There are only two noticeable spikes in player activity in which the crafting rework came second and was more of a speed bump as opposed to the actual peak that came with the class rework.
You’re also missing context that PS players and Xbox players are added to the player count which created more community for people to play with. Attributing it only to a weapon fix is a little bit narrow of a view, I think.
Even with that, Many Auric Maelstroms I launch with an empty lobby after the timeout expires. And when I choose to PUG for Havocs, I only find 1-3 rooms during the day active at any given time.
A comparable spike by a few decimals is the Grim Protocol release which yielded an even higher player count building off of what Locked and Loaded brought.
I suppose you’re right, and there are also people who will be given everything to them on a silver spoon after all the crying and screaming they’ve done and will never be happy even though they’re allegedly an adult.
Sorry, it is a little hard to keep up since you were making an appeal in favor of challenge that “gambling” wasn’t difficult.
You’re right, gambling in itself isn’t difficult. Push button, get randomized stuff. That’s not the hard part. It’s working with what you have that is the difficult part.
Now? You just roll the weapon until you get the stats you want, then pick all the perks and blessings you want, leaving you no room to make any important choices about the weapon itself.
You’re a paragon of skill now that you can chase the META. How could I argue with such logic?
what’s with this whole garbage you’re throwing my way about how i want to have everything for free and how i want to chase meta and prove my skill? what are you even on about? are you right in the head
You’re upset about being misrepresented, fair enough. You’re dodging the actual critique. You said you support a system where players can pick their exact perks and blessings. That does removes constraint, which reduces the need for adaptation and decision-making. It’s not a personal attack to point that out. But when I mirror back what your position implies (not verbatim, but logically) you throw insults instead of rebuttals. That’s not debate. That’s a tantrum.
“Quote me!” you said gambling bad, full control good. What’s that if not hand-picking stats? . And now you’re accusing me of reporting you for spam… That wasn’t me, are you okay? You’re speedrunning victimhood now
Again, you mocked randomness, praised full agency, and scoffed at the idea of effort. That’s not telepathy … that’s inference. If you can’t recognize your own subtext, that’s on you, not me. Since I was off, perhaps you could share what your position is, or is this just (again) another clumsy deflection to detract from the points that I made in which you’ve failed to reply?
So hard.