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Repeating all the same mistakes NA did. What happened with all you guys said on stream before launch?

Galeas

So are you guys gonna fix this crap before the official fix coming in 2.7? (at least a year away)

How are we supposed to use our high level advanced skill trees, blocked by a stigma that we can no longer drop unless we stay low level to farm it for 200 years?

Make a survey and give us the low level stigmas for free if you can't fix this.

the drop rate needs fixing full stop more and more players are leaving due to them seeing no point.

Dunno,

28kk is cheap.

Ppl buying Loot-ID´s for over 100kk, so there shouldnt be a problem with this stigma.

Just cash a bit and sell stuff and buy the stigma

I'd wish for a fix of drop rate AT ALL, I don't even want to complain about eternal/gold items ... we don't even get crafting materials from mobs .. oh wait 1 drop after killing 200+ x) We need flux, we need balic mats.

And no one can tell me NA has better drop rate, it's the same sh** only because it's the same drop as Korea had/has. We are EU/NA, we don't like that. The drop rate got fu**** after 2.4 and we have now a mixed version of that. Fix it.

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I just wish they'd finally do something about the drop rate across the board. Not even gonna start about the eternal/gold items ... crafting materials ain't even dropping from mobs. Oh, wait, there's that 1 drop after slaying 200+ ;) We need flux, we need balic mats.

No one can convince me that NA has better drops. It's the exact same mess because it's what Korea had/has. We're in EU/NA, and we don't like this setup. Drop rates were trashed post-2.4 and now we're juggling some mishmash version. Fix it.

Can't wrap my head around how anyone thinks NA has better drops than EU; NA exp is superior and other stuff too.

We're not Korean, and GF needs to realize it asap—they can't just use Korean patches as-is; they need to tailor them for European players.

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Just a moment from earlier in Fire Temple.

How is this not absolutely flawed game design/classic implementation? Here's the situation: as a level 55 character (which takes just a few days of playtime to reach), you're forced to level up new characters, or remain at a really low level (where almost no one else plays) just to get a skill you -NEED- for your level-55-life skills!

NA fixed this ages ago (and so did retail long before), so why was EU launched without addressing this HUGE problem? Folks mentioned it many times on streams and well before the launch. Your drop rates are horrible, so even playing alts to farm these items doesn't resolve the issue (and you'll often have the stigma snatched by other classes to resell or use on their own alts when it rarely drops).

Conduct a survey and just give us the low-level stigmas for free if you can't fix this.

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At least it makes the low level stuff populated

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I really hope they address the drop rates in general, not just targeting eternal/gold items... crafting materials hardly ever drop from mobs... Maybe one drop after slaying over 200 x) We need those fluxes, and balic materials.

And anyone claiming NA had better drop rates over EU is mistaken, it's just the same junk because it's mirrored off Korea. We're not Korea. The sooner GameForge gets that, the sooner they can tailor patches for EU players. The drop rate got messed up after 2.4, and now we have a jumbled version of it. Fix it, please.

I have no clue how people say NA is better than EU in drops, plus NA's exp is better and more.

We're not Korean, and GameForge needs to realize that fast, they can't keep using Korean patches without adapting for EU's audience.

I played it, and predicted that once we got this patch, the drop rates would become atrocious (it's okay at low levels up to 50). Maybe instance drops improved, but others didn't. NA had an earlier patch that helped—at least then we found balic mats and gold items from farming mobs—at least sometimes. But after the Padma patch, it all went downhill, even manastones and stigmas came before questing. Sure, there are surveys/events, and ya ok, if you pay for the daeva pass. Nope, that's not the way to do it.

And yeah, the XP was planned to be this way, according to their last broadcast, supposedly to let players savor the patch more lol. They also haven't put in the teleport feature yet (also mentioned in the stream), so imagine saving players' time.

Also see these comments: https://forums.aiononline.com/…on-classic/?ct=1695724436

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I wish we could get a fix on drop rates in general, not even concerning myself with rare items here ... but even crafting materials are a pain to get from mobs, like, seriously, 1 drop after 200+ kills? We need more flux, more balic mats.

And nobody can tell me NA has better drops compared to EU, it's the same because it's based on what Korea used. We're in EU/NA, we're not cool with that. After 2.4, the drop rate got messed up, and now we have a blend of that edition. Please fix it.

I don't get how people say NA isn't as bad as EU with drops, but NA does have a better experience in leveling and more benefits.

GF needs to realize we're not Korean, and adjustments need to be made for the EU player base, not just a copy of Korean updates.

Well, I've been on NA, and once this update hit, I knew the drop rate was wrecked (low levels to around 50 are okay). Maybe instances improved, but regular drop rates are worse. NA received a patch which improved drops for a bit–finally got balic mats or sometimes golds while hunting mobs. But as soon as that specific patch hit, everything went downhill, including manastones, and stigmas got locked behind quests. They offer surveys/events, sure, and if you pay for daeva pass, okay. Sorry, but it shouldn't be like that.

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I played NA from its launch and saw drops were at least slightly better than EU, though neither was great. However, EU is overall worse.

You shouldn't need Daeva pass to see drops, but in EU, with or without it, there's barely anything. And what's with level 20 manastones when you're level 50? Ridiculous.

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