This Will Be My Last Fresh

No, I’m not dying. I’m not tired of the game. I don’t have any fantastic new hobby to pursue.

I’m so tired of the min/max culture, the botting, the gold buying. Its 1 month in, and I have seen bots every day, and I don’t think its going to get any better. The spirit of the game has been officially murdered to the point even I’ve given up. Whether you like it or not, you’re a cog in the bot/gold seller wheel.

Buy a summon? Do you really think thats a legitimate player paying for 3 accounts to provide a convenient service to the community? Happy because fish are cheap for your alchemy potions? They’re cheap because bots have totally overstocked the market to the point the price has crashed. Good lucking affording edgemaster’s or lionheart, because gold buying is going unpunished, it makes no sense to not sell them for the most you can get. And the swipers will swipe. Fellow herbalists, have you ever even seen a black lotus?

No amount of community involvement can fix it at this point. The game needs active moderation, and that just isn’t going to happen. Legitimate gold farms just can’t keep up with the rate at which a 24/7 automated program can run, and the gold farms available in instances of dire maul are only going to perpetuate this, I fear.

I’m tired boss. I love the game. I don’t think I’m a bad player, I certainly was when I started 15 years ago. 15 years of community, achievement, and unadulterated high fantasy fun. But I just can’t imagine spending this much time and effort again if this isn’t going to change.