Break down time.....

Increase chances of keys OR make the new armors more powerful (why?)
- Add more free content as well as the expensive shadow lairs (like?)
- Focus more on gameplay and content, rather than events/promos/eye candy (what kind of content? And why do you consider events a waste of time?)
- Rethink the accessory slots on certain helms (specifically bombheads :<) (granted)
- Allow auctions in CE as well as CR (this could cause confusion on pricing since 100CE has a variable CR value)
- Allow invites after someone goes solo, but not to anyone who was in the party at the time. (sell invite, they go solo, sell invite, they go solo, sell invite, they go solo.... that was the main loop hole they had to plug in the first place)
- Lower unbind costs (by how much? And why that much?)
- Allow unbinding of costumes (gonna abstain on this one)
- Fix the CIV (Whats broken on it?)
- Fix DA charges getting stuck on walls (bug, not a design flaw. Listing obvious bugs to inflate a list is cheating. :P)
- Apparently all ignored players are 5-star items with 3 UVs, maybe it's just me (they're just a**holes. I don't think theres a technical fix for that.)
- Add trinkets with decent defense (how much defense would be acceptable or overpowered?)
- Fix the "Your text is too short" thing (technical issue, thats currently being addressed)
- Add more armor for gun/bomb users (examples? What stats aren't already covered?)
- Bring back Tortodrone soon (They are...... *facepalm*)
- Remove the energy cost for danger rooms (why? It would be like making every level as profitable as an arena, and you should already know why this is bad.)
- Make 5* untradable again, you shouldn't be able to buy your way to endgame (why only 5* and not 4* as well?)
- Make the Wrench Wand upgradable ;)
- Increase the spawn of mobs with more party members (even though they already upped the HP to scale difficult... Unless this is another profit grab idea)
- Increase the visibility of Ghostly Aura (granted)
- Change back the look of the Avenger line (I like the new look, but granted)

the title of this should be changed to "how to make everything broken" because that is what would happen if some of these were to be put into effect

i won't rehash what star has already stated because i largely agree with what he/she said

those promos/events/eye candy are just another way of marketing the game and offering incentive to sink some money into getting those items.

but they should be fixing things and focusing on bigger updates rather than rushing out small ones every couple days.
fixing things, yes, but bigger updates= longer wait time. i would rather the content trickle in, than wait 6+ months for it to come in.

It barely outdamages the Levi on undead, and sucks in every other way but appearance. There's no real reason to use it over Levi.
it's a specialty weapon it is meant to out damage levi on undead but suck on everything else

right, increase the power gap between those that use trinkets and those who don't... no thanks

Why are all the bonuses low when Skolver/Snarbolax/Vog Cub have medium?
because with swords it's high risk due to the proximity you need to be to make use of the bonus. a skilled gunner is always a mile from danger and constantly kiting, bomber don't need the damage so much as they need the CTR

Because it's a challenge, and it's not fun to have to pay to fight for your reward
how is it no fun? danger rooms are more fun when they are free and puts more coin in your bank? your logic is flawed

I only fear changes that have a wider negative impact then people are willing to consider. The biggest arguments usually involve cost balance or perceived value of an item or service. Take Punch for example. Everyone would want Punch to be cheaper so they can deck out their equipment.... but consider all the changes made surrounding UVs when he was added.

Before:
- You only obtain UVs during crafting activities
- You had a max of 1 UV per item
- You had a base chance of 10% to get a UV
- The UVs obtained had a greater then 50% chance to be low
- Higher UV were considerably more valuable then lows
- People rage crafted low star items as a cheap way to farm good UVs, and sold off the failures.

