I really don't know what to say that has'nt been said before , souls are so rare now for over 170,s have to hunt in piss poor places that drop nothing to extend your char like Past Bichon etc with crap exp to boot. Ok dailey soul meter thing gives a few if have time to complete each day in a area that isnt already being farmed.
I have played and even help developed many forms of MIR in the past and I know when things are going pear shaped, it is now and here are the reasons why ...
1 . Need a player base that is growing... why ? - this increases economy, alows recycling of items as your progress to newer players etc , also advertises a good server with a healthy , happy player base to encourage even more to join.
2. Need balanced hunting and rewarding structure across all levels , progression of 1s char is a driving factor in any game , you can't expect players to stay if the goals are stagnant or unachievable in a reasonable time frame.
3. Guild and group dungeons need to be fair , doable and rewardable for participants.
4. PVP is a players choice however should not be the main drive of the game as many find it obstructive and demoralising espeacially when starting out ...
5. Bosses should not be 100% PK crap shoot where the elitest just get more elite .....
6. Questing - should have quests that are enjoyable achievable across all levels , huge grind fests not really fun but some enjoy , better to have some trade token system at a quest npc where people can trade unwanted quest items for tokens to save to purchase quest items they need etc of course lvl based like over 150 in a 130 mob cave cant pick up quest item , to be honest millions of ways to explore this etc ...
7.casual and hardcore a like should be treated alike , not everyone has 40hrs a week to play - Balance in all areas is needed from EXP to drops.
8. Comunication from development team , which can convey issues projects ideas in a concise clear open manner and guage thier audiance before making large game changing implementations, whats good for 1 player may have huge impact on 10 others ... secrecy breeds negativity rumour mongering and panic...
Ok above I stated a few basics , look at the game server we have now and it really is lacking in the fundementals , I love to play any game but when things seem to continuely screw you over for no real explained reason , or just get smoke and mirror answers its time to question the longevity of playing....