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Good things about Pay 2 Win
Katanauwo
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Since "Free to Play, but Pay 2 Win" is the new norm of MMORPG world, and nobody could really stop this trend, let's probably focus on positive side of pay 2 win.
The positive things I could think of about Pay 2 Win:
- You always can beat an opponent eventually even though he has higher level and more time than you ,as long as you are willing to support the game in monetary means.
- It helps boosting server revenue, so chances for server shutdown is small. (OGP was fighting against P2W, but then they turned belly-up)
- It encourages people not wasting time on worthless grinding, but instead should excel in real life and then invest the reward from the real life back to the game for catching up progress, rather positive somehow for keeping game / life balance.
- It gives you prestige when you pay hard. Because peasant players (free ones) will find it hard to compete with you.
- It gives you social status in UWO as a result of the prestige. Peasant players will try to be nice to you because you might share some un-used premium stuff with them, making them more powerful than those who do not show respect to you.
- It makes your opinions weigh more than others when you make suggestions on improvement or change requests to GMs. Since you are one of those major premium players. No GM would admit it but their management are influenced by premium power.
If PP has made up their mind pursuing P2W strategy, then let it be successful and gain community support.
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It helps boosting server revenue, so chances for server shutdown is small. (OGP was fighting against P2W, but then they turned belly-up)
It encourages people not wasting time on worthless grinding, but instead should excel in real life and then invest the reward from the real life back to the game for catching up progress, rather positive somehow for keeping game / life balance.
It gives you prestige when you pay hard. Because peasant players (free ones) will find it hard to compete with you.
It gives you social status in UWO as a result of the prestige. Peasant players will try to be nice to you because you might share some un-used premium stuff with them, making them more powerful than those who do not show respect to you.
It makes your opinions weigh more than others when you make suggestions on improvement or change requests to GMs. Since you are one of those major premium players. No GM would admit it but their management are influenced by premium power.
mankind never learns...
Rhend - Trader
I have paid money into the game and will continue to do so.
But it in no way or form makes me better than anyone who refuses to or can’t use real money.
In real life I know some poorer people who are lovely, and wealthy people who are not very nice at all.
What’s in a person’s heart and how they treat and view others makes them a good person. Not money.
I think maybe English is not your first language and it has not come across well.
Or maybe I have misunderstood (I hope so)
But I’m not in agreement with the post if I have understood it correctly.
If so I apologise.
Still not keen on the word ‘peasant’ tho.
Whatever I will just comment another time:
Instead of making people who pay gain huge benefit make them push a little further but dont incrase their progress speed or power instead make them have more fun from game
The only obvious thing that matters is that we have a game to play, period.
FTP/P2W allows player to invest money into their progress along with time.
Subscriptions only allow players to invest time into their progress.
Both systems can be "fair". You have as much opportunity to invest resources as the next player. It's your choice as to whether or not you do so. Where people complain is when they feel like other players' investments should match their own. If you believe you can tell people not to spend money, can they tell you not to spend time? Does that sound fair?
I'll admit that FTP/P2W systems can create a scenario where Time Investment can never compete with Financial Investment, and this is where the focus of these arguments should be.
Any other whining about this only shows the immaturity and naivety of people.
When Papaya took over uwo, they did not put in much thoughts, consideration, caution, but rather a rough, forcing and hard push. Given even the person with the least logical mind possible, and he would understand. How can such an old game like uwo survive like that?
Every item in the cash shop IS available to the ftp person. Just try typing WTB in chat and poof you can get any item from the cash shop without spending ANY real money. Yep you may have to work a bit harder in game to get the ducats, but someone has to work hard in real life to earn the real money to spend in the cash shop.
Everyone seems to hate the cash shop customer but all of you buy the items from them.
Try thanking the cash spender for allowing you to have the same items.
Your welcome.
Some may argue there arent enough ppl for sub...
I think this game is already in big trouble if a player is not even willing to ditch $15 per month, or if there arent enough players at all.
Something said about this game where most players did not want to contribute monetarily.
Some people want any excuse to complain.
It’s only pay to win if you want to be the best, get over yourselves and play your own game.
Even those that can pay for uwc will still be behind those that can afford to spend even more.
This is one completely pointless arguement.
It’s done, move on, enjoy the game or go find another. It’s really is that simple.
I for one hope you all stay and accept it for what it is and enjoy it for what it is.
mankind never learns...