Woe is descrimination!

[mahawirasd]

1st off, it's discrimination. DISCRIMINATION. WITH AN I.

2nd of all, of course WOE discriminates. It discriminates just like how people who work harder for a test usually end up getting better results than those who don't. It discriminates just like how people who are born in rich families tend to get a better education than those who don't. And the list goes on, ad infinitum. So either Alt-F4, del *.*, /wrist, and hope for a better re-roll (if there is one), or man up and grind your ass all day and all night to catch up with the server's runtime before you joined.

Sure barriers of entry is higher (no more OCA GRs, etc etc), sure it's unfair, but that's just life. Some countries are far more advanced than others, and more often than not it will take decades if not centuries just to catch up. But some countries did get their shit together and achieve stuff. No reason you can't bust your ass trying to catch up.

3. Opening new castles won't do much. Reasons stated by other people above are valid concerns and carry merit.

4. Box review doesn't seem to cut it too, imho, as no matter how good the drops are, not enough people will dare jump the chasm unless they're already properly manned, geared, and possess the collective inclination to try that leap of faith. It's as they say; if you can't beat them, join them. Furthermore, if you up the rewards now, the ante newbies have to put in the pot is still way too much compared to what the incumbents have to furnish. This scenario will end with even bigger monopolies and a select few enjoying the rewards rather than a more equitable share of proceeds.

5. That being said, it seems most people WOE without proper BCR assessments and most seem to neglect the fact that only those select few enjoy the added value their bodies have provided over the years. Nothing wrong with that i guess, it's just how it is when capitalism is the norm. You can say it's human nature, i think it's just greed.

6. So, if you've read no.4 and 5 above properly, you'll find that the best way to reap the benefits of WOE (and providing the eager masses with the clashes they've been awaiting), one should exhibit one's leadership, make a guild, and provide others with a good reason why they should party up with you rather than the incumbents (perhaps an equitable share could do the trick?). Or if all else fails, one could probably affect others just by pressing on regardless. I choose to believe hard work will pay off, it's just a matter of how much cost one is willing to sacrifice before expecting rewards. If you can't even figure out your own BCR, then perhaps you should review your life before you get carried away aimlessly.

That being said, i still think that the current WOE time settings do not yet appreciate timezones other than NA timezones. Although this setting is entirely understandable on the setup stages of the server, it now begs the question of whether the target population at the beginning of the server is still the major population playing. I suppose one can easily determine which ip addresses play HeRO and which WOEs and, based on certain assumptions, calculate what proportion of those different player populations have been tapped for WOE then adjust the WOE times accordingly to PERHAPS allow those untapped populations to participate in WOE. If those untapped players turn out to be uninterested in WOE even at more agreeable time settings, then at least one can say that one has tried each and every conceivable way of getting more people to WOE.

So, to recap:
Treasure box changes CHECK
Castle changes CHECK
Closing castles CHECK
Opening castles CHECK
Expanded guild dungeons CHECK
Bonus guild dungeon drops CHECK
Time changes ???


-w-