YAAAS!
/end thread
Going to rant on this abit because this subject is 1 of the only 2 MAJOR issues I have with this game:
Level upgrades on talents should be available from 1-5 via in-game methods just as they are from L5 to L6. The benefits of allowing this for all players at all talent levels would be astronomical, opening up the game to a lot harder competition on average which is direly needed, more strategy being required (outside of David's and ND) and less of that nickle and dimed feeling we get now when it's that dreaded time to acquire a talent, even while on sale.
It would still take a really long time to up a L1 to L5 and eventually to 6 (based on what the current L6 system costs) and rolling on 5/5 talents would still be greatly beneficial to big spenders for HUGE short term gains, however, currently having no alternate 1-5 talent upgrade routes available to us in game has already directly caused many players I know to quit (I came real real real close myself, after dropping 1600k gold aiming for a 5/5 damage talent but only ever hitting a 4/5 which wasn't fun at all knowing full well my gold went to waste as I would have to try again later, forgoing my talent attempts on other sicarios as to not waste 5 more *'s worth of sicario's fusing while having to amass another sum of gold to attempt another 5/5 then finally upgrade that to a 6 (this is something I will always keep with me now regarding FTX)
Nearly always, those who I've seen quit this game that I have been close to, are primarily doing so after said player drops 1k-3k gold chasing a specific 5/5 only to end up with a L2 or 3 version of the talent at the end of their gold stock, why would they want to save up, spend and then chance failing again when they already have the notion that they are just getting FTX wallet farmed? 3 of my Co-workers went out exactly this way, one bringing down the other after getting jipped with over 2-3k gold and not getting the level they wanted. Had their have been an upgrade path for a talents, they would most definitely still be playing.
This has been such an issue to the point where now, whenever anyone says they are going for a 5/5 in cartel chat, I sorta fear that that will be their last day playing when they rage quit the game due to how talent acquisition currently works (with no upgrades possible) I've seen it that much, so I feel obligated to give them my story and warning, each and every time...
However, by FTX forcing players to roll a 5/5 off the bat on a talent JUST and ONLY to allow a talent to be upgraded to 6, which costs thousands of gold PER talent if your not lucky, makes them such an enormous amount of $ that this will sadly, never change IMO, otherwise no dev. with community in mind would program such a system to be so one-sided and $crooge-like.
Those dropping 250, 500, 1k or 2k dollars on just talents, are also to blame for encouraging this, but when factoring in just how "core" talents are to this game and such a key factor to being "successful", there is no other option provided to us, aside from quitting. Forced complacency into FTX's money scheme (sorry to say) at the expense of the greater well being of the community.
Luckily, I got the sics and the talents I want, but I wouldn't think twice about buying anything else from FTX after this whole talenting out experience all stemming from the current talent system being such a money sink that I would rather quit, than to do it all over again w/new sics.
FTX deserves to make money off this game yes, but when core mechanics are gated behind paywalls, on top of the TONS of ways FTX currently makes money through the community (every raid event, every statue event, every special event, every BH, every new sicario costing 80+$) I think giving us some slack by allowing us to upgrade talents would be a real positive that this community needs! If you claim you wan't to challenge players, challenge them by playing the game and upgrading lower level talents by challenging them in game, not challenging their banks!
With all due respect, this is what I think is needed to better morale around this talent mechanic. I've spent my fair share on getting my 5/5's BUT still, I rather sacrifice my horrible past paid for experience w/talenting, to help those via suggesting a talent upgrade path that would have saved me hundreds rather than to see good people and players quit as opposed to participate in a system that really only benefits FTX primarily, big spenders secondarily, and then disregards anyone else in this community if they can't put up a ton of gold money. Myself and others do not find this core mechanic fun or skillful in any way, just daunting, way too RNG, and plain out gating content behind pillaging the wallets of the community.
At one point, gaming used to be about providing gamers a chance to participate equally, while skills and knowledge carried the top players to victory and success. Now it seems to be about gamers paying for victory and success, and that sorta defeats the purpose of playing a game where your skills should outshine those that have none; may the biggest bank account win
Respectfully,
/end rant
