Ryunosuke Takahashi

Basically you can either wait til it is reduced or just deal with it and move along. As you know price will more then likely be reduced. Let me ask you one thing however, once you get done making your Obsidian, what real use is Solar Energy other then either supply alt characters with soul badges, or blowing it on now Hongmoon Gem Powder, maybe the experience charms for alt characters. While I agree with most the price is high, it is still a source of Hongmoon Gem Powder that as free players lacked in regards to the update which removed a source. Now it isn't strictly a Trove item. Besides while it might not be ideal, go farm Moon Refuge. Get the Gilded Gems while they are RNG on which you might get. Farm the Murky Drake get some of them to cut cost on the powder you need so you can work on upgrading the BiS Gem types (I swear if you say but they aren't Dyad I will beat you lol) and go from there until a better source comes along.

Well they need to keep some source of mirage. Personally I think arena shouldn't be used for the material that can be traded. Which is why they removed soulstone below SSP and should just remove it completely from Faction. Fact is the whole system needs to be updated, mobs need to be raised to match today's current content (higher hp due to our damage raising even straight out of story). And a possible overhaul of the clan system on the competitive side. Even had a player tell me "how cute" it was that I was doing faction in order to level up my new clan. Guess he forgot it takes faction tokens *shrug*

It is overpriced but still a source of Hongmoon Gem Powder. With that said you can bet that it will be lowered in the next update. Keep in mind you can also buy it from Merchant of Wonders, 5 Powder for 25 gold which is still kind of high IMO but a bit better. I still look at it like this while the cost is hilarious, players need to also keep in mind upgrading your gems is a one time thing so it should be a bit costly. (Again don't take anything I say out of context and act like I'm defending them as I do not agree on the price of them with solar energy). Still believe if they listened and ask players for possible suggestions and then go with a reasonable suggestion then the game as a whole would be better off. Example, remove Hexagonal Gems from solar energy, replace with Heptagonal for 8 solar energy. Allow Heptagonal to be salvage for 1 Hongmoon Gem Powder, everyone wins.

Personally, I say only have 1 channel. Faction was never meant to be a pve thing like most treat SSP. I know I might get a lot of flak from players about this suggestion but frankly, I don't care and I'm getting tired of a few things with faction and the whole system needs to change as a whole. No one really contest anything like SSP. Sure you have once in awhile some pvp but for the most part players will idle there til the boss spawns, you also have players that prestige steal while your trying to farm the NPC that spawn on each side of the field (I know get gud right?) that are in your own faction. One faction normally controls (afks in 1 channel) the other in the 2nd channel. Let us just have 1 channel. Also, they need to adjust the boss in SSP so it lives longer then a few seconds. Faction was meant for pvp, while many will argue about my suggestion and quote the experience about the old world boss in Misty Woods which I will admit I wasn't around for that. I also feel the quest giving NPC should be made so they can't be killed at all even though they respawn like every 60 seconds, you have a channel switch timer of 2 mins which allows people to kill the quest NPC hang around for a extra 60 seconds just to switch and kill the quest NPC on the other channel which can literally block people from doing the "dead content" as you guys refer to unless they are on the 2nd channel and grab quest quickly / wait to turn in when done. You can't kill certain NPC without the faction outfit, so you shouldn't be able to kill them with it (the quest givers mainly). Token farming / Prestige farming won't change much if at all (just a little slower) which could be adjusted to make the other NPC you would normally fight to spawn the bosses spawn faster.

You basically ignored the whole post. What is the gear you currently wear in battlegrounds? If it isn't along the lines of Hellion pvp line stage 10, at min. ivory or nova soul shield for around 5-6k critical defense (or more) and at least Dragon forge weapon then you shouldn't be going there period. If your above that then maybe work on your pet more to help better protect you. I mentioned arena because battlegrounds is a pointless thing to do when your trying to compare yourself against the whales that basically run that content, then come on here and moan about how you just can't handle it all the while shouting to everyone pay to win pay to win. It gets old very fast. If you want pvp that is more your speed, do arena. Or just don't do pvp on this game, stick to pve and go play a game with better pvp for your bloodlust side.

1 hit kill you say.. maybe in battleground where gear matters but I'd also like to see what your pvping with gear wise to see the true issue. As for arena though..I don't see this person 1 hit anyone. Take note also fighting KFM which is broken which I do agree on, and still wins. In any case it is also why there is no competition level pvp going on in the battlegrounds. But tell me I'm wrong that with each patch there isn't a flavor of the month class. Also, you like comparing a real life game for a computer game, while they are both games Chess would never offer that option just because it wouldn't prove anything. And I see by comparing the two, your running out of argument.

