, it's going to be different, but what are better or worse relative to? I've come to see video games as a set of problems to be solved & the process of solving to be the part you're meant to enjoy... so I'm kind of neutral on whatever changes happen - it'll just give me something to do. It's not like HV has a clear victory scenario or anything, but I liked working out the sandbox for myself (which is why I never ended up writing more than just the mage equipment stuff & a few wiki pages - there's not much else in HV to do besides try it for yourself!).

The main issue for me is the loss of equipment and investments, if things change too much. This is a game where you play and try to improve yourself and your equipment. What is the point of playing the game if an update such as this effectively ends the world, by making all your actively used equipment and upgrades worthless?

Even if the equipment were not ruined and everything were done fairly to all the playerbase. Suppose the game became 1000x harder one day, and your rate of credits income suddenly became 1/1000 of before. Would not everyone quit playing?

These may be extreme examples so they are just to illustrate. The equipment example is far from extreme, if anything I'd say it's starting to look more and more likely. We already got screwed with artifacts and now we might be screwed for everything we own.

anyway as before the monster id of Sony Ericsson S302 is in wanted, you may encounter it in the tower of third day, or maybe in low level GF or AR, in about IWBTH @ LV.60 or so. copy the Spawned Monster line in the battle log and reply here if you find it, the reward is @ 1M credits, only the first one get the reward, and it's the last time for this wanted

sad look like the battle skip my guys again, anyway you may probably find it between tower floor 14 and 15, or AR/GF @ IWBTH @LV.60ish, or Nitendo @ lv.110ish or so, let me know if you find it. and if nobody find it again then it's also the last time

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sad look like the battle skip my guys again, anyway you may probably find it between tower floor 14 and 15, or AR/GF @ IWBTH @LV.60ish, or Nitendo @ lv.110ish or so, let me know if you find it. and if nobody find it again then it's also the last time

Item World Level 7 should be equivalent to Tower Floor 14.
I've only Item World up to lv5 so far, but the pattern should hold.