This is my first post ever xD. But i'll make it shortish. I'm a long time player of mapleroyals (and some other Pservers and GMS) and i think there should be regular scheduled 2x exp events. I think it would be awesome for the more casual players, like myself, who I'm guessing are the majority? The leveling is quite slow and I mean i love maple as much as the next guy but idk the grinding can get tedious and 2x exp events ( or maybe 1.5x or w/e) would motivate me so much more to play and i think it would have the same effect on other players. Anyone agree? Edit: absolutely love the server though!! XDD
Personally I think the rates are fine. It still has that grindy feeling to it (somewhat) which GMS totally had. Although I wouldn't mind a 1.5x EXP even when the server is up!
For sure dude i guess i just dont get on so much so having some regular exp events would be fun, even if its only like twice a month,
Sorry I beg to differ. Imo 2x should only be offered as compensation when there is technical issues such as rollback, with 2x exp compesation scheduled at timezone of the affected players. 2x exp is a disadvantage to those who are unable to play at that timeslot Imo, for this 4days downtime, a suitable compensation will be 32k nx.
Grinding is always a weird thing for me. On one hand it can be super tedious, but at the same time theres no sense of accomplishment when it's too easy. I think the current rate is a very good rate that balances the two sides very well. I don't think it should happen regularly, but having a 1.5x or 2x would be nice as compensation from time to time when server checks go far longer then the stated time.
So, guys when are we starting a strike mob and demanding compensation from Tim. i have been withdrawing for 72hours,
In my view, i think a few cartons of salmons would be a great compensation to all Royallers and 2x Exp Coupons are nothing compared to freshly cooked salmons.
We don't deserve any compensation. This was a scheduled patch that everyone should have expected to go longer then normal. Compensation should only be for unscheduled maintenance's that directly affect us, or major rollbacks. Everyone just needs to be patient, because they have been spending the last three days probably canceling their own plans to get this up and working for you guys. Go out and do something with your lives for a few days until its done. As for the 2x events, the server is already at 4x xp which makes it quite easy to level. Yes, a 2x drop event and maybe 1.5x xp would be cool every few months or longer but unfortunately it would ruin the nostalgic feel of the game.
I would have to disagree that a single 1.5x-2x exp event would "ruin" the nostalgia of the game. For those that are against it, you could just not go on for that period of time. It's not like it would last forever or anything. I also think it's pretty unrealistic that you think everyone should "expect it to go longer than normal". It's a patch that they've been working on for multiple years, and as you even state that it is "scheduled", many would assume that it was prepared to go smoothly and be finished within the 24 hours. Even if not, an extension so long as the one currently in place would be difficult to anticipate. However, I also don't think an increased EXP rate event is strictly necessary, and as @SodeNoShirayuki mentioned previously, 32k nx is a fine compensation for the 4 days we weren't allowed to vote. You are right in that we were already aware that we wouldn't be able to play for a duration of time, we just didn't know how extended this duration would be.
We haven't discussed anything so this is purely a player standpoint, but - Compensation has been for server crashes or unexpected technical issues that caused players on a wide spread level to lose items or progress. Such as a major rollback and a compensation being double exp for a certain amount of time, in that timezone. A patch extension doesn't really count. You're not losing anything that you already earned. You're just not able to access things. Eventually 'compensation' no longer matters when people start to demand it for everything. In a previous post, John explained why the Beta testing only helped so much - a lot of it has been rewritten since then and thus had to be stress tested again.
I wasn't saying a single 1.5x or 2x. I was referring to the original post of more 2x events should happen. If they did a single 1.5 or 2x event as compensation for something that is clearly fine, but multiple reoccurring events would make the game less nostalgic as the rate would be 8x instead of the already great 4x. As for the unexpected extensions, I think Sila kinda clarified that along with John's post. No one here really knows how difficult it is to create from scratch a new source and successfully transfer everyone's data over without a wipe and make sure everything's working. Yes, it may have seemed that the Open Beta would have covered most of it, but its a major update. Any game that has a major update is normally down for extra time. And as Sila said we didn't lose anything so why should we get the 32k nx. Do you get free power if the power goes out? Free internet if the internet goes out? Theres just been a lot of angry people over the patch when we all just need to be patient lol.
Y'all throwing out the word compensation so much when the OP never even said that. They simply requested that there be exp events. As long as they aren't common (like for holidays only) I really don't see a single thing wrong with that. 4 hours in the morning, 4 hours in the evening to cater to players around the world. 1.5x exp event. If you catch both 4-hour periods, that's 8 hours of 1.5x, saving four hours. If you think this is too much for something that may be done like once a month, I'm a little concerned.
Please no more extensions; the only time extensions are good are when girls with thin hair use them to 'compensate' for their lack of hair =D
Lol so you'd rather them release the source even though it may not be done? We'd have even more people complaining then we do now. And Xen the problem with having events like that, that often at least is it in a sense ruins the nostalgic feel of grinding with your friends or grinding in general. It would make the already perfect rate of 4x xp rediculous at like 6 or 8x. I played one of the 8x events here (in total 8x) and I leveled a ton. Yes thats great and all but it was a bit too fast for what I feel the server is going for. Also in the past theyve said they dont hold 2x events unless for major compensation like a big rollback, etc.
