MajorMiner

Amen.  NQ 's disregard borders on abuse of its  player base - the shear number of tedious repetitive task that produce minimal gains for the time spent range from harvesting to calibration to the inventory rats' nest, repair tool, etc etc. - carpal tunnel, anyone?   Add the poor execution of markets, the talent tree roach motel (los cucharachas entrada para no salir),  and the twice ruined economy (first hyperinflation due to influx of mission cash, then flooding the market with cheap ore - massive deflation)  push this game to a point where I have question whether it makes sense to keep playing at all.

with current ore prices, no way to make it pay off
 
 

I had seen chromite @50 a few days ago - cannot work at those prices, though back up around 110 now - NQ is doing about as well as other techno-socialists managing an economy - game may not be dead but is out of the running for the next big mmo - new player exp sucks and the learning wall is still vertical with few handholds - This game was actually engaging, despite major aggravation and frustration last spring and into summer - "downhill" since then is a bit euphemistic.    "Gameplay" now seems more like chores so when Im done with DU I can go play a real game.

I had seen chromite @50 a few days ago - cannot work at those prices, though back up around 110 now - NQ is doing about as well as other techno-socialists managing an economy - game may not be dead but is out of the running for the next big mmo - new player exp sucks and the learning wall is still vertical with few handholds - This game was actually engaging, despite major aggravation and frustration last spring and into summer - "downhill" since then is a bit euphemistic.    "Gameplay" now seems more like chores so when Im done with DU I can go play a real game.

I had seen chromite @50 a few days ago - cannot work at those prices, though back up around 110 now - NQ is doing about as well as other techno-socialists managing an economy - game may not be dead but is out of the running for the next big mmo - new player exp sucks and the learning wall is still vertical with few handholds - This game was actually engaging, despite major aggravation and frustration last spring and into summer - "downhill" since then is a bit euphemistic.    "Gameplay" now seems more like chores so when Im done with DU I can go play a real game.