So before I begin, I want to make it known that I don't complain often. If a game rubs me the wrong way, I usually just leave. This game however, or rather how the new ninjas are being handled is disgusting in my opinion.

After playing this game for awhile, it's come to my attention that maybe I just don't have enough experience with p2w games. I've usually played mmos that even when people are p2w, with enough skillplay, you can beat them. That doesn't seem to be the case with this game.

I'm on server 2 currently lvl 77 (almost 78) with 26k power earth main/shurado/ningendo/gakido. I've been able to beat a few people 30k+ but it gets to a point where im losing a pain in the 1st round. I'm fine with this, they've paid more so I understand the power difference. Each update, the game tempts you with "small payments" that in turn end up becoming quite a bit later on. Battle armor, refinement, mags, moods, all end up either pricey or taking months to get any kind of progress after a point.

I'm fine with all the above, the problem or "problems" is how new ninja are acquired. I've been wanting to get 4 tailed naruto since the beginning of this game. The fact that 3 stars alone cost nearly $300 is insane. Have you guys actually thought about how much you're spending on these "characters"? I'm not trying to guilt trip anyone over the fact that they are paying money in a free game, as I've done the same. The problem is that these characters cost WAY TO MUCH!

From youtube videos/forum posts, the pulls seem to be fixed at 40-60 pulls for 1 rare. 400 for a super rare currently. That's $100 for 40 pulls each. $1,000 for a super rare (aka) tendo/hashirama. And APPARENTLY, Susanoo Sasuke/Raikage will be 900-1000 SCROLLS which is easily $2,000+. Susanoo Itachi is $7,500. Guys...this is a BROWSER GAME. Not a triple A, not a virtual reality game...a BROWSER GAME.

Once again, I don't fault anyone for paying money...but when they are charging THIS MUCH MONEY simply for characters...I'm sorry but I don't think I can play this any longer. "But you can get the characters for free." Lets just say that you were able to get a legendary pack every week. Lets say you were after Tendo/Hashi, so 400 scrolls. That would take you 40 weeks of constant legendary packs to get him. It'll take less time if you spend coupons and what not but seriously, thats a problem. Especially since super rares are costing EVEN MORE SCROLLS after kage packs are released. Add another 40 weeks to get a sasuke/raikage. So f2p who constantly gets 10 scrolls per week without fail would take you a year and 28 weeks (if my math isn't wrong) to get them.

I've seen f2p players constantly complaining about every event coming out. Don't complain about the events, complain about how much it takes to get a simple rare. I could buy a simple ps4 game for $60 with 80 hours of single player story, and an even playing field in online multiplayer. $60 on this game can't even buy the event sage jiraiya....really?

The only way I can see that would solve this problem a bit is the introduction to elite instances that give fragments of these characters NOW. Just because people get a "free pain" during "90" cap where he will get bodied by all the new jinchuriki/kages don't help. I also suggest that the treasure pulls go random all the way. Someone should be able to 1st pull a rare/super rare. Getting a super rare as a f2p is honestly going to take nearly a year of constantly pulling from that box. A super rare from kage treasure and higher will take a year +.

Does anyone remember the first time they fought a full pain team? I'l never forget it. It was arena so the only thing that they had over me was the fact that their refinements were better. Guess how it went? I got demolished. The double chases, bind, full cleanses, revives etc were too much to handle with f2p ninjas. How do you think it's going to work when f2p finally get a pain team? Only to go and fight a team with nothing but kages? The same exact situation will play out.

I am highly competitive. So before someone come and tells me "it's only the top 10-15 or so that will have those characters, so don't worry!" I only fight the "top 10-15". I've lost to maybe 5 people around my power. The only people that seem to give a challenge are people 3k+ above me. Once they get that high above me however, "skill" goes out the window and I'm simply overpowered by dmg. IE a 35k shurado blasting mine for 6k.

This game has the potential to have skillful matches, but if no one can get decent characters except the top spenders, whats the point? No amount of "skill" can stop the crazy combos/skills these new ninjas are being introduced with. Just like "pains" simply crushed the f2p ninja, the "kages" will crush pain teams. The fact that "topping up" means dropping $1k+ to get new ninjas alone is gross. In the previous mmo I played, $100 was considered "topping up". I just don't see how this game can get away with selling characters for $300+. You're not getting it max mooded, high refines, high mags, nothing. Just the character alone....disgusting.

TLDR: Every event seems to make characters price jump higher and higher. Between this event's $250-$300 characters, and future characters that will cost upwards of $2,000+ to obtain....The game is getting out of hand. The value of $ in this game is horribly imbalanced. "Lucky" pulls from events don't help.


This post was last edited by Hakkyoku at 2016-10-7 14:54 This post was last edited by Hakkyoku at 2016-10-7 14:55