EsperRO

[crap]

Yay, my next bad server report

My friend and i were server hopping as we always do (average 1 server a day ; we never seem to find a server thats balanced, has good GMs and pleases the two of us). And tada! We find esperRO!

Let me give my ratings first:

Server-
Stability - 6
Availability - 9
I got disconnected once and experienced moderate lag. Nothing too bad. My friend however, said his lag was insane (and his connection and comp are better than mine...) and had to wait for about an hour for things to get better

Community Rating-
Friendliness - 7
Eventfulness - 2
Community first. Sure, everyone is nice friendly and talks to you in a good way and everything - everyone active that is. There are about 8 vends (ppl online is around 13, u MAY see 5 active players) which serve no purpose than to drive you mad (vends explained later)
About the events. Ok, so the GM hosts an event. He calls for people to join. 2 people turn up; one being me. Hide and seek, everything goes on fine and the other guy finds the GM and asks for a SinX card (the rates for the server are 10% for mvps. So you guys can guess how hard it is getting a SinX card). "Sure" says the GM and gives him the card. Did i mention the person already had an LK card from an earlier event? Hell with the events i say, im here for fun and i wont let this small thing let me down. So, i continue. Another event, says the GM - another hide and seek. Now three guesses to who won this time. Im not suggesting any foul play on the GMs part, but here comes that guy. Already having won two events, he goes on and gets another biolabs card. And the GM finds this fair. I guess it is fair, since he won and everything...but then, with 2 people participating? That too a biolabs card? On a 10% drop server?? I dont really know...

Game Masters -
Friendliness - 4
Availability - 6
Helpfulness - 6
I would have given friendlines and helpfulness 9 if I hadnt heard about what they did to my friend. I told him about the biolabs cards being with that guy and my friend got pretty pissed - he is the pvp kinda guy and was irritated that such a strong advantage would be given for an event with minimal participation. So he brought it up with the GM whose simple reply was 'If youre not happy, leave the server. We have many more people that can replace you'. Now thats not what I expect a GM to say. My sister (who also plays RO)  had got pretty friendly with one of them too but i felt really bad about the way my friend was treated. And about the availability, the event GM was sleeping for a good one hour in the main city while the admin (though he showed up on the @who list) was inaccessible.

Gameplay rating -
Economy - 1
Guild competition - Unrated (i didnt participate in WoE)
Class Balance - 2
I have one word for the economy - trash. You log in and see 13 people online. 8 are vends. And what do they sell? MVP cards. Its a 10% drop server and you see like 8 valkyrie randgris, 7 tao gunka, 6 thana on sale. So we just need to get money and buy them right? Sure, just figure out a way to get 1 bil on a sale. Its quite obvious that these vendors have no motive for these vends other than to show that they have the cards - which you dont, and cannot get all too easily.
Let me elaborate a bit - When the server started (which was less than a month back), there were a few raises for the new players - higher drop rates, everyone gets the cards. Later, there was also a christmas event. So most of the people on the server have all the cards needed. You, on the other hand, watch and suffer or get around 10 of each MVP to spawn and get all the cards necessary (thankfully, they have bloody branches on sale. Sadly, they also have acid demo requirements and EDPs as well). And lets not forget the event prizes when you come first in a race of two - whatever you want (thankfully, some sanity left in them denied god items).
Next, class balance. As i just mentioned, acid and grenade bottles are sold. It may be a good thing if youre a creator but not all too flowery if you are a paladin sac build fan. And then, the EDPs. SinXs PWN. Period.

Now that quite covers everything i have to say. The server was fine. Even with the acid demo and EDP. But then the MVP cards? Maybe not. And the GM's behaviour? Great! You've got other players. Please do be nice to them. Heck, it was fun while it lasted.
Posted on: Dec 29, 2007, 03:03 amAnd here a few excerpts from the main RMS site

Me said

Well, its all easy to download and everything but things get crappy when you have bio labs cards being given out on a 10% drop server (which has max stats at 180) for events where 2 PPL PARTICIPATE. Did i mention the earlier 100% rates? All the old members have everything. And you can get nothing. Have fun.

Reply from owner

All your hate comments will do what? It's obvious you're just jealous how the first group of players get the benefits of what the server had to offer during holidays' event. It's too bad that the event was over and it was too hard for you.

