Posts by darkbq

    It looks like they just set prices in a stem region-specific manner. For example, I can buy a 60$ game for 25$ or even below because I live in Ukraine and steam store is cheap here.

    However, this is more like buying 3/4ths of a game in another region for 40$ more. Even after exchanges are factored in.

    My opinion is 50\50 because I can agree with regional prices - some countries have much lower life quality factor than others, and I can say that here in Ukraine minimum salary is around $160. Pppl will just no buy everything with world prices, so we have meager steam rates.

    But at same time rates should be adjusted in countries like Canada.

    I agree that I should've written something like "Will be good if GF change some things like HG did" instead of just recommendation to play on JP server.


    But mate, let's cut our vague before it's out of control.

    Somewhere I'm wrong, somewhere you're wrong, somewhere we're both wrong. We have our own opinions, don't you think that we shouldn't try to change them just because we cant agreed?


    Btw, maybe I've chosen the wrong way to practice English (my native languages are Ukrainian and Russian), and it's the reason why I wrote not wholly neutral topic & started a vague with you.

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    But telling us that we should abandon the western version and play the JP version

    "recommend" isn't "you should".


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    Even that "recommended" is different from what the post was saying yesterday, lol.

    Oh, very interesting. I can paste a screenshot of every previous version of the post to prove that you're wrong.

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    but providing a recommendation automatically removes neutrality.

    As I said in the post: all of the conclusions are IMHO.

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    Exp books being sold don't matter, they are a shortcut. People hit 55 before cash shop even opened. Its possible without a single exp book if you really want it.

    We're talking not about the possibility there, but about their existence at all. And there is the book for drop chance which is more 'p2w' that EXP book.

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    The cash shop is priced pretty on par with other f2p cash shop prices

    But this is not proving that prices are all good. If everything everywhere is overpriced, it doesn't become "all is good". It only shows that other games have problems with prices too.

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    You are "recommending" me to move to JP server because of more freebies and getting shit easier with less effort

    I 'recommending' to do it because of JP publisher is more player oriented, and GF is more money grab oriented.

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    But you just casually disregard the actual major issue of ping,

    I said about ping, and not everyone has this issue.


    Honestly, I don't want to speak with someone who tries to disregard me & my opinion by lying that post is changed much from yesterday.

    Btw, this comparison was created to let players know about different approaches here and there. It's all my intentions. Players must understand that GF can change a lot of things, that publisher is not only doing a translation and that JP publisher is doing everything in a much better way.

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    Plese, consider this topic as created for INFO purposes and all of the conclusions are IMHO.

    Should not be drawing any comparisons? Seriously?

    It's like

    " - Hey, why that apple is more delicious than mine?

    - Just shut up and eat this piece of shit, you shouldn't look at other apples at all.

    "

    And that stuff like XP books? Way more priced shop? Nothing at all?


    Don't you see the whole point of this comparison?

    It's not just complaining "I wanna get more free stuff", it shows that we here threatened in a much worse way than JP players.

    Do they got Brooch Puncher with real money or in game currency on the jp server? Just want to know, since I think brooches can boost your stats quite well. And having them only for money... well, doesn't that make them pay to win? Since you need 3 sockets on fashion to benefit of the bonus you get from ordering them.

    Yes, it costs 100 JPY there (around $0.93).


    Just found that login bonus counts separately for every character.

    How about we give a chance to this game? Let's wait for the OPEN BETA to be finished.. and see what happens.

    I will be surprised & very happy if something will change in a better way.

    The problem is that people just complain without actually giving suggestions, always comparing to other versions.
    And thats why i wanna wait for the beta to be over, to see if something actually changes.

    Isn't a whole JP server is a suggestion?

    But, OP, the question is, how many of the non-JP players can actually speak JP? Fortunately, this game doesn't really require strategy to kill bosses or coordination like BnS, WoW, etc. so you can go a long time, or forever, without saying a single word to another human being. But the point of MMORPGs is the social part, the human interaction, without which there's no point.

    I can't be sure for 100% atm, but I think there is present some English speaking guilds.

    But yeah, this is also '-' of playing on JP server.

    Hello!


    I first started to play this game here on EN server at the time of OBT start. After premium shop release I got somehow disappointed and gone to try playing on JP server.

    And here is my summary of JP server vs here.

    Plese, consider this topic as created for INFO purposes and all of the conclusions are IMHO.


    1. On JP server it's easier to level up. I just followed the quests and I'm already in the second town without any additional runs & have 15 lvl. When I played here, I made at less 4x Maniac pre-last section & 8x Maniac Best Showtime to leave the first town with 15 lvl.

    2. On JP server the drop rates are better. This true for crafting material and the gear too. Also, bonus reward after instance which you unlocks with the key comes in more quantity.

    3. On JP server you need 9x less crafting materials for crafting fashion (maybe another stuff too, haven't checked yet).

    4. On JP server login bonus table is MUCH-MUCH better.

    vs JP:

    5. On JP server you have 3 resurrections per day for free.

    6. On JP server you can store up to bonus 600 energy (here is 400). (not confirmed yet)

    7. On JP server premium shop prices in near 8x less. (Gameforge WTF?). Also, the shop is built-in with preview, not just web-page.

    8. There are no XP\Money books and so on in the premium shop on JP server.

    9. Login bonus counts separately for every character on JP server.


    The game version on JP is more up to date, but this isn't really a thing to mention here at the OBT phase.


    The thing that is worse on JP is ping (it depends on your connection, but it can be unplayable for you).

    As mentioned by someone, main chat language is JP, so this is also a "-" for some of us.


    If you liked the game and don't like GF's approach, I recommend you to try playing to JP server.


    UPDATE 2018.3.11:

    Today I played on GF servers again.

    1. GF increased drop for healing kits (and looks like by a lot).

    2. At the moment online is WAY better on GF servers (can't say about endgame). You can sell & buy gear, AH for low-level stuff is pretty active as everyone is leveling.

    3. You should be fortunate to find a player using auto team while leveling on JP.

    4. Overall, GF EN server feels funnier to play because of many active players currently.

    6. Ping, for me it doesn't really matter, caught a lag on JP server only a few times, but it entirely personal and depends on your location & ISP.



    TL;DR: GF, please take some inspiration in JP server and make our experience better as your players, thanks.


    I started to play on JP server and you know what? More drop, much better login rewards, more XP for dungeons & quests (or less needed for lvl) AND... Bonus reward for dungeons (for which you need a key) is 3x time more in quantity! Btw, those keys is just a reward for quest too. Also there is no 100% bonus books in the shop.