Nikola
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- Jan 8, 2012
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-This is the most likely the last larger post I am writing. I was told numerous times from people I know that such suggestion are way to extreme and radical but no one told reasoning for such opinion. Anyway, I will explain what do I really mean when I say that the game needs purging. Let's get started from basic odds. There are maybe 15% of really good players, willing to socialize, respect updates made and they are more or less honest. another 85% are the vermin. What do they do to have vermin status? They cheat, try to act like a normal player, they are spending days in trade city lobby to find a nub. More or less they don't want to put effort into something. They want everything to be given on a silver plate and at the end they moan about the game not getting an update. Sad thing is that 15% bracket is getting lower every day because vermin are all around the game. Funny fact is that they have important role in society, being asked on inputs and such. I do believe that they might change but one thing is not going to change and that is the damage done for being a vermin. This had to be said and I am not repenting.
-People say that most of the things in PWO lost meaning. Well that might be accurate at some point though the things are more usable then they were before, such as Pokemon. The way I see it, the game absolutely overused every resource that it might be useful in the future, trying to invent new ones that are only passing sensation for some. One of the resources overused are the Pokemon itself. Most of the Pokemon had their rarity decreased during the events. Legendary pokemon are something annoying on the way of finishing certain quest. Another thing would be Token store Pokemon. It reminds me on old cow giving no milk anymore, poor cow got drained completely. Don't be deceived here. I am only pointing fingers to the "time" not to anyone else. People did hell of a job in matter of fact. With the time everything will fade away, that is quiet natural.
-People are complaining that economy is collapsing. Well, when you compare the usability of the Pokemon and it's value indeed it sucks, nothing more to add on that one. So why I named this topic the game reset? Through thousands of hours spent in the game I noticed how things are falling apart due to time. I remember before, if you got shiny mankey whole youtube would knew. Now, people don't even brag about S HR. This is not the moaning about the economy, it's more about Pokemon itself losing the meaning through the ages, although it's very usable. Another thing is that people are in high demand of new updates. When updates happens they don't talk about it later or. Some think that it's not worthy to talk about update that is normal and should happen ages ago. And here is where I saw the problem. Only few people left to say "thanks for doing update", sad thing, less then that will not even appreciate it. Can't blame then, I blame the time like I said above. So no matter what happens will be noting then a passing sensation.
-There is one thing I saw in all this. The game itself is actually very updated and that is happening quite often. So often that people are moaning "not again, new update"??!. Anyway, we have the very stable server now. Among other things, there is a very stable server with very few crashes. Hell, I dont even remember if it crashed once last week. Now imagine, what would happen if game reset happens. You would have to forget and move on. If you are a real pokemon lover then you shouldn't mind. As you can see they are working on rarity system, transportation systems and so on. Wouldn't be such waste to keep updating this thing for literally nothing? So far we can see every player having personal shiny garden, money and such. People are getting things very easy. So easy that is actually while you watching them. Newbies are being fed with a silver spoon making them able to get exclusive TMs, Pokemon and such. The more time we wait the harder will be to make such decision. However, game reset can be avoided very easy. Things might restore in 6/7 years from now on. But then again, if we ever get any huge update such as natures and abilites, what will happen with Pokemon before? Quiet delicate thing. I even saw players being asked for an input about randomizing those and eventually nothing came out of it.
- We have fallen under hard times my friends. People are trying to find tiniest reason why to stay and play. People I know for ages are being bullied by the vermin. They hope that miracle will happen one day. There are actually quite few believers in the community. Having them on your side is a safe trip. Nothing is more better when you see someone enjoying the update you made. Indeed it's true that people amassed a lot of Pokemon with the time and that something like this will make them to go for good. That is the risk you should normally take.
- If you are thinking what difference it should make then try to think a bit more. You would be doing a new cycle. The game itself will start forming and expanding. Newbies will have less reason to leave while they are being submitted to a new system right away. So far we see newbies only dreaming but doing nothing. So they eventually turn bad and start cheating. With several tweaks such as revising shiny encounter, shiny Pokemon would become more exclusive. However there are also several things that requires revising. Illegal obtained goods that are circulating the game would be gone. The game security and other updates would be there, live that very moment when you start playing. While people were waiting them for ages to happen and most of the stuffs before that were never been taken care of. Super amazing work done by the staff would be more appreciated. Their purpose would finally shine properly.
-I see this as a perfect time to reset the database, leaving only basic account data intact. Most of older players already left and others are only sticking around doing nothing. Having such player base gives more space to breathe. With the time people will get used on. Give them a few months and there they go, or you rather want to wait 7 years to stabilize the game and that is not even for sure if it will happen. My personal suggestion is to reset the game when we are about to get natures and abilities. It might sound extreme but you will be treating everyone equally. I also noticed both players and staffs being worried what will happen with loyal players, but soon as you hesitate you can't expect much to happen. I personally like this game and the community and I would rather start fresh from the beginning for the sake of further development then watching the game being eaten by a cancer. We have almost the perfect system and very solid ground to start building the game on. If you truly love the game, you would be for this idea. Otherwise you are only looking alternatives how to prevent something what is inevitable. I will say once more, the game doesn't have to be purged. It's only my suggestion on how to restore the perfect balance the game once had.
