Falcondae

Let's put it into a theory of sorts...

Hypothetically, the GM events occur twice during the day they are scheduled, one towards the noon hours and one towards the early evening. If you make a weekend version of it as well, then that's 4 times total for a single event, or only do it once on a weekend, which means 3 times total.

Now let's look at the situations people may be in.

Free during week, free during weekend - Pretty much, you hypothetically go to all events, which means you get multiple loot. Win-win for people who can do that, lose-lose for people who can't. Oh, and let's not forget those who multi-client, either legitimately with multiple computers or illegitimately via cracks/mods. Who knows how many alternate accounts they're running just for the goods?

Free during week, not free during weekend; or vice-versa - You'll only be able to go to at least one of the events, maybe 2 if the time works. Little to no multiple loot. You win some; you lose some. Probably most will fall into this category, which is fine. Not everyone will be able to participate; Nexon and just about every game company out there knows this, but they do their best to plan within their business schedule to even create in-person events like this. Why do you think they prefer scripted events?

Not free at all/Schedule Conflicts - Need I explain this one? At this point, you're stuck with Real Life vs. Digital Life. I'm pretty sure Real Life is far more important than a digital trinket that could one day poof into thin air when the game finally reaches the end of its life. It's not the funnest choice since people would rather have fun, but it's a choice that needs to be made to actually pay for things like internet in order to play once you move out of the house/parents start making you pay rent.

So, as you can see, people who can abuse the system will do so just for more free stuff. At that point, more people will complain because:

• "It's not fair" - You want an example of this? Go see the thread regarding Tarlach server getting one more item than the other servers due to the last GM event. I do believe this issue has been resolved with the other servers, but it just shows how people want a level of fairness even though they knew that there was a tech issue and the server was compensated for their loss of scheduled time with the GM. Of course, this also led to other issues, but the thread will speak for itself.
  
  
• "My computer can't handle the lag" - There are people who will be pricks and grief others by purposely being as graphically obnoxious as possible, spamming demigod/Sakura Abyss/whatever other 'noisy' skill just to force those with lower specs to lag out because they think it's funny (You should see the World of Warcraft servers during their world events... Giant player characters with overly obnoxious toys active on giant mounts body blocking NPCs/quest areas. GMs there insta-ban those type of griefers pretty quick for the duration of the event, usually a week versus a one-hour event in Mabinogi).
  
  
• "I couldn't make the event because of [INSERT_REASON]" - No matter how you look at it, someone is going to use this argument, and unfortunately, as viable as it is for the person making the argument, it isn't enough reason for Nexon to put on a second set of events (For crying out loud, there are people who cry for extensions on events that are at least a week or two long just because they missed a day and can't get the loot they want due to real life happenings! Things happen, we get it, but it's not enough to justify an extension unless there is a very just cause. You can probably ask, but ultimately, the final decision will be the GMs). Now, I feel for our European friends, who have to be up at an ungodly hour just to participate in these events and it is more of a reason to add a second set, but everyone knows that you just can't satisfy every single person out there all because they can't make an event (Not to mention our poor GMs would be up at an ungodly hour just to do a one-hour event with our EU player base at a reasonable time. Not too fair there for both parties, is it?). Hell, I didn't make it to who knows how many GM events since I went on my hiatus three years ago? Should I complain about it because I wasn't able to go/didn't know about it? Definitely no.

Now, personally speaking, I actually did AFK for this past GM event and got all three items on Ruairi (The bag of 'goodies' and the two balloons). I didn't have much choice in terms of wanting to interact during the event (or even enjoy it personally) because the first scheduled time I was at work and the second scheduled time was just 30 minutes after I got off work, which meant there was a high chance of me missing it since I had a few errands to run after work. While those were my excuses, did I let them stop me? No, I just left my computer on while minimizing every single thing that could possibly lag me out and turning my cam to pointing downward at my feet to avoid a graphical overload because of the spamming I know some of the 'kiddies' of the server will do it just because they can and they think it's funny to lag others who don't have decent computer specs to lag out (I actually run a high-end custom, so I shouldn't have to worry about this, but it's a precaution since Mabi tends to be a bit on the unstable side when it comes to in-person events). Maybe you're not used to leaving your comp on for such a long time because you want to save on the electric bills when you're not using it, but since items tend to be of more value to some people, I don't see why people still complain when they can just easily put the graphical countermeasures in place and AFK.

Now, if you actually want to interact with the GM, that's an entirely different story because, I kid you not, they will be swamped with whispers, overworld chat, and who knows what else players try to do (As a former temp GM from another game, I really feel for our GMs at Nexon...).

No matter what reason you use, more than likely it is not enough to justify Nexon to add a second GM event day, save for a reschedule due to technical issue that could not be resolved within the day or something happened to the GM that is supposed to be leading it.

Not to mention that GMs also have their own lives outside of Mabi/work. To come in on a weekend would also mean they would be sacrificing their personal time since GMs technically don't work outside of office hours unless there is an emergency, and even then, usually it's the tech team that is almost always on duty since they have to make sure things are stable (For veterans from Ruairi like myself, I'm sure you guys remember the duping crashes that were almost a constant issue, and for all servers, the really long downtime due to launching G4 to G6 [Pioneers of Iria] in one patch... XD If that isn't overtime for our tech boys, I don't know what is).

