Violet cubes will balance this game for poorer players
Even though on the surface, violet cubes just seem like another p2w tactic by nexon, which it is, think about the market effects:
Mathematically, you have a 20 times better chance of getting good lines than using red cubes, at around 2-3x the cost. This means that these cubes are about 6x more bang for your buck, which also means that after the latent price of getting an item to legendary, the additional price of getting good potential lines will adjust and decrease about 6 fold, I predict that most legendary equips will be worth about 40-60% of what they used to be worth.
This also means that the huge gap between "upper class" and "middle class" players (Most players, I would say are in this category) will narrow dramatically (Sorry, but if you're too poor, you're gonna be insanely weak compared to everyone else).
Now if they only uninstanced drops since many more people will be able to CRA and Mag now, I'd say it would actually be beneficial for the game.
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Seems like a good tactic to keep cube sales strong in between miracle times, assuming of course that cube sales suffer in between miracle times which only happens 4 times a year. If violet cubes operate on a post-miracle time release schedule they'll have 8(4 events for ranking up, and now 4 events for getting better stats) big money draws per year so perhaps that's the goal of these cubes from a business perspective?
For the player, I think this makes cubing a lot more strategic for the player and probably less costly overall. I'm not sure if this will significantly devalue godly equips, maybe temporarily, but I think it will have a positive effect for non-nx players who rely on buying precubed gear or finding trades for your lucky-yet-not-class-relevant stat items.
edit: disregard the first paragraph these cubes seem to be a permanent addition holy wow.
[quote=garrettshot]yea we definitely need BBC in maple[/quote]
i spat out my lungs at that acronym
violent cubes are going to teach poor players how to not be poor anymore
[quote=wall]poor people will continue to complain until fully funded capping characters are handed to them, not really worth trying to convince them that this is beneficial[/quote]
sorry im poor
@bengarrison:
Wow somebody woke up on the wrong side of the potato farm today didnt he?
I think violet cubes are a good thing, yeah the price on items will deflate but oh well. Like I said, only people complaining are the ones who want everything handed to them and the funded players who want to make $$$ off their gear when they quit. The people who actually play the game and don't see it as a pile of money sitting in front of them and are willing to work or pay to get higher range see this as a good thing. Sucks that this wasn't released earlier but hey what can you do.
[quote=stevenman76]no fare u spend thousand me spend 0 u get good carater i dont nixon pls give good car[/quote]
You shouldn't have to spend thousands you retarded shill.
[quote=samusaranz]This. Surprised nexon hasnt done this yet. If they are ok with releasing violet cubes which are insanely op I dont see why black bonus cubes would hurt.[/quote]
yea we definitely need BBC in maple
just going to say,violet cubes are going to make everyone godlier...the godlier even godlier, the non-godly more godly. Basically people with 21 go to 24 while people with 27 go to 33. In the end, nexon prepares to release new cap and ups bosses hp. In the end, we all lose, only nexon wins...it's just continued escalation, we should all be sad
[quote=kiirori]@Onlinechungyv2 well you're not talking to yourself are you.[/quote]
Rhetorical question is rhetorical.
@Onlinechungyv2 well you're not talking to yourself are you.
[quote=john5p]If it was so obvious as you suggest, it should not be needed to be stated.[/quote]
What is obvious to a person does not simply mean it's obvious to others.
[quote=chungyv2]Who says I'm saying anything about mesos? I'm well aware you can pull money into the game without spending a single dime; however, it's obvious that spending real money on NX will give an upper advantage on another player who doesn't. I'm not complaining, but merely stating the obvious.[/quote]
If it was so obvious as you suggested, there should be no need for you to state it
[quote=lilikoby]@chungyv2: You can make mesos which in a way, is the same thing as NX without having to spend real money. If you're not gonna spend real money, at least dedicate your time farming and taking advantage of events. Most games don't give handouts, especially if the goal of the gaming corporation is to make money.[/quote]
Who says I'm saying anything about mesos? I'm well aware you can pull money into the game without spending a single dime; however, it's obvious that spending real money on NX will give an upper advantage on another player who doesn't. I'm not complaining, but merely stating the obvious.
@chungyv2: You can make mesos which in a way, is the same thing as NX without having to spend real money. If you're not gonna spend real money, at least dedicate your time farming and taking advantage of events. Most games don't give handouts, especially if the goal of the gaming corporation is to make money.
Also @OP
The game will become more balanced (in some sense), but not as much as what some people are claiming or predicting. The problem with the violet cubes is that a player is still playing a stupid amount of odds for 6 good potentials and selecting the ones you want. Yes, you do have a greater chance in rolling godly potentials for you selection, but you're still be opened to wide variety of potentials that may not cater to the gear or class.
Also, unless Nexon decides to make this a permanent addition to the game, balance isn't 100% promising. It's only lasting for one day, and I'm sure not every player is going to be able to dump over 100K NX on these cubes to try to perfect their gear.
I like the idea of violet cubes.
but for those who suffered through the old system, can Nexon give them compensation like MP per Legendary untradable they before the cube update?
[quote=chungyv2]What this game needs is violet cubes for bonus potential.[/quote]
Fixed it for ya.
i wish they release this earlier
burned over 200k nx last week on red cubes and yet still stuck with 2 good lines for weapon and emblem
[quote=chungyv2]Forget the violet cubes. What this game needs is black cubes for bonus potential.[/quote]
This. Surprised nexon hasnt done this yet. If they are ok with releasing violet cubes which are insanely op I dont see why black bonus cubes would hurt.
Only people I've been seeing QQing so far are the players that were planning on selling their equips for $$$ once they quit
It all makes sense Nexon has finally decided to make this game balanced.... after these cubes the game will be perfectly balanced OMG I CANT WAIT.
Thank you OP for opening my eyes to the truth I see it all so clearly now.
[quote=wall]poor people will continue to complain until fully funded capping characters are handed to them, not really worth trying to convince them that this is beneficial[/quote]
no fare u spend thousand me spend 0 u get good carater i dont nixon pls give good car
Violet cubes are a nice touch to the cubing system. I don't know why people say it's pay to win.
Forget the violet cubes. What this game needs is black cubes for bonus potential.
I agree.
Powerful items will be much cheaper for those that cannot afford to buy large amounts of NX.
L> aqua cubes
donald trump
dont play if ur poor