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I would have postponed Valko's release (not outright nuke him). too much money was invested in to his development and early marketing; it would be stupid to waste that for what looks like a completely salvagable situation. clearly a social contract between the company and the cn players was violated in what (according to xhs) felt like an abrupt release when the game is already underdeveloped.

directly and appropriately address the controversy in the new Isaiah/Xavier section of World Underneath that references 731 (then silently changed to 611). while an apology won't appese everyone, an actual thought out one that acknowledges that their oversight was careless and there is no excuse for it when it caused such great hurt to the cn and kr players. that will do numbers in saving face. promise to build safeguards like review codes that immediately flag all sensitive numbers, phrases, and events in cn history that could prove as detrimental to the players as possible -- then actually do it.

pivot development to building out the main story (especially for caleb and sylus). that has been a major gripe with everyone and should be addressed. there is a significant content gap that needs to be acknowledged and addressed. actually commit to pushing out more main story updates annually (like 3 a year that includes 2 li's at a time, that way they don't have to be as long because they're more frequent, they can even align them with the fiscal quarters). this is where they could reintergrate Valko too -- but not before a caleb update. I would also recommend running an og3 update or something after valko so anyone who mains the og3 don't feel neglected for the new3.

update the wish pool mechanics. yes, its a gatcha and gambling is literally the point. but the cn fans are die hards for their mains and one of the complaints is that a new li will fuck up the 50/50 more (statistically i disagree but I also digress). the mechanic in multi-banners where you can choose your favorite three and then designated a precise wish, but like in the xspace echo pool too and constantly. instead of designating a wish you're just designating an li priority. keeps people who hate an li from having to see an li. you can even lock this in the aurum pass as a perk for buying it monthly.

make it possible to sell chocolate for diamonds. dear god if there is one completely universal complaint it is the resource farming plateau. yes, it will be a financial hit, but also whales will still whale. it doesnt have to be an even 1 for 1. personally I think that the amount that we can farm is embarrassingly low. the senior hunters contest should at least entitle players to 20 pulls (3000 dias) if fully completed (it would still take like 2 months to farm 80 pulls). and for long time players have an Otto audit calculates what they would be owed if this mechanic existed the entire time they played (i know infold has that data somewhere) and then give them that difference as a show of good faith. yes it would be a shit ton for some and would reduce revenue, but you'll also keep people around and reward their loyalty without making them feel used.

development or release road map would be nice. I know that part of the game's addictiveness is its use of fomo and this would take away some of it for sure. but also everyone checks the leaks and plants accordingly. having an idea that q3 will include a main story or something would help silence the criticism about how slow the main story updates. with a story pivot and valko delay, it would be a good faith way to show the players that they are sticking to a longterm plan to rebuild trust. and if there are delays just fuckin say that, people are so much more forgiving if there's some kind of communication. everyone feels like they're screaming into the dark with the surveys.

obviously all these things can't be implemented at once, but they can be worked toward, especially the accelerated main story schedule (which i low key think they should do in tandem with new myths and/or myth reruns). especially since I know that story is written at least a year in advance to account for coding, mo-cap, voice acting.

its not even all the complaints that exist for lads either, i didn't touch on

the bloat of the game

the neglect of the roguelike sub-games

the lighting issue that plagues anyone with an mc that isn't lead-paint white

the (personally speaking) disingenuous criticism of valko being "rapey" when Rafayel is straight up allergic to consent at times *cough*throne of eros*cough*

and Caleb's tragic sanitization in the western localizations. like actually ret-con it so the west aligns his character with the cn/asia version.

I also think that maybe infold/paper games should worry less about extravagant money eating in-person events and only do in-person events at conventions and exhibitions -- but I understand that its a big pull for cn players so I concede.

also somewhere in the background I'd say they need to start testing a better farming system so being f2p isn't a complete joke. only a minor joke.

a lot of my proposed ideas don't fully maximize profit, but I also think infold/paper games fucked up royally, so its best to take the hit rather than butcher the cash cow prematurely. so infold/paper games you can totally plagerize any and all of this for 200,000 dias. if this game doesnt go bust im trying to r3 netherlord caleb when he reruns.

xoxo,