Hello,
Yesterday we've learn about this event and about it's secret currency (thanks Dragagon by the way for posting information about it). Now comes the first question. What would have happend if dragagon or his group mates didn't tell anything about this ? Hmm well we'll never know.
Anyway it was and it is important for me to writte about it because this kind of attitude from my.com was the "too much". Let me explain myself. But first, it's important for me to clarify things about the situation : The rewards coming up with this currency are interesting a lot of people in Smugglers Paradise (c.f : Discord Q&A (07/09/2018 - 16/10/2018, but it isn't what matters here, at least for me.
Now what made me kind of upset yesterday when I’ve learned about the news is that allods shows once more its disinterest for its people. For so long players felt abandon by the team on sub server (even though you probably worked on it) though we felt abandon. Now let's wonder why. We had the basic content. What we didn't have were special events or at least a few (I’ll develop this after). Though feed backs from allods about smugglers weren't numerous. It's important that I precise the period I’m speaking of, because allods team made and invest way much effort since a few month. I've joined this server 1 year ago and even though I’m not that old for this server I know what I talk about because I invested a lot in this game, since I enjoy it and I understood how good it really was. When we start we understood quite fast the problems linked to the server. Now I won't put all responsibility on your shoulders my.com though let's be honest saying that there was a lack of communication from your side, and a lack of event for us.
These days I’ve read some feedbacks and replies on discord on sub server players questions/request to my.com that we were over asking over requesting, always unhappy (c.f : Official discord, "#bugreport" kappa (player) for example, but you can find even more..). I think that if you think Smugglers-Paradise community is asking the Developpers to give them everything they want, then you're probably wrong. I can't generalize for everyone. But I know many players on Smugglers and I know that if they are active on discord, asking, proposing, it's in order to show our motivation, to show our interest into making this server bigger, more visible. Now it's interesting to wonder why players are acting like this. Well we come back on the previous point which is : Probably because most of us had the same feeling of being all alone on Smugglers. I and I’m clearly not the only one, tried to bring some players, create unofficial in game events for people. Other also came to you with multiple request propositions. The Discord Q&A (07/09/2018 - 16/10/2018 was really a good initiative from you ! And it has shown the investment of Smugglers Paradise into this game. I let you watch the numbers of question asked from players of sub server.
Ok now let's come back on what you've just done. Like you know we enjoy and play this game for its basic content, RAIDS, Gearing, compass, PvP (thanks to you). Though we also asked for in game events which you did with prophetic recently which probably worked really well for you since many players participated, and I'm thankful for this. I was really happy about the efforts you've put, for the first time in this end of the year (oct-nov-dec) I've seen your interest into sub and could imagine changes coming.
Now, you knew many players were expecting rewards such as (Bags, costumes, Carniflex...) (==>c.f :
Discord Q&A (07/09/201 - 16/10/2018) and you created this event : "Astral Traders Competition". Which I personally saw on the forum and clearly didn't want to participate since I’ve seen you were giving crystals which would only be useful to spend on sub time. But at the end you just changed your mind, and more, you secretly gave secret currency without announcing it ! And the best is that we knew this information from players themselves!! You cannot say like you did on the first post of Astral Traders Competition "But now we want to make a small competition!" It worked for evolution server ok but for sub server you had one team participating ! I suppose they had fun with competition. You would be right by saying : “Hey Marmotteuh it's your bad not doing it." Oh right! but wait... what is this :
"The objective for players will be to sell as many Etherium Crystals as possible, starting on November 29th, and ending on December 3rd. The winners will receive 30 000 premium crystals shared among all ship's crew members. And teams of second and third places will receive 6 000 and 3 000 premium crystals respectively!". Hmm I wonder why the winning team didn’t get his crystals but a special currency.. ?
I already knew about those events, you made some for example halloween event or facebook contests, and rewards were crystals or collector’s edition which can be nice for some of us. I'm following a lot what you're posting and writing. And you clearly said and replied to us for carniflex, bags, costumes.. that you were working on it and would try to add it soon. Though it would have been nice to have sort of enigma to know about this secret currency I mean it could be interesting. But no you clearly
lied about rewards to us. I mean okay you could have think about rewards after making the event (which isn't normal) but I wouldn't have been mad, though you didn't tell anything and even after the end, because you know you've messed up you said nothing. Unfortunately players concerned told about it. And I think my.com can be grateful to them because if they didn't tell anything and the server would have discovered it way later I let you imagine players mood
. So you fast come here to make your apologies. Don't expect me to accept them. I know i'm just a player and that I’m easily replaceable, but your attitude and behavior towards players who pay monthly the game is unacceptable. Yes let me remember you that we pay each month. Now I hope for you this won't go any further at least for other players.
Why am I mad ? The way you consider your players is disgusting me. You see a lot of motivation and allow yourself doing this without informing us officially. You know you have old and new players expecting so much on those kinds of rewards and even asked you to inform them about their release.
Currently I wonder why I would keep paying for this game, and I don’t find any argue able to balance with your attitude so.
P.S : Sorry, i don't have the best english but I hope i was enough
understandable.
~Marmotteuh~
Unexpected Guild Leader