My two cents

[CompAg]

Let me preface this by saying I have been playing since pre-launch. I am also a memeber of one of the few founder guilds left on my server.

Now for the contraversy:

I am glad this isn't another large update. I am getting a little overwhelmed with all the epic loot selection.

I also enjoy all the events, even the Mabar event that everyone seemed to hate so much. It is funny that the event was so hated, yet most players have the cloak and/or handwraps.

I am also optimistic about a reward that shows other players how long you have been playing. Perhaps we could get some recognition or bonus for founder guild status as well.

Just my two cents, but kudos devs for taking time to celebrate 5 years of the best MMO around and giving a little back to those that have been there from the beginning.

Let the flaming begin.

[Khimberlhyte]

I liked Mabar too. Apart from the lag, and the bannings, that is. Mabar remains the only crafting in the game that had a grind:reward ratio that I could tolerate. Over six months since my first shroud run, two shroud capable characters and zero greensteel - I must be close to setting a record here.

I have no inventory space for a decorative hat, so unless it does something cool, I'm not entirely sure what I will do with such an item on every character besides toss it out. It's nice to see the long time players recognized though.

If this was a full update that was half-baked and buggy (was it update 5 that broke everything?), there would be complaining. Taking extra time to (hopefully) get it right also leads to complaining. Often from the same people

[DasLurch]

I liked Mabar too. Apart from the lag, and the bannings, that is. Mabar remains the only crafting in the game that had a grind:reward ratio that I could tolerate. Over six months since my first shroud run, two shroud capable characters and zero greensteel - I must be close to setting a record here.

I have no inventory space for a decorative hat, so unless it does something cool, I'm not entirely sure what I will do with such an item on every character besides toss it out. It's nice to see the long time players recognized though.

If this was a full update that was half-baked and buggy (was it update 5 that broke everything?), there would be complaining. Taking extra time to (hopefully) get it right also leads to complaining. Often from the same people

While it is nice to see the Founders get some love, the long time players other than them get nothing. Please be a bit more specific. The way it stands now, the person that went VIP last month is as valued as the person who has been paying monthly since 2006. THAT is just silly. I need to do something else now because the update/patch info is just making me more angry.

[donfilibuster]

Looks good that the new event is on a new area, that should help with lag too.