The latest "skip job quest" IM addon is a good step away from "Buy IM or die!", don't you think?
Not really because as Gojio posted, I too agree about this specifically about what's becoming of this game.
I'm complaining because there are little to no "pure" things left in Rose, everything is contaminated by Item Mall. 2nd Job Quest should have stayed untouched.
No one likes giving negative feedback, but the community has spoken. Besides there really isn't much to rejoice about with the latest patches. True small fixes here and there and minor class balancing but what else? The Item Mall content just quickly overshadows those patches on a weekly basis.
And taking something as small and minor as paying a few bucks to skip the job quest. Yea, of course no one has to pay but it's not even an option anymore. Overall, you get suckered in to try to keep up with many people that do buy thousands of Item Mall - trying to level the playing field. It's not a big blow to skip the job quest but it definitely just tainted the game further.
It's all so funny now. How before making money by farming and leveling was so easy, until they introduced item mall while nerfing: experience/drops/spawn rates. Now we gotta work harder or buy IM to make up for spawn/experience nerfs.
Is there anything left in the game that's free of Item Mall?
Pvp? No.. (Boosters and Jellies)
Farming? No.. (Need medal of fortunes and premiums)
Lvling? No.. (Need trainee medals)
Shopping? No.. (overpriced IM re-rolled stuffs)
I honestly believe if they didn't nerf the experience/drops/spawn rates people wouldn't care too much about Item Mall. It frustrates mostly everyone because it's become a huge dependent. Who can really truly say they enjoy the game without Item Mall..?
It's like a virtual amazon, e-bay or craigs list - buying, bidding, and trading. It's just business.
The only left is chatting and afking. That's free right? Fun.
However, I have looked at their "State of the Game" post and it does kind of lift my spirits. It seems as though were digging out of this alive to breathe for once and enjoy the game.
But I'll give it a year and not a month or two like they say for a good solid turn around in comparison to the present.