After:
- Punch can guaranty a UV, and can generate up to 3 depending on the ticket
- Ticket price differences were orders of magnitude apart
- Crafting could generate a UV with ~10% base chance of 1 UV, and unclear odds of additional UVs (still being debated)
- The rating of each UV still follows the old rule set
- The base value of a UV plummeted unless it was an ASI, CTR or minimum high Dmg vs monster that was synergistic to the weapons damage type
- Same thing with armors, but only when its synergises well the items basic stats. Tangent UVs that aren't in the High-Max category don't provide enough protection to even be considered valuable.
- Rage crafting UVs for resale was no longer viable (the problem they were targeting to stop)

Now think about why they decided to do it that way instead of simply having Punch generate 1 UV at a very high Price? 2 Reasons.... The first was stop AH being flooded with clean or low UV gear, along with insanely high mat prices due to all the rage crafting. There was also the related CE consumption, but that was impacted by other factors as well. The second was adding a crown sink by making UVs accessible to the masses... something that people would waste money on that didn't involve feeding the rage crafters. Expanding the system to 3 possible UVs was done so there would still be something in the system that was both rare and desirable for the truly insane spenders (or insanely lucky).

That kind of change was driven with careful thought of the consequences, and greatly expanded due to a few glaring flaws in the basic idea behind it. In the process of trying to address one issue, they also addressed the potential side effects, ending up with a system that redefined and greatly expanded UVs as whole. That, even if relatively minor, is a positive innovation.

When looking at your responses, most of them amount you wanting them to remove/change something that is inconvenient, but can't see the effects beyond the immediate gain. So your damn right I'd be scared if OOO implemented these ideas without proper refinement.

@Ghret: http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/254/2/e/the_drifter_by_jonwil...

My head wasn't working properly. I'm just going to sleep for awhile.

"OOO isnt that big you know that cant pull it off at that speed"
Uh
April: 1st Arsenal Expansion/1st Rose Regalia
May: Auction House [and economy fixes]
June: Roar of the Snarbolax/Arsenal Expansion
July: Roarmulus Twins/Arsenal Expansion
August: Reintroduction of PvP - Blast Network/"2nd" Arsenal Expansion/Reintroduction of Weapon Trinkets
September: Lockdown/Clockworks Expansion
October: Shadow Lairs/Harvest Festival

And they are still a relatively small team.

"but CIV DOES outdamage Levi on undead right? it doesnt have to be much but it DOES"
The issue here is that while it at least does what it seems to be intended for, it doesn't do it very well. In its current state, there's little point to use it over Leviathan, or any Elemental sword. If that Leviathan has a DB Undead UV, CIV is basically inferior overall.

"u dont get it gunners with medium bonuses are OP they dont need to get in the line of fire like swordsmen..."
Here's another way to look at it:
Damage Bonuses are percentage-based.
Swords = High damage,
Bombs = Medium damage,
Guns = Low damage.
What does this mean? A melee user gets more out of a single increment of damage bonus than either Bombs or Guns. If they're already dealing easily-executable high damage, wouldn't swordsmen with Medium DB be 'OP'?

By the way, this whole point can be tossed out the window since weapon trinkets. And Elite weapon trinkets.

"but the trinket slots are expensive to a lot of people. you saying to unfairly buff the trinkets while leaving anyone without them in the dust"
1) Trinket slots are 150 energy, or ~9k crowns as of now. If a player use a full tank of mist upon purchase it's only 50 energy, or ~3k crowns.
2) Trinkets are there to grant additional bonuses, and they already do so for only those who have them, and have them equipped. It seems like you're saying that they don't do that currently, but upping the defense trinkets will make this sort of imbalance apparent. If not, you're just expressing your opposition to buffing items, which currently do their job inadequately.

"ok then you admit to you get the reward when you pay for the danger room. that aside couldn't this be extended to elevator costs too? you have to pay to fight for your reward in that case too... why not just suggest to abolish elevator costs?"
Agreed; I don't really see the backing in the original suggestion. What it should be instead is something like "make 'danger rooms' a staple part of the level." This may not have great merit either, but it's more sensible.

Indeed, then there's that problem.

My reply was primarily to the idea that Guns/Gunner gear with higher DB increments would be overpowered, but then the weapon trinkets entered the fray. With them, Guns/Gunners can have Very High DB to all monsters, without suffering potential repercussions of a Shadowsun set (for only the power of one Elite Trueshot), or any other downsides.

That is an entirely valid point; preplanning is essential, really.
My list was just to present how we have had ~monthly decent/great releases, for a team of their size.

Now development time, there's another branch to take a view from.

can i add just one more thing?
bring back the rocks on 4-star troikas
nerfing the other heavy swords to make troikas look better is ridiculous