I really thought we were better than this... The reason many of us come back after burn out cycles is for our friends, but many more of us get hooked when we come back because of competition.
I’d have almost preferred we turn this into weekly arena battles for ToV or /ran 100. At least something thing requires skill, practice, and patience.
If the intention is to reduce server population due to lack of funding, then this will work. I believe a better solution could have been to put out a call for server funding. P99 brings a lot of strengths to current state MMO world, but hack and smash a dragon isn’t the challenge for most. It is the ability to navigate the rules and succeed.
We navigate rules that are designed to lightly level the playing field without becoming a carebare environment that most don’t enjoy, except for a short term reward (loot) that will get retired permanently on thier next burn-out cycle. That navigation is a part of the appeal to P99.
My kid didn’t get rewarded for finishing in 4th place in our district’s wrestling tournament and did not get to progress to states. He put in a shit ton of work and got nothing because he wasn’t good enough. Does that suck for him? Yes. Did he deserve better because he tried so hard? No. Will he level up and improve? I hope so. Should we change the rules because he is upset and might quit? No.
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