Let's mention 10 problems RO has

A) Refinement System
Stuff doesn't break, what else can you say? This is causing most of the issues we will mention below.

B.) Market is ruined
As a consecuence of A, there's no demand for gears since one piece is all you need and then just spend on the certs or ores to get it upgraded. Ores can only be kafra shopped, certs come mostly from lucky boxes as well, players don't cut here.

C) Overupgraded KvM Weapons
Another consequence of A, KvM weapons with obnoxious bonuses over refinement which were very hard to achieve with the normal system are now more and more common, a weapon which could take a month or more to get could break and that kept their rarity only to those who could afford to loose it. Back in the day +7 was very very rare, +9 almost impossible, one or two players with those didn't make that much of a difference, now it's just too many to go unnoticed.

D) Lack of endgame content
Some people wouldn't believe RO has been in development for 10 years and yet we are to see anything more attractive than WoE being implemented? BGs? MvPs? Instances? High-end dungeons? nothing compares...

E) God Item abundance
This has been brought in many times, no need to go further, guilds stacking multiple godlikes over the years, items with no decay will only accumulate and be more noticeable on small server popultaions.

F) WoE not getting attention
Probably as a consequence of E, people just don't care to defend their forts when they already have all the godlikes, who cares if you have 10 or 11 megs it's not even worth the hassle, just care about getting your forts at the end.

G) Instances not appealing
Somehow related to A, instances like Nidhoggr or ET do not generate much income because of low demand for gears. Last but not least Sealed Shrine is right now the most challenging instance which really requires coordination and numbers to get it running, too bad its most valuable reward its a really low drop and is overshadowed by a overupgraded kafra shop headgear :<

H) Bots still rampant
10 years and they are still here, might as well make them legal or change the game deep enough to pulverize them.

I) Login issues
This just adds up to screw things even more, can't expect things to get better when people can't even log on the servers.

J) Battlegrounds with poor design and rewards
The most fun BGs are the less rewarding ones, people love TV but it takes too many people to get it started and doesn't give enough points to convert to kvm which is far superior but boring as hell. The farming is a side effect, can't help it or yes if all people is forced to do BGs and not getting their badges through boxes or seals.

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