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Crafting view from a new player - needs an overhaul

Arbegla

By Arbegla,
Posted on: 2011-09-08 22:56 in The Market and Inventions

 

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First off, i'm not a she...
Sorry to perpetuate that.

Something about names that end in A that make me immeadiately think that.


 

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Sorry to perpetuate that.

Something about names that end in A that make me immeadiately think that.
Its fine. To be fair, my main, and name sake is a girl....

 

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This is not the only game that is like this, but other games at least offer a bit more with respect to crafting and storage. This game is pretty limited with both.
As I understand it, the main reason storage is so limited is to minimize hoarding and push players to list things on the market -- to make a working economy instead of everyone having closed vaults.

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4) Only source for mats is mobs.

This is a big one. The only way you can get mats is by killing mobs.
Mats? I'm guessing that's an abbreviation for "materials" used in some other game. I guess there's nothing inherently wrong with using other-game lingo, but it doesn't make me think you've spent much time in the culture of this game, which sort of makes your opinions sound like you haven't spent a lot of time here.

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I'd also add the frequently voiced complaint that many who try out the game complain about it feeling deserted because it's so heavily instanced.
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I don't know if I would agree with that complaint...and that's not an indication that I think your point isn't valid, only that I don't think I share that particular view.
I was just going by what I've seen posted many times in the Questions forum by new players. My impression was that the biggest single complaint from new players was that they thought the game world was nearly deserted. It doesn't matter that it's not the fact, that's just the impression they had.

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I was just going by what I've seen posted many times in the Questions forum by new players. My impression was that the biggest single complaint from new players was that they thought the game world was nearly deserted. It doesn't matter that it's not the fact, that's just the impression they had.
And again, I wasn't indicating it's not a fact. Only that I wouldn't be one of those that feel that feel that way.

In other words it wouldn't be one of my major complaints. I don't mind instancing.