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A re-buff? At this point Why? I kinda feel insulted. Just move it off of prestiging.

I really don't understand how the point that having currency attached to a prestige system is a huge problem. Nerfing it really brought to light that, in general, having a currency gate infront of a prestige mechanic is just scummy and money hungry. Whoever came up with the idea and who signed off doesn't know gaming at all

Youre put a PRICE on something thats used for flexing how long you've played the game, A way to build loyalty towards your game, a way to keep people playing, a way to add a harmless amount of competition to a co-op game, a way to have a reason and something to always work towards, an endless goal based off pride and your love of the game, a way to enjoy climbing the ranks of hunting grounds, meeting new players and veterans a like.

You monitized all that. And you don't understand it's wrong.

Prestiging should be experience and experience based only. Otherwise why would I ever feel fulfilled knowing some person can just buy his/her flex? There's already people at like 30-50 reforges. They earned those levels but had to pay for it. That's wrong phxl

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almost 4 years ago - /u/CreatureTech-PHX - Direct link

Hey there,

We're having a lot of candid conversations around monetization right now internally. The feedback around aethersparks has given us a lot to think about when it comes to how we handle our MTX options.

This buff is a step towards finding the sweet spot for the new currency so players don't feel obligated to purchase them. We will continue to balance and work on sparks going forward so they feel good for all players.

Let us know how it feels after 1.5.3 launches so we know how we're doing!