In Skyforge there is an item, the Seal of Enhancement, that has electrified the community. It made players almost all-powerful. But when they had it, it was nerfed, and hard.
Item of Unspeakable Power
In the PS4 version of Skyforge, there was an item last week whose reputation made the rounds. It was a “Great Seal of Enhancement.”
There were issues: When players received the slot for the 4th Divine Enhancement, they could then use a version of the Great Seals that was much stronger than intended.
This was only available as part of a promotional event called “For Science.” The event was time-limited.
Apparently, some players heard through word-of-mouth that this item provided a boost that granted them incredible powers. Their power increased by a multiplier of 42.
This allowed players to complete invasions solo. This is an activity meant for groups. Skyforge advertises that players can become all-powerful gods. With the item, Skyforge made this promise true.
The US site Massively-Op says: This power increase drove the Skyforge community insane for 9 days. Anyone who heard about it wanted this item desperately and did everything to get it, even spending real money.
Nine days after the start of the event, Skyforge nerfed the item into the ground. From x42 to x0.25 (later buffed back to x1 a bit).
For Fans, It’s a Huge Scandal
The community was distraught. Some consider it a “bait-and-switch”: players were supposed to be lured into spending money for an item that was actually worth much less.
A YouTube video criticizes the behavior of My.com. Especially the fact that it was nerfed only after 9 days, My.com is heavily criticized for that. Such things have happened before, and the response to complaints from My.com has been weak.
From the YouTubers’ perspective, a whole chain of problems is linked to this, placing My.com and Skyforge in a bad light.
My.com Says: Honest Mistake – Fans Knew About the Item Before the Developers
At Skyforge, they see it differently. They explained in a long Facebook post that it was an honest mistake. The team realized late how powerful the item really was. They immediately took measures to rein in the item’s power.
The item’s power had only spread through word-of-mouth. And players had learned about how strong it was before the developers.
Players would have bought something they should have known was a “defective item.” They should have known it was “too good to be true,” according to My.com.
How Skyforge plans to compensate the players and you can read the entire Facebook post here in German.
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