Originally Posted by
MikeyUK
(Hey.
I'm finally rising from the ashes of the dead to speak once more. You probably don't care about what I have to say, but today, I'm not only taking my opinions on the current state of the game, but many other veteran players as well.)
Era iPhone was a pretty big part of my young life. I know it sounds very cheesy to say, but I am not the only one who feels this way. Ive taken very long breaks from this game and have come back to it many times as well. It's one of those games that you keep saying you hate and will never play again and the next day, you find yourself playing again. I really loved the game. It made me feel like I was a part of an actual community where I can express my opinions freely and can talk to anyone I choose. The deep character customization menus, the joy of talking to online friends, and even being able to play alongside them in real time was something new to many of us back in 2012.
That however is not the case anymore. My opinions on the game have drastically changed due to not only new players, but new staff as well. I, along with many others can agree that the staff is way... Different than back in 2012. It really breaks my heart to see something that can be deemed not a threat back in 2012 can ultimately get you jailed and possibly permanently banned now in 2017. I'll probably make a longer list on what is currently wrong with the game now compared to 2012 and why it hurts the community more than it helps.
Ill start off by saying what you all expected. The staff team is definitely not what it used to be like. I remember back then I could talk to admins as freely and openly as I wanted to and even poke fun at them (obviously as a joke). Now I can say that if you do the exact same thing today, you most likely will not get a response, and if you do, itll be in the form of a warning. This makes me feel like the staff team is full of fragile little kids that cant take a small joke. (Obviously the entire staff team isnt a bunch of fragile little kids, but those who stick out definitely do.) I remember back in 2013 or early 2014, I cussed out one of the admins (due to me being a young little idiot), and the worst I got was a message warning me of my actions. Fast forward to 2017, if I did that now, I risk being jailed. Even just recently, I was warned due to vulgar language, but I wasnt gagged first. And the PRA I went to wasn't helpful at all. So what did I do? I took a false warning. And no, I'm not gonna send a ticket when there are plenty of people online who were hired to help people like me. Theres also a fair share of PRs who shouldn't have been hired in the first place, but because favoritism exists, and believe me you know it does, they are allowed in.
Graal has definitely changed. And not in a good way. I cant even talk in the Era Discord now without some admin poking fun at me. And its not game shade, it personal shade being thrown at me. You might think I'm a hypocrite but theyre supposed to be the ones who are "more mature than me".
I also dont like the lack of content being made for the game. Take VIP for example. 2 years ago, VIP had unique items such as Pianos, Guitars, Trumpets, Drums. Now we get melees which could have been sold in a shop. And dont give me the same statement of "Oh, VIP isnt supposed to be about the items". I can tell you right now that most people in game get VIP solely for the VIP items. If thats what people want, thats what they should get, especially if theyre paying 5$ worth of Gralats for it. Another example was the Arte shop. Why was it removed in the first place? No one knows, but now they brought it back to build up hype. Of course community created content is always going to be good, but now it seems to be a spot solely to rake more money in for the game.
Like I said Ill probably make a longer rant thread, but there are just my thoughts for now.