I've considered the casual's experience in regard to this cooldown and not even a casual would go at a casual enough rate to not be bothered by the 60 days, meaning 60 days is being unrealistic and i would call that not casual but absent. Also I'd say they do support a speed faster than a supporter option because as you know they have EP pots for experience for both crafting and class as well as loot pots for speedy item gains. Thus I'm stating that EP is an outside-the-game bonus. There's no reason to argue over semantics here I'm simply stating that there's a categorical difference between the problems I've listed in the previous posts regarding EP and the rest of the EP stuff that I'm ok with, stuff that lets you skip the intended leveling process. However I would update that gem removal is skipping the intended content and is not necessary for a traditional gaming experience.
The game was designed to be most enjoyable as a subscriber. That's the methodology in practice in these games. That said, many people who are not as interested in the intended leveling process can obtain speedier gains through EP purchase. I spend my EP on vanity. If there was no subscription i would buy vanity points, assuming the progression gains were at the subscriber speed.
This is a great little game. I picked it because its keeping the pace of things equal to that of traditional MMOs rather than tricking things out with the new mmo flair that I'm seeing popping up everywhere else. 60 days is outrageous.
I wouldn't ask to remove gems with gold again, /newb. However it should be stated that 50 EP still looks very inexpensive p2w...
err I don't like to call things p2w I just meant to say 50ep always seemed a little bit low to me.
I know what you mean and have had those same thoughts. It's just my original post is the conclusion i've come to in regards of this game. Even as a subscribe, you'd still have to be "loyal" for some time in order to play the game in how you'd like. It's not so bad, but the frequency of content and player base just doesn't seem it's worth it to me. It's a great pittle, but even at a pittle, it's a bit of a chore to continue.
You have excellent points, but then again it's all being driven by income. And if you have enough people demanding something different (with in a reason for a company to change), then i probably won't change.
That's why i left. I came back just to check out guilds and the state of the game. Probably'll be on here just for giggles and stuff.