WoW died and those players have to go somewhere.

Now there are new MMOs like NW that are taking their playerbase and FF14 is the most attractive overall.

Existing MMOs are revamping everything to try to appeal.

If BDO fails with their class rework, adding relevant content, balancing the marketplace, lifeskilling, and other issues with the game and most importantly the lagfest we've encountered, it won't last. They only have one chance to fix this. Kakao nearly killed the game when the servers were always down in 2017 and this is a repeat of it. Most players left at the time including myself, only to recently come back after PA took over. I'm about to leave again because FF14's new expansion is hype. I'll be back, maybe even playing AFK fishing or something in the system tray but that's the extent of it. I won't 'be the only one, tens of thousands of other players will be doing the same and there's a good chance that many will not come back at least for a long while.

While skeptical, I have high hopes for the rebalance to be done decently for the only reason that they have to do it decently. I'm not saying it will be great but good is good enough for our expectations. lol

WoW died and those players have to go somewhere.

Now there are new MMOs like NW that are taking their playerbase and FF14 is the most attractive overall.

Existing MMOs are revamping everything to try to appeal.

If BDO fails with their class rework, adding relevant content, balancing the marketplace, lifeskilling, and other issues with the game and most importantly the lagfest we've encountered, it won't last. They only have one chance to fix this. Kakao nearly killed the game when the servers were always down in 2017 and this is a repeat of it. Most players left at the time including myself, only to recently come back after PA took over. I'm about to leave again because FF14's new expansion is hype. I'll be back, maybe even playing AFK fishing or something in the system tray but that's the extent of it. I won't 'be the only one, tens of thousands of other players will be doing the same and there's a good chance that many will not come back at least for a long while.

While skeptical, I have high hopes for the rebalance to be done decently for the only reason that they have to do it decently. I'm not saying it will be great but good is good enough for our expectations. lol