Choices for Fixing Bracers of Mastery

[Oshisin]

Integralas Mantle is a major resource sink. The Bracers of Mastery are a resource whirlpool. They are orders of magnitude worse than any other item. It’s a crying shame that the developers have done this, and if they don’t fix it in some way, it will bite the developers in the long run.

[TerryDarc]

I'd bet the devs designed BoM crafting to be an intentional resource sink. If so, I wouldn't hold your breath on changes to that unless they come up with a different resource sink and then throw us a bone on BoM to soften the blow.

Yes, but pissing off the players is not a good strategy either. Most of the people who were posting (if not playing) 6 months ago when I left the game are no longer posting. If that is b/c they aren't playing, that would not be good. I still haven't worked up the 100 glory in a month of playing including 2 ANB's and 1 War Chest. There are other things to buy...trinket recipes e.g.

I don't like the idea of an "alternate currency" in the first place and I expect very few others do either. Keep screwing around MF/DP and you can lose this player again in a trice.

[Alx]

+10 on #4 from me not +1

[CarnivorousDeathParrot.2]

An underlying issue in these discussions is that DP seem to confuse the value of a monetization scheme for themselves and for players.
For example, all the effort that went into designing the current crafting system; at the end of the day, players still want to play the levels of the game and see less glitches and better content.

This is akin to having a product that's not selling so well, slapping price tags all over it and calling that an improvement.
A fundamental misunderstanding of microeconomics and marketing. . .

[Travesty]

I agree; there's a content-to-monetization imbalance in this game.

While $5/month for an engaging game is an outstanding value, the truth is there is not much more than a month's worth of engaging content here. I suspect that's why more players (customers) aren't renewing their monthly gem subs.

And don't get me started on the event 'value' pacts. You said it best CarnivorousDeathParrot : "A fundamental misunderstanding of microeconomics and marketing."

That said, my point about not expecting changes to BoM crafting remains unchanged. I think BoM crafting is a revenue generator for the studio and the're not going to change it without a replacement, either because they need the revenue to keep the lights on or because they have plenty of revenue and are no longer willing to appease low-paying or non-paying customers.

I just hope the new feature announcement gives those of us on the fence a reason to stick around for season 5.