Yes, this is a complaint post which has input from a couple of players I interviewed.
Mines
Ok, I do understand the Gold Mine is supposed to be a place where we can see people murdering each other for Gold, but:-
- Still way too little - 4k Gold might seem a lot, but the increased prices of the houses, alchemist, and shed have increased a lot more. These might be one-time expenses; however, for newer players or new accounts, this is a very high amount.
- Enchanting - Enchanting is how we can increase our damage or defence, but the cost for rerolling these enchantments and getting the correct one you need takes around 10k to 20k gold, depending on Luck.
- Mine timings - I have stated this, and I understand this might not be easy, but currently, most of your playerbase comes from Asia rather than any other continent. For many of us, the timings are way too late for us to be able to log on, fight against people for an hour, and then only receive 4k gold for compensation.
- Player retention - When the only way to gain any substantial amount of money is to log on at a very specific time, most players will only log in at those exact timings, gain control, and leave until the next day. Many of us who used to play at other times spent it either chatting or grinding Mobs for Gold. However, the drop rate for gold is so low that it takes around 10 hours of continuous grinding to get around 20k gold.
The Drop Rate
I understand this was done so people actually contest for the Gold Mine, but with such a low drop rate, we get almost nothing compared to the amount we could get previously.
Improvements
These are some things I have heard from others:-
- Increase the drop rate - Maybe not to its previous level, but a slightly more reasonable rate, unlike the atrocious 1% rate. Or if you want, you can make it so the armour pieces only sell for 1/4 or 1/2 the price, and change the rate back to what it was.
- Better timings - Either keep 2 windows of opportunity or make it better for the asian player base (who constitute most of your player base)
- More gold - Increased gold rate is preferred. If you are singularly focused on the mine and its timings, without any improvement in drop rate. This is the best way to go.
- Different way - You and Cathy should take a break, most people said they would like other ways to also earn gold.
Conclusion
The Update in general is great with the territory system, but the Gold Mine could have been implemented better.