Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25730832-20150715144558/@comment-26410416-20150716094221

Ar-cen-ciel wrote: OatMealFriend wrote: In other words, an average player will never really catch up those that were before him. (More committed players could, but only if they can invest serious amounts of time and effort) This is how it really should be, sonny. If newbies can catch up and even surpass the older players so easily, then where's the respect for them? Besides, those admirals were around to see the hell maps before all these features we have now were implemented. The newbies didn't and they should rightfully invest a significant amount of effort to catch up with the older players.

You will definitely be able to catch up if you can put that amount of effort, and eventually the only difference between newer and older players would be the gears they have collected, which isn't really a game breaker as much as you thought. Ask anyone who have Shinden Kai and they'll tell you that it's pretty much overrated. Eh... that's exactly what I said, and that's the reason behind the concept I suggested of a segregated userbase based on the date they joined; the problem that arises from it and the potential solutions for it.