-People say that most of the things in PWO lost meaning. Well that might be accurate at some point though the things are more usable then they were before, such as Pokemon. The way I see it, the game absolutely overused every resource that it might be useful in the future, trying to invent new ones that are only passing sensation for some. One of the resources overused are the Pokemon itself. Most of the Pokemon had their rarity decreased during the events. Legendary pokemon are something annoying on the way of finishing certain quest. Another thing would be Token store Pokemon. It reminds me on old cow giving no milk anymore, poor cow got drained completely. Don't be deceived here. I am only pointing fingers to the "time" not to anyone else. People did hell of a job in matter of fact. With the time everything will fade away, that is quiet natural.
-People are complaining that economy is collapsing. Well, when you compare the usability of the Pokemon and it's value indeed it sucks, nothing more to add on that one. So why I named this topic the game reset? Through thousands of hours spent in the game I noticed how things are falling apart due to time. I remember before, if you got shiny mankey whole youtube would knew. Now, people don't even brag about S HR. This is not the moaning about the economy, it's more about Pokemon itself losing the meaning through the ages, although it's very usable. Another thing is that people are in high demand of new updates. When updates happens they don't talk about it later or. Some think that it's not worthy to talk about update that is normal and should happen ages ago. And here is where I saw the problem. Only few people left to say "thanks for doing update", sad thing, less then that will not even appreciate it. Can't blame then, I blame the time like I said above. So no matter what happens will be noting then a passing sensation.
-There is one thing I saw in all this. The game itself is actually very updated and that is happening quite often. So often that people are moaning "not again, new update"??!. Anyway, we have the very stable server now. Among other things, there is a very stable server with very few crashes. Hell, I dont even remember if it crashed once last week. Now imagine, what would happen if game reset happens. You would have to forget and move on. If you are a real pokemon lover then you shouldn't mind. As you can see they are working on rarity system, transportation systems and so on. Wouldn't be such waste to keep updating this thing for literally nothing? So far we can see every player having personal shiny garden, money and such. People are getting things very easy. So easy that is actually while you watching them. Newbies are being fed with a silver spoon making them able to get exclusive TMs, Pokemon and such. The more time we wait the harder will be to make such decision. However, game reset can be avoided very easy. Things might restore in 6/7 years from now on. But then again, if we ever get any huge update such as natures and abilites, what will happen with Pokemon before? Quiet delicate thing. I even saw players being asked for an input about randomizing those and eventually nothing came out of it.
- We have fallen under hard times my friends. People are trying to find tiniest reason why to stay and play. People I know for ages are being bullied by the vermin. They hope that miracle will happen one day. There are actually quite few believers in the community. Having them on your side is a safe trip. Nothing is more better when you see someone enjoying the update you made. Indeed it's true that people amassed a lot of Pokemon with the time and that something like this will make them to go for good. That is the risk you should normally take.
- If you are thinking what difference it should make then try to think a bit more. You would be doing a new cycle. The game itself will start forming and expanding. Newbies will have less reason to leave while they are being submitted to a new system right away. So far we see newbies only dreaming but doing nothing. So they eventually turn bad and start cheating. With several tweaks such as revising shiny encounter, shiny Pokemon would become more exclusive. However there are also several things that requires revising. Illegal obtained goods that are circulating the game would be gone. The game security and other updates would be there, live that very moment when you start playing. While people were waiting them for ages to happen and most of the stuffs before that were never been taken care of. Super amazing work done by the staff would be more appreciated. Their purpose would finally shine properly.
-I see this as a perfect time to reset the database, leaving only basic account data intact. Most of older players already left and others are only sticking around doing nothing. Having such player base gives more space to breathe. With the time people will get used on. Give them a few months and there they go, or you rather want to wait 7 years to stabilize the game and that is not even for sure if it will happen. My personal suggestion is to reset the game when we are about to get natures and abilities. It might sound extreme but you will be treating everyone equally. I also noticed both players and staffs being worried what will happen with loyal players, but soon as you hesitate you can't expect much to happen. I personally like this game and the community and I would rather start fresh from the beginning for the sake of further development then watching the game being eaten by a cancer. We have almost the perfect system and very solid ground to start building the game on. If you truly love the game, you would be for this idea. Otherwise you are only looking alternatives how to prevent something what is inevitable. I will say once more, the game doesn't have to be purged. It's only my suggestion on how to restore the perfect balance the game once had.