2012-11-12, 09:46 PM
iAmFear Wrote:I'm sorry, what new content requires that I empty my wallet and hurl the contents at the game to be able to do it? Am I being billed for all my whispers, my chats, every character I type into the chat box? Do I pay entry fees to be able to do PQs and Monster Park? Do I have to pay for a special permit to participate in events? How many training areas require that I pay to use? Do I need to cube all my equips to legendary to train effectively?
The only content I would say you really need to throw your money is are the new bosses.
What can you honestly say Angelic Burster has redefined about the game? Pretty much just bosses, no? Saying that this single class has redefined everything about the game is a bit of an overexaggeration, isn't it?
Besides that, the fact the super funded Angelic Burster was able to solo Hard Mode Magnus in 14 out of 30 minutes, and with the nerfs, probably impossible to solo now, doesn't mean it's the only class that can kill it. Yes, it killed Magnus, but that doesn't mean that the only way to kill Magnus is to throw all your money at an Angelic Burster, it just happens to be the easiest way.
Bosses are a HUGE portion of the game. Outside of that, what really is there to do? Grind? FANTASTIC GAME!
Even if you want to throw bosses out of the equation, AB redefines all the rules of the game, and ONLY for her. Before when there were mass design changes to how to play a character and what your limits were, it was a change to EVERYONE. Not for AB. AB gets her own set of rules that ignore all the old ones, and they're all in her favor. Meanwhile, no one else gets these changes.
When Nexon wants to develop the game to the point where Bosses are the only way to get the top tier gear, we have EVERY SINGLE RIGHT to complain when they make the Bosses impossible to complete without NX-whoring out. First it was Empress gear, now it's Tyrant gear. Both of them require you to be a massive NX-whore to obtain. Earlier I said "even if you want to throw bosses out of the equation," but honestly you cannot. They release new gear and fancy new stuff that makes your old stuff a joke, but then they make it IMPOSSIBLE to obtain such stuff without spending thousands. At what point is that good design? It's not. Never will be.
Then, to top even that off, you cannot even use your old characters to do it this time! You HAVE to make this new class because it's completely broken when you compare them to everyone else. Why did I play for 8 years when they release AB and invalidate EVERYTHING I've EVER done in MapleStory?