We all know that the game is in poor condition. There are many things that can be done to make players come back and keep newcomers engaged for longer, or even give the game a chance. I won't beat around the bush; the changes I'm thinking of are related to PvE, and I'll leave PvP issues to those more experienced than me.

1. World bosses and field bosses need improvement. This should be content that interests both new and veteran players equally. Adding additional rewards to be earned, such as: cron stones, cron stone bundles, caphras bundles, very rare items like previously unseen cloaks/new helmets/armors that change the appearance of characters. I won’t go into more detail on this, but if Pearl Abyss is interested, I can provide a full breakdown of what special items these could be and what quantities of additional drops would revitalize the content.

2. Bring back content that was great but unprofitable. Altar of Blood was a GREAT way to have fun with friends. The game lacks things you can do with friends. The game focuses on solo content, offering practically no opportunities for those who want to spend time with guild members/friends in a meaningful way. Give us new rewards, adjust the earnings from this content so that they are similar to or slightly lower than the earnings from one hour spent on one of the top grind spots. This way, people can have fun but also earn while doing so. PLEASURE FROM THE GAME SHOULD COME HAND-IN-HAND WITH PROGRESS. I could also provide a detailed breakdown of difficulty levels and rewards for specific stages. 60% of the rewards should be fixed, with 40% being RNG-based.

3. Bring back the recruitment system but also HELP new players. Let’s assume a veteran takes a new player under their wing. Someone who just started playing or is returning with gear below 650 GS. (These are just example numbers.) Both players would receive special weekly missions to complete. If they finish them, they receive rewards in the form of upgrade materials – the veteran obviously gets more, the newbie less, but with item collection scrolls and experience packages included. You could also offer discount coupons for the Pearl Shop, which would likely boost sales. Additionally, for missions like "Kill 30,000 monsters together within a week," you could turn solo spots into two-person spots, allowing the veteran to show their new buddy the slightly stronger spots and greatly speed up their early progress – the stage where most new players drop out. For all this effort, the veteran would get access to a special shop with unique items. I have many additional thoughts and ideas for this system, and if there’s interest, I could create a more detailed version.

4. Finally, there’s the issue that the game has TOO FEW group spots. Instead of encouraging players to spend time in the game alone, give them reasons to spend more time with friends and create strong bonds – this will significantly reduce the risk of them giving up on the game one day.

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Good ideas.

To get new players we really need to remove forced PVP. This half and half crap is just making the game undesirable to both sides.

Time for PVE servers. Time to make it so if you and a friend hit a mob you both get credit and loot. That allone will make this game more enjoyable and grinding with friends rewarding.

How bout we allow looting of player bodies, and purge the weak ones from our servers.

To get new players, we really need to remove forced PVE. This 90/10 crap is just making the game undesirable to both sides.

It's time for removal of marni realm, reduction of servers, and introduction of full arsha mode on all servers. Time to make it so if you really want a spot, you have to fight for it. Maybe then, you and your friends will have a reason to band together like we did at launch.

You are as bad as Pearl Abyss with rhetoric that doesn't correlate to reality because you have an agenda that side steps everything.  In the case of Pearl Abyss they poison the game intentionally as part of a business model.  Ultimately it does make some sense.  They want to do a low amount of effort and yield high results with P2W strategies.

In your case it's just personal bias.  Despite all the facts being against you and your inability to practice what you preach you drone on about it like all the other so called PVPers.

Stop talking about it and fix the game yourself.  Stop pretending what you are asking for is not literally already available.  Log in to Arsha and advocate for more people to join in.  Stop rambling about PVP is dead and actually participate in it.

Once again missing the point willingly.

At least you're consistent.

Pointless explaning it those who won't listen, that goes for you and PA.