Oh, as a little side note... Working weekends for some companies is considered overtime since it may be considered outside of normal business hours (Even more so when you're going over the 40-hour limit for full-time workers in the State of California. There are laws that prevent businesses from making workers go over 40 hours a week unless necessary, like emergencies or lack of coverage), so pay rate is anywhere from 1.5x [Minimum] to 2x [Depending on company] normal pay rate here in California. While GMs won't mind that (And you may think it's a drop in a bucket), company might not be so gracious about paying overtime, especially when it starts accumulating over time, which can be a lot in the long run.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I'm just covering all my bases ^^;

PS: GM Events are a privilege, not a right. It's something they plan because they want to for fun, not because they need to in order to please us.

Greta wrote: »

ShouK wrote: »

I just want the scooter..

I will never understand people wanting scooter pets lol. I was always imagining Mabinogi in medieval times and such, but nothing modern. Seriously scooter or truck as a pet? Okay fine, so i'll just assume that all irl cars, boats, planes and etc are our pets too rofl.

I never did understand the scooter as well. I can sort of see it due to commerce, with the horse carts but something so modern is certainly out of place. Food carts seems a bit more understandable, but as a pet I do have to question... XD

As for the random pet box, I'm not so keen on it due to my horrid luck with digital Gachapons (Physical Gachapons is another story). If they made the Pet Gachapons ONLY pets and no fillers with the price tag per Gacha a bit higher than normal, then I might consider buying a few. I think that was how it went with the Sheeptuplet and Astral pet Gachapons? Correct me if I'm wrong on this one since I left just as they were introduced.

Think one of the major event pets I want to see back is the Bull from one of the first OX events, and maybe the Black Flamemare from same said event. Only thing I wish about the Black Flamemare is that we can choose the colors of the armor instead of getting a random color after using the whistle. Think I only managed to get 2 with colored armor while the rest were all black XD

Honestly speaking, it would be nice if some of the older pets had a model revamp. Looking at the horses, dragons, and newer pets, it would be great if their models and graphics were updated.

As for the different forms, like the added cosmetic ones, I feel like those are over the top and distract more than being useful. Maybe it's just me liking simplicity... XD

I know there have been discussions of specific pets and mounts, but this topic is going to be covering pets and mounts as a whole. So be it an older player from the days of G1 or a new player starting in G20, I just wanted to open a discussion to pets and possibly bringing them back for limited amounts of time.

Being an older player who started from the days of G2S3, I'm sad that Nexon did a huge pet/mount purge from their shop. While I do like the new mounts with their fancy AoE effects, I really do miss the simple pets, like the Gray Wolf, Falcon, Black Lab, Retriever, Samoyed, and Jindo (And I know the Crow is a big one that everyone has been talking about lately as well!!!). Some had large inventories, like the Snowy Owl, and some were just beastly leveling partners perfect for beginners, like the Dalmatian or any of the other dogs for that matter. I remember that most of the time, pets were bought mostly for inventory, movement, or just because they look great.

One that I am very sad about them pulling out are the transformation pets, the Siberian Husky, Borzoi, and Greyhound for Paladins and the Bengal, Siamese, and Bombay for Dark Knights. I know the Siberian was a limited and one of the cats were as well (Think it was the Bengal), but it would be nice if at least one of each stayed in the shop for new human players (Or at least have a questline in-game to obtain one, one per account, of course). I'm actually a bit surprised that the Elves and Giant didn't have a pet equivalent, perhaps a bird of prey for elves and a bear or some large beast for giants. Oh, can't forget the Persian, Black Wolf, and Hamster, which transformed into their were-forms under certain conditions (think it's day for Persians, night for Black Wolves, and hunger above 90% for Hamsters).

The mounts are also some of the really memorable ones, especially the limited ones like the Thunderbird (Released back in G4), Griffin (I want to say G11 or G12 for these majestic eagle lions), Snow Tiger and Bengal Tiger (The first battle mounts introduced into the game that players can use to fight while mounted), Phoenix (The original one from the Cash Shop, though if I'm not mistaken, a Diamond Phoenix is set to be released some time in the future for us?), the Alaskan Husky and Malamute (Think these guys were also released around the Iria Era and allowed for travel on snow), and the Two-Seater Thunder Dragon (Great for companion trips, and not to mention the amusing animation for the passenger when in flight... XD). I also miss the Halfinger horse mount. It actually looked pretty cute when standing next to the Thoroughbred and the two-rider black Shire.

I know there are a ton more that I missed, and while an event might have occurred while I was on my hiatus (Left 2015 and came back only recently), it would be nice to see a classic pet revival event just for nostalgia sake, and to show those who started post-G12 some of the cooler, ordinary pets we worked with when the pet system was just starting to be introduced.

So, what other pets do you miss from the days of old, and maybe wish to see purchasable again (and I don't mean from other players via Pet Charms)?

I, for one, would love to see the Paladin/Dark Knight transformation pets make a comeback, and especially the Griffins and other smaller, non-AoE pets like the Hedgehogs and definitely the sprites (Somehow, I remember having a sprite, but I don't see it in my pet list anymore... Wondering if I re-birthed it sometime in the past...).

A link to the list pets that were released for Mabi on Mabinogi World Wiki (NA and Overseas) for reference.