Bro, I love you but sometimes I seriously can't tell if you're trolling or not. Skillers get way more stuff than the people who only PK, like skiller events with 1m+ in prizes majority of the time, every single day as one example and so much more like double xp on their skills... That most pkers don't care about. These pkers just like to PK and they deserve something epic to do for events too, man. We need to give them some nice treats also. The free pk stuff is a great thing because it will allow the skillers a chance at the mask without having to worry about losing their gear. It also will show them the thrill and fun of pking so that they can experience it without losing their things. And if they're worried about K/D, you now can sub it down to 0/0 at Mad Zeonk In Edgeville. The Revenator is only roaming around in the 1v1 side of the wilderness anyways so no people cant multi you. The event is only a week long thing and it wont affect the economy. The rune sets, talisman, pots, food will all vanish when the event ends. It's just a holiday event and just some fun that I can guarantee that %98 of players like. Hence our 280+ Player count today.
I see where you guys are coming from and how you arrived at the decision, but I still disagree and will explain why.
The free pk stuff is a great thing because it will allow the skillers a chance at the mask without having to worry about losing their gear. It also will show them the thrill and fun of pking so that they can experience it without losing their things.
There aren't many, if any, skillers that haven't experienced pk'ing quite a bit. You're not showing them anything new, they just don't LIKE pking. Billy saying "There's no excuse not to get out and pk", uh... yea there is, we don't LIKE IT. It's not fun for us. Most skillers are very wealthy and could give two shits about losing a set of rune. That's not the reason we're not pking. It's just placing content that all players would like to have, and giving it to pkers only. I tried to go fight rev on several occasions, it was pointless, I quickly realized I wasn't going to be able to get a single kill and was NO FUN AT ALL. It doesn't matter that the zone is a 1v1 if I can't get to rev at all. Giving skillers free rune is like giving a dwarf free Jordan's and telling him to get in there with NBA players, "no excuses".
And if they're worried about K/D, you now can sub it down to 0/0 at Mad Zeonk In Edgeville.
Not a fan of solutions that are just "pay us some money". I personally don't care about K/D though.
Skillers get way more stuff than the people who only PK, like skiller events with 1m+ in prizes majority of the time, every single day as one example and so much more like double xp on their skills... That most pkers don't care about.
Skilling events and double exp create more people skilling, which bring more pk resources into the economy, fueling pk'ing. Having pk events creates more demand for skiller resources, so pker events can definitely be a positive. But when you provide free food, pots, gear, and spells it pretty much screws that up...
It's just a holiday event and just some fun that I can guarantee that %98 of players like. Hence our 280+ Player count today.
Everyone loves the aesthetics, new quest, double xp, etc. Yes, the holiday event is great, but it's not due to the revenant. That's what most people are complaining about in-game. And player count has dropped considerably once most people used up their 2x xp and completed the quest, so revenant was not the driving force in player count, as we're back to around 150 now.
My proposed solution is to add more ways to get the black mask. Keep revenant drops, but also add the drops to other NPC's or create other fun ways to obtain it that don't force players to play the game in a way they don't want to.
Again, this is just a specific issue I have with one aspect of the event, but otherwise love all the effort and results of the devs.
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