Hello,
SG community!
First of all, i am opening this thread because for many players the future of the server looks uncertain. Most of us waited the last update hoping to find a motivation to play, but it didn't happen yet (at least for me). I expected to see more players coming back or start, but the opposite seems to be happening. I don't want you to misunderstand me, i respect the staff work for the last update, they did a great job and i want to congratulate them for that. The point is, Metin2 is a 17 years old game, i'm not sure if teenagers will chose to play this game anymore with so many modern games and much more accessible which does not consume so much free time in a person's life. There are games where it is enough to be smart and have player skills while metin2 is a time consumer, you have to play a lot to keep up with the competition.
Also, i have a request for the old players, let's forget the rivalry between us for a moment and let's work together for the good of the server; if your ego is more important than the future of the server i wish you "good luck" to play in a graveyard full of dreams. "The strategy" with "let's annoying our old enemies to make them come back in PvP" does not work anymore, some of us left kindergarten and get matured. So, if you are not smart enough to understand how important it is to work together for helping the server, you better keep your kindergarten mentality and don't comment (of course, constructive criticisms are welcome).
I will leave my suggestions here and i am also wating your suggestions regarding the future of SG.
1. DSS system
I agree with Shadow and Elspeth, making mythic DSS wheel is an endgame thing and it shouldn't be that easy to make, but it is not necessary to do discriminations between PvP and PvM players, mythic DSS wheel is for everyone, not only for PvP players. Shadow is also right, it is not a necessity in PvM, but rather a fad, but this fad matters a lot for most of PvM players (75% + out of total number of players.)
My suggestion regarding the DSS system is to remove the actually wheel boost and replacing it with two different wheel boosts (one PvP and one PvM). I think it's possible, we have two different options for DSS wheel (earth and sky). I wonder if a "switch" button can be created, then we can switch to earth or sky when we want. So, when you switch to "earth" DSS wheel you'll get a PvP boost and if you switch to "sky" DSS wheel you'll get a PvM boost. Maybe this will motivate PvM players who won't do PvP to make mythic wheel.
PvP boost:
- status points +10;
- 5% skill resistance;
- 5% avg resistance;
- 5% skill damage;
- 5% avg damage;
- spell speed 5%;
- 50 attack value;
- 100 magical attack;
- 2000 HP;
- 5% demi human resistance;
- 5% strong against demi human;
- 3% block, dodge ;
- 3% crit, pierce res;
- +10 elemental damage;
- +10 elemental resistance;
PvM boost:
- status points +10;
- 5% strong against monsters;
- 5% resistance against monsters;
- 5% strong against bosses;
- 5% avg damage;
- 5% avg resistance;
- 5% attack speed;
- 50 attack value;
- 2000 HP;
- damage absorbed by hp 10%;
- chance to restore hp 5%;
- chance to faint 5%;
- critical chance 5%;
- pierce chance 5%;
I still believe that the success rate of DSS should be slightly increased or add chance to drop rare DSS from monsters in runs (of course the chance of drop must be low considering there are a lot of monsters in a run).
- rare dragon jade from some Orc Maze monsters;
- rare dragon onyx from some Demon Tower monsters;
- rare dragon ruby from some Hell Run monsters;
- rare dragon diamond from some Nemere's run monsters;
- rare dragon sapphire from some Ochao Run monsters;
- rare dragon garnet from some Hydra Run monsters.
2. Meley's run
From my point of view, Meley's run should be the most profitable run from game. It is the hardest run from game, it requires teamwork, you need pro items, dss to kill there and the key is expensive. Also, i am 100% sure it should be the best place to farm if you want to make mythic super class DSS.
My suggestion regarding Meley's run is to slightly increase the chance to drop mythic dss from boxes and also add chance to drop cor draconis (legendary) from some monsters (mythic drop or even harder, of course).
Another idea is to make one of the boxes especially for upgrading dss and the other one especially for changing dss. For example:
Dragon's Watcher Chest: cor draconis (mystical), 3x cor draconis (legendary), 1x change rare scroll, 5x enhance change scroll, 5x enhance scroll, master sash (basic), lord sash (basic);
Queen's Meley Chest: DSS changer, DSS changer (B), ancient green pearl, ancient purple pearl, ancient yellow pearl, 3x white pearls, 3x blue pearls, 3x red pearls.
3. Level 30-60 metins drop, daily rewards, premium pack 1 month (at least for some months)
To motivate new players to start on the server, i believe that they should benefit of a lot of things when they start. Why not to give them premium pack 1 month instead premium pack 7 days? Also, let's make daily rewards better and exclusively for low level players (if you are level 60+ you won't get daily reward):
1st day: chance to get costume/green potion (M)/auto-pots (M) red-blue/bravery capes;
2nd day: chance to get leopard pill, hairstyle, green potion (M), auto-pots (M) red-blue, bravery capes;
3rd day: chance to get dragon certificate/chocobo certificate/wind shoes;
4th day: weapon skin;
5th day: mount skin;
6th day: pet;
7th day: chance to get 3x red monocle (B), 3x quest potion (B), 10x exorcism scroll (B), 10x hermit advice (B).
Another idea is to add gold bar (like it was at 115-120 metins) drop at lvl 30-60 metins (mythic drop), this will help new players a lot.
I understand, you won't make the game easier because you are afraid that players will finish everything, weill get bored and will leave, but also keeping it hard is not an option, we are in 2021 and there are a lot of alternatives for games. If you don't take risks, you don't win. Let's really motivate players to come back or start here, let's give up at our ego and let's care about server, noone likes to play in an empty server.
P.S. I will ignore off topic or useless comments, i don't want a playground for childrens to be created here, it is an important post and we have to take it seriously.
Waiting for opinions/suggestions.