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Biannual Criticism of Philosopher Books

happycowshappycows
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edited February 21 in Suggestions, Feedback, and Requests
I get it, the concept is "whale bait" for people to spend a lot of money aiming for jackpot items. Its still disappointing, however, the extent to which Nexon makes these feel so bad to participate in. Here are my usual complaints that i find most offensive [Disclaimer: this is from interactive worlds perspective]

- Temporary Mounts are rewarded instead of permanent mounts. Why not offer permanent ones instead? Do people actually request temporary mounts? The only reason i could think of that might make temporary mounts preferred is if one has near maxed out mount slots and wants to occasionally free some slots up. But still, for most players, i think they would prefer permanent options.
- Level 1 Oz rings are the only Oz rings available despite the official web notices not telling customers this - The official rates page only lists the name of the ring and not the level of the ring. I find this unethical. I'm no lawyer, but i would think that this needs to be clarified for customers. Oz rings exist in 5 levels [Level 1-5] They are all separate items. Therefore, it should be made very clear that the offerings from Philosopher's Books are Level 1 ONLY [aka the worst possible version of the rings].
- I accept that there will be some amount of "fluff" items in the pool, but consider updating these "fluff items" - Examples: Soul extractor, Fafnir armor/weapons [its 2024 get real, no one wants these from philo], 10-slot chair bag [you should only offer the 40-slot ones]. I think the team at Nexon can get more creative and update the pool a bit in a way that is not too OP and not laughably out of touch.