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Well, again, I don't like random. I like to know what I'm getting. But that's just me. Other people may like pulling
that slot machine handle - a LOT.
As I understand the situation, Nexon needs the reforges to be random, because they make a lot of money selling
reforge tools out of their webshop. The players who don't have a lot of cash to spend at the webshop would like
reforge tools to be available in-game. So, one approach would be to make the reforge tools available in-game, but
make them so hellaciously expensive in terms of gold that people who can afford the rl money will buy through
the webshop instead. Well, that's easy. Just make the Fine Reforge tool availble in-game for 150,000 gold. Rather
than spend huge amounts of in-game gold, people with rl money to spend will go through the webshop. But, the
tool will be available in-game for people who won't or can't spend the rl money.
As an alternative to the random, slot machine model of reforging, I would suggest something like this:
1) Do away with reforge ranks. Their only purpose is to force people to keep pulling that handle, hoping that the
number of levels they can get for a particular effect will go up.
2) Make people buy a tool to put a reforge line on their equipment. They can only apply a tool to the item ONCE,
so, they have to decide up front whether they want to put, one , two, or three lines on it. The one-line tool costs
10000 NX, the two-line tool costs 50000 NX, and the three-line tool costs 250000 NX. Gotta pay to be uber, right?
3) Allow the buyer to decide what effect to put on each line (each effect can only be put on a piece of equipment once), and charge for the level he wants. Level one comes with the effect, so say it costs 10000 NX just to choose
the effect. Then, the cost goes up 3 times for each additional level, so level 2 costs a total of 30000 NX, level 3 costs 90000 NX, level 4 costs 270000 NX, and level 5 costs 810000 NX. Gotta pay to be uber. Level 5 is the most you can put on one effect on one line of gear.
Again, make these tools available in-game at 100 times the cost in gold.
There. The buyer gets what he wants. The tools are available in-game, but at such staggering cost that those who
can afford it will go outside the game to buy through the webshop. Everybody is happy. Especially Nexon.
Does this all sound a bit cynical? I hope so. In my opinion, allowing people to buy things outside of the game to make
their characters more powerful is just wrong. Free to play but pay to win? It's just wrong.
One thing I have noticed that is conspicuously absent from this fashion-minded game is cloaks,
capes, and capelets for the robe slot. Early in my career, I was disappointed that I could not get
a cape to complement my Graceful armor.
Now, those little strips of cloth that they gave out at Halloween time are cute, if you're a little
kid who wants to pretend that he's a superhero, but I'm talking about actual capes that cover
your shoulders. The kind you might see on a stage magician or on a nobleman who is out for the
evening. I can also see a rougher, hooded version for a traveler who might need one for warmth,
and a high-end version like the one King Krug always wears. (Or, you could just reserve the
high-end version for King Krug. )
