Question Does it really have to be this frustrating? I spent 5 GG on this.

[TimeTunner]

I just want to collect some upgrade materials, but these tasks are getting ridiculous.

The first few times, I had to go to Planes of Acheron and find 3 Super Ogre Fighters. It literally took me almost half a day. Then it was 3 Hill Giants. Seriously?

Or I had to go to Stone Temple and find a Champion Blackmaggot. It’s not even the Luna event, when lots of Super mobs spawn. Where exactly am I supposed to find one?

And now it’s even worse. The task is to go to Hellmouth and find 3 Super Flame Alus. I’ve completely given up at this point.

The worst part is that Super mobs don’t even have a visible aura. You have to hover your mouse over every single mob just to check its level. And since it’s not a Luna cycle, it’s already been two days and I still can’t finish this task.

I’m just saying, it’s only an upgrade material. Does the game really have to make it this painful? I even paid 5 GG for it, and I need 96 of these materials.

This kind of design basically forces people to AFK. Spending more money doesn’t even solve the problem. Don’t you think that’s just terrible game design?

 

[CrB1985]

Even better is when you set it up to the material that you would like and then 2 days later he just decides to change your choice to another random material and then you have to wait an age for him to find a task that is for the material you selected again.

 

[zad48231]

It's almost like the game wants us to kill lots of mobs rather than go around with a magnifying glass looking for the right one to kill

Rather than spending half a day looking for something, just go there and clear the map. Within an hour or so you'll get what you need

 

[TimeTunner]

Even if you spend 5 GG—and you don't even get any loyalty points for it—the result is still insanely difficult. I really don't understand why the GM made this quest so ridiculously demanding.

Even if you pay the 5 GG and finish the quest, you still have to wait a full day before you can do the next one. In total, it costs over 400 GG, and since you can only do one per day, it takes about 81 days.

Eighty-one days... 81 days!

If the final result was a truly god-tier weapon with insane stats, I could accept the cost and effort. But its stats are no different from any other regular upgraded gear. There's nothing that makes it stand out.

One thing I do think it should have is +5 Light Radius. At least that would give it a unique feature and make it feel more special.

 

[TimeTunner]

It's almost like the game wants us to kill lots of mobs rather than go around with a magnifying glass looking for the right one to kill

Rather than spending half a day looking for something, just go there and clear the map. Within an hour or so you'll get what you need

Clear the entire Hellmouth in one hour? You've got to be kidding.

The main problem is I've already been trying this for two days. My Ethereal is basically useless in there, and the monsters are always packed together in huge groups.

Even if you find the target, you still have to make sure you don't get yourself killed. I'm only level 196, and these monsters all run away from you. Even if you chase them nonstop, it's hard to land a hit, and they're ridiculously fast—almost like they're using hacks.