as this game is my online-hobby i try to invest the required time which includes information exchange on the forum
this is especially handy when i am in a situation where i am on standyby so actual playing is not reasonable but writing here i cann still do a gamerelated activity plus maybe help a rookie out a bit
and most important, i enjoy it, no better place to have a conversation about allods than the very own forum of the game, right?
That you're saying "all the money in the world wont change this, you have to learn" seriously surprises me. I've seen your numbers with full 13's.
quote the whole thing and it makes sense
also, you have to gearup, thats the largest factor in strenght
its no secret i am (very) hesitant with gearing up due to gear getting reset within not-so-long time, especially considering the effort this means
also, usually i dont change from PVP-Stats to PVE-Stats just for doing a bit more DPS in the occasional PVE content i participate, my dps is good enough this way aswell. i dont have anything to proof
in the past, once geared up "fully" partially going through the hustle of organizing a group and when i was to abort this found out about the (at this point not so well known) option of crafting teal glyphs (ferris patch, when we could get glyphs from bestiary and top level handwork)
result i was "top" geared and vastly dominated in battleground despite having "only" level 8 runes which was serious fun, also it was the confirmation runes are overrated as i had as expected no trouble winning vs full-itemshop players that were undergeared while i was top geared
ultimately i still lacked top draconic relics as i did not clear any uptodate-raids but this did not matter it seemed
as long as gearup full is linked to burdens like organizing a group and all the trouble that comes with it i prefer an inferior gearscore with all its drawbacks
i dont have to be #1 all the time, i am way past this age. a 3rd or 4th place in battleground is more than good enough for me to enjoy the game
time i have to enjoy this hobby fluctuates a LOT as my RL-obligations are inconsistent which means there are sometimes days i can spend hours playing while others i am happy spending even the 10 minutes i put in daily, collecting gold and doing auctions
why would i bother collecting gold in this game? because i enjoy this. a lot. coming from diablo 2, the possibilities in allods overwhelmed me and i loved it from the beginning
only thing i enjoy equal to collecting gold is doing playerkills
i dont play this game as a chore to reach everything and then can go on to the next game. i play it because i enjoy it, as some say, "the journey is its own reward"
if this would be no fun to me there would have been be no reason at all to not just put the "farmed RL gold" of 1 day into allods and have everything - this would cut the part of farming, auctions and resource-management completely fromn the game for me. things i enjoy (also one of the reasons the payment server is not an option to me)
this is certainly not about money. this is about FUN and JOY. i like to have something to do in allods, to have goals to further improve my char and get even more powerful items (that stay and do not get reset after 2 months!)
why would you donate if you dont deem the game worthy of your support? just to get some items you will get anyway over time? the BC you get for donations are a symbolical "thankyou", nothing more nothing less...
remember age of empires? get the protonman and e=mc2trooper, unveil the map finish the enemy base, game ends. great fun but lasts like 5 minutes. then fun is over
so form a progressive POV ofc it is more reasonable to farm outside the game - noone EVER debated this
in games without donations money from people who do this go to 3rd party goldsellers, in games with donations the money goes to the game directly which is better
people who want to ENFORCE fast progress at all costs find their way. in games without gold, accounts are bought
as in RL, i dont give a damn about the ratrace, i do things at a speed thats comfortable to me. always have and always will
i hope this gave you a better understanding on my approach