Players of the MMORPG ArcheAge had previously complained about expensive mounts being “nerfed”. The developers referred to this as “normalized”. And now, even under the new owner gamigo, the old game starts all over again.
What happened? With the recently released update 5.1 for version “Relics of Hiram”, there was another normalization of the mounts. Players feel deceived and express their frustration.
What is “normalization”? Basically, it is just a nerf. Mounts that were offered with a certain movement speed suddenly run slower and are thus adjusted to the regular “normal” speed.
What is the problem? The mounts are offered in lockboxes for a specific amount and customers purchase these mounts in good faith, believing that their stats are correct and will remain so. Speed plays a major role.
Many ArcheAge players spend a lot of money to use a particularly fast mount.
However, seeing the speed of the mount nerfed without prior notice angers the players. They feel as though they have fallen for a bait-and-switch.
The situation repeats itself
This is why players feel even more deceived: Such a “normalization” has occurred before.
In 2017, the mount “Stormwraith” was nerfed in the same manner. Many had hoped that this practice would not continue under the new ArcheAge operator gamigo. But now, exactly the same thing has happened again.
Once again, there was a “normalization” of previously expensive, fast mounts. And again, there was no prior warning. The mounts like Lunaris and Celestar, which are now affected, were offered for weeks.
What do players hope for now? In 2017, buyers of Stormwraith received compensation because Trion Worlds did not want to leave it at that they made a bait-and-switch offer. Whether this will also be the case now is still uncertain. Players hope for compensation, but gamigo has not yet commented.
