1. add Durability to equipment (at least for weapons) i posted it on another thread but i thought it would better to branch off from there. in addition to the generic: "the durability value decrease as the equipment is used, repair to reset the value" have the repairs needed to restore durability include materials of the same star level. the materials needed change in between repairs:
so a 4 star weapon requires 4 separate 4 star materials A,B,C,D and after repairs the materials change to D,F,J,Y and is immediately visible after the repairs
the reason for the change in materials between each repair is so people wont stockpile the needed materials and encourages going out and finding/buying the mats (if OOO feels the need not to include the changes in mats so be it)
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2. there needs to be something more to do once you have exhausted all your energy. In essence, i have an extremely hard time keeping up with the ever increasing CE costs so i rarely get enough to go through 20 or more levels before i need to wait for more energy (if trying to get better equipment than not even 10 levels)
so basically OOO is saying "either use real world money to buy more energy or quit for a time." that's certainly one way to make people choose the latter...
as for what activities this would entail, that's hard to say... maybe some miscellaneous activities or mini games with mist energy rewards or maybe a point system and once you gain enough you can buy a mist tank. something that require no energy to do
i feel a lot more willing to spend money on energy if it's not required to continue.
1. No
2. Maybe
This is just my opinion, but durability adds an unnecessarily complicated aspect. There are easier ways to design a crown/material sink. On the latter topic, that is exactly what Three Rings is asking, pay up if you want more action. That said, it would be beneficial to give free players who really want to be online to have fun with friends while not dungeon crawling. Of course, any such option would have to provide minimal game advancement (if any). A PvP arena or pay-to-play (crowns) Boss-Rush Challenge would be well-suited to this.