But, sarcasm aside, the things driving players away appears to be adding up, no matter the urge to point at a single culprit and declare it supreme.
Yes. I can certainly relate to that, however, at least for myself..it's so much more. If I felt the urge to explain it AGAIN, in my life, perhaps I would not only just entertain the notion, but even follow through with it. Suffice to say, I will give 1, just ONE example. I played LOTRO (Lord of The Rings Online) for around 7-8 YEARS! Yeah, so what. Who cares.
Apparently, the one's that made ALL the changes in the game did NOT care, and/or as much as I would have liked. TWO things happened as a result/consequence...depending on one's point-of-view. The first, I never became a "whale", but I did spend more money than I care to disclose to the "world" online. The second, I left the game.
Why? It was NOT only a "bunch" of reasons ONLY....It was because what "drew" me to the game was NO LONGER there. After all the "changes", "nerfing", "gutting" the Runekeeper class (my main)....it was done. I did not simply quit. I basically found myself in the position of, why I first loved this game, now, no longer applies.
I can only speak for myself, but there is not a lot of joy there...when you spend THAT many years to level and upgrade your character/class...to not only have them weaker, but ALSO, not even have the same CORE!!! mechanics, when you first started playing the class.
Yes, I know, before anyone gets high and mighty and/or on their "soap-box" with me....I am fully aware that we do not have a "character" here. Not to worry. We DO have a CITY. AND, when I am contemplating whether I should allow many of my resources & troops to be obliterated,
well, it's an issue, with me.
As for my point? : YES, The Spire is being "coined" as optional. Wonderful! New game content for anyone at least in Chapter 3 can partake. Or is it Take part? Anyway, I digress.
What good is new content, if one can't REASONABLY look forward to it? (Well, you don't have to do it) (Well, I don't have to play this game OR spend my money here either)...I wonder why Soggy left, exactly? I already know the answer..but comments, complaints, etc. will abound more than likely.
Now the original reason I came here
Started this week's Spire, and it may be just me but the first level seemed much easier
Now second level difficulty jumped way up
My take, as well.