Mister Doom

Yeah, we'd like to see a wide range of thoughts on it

A game-wide poll is doomed.

It'd be like asking a den of crack addicts, "Hey, that is quite bad you know, would you mind if we made it a little less potent?" Then deciding what to do about it based on what the junkies replies were... Pointless.

If you (Hoof) think that everything is fine and hunky dory as-is then fine, whatever, don't make a change. IF you see that things have become ridiculous and agree with those of us who can separate ourselves from our uber-pot dependency, then you DON'T NEED the 'permission' of the masses to fix stuff in your game... ¬_¬

There are seven Epic Quest that gives stamina bonuses to new players. I see some new players get to level 150, and then I don't see them playing anymore. Granted I see a handful that are still playing. Up around level 250. They have fallen in love with the game like I have. Only how long have these Persians been in effect? I have had my experience with some higher level composing pots. They have made it easier for leveling which is good for me because I would like to one day get to where EOC is now. I am not sure about the other Buffs like PVP there are a few that I have used. But I know I will not try to clear any Benny's when I click on someone's profile and they have 70 buff applied. I want even look at them to see what or how high they are, if there are not leveling buffs. I am just not going to spend the gold or FSPs trying to get high level pots or Buffs. I'm not even going to use composing Pots to try clearing a bounty. If I see that person already has 60 Buffs cast on them.

Now I have had players cast high level buffs on me to hit and to defend in GvGs. But I've never used high level composing pots to do so. I guess not everyone is lucky enough to have level 60 composers in their guilds.

So I'm not too sure how I feel about PVP buffs. But diminishing leveling Buffs in a game. Where new players are looking at players Over 3200. Then they realize that they can only move so fast after doing the handful of Epic Quest. And not having Buffs that they​ feel would be the only way for them to advance. Such as a few of the Potions from the chest from Events. Well I just don't see why any current leveling Buffs would need to be diminished

Stat affecting buffs, not 'levelling buffs'. Being able to drink a potion and then roflstomp everything in Uber-pot god mode spoils the game.

It is exactly the same as activating cheat mode.

Hoof you need to apply your 'diminishig returns' idea for all stat affecting buffs, everywhere. The super potions have ruined everything, not just pvp...

Nobody is required to use potions, global, donation, composing or AH if you don't want/need to... 

The object of the game should 'be' to make yourself as strong and efficient as possible, it is HCS' job to make this a challenge for us.

What you suggest is the inversion of this. That doesn't make for a good game.

The question here is......would you have won NOT using composing or Epic pots? I mean, would you have won using pots that have always been available instead? I'm guessing yes, easily. So, if this is the case, composing pots aren't really helping you win, they just allow you to hit harder

 

Cheers.

 

wil72

'Winning' using skill, mathematics and knowledge of the game isn't the same as blindly drinking some potions and then smashing stuff without care.

In this case it is NOT just the winning that counts.