If my guild discord is indicative of anything in the game most people are pretty pissed 

Outstanding move yet again, SSG.

Standing Stone Games wrote on Jun 14^th, 2023 at 6:01pm:


Capitalism isn't the problem.

The problem is SSG is so bad at capitalism they have to resort to jank ass shit like this instead of just running a decent business.

Shame they didn't roll this before they went P2w.

Shinyshoes wrote on Jun 15^th, 2023 at 2:46am:


Ya, I can't see anyone dropping $100 bucks for a cosmetic mount but maybe I'm wrong. Not for me. It bums me out when quality artwork is put into a cosmetic and isn't put into the game itself. The game needs fun quests with new mobs. I'd love an Underdark quest---the optional in "Search and Rescue" could have been its own quest.

XP, RXP, and progression in general are so fucked though that it is hard to see how they can incentivize people to progress any more. You either play because you enjoy the game, or you are a drooling retard caught in a power fantasy that takes years of pointless grinding, a fat wallet, or some fun cheating.

Cosmetic progression is one of the few ways a game can incentivize long-ass grinds without burning the player base. The reward is immersive and doesn't affect balance. Instead SSG have decided to give them away too easily (e.x., their dogshit anniversary event) or sell them. The hardcore rewards have been great for the game but you can't monetize those rewards without devaluing the event itself. Then you get into cosmetic inflation... where everyone looks like a FUBAR fairy dog with pixie eyes, and you wonder if you're playing DDO or furies online.

TLDR
Someone at the development studio played POE and realized they could try and squeeze the lemon a little more.

somenewnoob wrote on Jun 15^th, 2023 at 10:40am:


No, but how bigger idiots earn their money really should.

When this is financially successful(and it WILL be financially successful because storage) it will only encourage SSG to continue taking cheap, money-grubbing routes instead of fixing the actual flaws in the game.

VIP perks rethink going well.

I can't really complain. SSG didn't see any of my money for quite some time now. If others pay so the game goes on, great. If it won't, no buyers remorse at all. Win-Win.

So go ahead you whale people - and I am not talking about body shape - spend your money, give me more cheap game! Yay.

noamineo wrote on Jun 15^th, 2023 at 2:12pm:



Been there, bro.

It hits me every few years. Dropped $500 on HC, which I don’t mind because we have a stellar static group and we genuinely enjoy running together. And I don’t mind dying either. It’s the way it goes.

But, this year, doing a quest specific to the theme of this HC season (into the Deep), we had to do the optional for the scavenger hunt chest. To get to the optional, you have to float down a rather deep tunnel.

We began floating down, my screen blinked and I died to nothing. No traps, no mobs. 2200 hp floating under water with ff in GMOF Mantle to -600 (my uncon range). That’s some SSG flavored bullshit.

Time for a break, I hate SSG so much.

For $100 I got Diablo IV and love it. Great game, tons of fun. The story line is great. I’m 57ish right now and thoroughly enjoying it.

Standing Stone Games wrote on Jun 15^th, 2023 at 4:43pm:


Really? He's exactly as old as I thought. Either 57 or 6. One or the other.

@ $100 that mount should be usable in dungeons...

noamineo wrote on Jun 15^th, 2023 at 10:57am:


Your problem being what exactly? That people have disposable income and can spend it however they see fit? If SSG has found a new way to keep the boat afloat, good for them.

And by the fucking way since we're at it. What flaws in the game has SSG been actually working on?


They can introduce cosmetic reincarnation for all I care.