2009-08-21, 10:08 AM
While I generally agree with a lot of what's been said, one thing I can't agree to is the fact that paying money is 'needed' to get somewhere in this game without spending too much time. While I definetely think nx is a big help, it can be MTS'd or bought from other players. On my Cygnus I do feel like I'm missing out since I don't buy a new pet and such, but he'll be 120 soon enough for it to be a waste. Hunting area bosses can yield plenty of scrolls, which can be MTS'd for enough nx to be comfortable (although saving for a wardrobe can take a while). With the maker system, even stat crystals can be refined and sold in the MTS for some impressive nx, and the same probably goes for steel.
If you're extremely competetive and absolutely need to be the best you can be, then yeah it can be time consuming and you can be driven to buy a lot more NX than is reasonable for a game, but that's the way the microtransactions system works. You shouldn't expect a multi-million dollar game to change for you, you either need to change for it, keep spending a lot of time/money, or quit.
If you're extremely competetive and absolutely need to be the best you can be, then yeah it can be time consuming and you can be driven to buy a lot more NX than is reasonable for a game, but that's the way the microtransactions system works. You shouldn't expect a multi-million dollar game to change for you, you either need to change for it, keep spending a lot of time/money, or quit.