Raph589 Wrote:Problem is this doesn't fix anything. They could have implemented a captcha on creating accounts. They could have put back the goblin pad. They could have implemented phone verification. All of these would have made a difference. Right now, the thousands of gold bots will still be made everyday. They will still farm gold to the point where you can buy the gold cap for less than a happy meal at mcdonald's. They will keep selling gold through animator shops. But WE, on the other hand, will be forced to run around and level in blue gear. I will have to stop farming for anything that is worth it, since I simply won't be able to sell it on the weekends.
Right now, thousands of gold bots will still be made everyday. Also, the choice of words neople used in this post, and in the comments, clearly says they don't know what to do and are already considering clonsing it. Just look at the facts without fooling yourself. The chinese have won. Neople are better than Nexon in terms of communication with the playerbase, but at least, Nexon managed to stop a crapton of gold bots away (except for the last 6 months when they just gave up). I will keep playing, because I like having a spark of hope, but I won't be delusional. Neople doesn't know how to take action against bots, and they have just admitted it.
I would like a wipe for original release, along with a bunch of security measures, but who am I kidding.
I don't wanna be a plum, but you're forcing my hand. This is a totally understandable measure given their resources. You must keep everything in context. If Blizzard removed core features of WoW abruptly, riots would be understandable, but this is a game that still in beta (!!!) with a VERY small team, so my expectations are already low concerning the actions they are able to take. So far, though, I've been pleasantly surprised with how they've handled the soft launch. Fact of the matter is the game isn't completely ruined as of yet, and is still VERY enjoyable to me (and from what I gather, many other people). You're acting as if we have all the information on the situation, but we won't fully understand the ramifications of this decision until at least several days from now. They listen to their players, and you know that, so speculating that there will absolutely be no increase in drop rates to compensate for the removal of the AH (during weekdays, mind you) is absolutely asinine. There's still plenty of time to polish the security features for the game before release, because it isn't guaranteed that full release is slated for a week from now. Slamming Neople, especially when they are taking at least some action, paints you poorly in my eyes.
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EDIT: Official post from Neople. TL;DR The game will not be closing.
"Away from home and living in an island we never expected, we stand here.
Only for DFO global service.
WE WILL NOT CLOSE DFO.
If this service goes wrong, we all have to leave the company.
Therefore, we will try to protect the game with all our heart and power.
Let us continue this service.
It is not just for making money, but for prolonging our dream for you.
Help us create more contents, help us provide more beneficial events and help us work in this company.
From now on, we will do the update every two weeks including whatever we can include.
Events will be prepared, contents will be prepared and Twitch stream will be prepared.
By the way, as for the stream, our goal is to be on the TOP 10 list at Twitch.
We heard some of you worry about the material item supply after closing Auction Hall on weekdays, so we are drawing up ways to solve the issue.
For the security measures, Goblin Pad and security card system are being developed.
Aside from the measures, we will not stop fighting illegal gold-sellers, farmers and hackers.
We cannot reveal everything now but will try to prevent and punish them as long as we are here.
We won’t get tired fighting the evil power.
We are desperate to run the game but we can’t do it alone.
We stand still.
And we want you to stand still too."