I wouldn't really include accessories in your argument since if your doing battlegrounds you should at least have the new standard starter pvp set of the hellion accessories / with the bracelet from outlaw island at least, and tier 2 of 3 pvp weapon to stand a chance at min. And your example to this game have nothing to do with one another. Clearly you seem a bit triggered as needing to resort to using curse words in order to try to get your point across, go cool off then come back to reply. Also, Asteroid has a small cast time so if they don't CC you, which would basically be 2 hits in that example, you could oh I don't know, iframe?

Sorry but is that crafting included? Not counting just 1 character or just 1 character only? I might be special but I have made well over that on market in the time I have played so 120,000 gold isn't really all of that when you think about it. Question is though what exactly is the 120,000 gold for? Even crafting while offering small profit is still profit regardless and every bit piles up. Also while they might of mentioned warframe you went more in depth like comparing the 2 which is the result of my commenting. Also, I used to do battleground but I also know I need better gear so I don't do it on my main account until I reach a competitive stage however all of my post still stand. Also they hit you to stun you etc.. so while you want to claim it is a one hit kill, it really isn't. And some people doing everything they can to complain as much as you have done in not only your first post, but pretty much every reply after is also pretty damn funny in it's own right. Gear matters in battlegrounds, minus a warden's Divine Strike (mind you would have to be pretty stupid in the first place to stand still for it to hit you) w/o a cc you can't be 1 hit. Even a Fire Gunner's burst can't one hit since it requires more then 1 hit / 1 skill as you claim.

So by definition Grand Celestial is also P2W for most F2P, so is VT necklace well not so much anymore. Everyone has a different definition of Pay to win, mine clearly isn't like yours. A prime example of true Pay to win would be, say outfits or a special outfit offered stats that you could only obtain by buying it from cash shop and not get those same stats by farming / playing the game normally. Now that is true pay to win, not your weak definition.

Again what makes you believe that you "must have" the max pet / soul / heart / talisman? Because the whales have that? Because a clan requires you to have a certain soul etc.. before you can join them? I never said anyone that is free to play has the max anything however it still is obtainable by normal means whether you, him want to say other wise. Again the time involved is unrealistic to obtain it by normal means / farming, but at the same time you can still obtain it eventually given time. <- sense you just can't seem to grasp it I made sure it is all by itself so you can read this line over and over til it sinks in. Which is the fact you all clearly want to overlook and just jump on the Pay to Win band wagon.

Except they don't take Hongmoon Gem Powder to make so why would you get powder from them? As my suggestion, lower Hongmoon Hexagonal gems to maybe 2-4 solar energy just because you know while not all ideal get them from the Temple of Succession quest line. Then add in Hongmoon Heptagonal Gems which still require powder for 8 Solar Energy, salvage for 1 powder per and there you go, great fix no one can really complain about. @wefhqweigMaintaining 11 characters isn't exactly that hard in most cases if all you do on all except for the main character is the 3 quick Dailies for the Daily Challenge hence the number I threw out for solar energy by the math you posted. Until more sources or good events that players can take advantage of for the higher tier gems come into play which possibly give out Hongmoon Octagonal Gems which offer the most powder currently that a free player would have access to whether it is their only character or not, it will be the slow process of getting those gems. It is always best to offer them solutions then just to point out the math in most cases, whether you want to be a open mouth or closed, nothing will get done without offering suggestions on a reasonable fix that they could possibly pass along to the Korean Overlords and maybe get it changed to suit our version / current age of our client.

