12-12-2008, 07:24 PM
Reality of things, at least form out side, is not entirely what you say. When we choose to introduce something, or set the skill gain at a certain value, we do not think "What would Rabbi want?". We are trying to do some long term changes, that will be good for everyone in the end.
With the crafts for example, our idea was that not everyone would have all the crafts. We wanted people that enjoyed crafting to work on them, or people that enjoy being self supplied. We also wanted crafts to make money and one of the ways we did this was making sure not everyone felt like supplying themselves. In theory, I still find this a good idea, and that is also why we are not changing crafts.
Our plan, quite sadly, did misfire. My opinion is that its not the craft skill gain, but the lack of money to supply the crafters and harvesters. Ideally on a server, people would do what they enjoy doing, and still get money from it. PvPers would get money/supplies from PvPing, and then go to the crafters when they need resources. PvEers would gain money from hunting, and like them, also go to the crafters. Crafters would be selling items for profit, and go to the other groups when they needed protection or resources.
This leads us to change a few things of the game, such as money circulation(loots, sell prices, macro costs) and skill gains. None of them will be craft though, but skills required to aquire funds, so that you can buy stuff, so that you can be a chain in the economy.
I have no clue whether or not this is a good plan, but I and we (staff) thinks so. Also, if it wasn't beneficial for people to macro their own skills (meaning that it costs less to buy than macro), then I do not think they would do it (if they do not think its fun that is). Just by saying that, one would think that most crafters, that do it for a "living", would at least have gotten back their moneys worth
Problem is that it is easier to get enough in a skill than to get the money required.
/Here be my end of rant, and back to coding
With the crafts for example, our idea was that not everyone would have all the crafts. We wanted people that enjoyed crafting to work on them, or people that enjoy being self supplied. We also wanted crafts to make money and one of the ways we did this was making sure not everyone felt like supplying themselves. In theory, I still find this a good idea, and that is also why we are not changing crafts.
Our plan, quite sadly, did misfire. My opinion is that its not the craft skill gain, but the lack of money to supply the crafters and harvesters. Ideally on a server, people would do what they enjoy doing, and still get money from it. PvPers would get money/supplies from PvPing, and then go to the crafters when they need resources. PvEers would gain money from hunting, and like them, also go to the crafters. Crafters would be selling items for profit, and go to the other groups when they needed protection or resources.
This leads us to change a few things of the game, such as money circulation(loots, sell prices, macro costs) and skill gains. None of them will be craft though, but skills required to aquire funds, so that you can buy stuff, so that you can be a chain in the economy.
I have no clue whether or not this is a good plan, but I and we (staff) thinks so. Also, if it wasn't beneficial for people to macro their own skills (meaning that it costs less to buy than macro), then I do not think they would do it (if they do not think its fun that is). Just by saying that, one would think that most crafters, that do it for a "living", would at least have gotten back their moneys worth
Problem is that it is easier to get enough in a skill than to get the money required./Here be my end of rant, and back to coding