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I have not seen one person really make the argument yet that they love doing long 4 and 5 hour taskforces which is in truth exactly what this update is all about.
And what I said about being friends with the dev's isn't a "git" it's an observation about a regular core of posters here who's noses are browner than the air in Bejing.
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Hi. I'm not part of the 'regular core of posters'. I'm someone who plays the game and stays the hell away from the boards precisely because of this sort of idiocy.
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Don't accuse me of drama because I had the guts to come in here and dissent and tell the truth.
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Ok. I'll accuse you of drama because that's the truth of what I've seen since I made the mistake of reading this thread.
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Here is one of them:
"The vast majority of players do not like long TFs"
So the idiocy of using the Merit system to force gamers to do more long TF's is obvious. Defending this merit system as is, is buffoonery at best and you can all insult me and flame me all you want.
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Umm... except the merit system isn't forcing anyone to do ANYthing. It's an attempt to make the rewards for running TFs consistent in terms of time. If you don't want to run a long TF... run two short ones. TADA! Same number of merits! (Approximately)
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This Merit system isn't like a bad nerf or taking away a power. where you can just ditch one alt or respec. This is a sweeping epic game change for the worse.
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The only way I can see this definitely being 'for the worse' at this stage is if you are bemoaning the loss of being able to farm Katie. And I just don't have any sympathy for that.
Also, this is the same kind of argument we heard back with ED. Massive amounts of moaning and wailing and teeth-gnashing, and in the end, it was a positive change than made the game *better*.
I *am* worried that the merit system is going to have an adverse affect on Wentworth's / Black Market, but we won't know if that's going to happen until everything goes live and we see how the markets actually shake out.
Unlike some people, I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt and see how things pan out. And if it turns out to be bad, I have faith that changes will be made. Historically speaking, that's what I've seen with this game, which is why I get so tired of all the proclamations of DOOOOOOM.
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I had to say it just one more time, and to those of you who have been rude and insulting to me because I had the audacity to state the merit system sucks - happy thanksgiving!
So, finally here is the door hitting me on the way out...
*wave*
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Happy Turkey Day to you, too! Buh-bye.
