I main this other game called real life (10/10 would recommend) and Things happen. The RNG is seemingly set to max. Leisurely things like this very time consuming game are way down my list of things I can do in a day. If I earn an exp+drop coupon, say from Olaf, which isn't easy without doing a lot of grinding, levling, and questing, I'd like to be able to reap those rewards when I can actually play, not schedule time to out of my day to play a game, there isn't any debating this reality, so no convos about scheduling or finding time, not everyone has that luxury, even if you think you do, so its not a consideration. I think this is a basic QoL request. I don't have numbers to suggest as an alternative, that's someone else's job after listening and considering feedback and possibilities, but I think this is a fair request from those that earn these coupons, outside, for example, real-time event bonuses like anniversary
Huge nerf to the AFK meta Making it login time based would result in the optimal thing to be finding whatever daily gives best meso/time (such as Chao/Ephenia maybe, or shao for exp cards) and logging in for that, running it quickly, and logging back out to preserve your card as long as possible. Which might not be desirable. Or, if that doesn't work, saving drop rate cards from one event (say, xmas) until New Year/Anniversary when it's far more valuable. I'd say maybe Olaf could be swapped to give 5x USE items that when used, give an exp/drop card that disappears at the next server reset? Helps flex things a bit more, especially letting people get the bonus on weekends when they can actually play.
If people really want to play that sweaty, and they grinded everything they need to get the coupon from Olaf, that's great, let them. But other players just lose the coupon completely, that's more important to me, not people who want to minmax everything and squeeze the game like that. It could also have a one, two or three month expiration failsafe as well if we really need to factor ppl like that in. In game time should be less than the five days obviously. And obviously it shouldn't stack or impact other bonuses or rates or events except the vanilla. In the case of a current event, the coupon should also pause. Regardless, the scenario that really sweaty folks who squeeze the coupon like that shouldn't make it so others couldn't get to use it at all bc of the vanilla expiration. I made time to do all these things to get the buff, I'd like to actually use it when I have time to play. Or give me a handful of nx/ws as an alternative
though imagine finally finishing that "anguishing" olaf, and relishing in that rewarding feeling, only to be met by a sudden server check after going to sleep for the day
By server reset I meant the daily reset, not a server check. So it lasts for up to 1 day (not exactly 24h as that would let you double up daily bosses - use before reset, kill them all, reset hits, kill all again right after)
In my opinion, if you can't use your coupon because you're busy then it's really nobody's problem. This applies more to playing single-player than with others. (you can't ask to change game rules in your favor without thinking about how others might misuse them)
You really can't just say "you cant debate this" then what's the point of this thread? I really hate how a lot of suggestions nowadays gets the Quality of MY Life slapped on as the motivation with no further elaboration. You're going to have to do the work to get some numbers down because like others said people are going to minmax this change to oblivion and before you know it, the average casual user that this change was intended to help in the first place will come back and complain that xp/drop coupons only benefit the sweaty veteran community (running theme in a lot of new content).
Real life is a terrible game, It's total Pay to Win, unlike Royals. The micro transactions have been getting really bad lately, and you basically have to join one of the major guilds to play. As nice as a 'while logged in' service might be, it's really hard to justify a while you're logged in given the min/max aspect of things as others have pointed out I think a nice compromise though could be more 24 hour coupons on demand. Maybe even something that lets you buy a 2x coupon from the Cash Shop (NOT FOR RP OR NX ONLY TO REPLACE OLAF/Easter/Anniversary), that only start when you buy them, so you can play them around your playstyle, but it's still 24 hours as the clock ticks. Maybe 24 hours is too OP maybe 72 hours? Make sure you do get SOME sleep in there, and don't get to power level on boss rush.
By that I simply mean, no matter how stable and secure you may think your time and schedule is, it's not. That's all that meant, and that's undeniable. I didn't mean this suggestion thread must be implemented lol anyway another option would make the coupon consumable when a user can actually use it, instead of it immediately running down, beginning the normal five day counter when consumed (and again it obviously only impacts vanilla rates), instead of entirely lose it. and for the sake of this thread and discussion I mostly mean the Olaf coupon, bc it's the only one I can think of that's not an event that you're rewarded in game. Yes I fully understand there is a group of ppl who will try to abuse this somehow, whatever iteration it is, but it doesn't factor in ppl who would also like to use it but don't get a chance. I think the normal majority is more important in the long run, and a qol like that is very helpful and considerate for the time put in for that olaf coupon. And there are still lots of options to fine tune this issue if we get into it. No I'm not asking for a new coupon, and yes I was obviously joking about the nx/ws. Regardless of the million reasons why one could not get a chance to use it in the first five days as opposed to begin the clock when they can (in which case, yes, anything could also stop you from using it after double clicking it), I was looking forward to card hunting w/ it. But the point is more to begin it when you are able to, and for it to not start running down before you choose to start it
You could just wait to hand in that quest until you're ready to use the coupon, it's not that bad to hold it for a bit.
Folks can do that for sure, if they don't need the HP. Along with volley's Olaf hp suggestion being consumable rather than immediate, it's kinda the same suggestion here--except in my case I was a sair and needed that hp asap lol, and you get both at the same time
Im sharing the concerns that are being brought up here. Such cards would be exploited as much as possible and i dont see it being healthy for the server. Nevertheless thanks for your feedback!