No the real question which boils down to this much like another topic I have replied to. Why exactly other then showing off higher then needed damage numbers do you feel the need to have everything maxed out? It isn't needed for any content period, I don't need to do any math to be able to tell you that much without a doubt. You say you have seen people one shot others with max soul but then they had to cc them and then do their combo or aerial etc which isn't a true one shot sorry. You can still grind Sacred Oils outside of events and trove, while it may not be as fast as most like it is still obtainable regardless. I know exactly what Pay to Win means and have probably played for much longer due to age then most of you guys / girls posting on this forum and so has a few of my clan members. Pay to win means exactly that you pay for a item that gives you a unfair advantage that you can not obtain by normal means. The truth hurts but there is nothing that they sell in Trove, Hongmoon Store that one player can't obtain by normal means outside of outfits, adorements, vanity pet skins but they offer no advantage over others so not sure why I bothered to mention. The time frame to obtain items by normal means while very far from ideal, still doesn't truly make this game Pay to Win. I'm sorry it might be hard for you to accept that truth but it is there. You have had classes broken in one way or another since the start of the game which there will always be some issue involved in unrestricted pvp, mainly open world and battlegrounds where your gear matters. Even with some skill adjustments to bring everyone more inline with one another you will still have issues regardless. Assassins aren't truly invisible, use a directional attack watch their shadow you can still make out where they are. Destroyer spin? Knock them down. Warden CC immune? Don't fight them in their blade ward. KFM well yea they pretty broken right now but can still be beat. Learn each class, how they play and you will do so much better in pvp. Also, being hit by a CC then chain combo of skills still isn't one shot whether the person in question is equal to gear or not, it comes down to reaction time and knowing what they plan on doing and countering it before they get the chance but that is when your computer / ping comes into play as well. Have you ever watched competition level pvp for Blade and Soul? Also, since I didn't touch base on it and like to cover everything you took the time to type about Raven, Storm Dragon weapons etc. can still catch up due to the reductions being put in place with the upcoming update to cut cost by half on Legendary Jewels (referring to the current 10 gold jewels). Please don't compare this game to warframe and they are both completely different genre and layout etc.. All in all it just seems to me that you want to complain because your unable or unwilling to swipe for the current max gear, want it easier with less effort invested and want to say anyone that offers in remote valid point / post is in the wrong and as you say, full of bs or a liar. So, in the end I don't take offense to anything you say and hopefully you stop being so one sided about your arguments when replying. PS. Wanted to add this. I have yet to spend a penny and your telling me I have reached past your ap if your currently 1500 (took you 2 years) and I hit that in 6 months as free? Maybe that is your issue right there, not playing enough.

Getting stronger is always good but at the same time you know yourself those dyad gems are mostly for those players that can swipe the good old credit card and not meant for normal players, while we can beat around the bush about it with countless post I just did the point right there. It is a cash grab plain and simple. Much like the current max Soul, Pet Aura, Heart which is being increased yet again, Talisman etc.. One can work towards a good point of progress but really if one isn't willing to pay money to get the goods in this day and age, one probably won't obtain it. However assuming the math was based on 1 character getting 4 solar energy a day, 11 characters would kill that down to 628 (rounded it off) days. Not to mention one does not require a max anything in this case Gems to run anything. The effects help but you make it sound in your last post as it is really important to have those dyad. The effects are nice but like most things after a certain point it is more about showing off then actually a "need". Also, you need to reread my first post, I never said it wasn't unfair or really disagree with you, even offered a solution for them but I guess you overlooked that or misunderstood.

While I do tend to agree we need another source of powders, at some point you really do need to just think for yourself do I really need the top of the line gear / gems / soul / pet aura to do what I currently do or plan on doing in the future? In most cases no. Eventually the Gilded Triangular Gems will be the new norm, more higher gems will be released all the way up to say Gilded Octagonal Gems or even higher and to a point it just really isn't needed. It is a cash grab for a reason, they offer you slightly better stats when combining for Dyads, keep releasing more and more tiers for the people that "Just have to be the best", while theory crafters do their math and just say "Yup no way in hell I'll reach that." Don't get me wrong we do need a better source of Hongmoon Gem Powder and it seems like that is a slight fix but honestly 1 powder per character every say 6 days is kind of over the top. I'm sure in the next patch it will be lowered (June patch). I still think at this day and age of the game since you get Hongmoon Hexagonal Gems from the story, Heptagonal require powder to make, they should be sold for Solar Energy instead and frankly be salvage for 1 powder (half of what it takes to make them).

