2013-09-22, 05:34 PM
Stereo Wrote:30%s were (and probably still are) gach only and were the only reasonable way to get any nicely scrolled gear. I think White Scrolls were always gach-only too.
They weren't necessary in the way cubes are, but they were the only upgrades available so people paid for them.
Stormcasters and Facestompers used iTCG codes for the important pieces, so you had to pay for TCG set.
The difference really is just that now an unfunded player has a 30k range and the most funded player has 2 million. Previously they'd be maybe 4k and 15k.
The reason I doubt Nexon will ever do much to remedy the cube dilemma is that things are so far along that those who paid would feel cheated. Now that money has been brought into the equation, regardless of what the ToS says, they probably know a lot of people who did drop tons of money would be pretty pissed off (also why a game wipe would never occur). That damage difference is ridiculous. At least with iTCG, it took a bit of effort to get good equips. Now, like much of maple now, there is far less challenge. You can just drop $50 and there you go.
This thread, although interesting, is somewhat of a wake up call. It's really hard to find any positives in the game now. Sad. I wonder how long until the game finally goes down.