Late final month the builders of venerable MMO Everquest II launched a brand new type of loot field to the sport that was, principally, a pay-to-win state of affairs. It didn’t go down properly with the long-running neighborhood!
As MMOBomb clarify, the loot packing containers, referred to as Libant Evernight Heritage Crates, “bypassed lockouts and supplied the prospect to purchase extra alternatives at raid gear via the money store”. Followers shortly referred to as them “pay-to-raid” gadgets, and took to the sport’s boards—which look as previous as the sport itself—to complain.
Their pleas have been loud and quite a few sufficient for builders Dawn to nearly immediately backtrack on the choice, posting late final week:
After listening to your suggestions and having plenty of discussions, we’ve determined to drag the Libant Evernight Heritage Crate from the in-game Market retailer. The crate and most of its present contents will now not be on the market.
We heard you and perceive that there have been explicit parts of the Libant Heritage Crate that run counter to our shared values. We’ll now not be making any of a lot of these gadgets obtainable.
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Because of the uproar, Dawn have determined that “within the spirit of neighborhood suggestions” they’ll now be opening a devoted discussion board the place gamers can weigh in on stuff like stability modifications earlier than they go dwell, not after:
I’d additionally prefer to announce that within the spirit of neighborhood suggestions, we can be opening new Class Steadiness Boards for Everquest 2, search for these to reach within the very close to future. We would like you, the neighborhood, the individuals who play these courses to assist us resolve what stability modifications and bug fixes to prioritize with main updates. These boards will enhance our communication with you and assist you to assist us scope what modifications occur. These boards could have a bit for every class, and it is possible for you to to suggest modifications, talk with us, and vote on the fixes and stability modifications you are feeling are needed to your class. The purpose right here is to speak with you the effort and time that these proposed modifications would require, and brazenly talk about feasibility. We’ll make modifications open for dialogue so long as they continue to be inside motive.
Sucks to be posting about it below these circumstances, however man, an EverQuest II story! In 2023!