Current top is Grand Celestial Stage 9, my main which I can honestly say is Aransu 9, maybe worked on it for 6 months as I floated between characters undecided for a time on which one I considered my main. I can go Grand Celestial 6 pretty easy by going Shadow Forge Stage 6 then switching over and with the upcoming patch I will even be able to get Grand Celestial Steel outside of doing the raid to finish the weapon off. Pure Free to Play character aside from the free giveaway premium so, you were saying you had to swipe a credit card to catch up? Now, this game has been out for a long time in Korean and that is the real issue with games ported over to the west. We play catch up, if it isn't quick enough or updates are far between players ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤, and now we catch up pretty close with their content and look...more bitching. See can't win? AP means next to nothing and so does your damage after a point which allows you to clear all content, more just makes it that much quicker. They do go overboard on the Oil / Pod costs / amounts needed but again nothing says you need to reach max anytime soon, our version is on its what 4th year? Korean had what 8-9? As for weapon actually minus the raids you can clear all content with a party of roughly Aransu / Storm Dragon / Exalted 6 - 9. Raids just require of course the previous raid weapon / accessories and mechanics IE: Raven 9 (or Rift / Dawn 9) and the accessories for VT, Aransu (Storm Dragon / Exalted 9) BT ring / earring and VT necklace for TT and so on. I have almost well soon to be full set of Gilded Triangular Gems (still need to buy about 190 ish powder) and have yet to trove once aside from the free chance I get Daily. Blade and Soul is "Pay to get ahead" or "Pay to spend less time grinding your ass off" but certainly not "Pay to Win". "They never fix the pvp and it is the only game where a class can permanent resist the whole game." - Assume your talking about Kung Fu Master changes? I'm sure it will be adjusted as you need to keep in mind we don't have the full update yet and also not current with Korean as far as skills (hell don't even have 3rd spec yet to give you a idea). Also, aside from ultimate I honestly can't say I have ever been one hit killed at all open world which is like battlegrounds where gear matters, so unless you have like 0 critical defense / no pvp defense, I really don't see that happening. Now sure, they can catch you off guard, stun you and then with that extra debuff damage completely and utterly give you a new hole in a manner of speaking, it still isn't 1 hit as there is wiggle room.

Yet the same half that will want / can use the new badge fuse are doing just fine with their current badges while not best in slot anymore. See what I'm hinting at?

Stage 1 can be done straight out of story so not really sure what your going on about and they are talking about the new event May 15. @RevivedTera Heaven forbid they give new players a event. @Wataru Recruit friends for it so they don't afk / leech?

I've been to the website, checked it out and some of the edits while it might cut out the use of macros, might offer 20+ fps increase and such like I said, as long as it doesn't offer a unfair advantage they will overlook it, however it doesn't mean that like the OP should be silenced just because he doesn't want to use it and is reporting behavior he has seen in a fight.

Yet people need to realize it is ok if it takes you a few days, months to upgrade to the next best tier. You don't have to everything "now".

Only issue I really see is people would really just lose the Divine Grace Stones and Vials spent on awakening the soul badges. If they do Outlaw island everyday, more then enough tokens for god knows how many more Divine Grace Stones (think I'm currently up to like 120 on my account on main), then just the cost of the Premium Transformation Stone. By not offering a exchange it is pretty much a even playing field. Yes I get some classes / specs (more often spec comes into play), don't need the new badge fuse but you will have that with future TOI improvements / new badge fuses. While they might not need it now, next round of badges they might need. Offer yet another exchange then? Endless cycle of people complaining because of stuff being changed while in most cases for the better.

However simple mode is provided by the game company while BNS buddy isn't, see the conflict. Also, Jonathan is no longer connected to Blade and Soul as far as I know, so what he says doesn't hold as much weight right now. As long as BNS Buddy doesn't start allowing you to mod your client for a unfair advantage over those who don't want to use it, whether it is allowed. When that changes however.. For players like myself I stick to what the ToS says.

However, they do not really have to offer any exchanges at all even when we got awakening update. Recoup some materials back over none at all would be fair enough considering the amount of materials some players have, while others can still work towards it. It is just one of those things you need to do to regain your best in slot status, every game gets the same crap with major updates / new content, skill changes and the like. Nothing has to be handed to you. I play all classes and most need the new badge but I'm also a gamer that doesn't mind putting in the effort. Question do you still play or are you like Ravth and just comment and not actually play?

I do look at the bigger picture, while the game is poorly coded people still play it. However at the same time you also need to look at the bigger picture as well considering the amount of harm that can be done using the same programs. What about ExitLag, should it be allowed or ban worthy? Plenty of other things can be mentioned. I guess you guys just need to be glad they overlook it.

Barely playable? I don't use it, I play using a desktop computer that is more of a office computer (i3 / 8gb ram / 4gb vid / win 10) then for gaming and play just fine. Don't give me that bs about people can't play without it unless of course they are playing on even older worthless computer that doesn't or barely meets the game requirements.

Say they offered a exchange, they would of course need to make it so you need the 70 tokens from TOI to really make it fair to those of us that have farmed in prep of the new badge fuse. Not to mention while I slightly agree about those who have awakened their badges losing materials, those badges were of course best in slot for the time so you choose to upgrade them even further. Maybe if they would offer a way for you to not break, but salvage the said badges both mystic / soul to recoup some materials back we would have less of these topics.