Whoah there...hate comments? Writing a review is hatred? And jealous?? They're flipping overpowered man, open your eyes!! Too bad, indeed

[smokingspaceman]

well...the frend was ME.....
i said:
well firstly there was a 1st advantage of perma drop cards for few pple now its 10 % and no mvp room ofcourse..secondly event prizes are biolab cards...then edp adn acid demo bottles are sold ....GMs hardly online..online but "AFK".u can imagine how "BALANCED"it is..-_-*
See Detailed Rating    Rating: 16    Report This Comment    Comment #2
Server
Stability: 3
Availability: 5    Community
Friendliness: 1
Eventfulness: 1    Game Masters
Friendliness: 1
Availability: 1
Helpfulness: 1    Game-play
Economy: 1
Guild Competition: 1
Class Balance: 1
Owner's reply to this review:    Edit    Delete    2007-12-28
"Well 1st advantage of perma drop cards" what? It was an event. First week during holiday the rates were increased; when the event was over, you joined; cried about how hard it was then. But, it's okay

there is some proof for the 100% drop advantage for starters and later it bcame 10% drop...i didnt consider this a big deal cuz i actually found out abt this the 1st day but i continued..its just the event prizes that annoyed me for a event which had 2 pple on it...and with drop rates at 10% for cards...biolabs mvps arent killed every other second by everyother player ^^....newaiz have fun if u still join....

[Zone]

1. How long were you playing?

@server owner:

If the mvps aren't killed every other minute, why the heck would you be giving out some of the most over powered cards in the game, that is just complete stupidity.
They are some of the hardest MVPs for a reason.

[crap]

Both of us played for two days. Btw, i just noticed something. See the reviews on RMS for esper? The top two are by smoking and me. The three below are from the GM/staff. Take a little look at the duration they spent on the server - 2 months, 6 months, over 1 year???
The owner just confessed that it started right before the holiday season. So, its kinda obvious that those duration values are framed . I just thought i might point that out...

[Zone]

Okay, so you are making a review about the gm's helpfulness, eventfulness, and such others that you have to play for at least a month or so to know.
Events aren't supposed to be every day things, and people do have lives outside this game.
Those reviews are false, I will be posting to get them removed.
I will also use this topic as a reference.

[crap]

Agreed, events may not be everyday things, but thats not what im saying. Im saying events are everyday. And they happen at least twice. Its the event prizes that worried me. As i mentioned, my sister and i had no problem with the server. Its only the rude behaviour that the GM showed towards my friend that made me want to leave - and of course, the amazing event prizes. I guess our reviews were trollish, but there was nothing fictionalized (other than our server community ratings ) which is why i made a separate post here and gave my actual ratings with reasons. 2 days is not enough to find out how good a server is but i must say its enough to let you know where you dont want to be

[Zone]

2 Events a day, that is rather eventful....that should have been a 7 or higher...
At any rate, I posted the report, you can view it [Here].

[crap]

arigato *bows*

[Zone]

You are very much welcome.
Now, what I would like to do is see this server admin log in and defend himself.
And as for those reviews, they should be deleted.

[crap]

He should be coming here soon shouldnt he? He replied to the reviews the day after we posted them.

[Zone]

Well, hopefully he will reply soon.
Lest he revives this once it is a month old.

[Reiatsu]

*claps* I'm here.

I find it funny for you to constantly crying about the server.  I still don't know how it started, but it's funny to see jealousy amongst you.  I'm pretty sure I mentioned how the rates got increased.  It was increased because of holidays?  Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas?  I'm sure you've heard of though.  Nevertheless you cried because of how the rates dropped when holidays are over?  That's pretty sad. 

For the MVP cards, I did not hand any of them out.  I couldn't care less if other GMs passed them out in their events; it's their events.  That's not the only way to get "powerful" cards.  Ever heard of Bloody Branch?  Not Dead Branch.  By the way, if you happen to mention about how "it's hard to get bloody branch".  Well guess what?  It was in the mall for 10k.  Biolab MVPs' cards was given out depending on players' choices.  Sometimes, we do events and the price was item of choice; they chose whatever they wanted.  Of course, no god items.  It's your opinion how "stupid" we are.  But damn, you're smart enough to say that they should be given to donors as "donation items".

About the GMs part, Did I even see you in-game?  I don't think so.  Other than that, I don't know what you babies are ranting on about.  It's funny to see someone who reports about "false" ratings coming here to support these 2 lovers. .

The server didn't "start" a month ago.  We started more than a year ago under the name of VengeanceRO for about a month then renamed it to EsperRO.  http://forum.asb-sakray.net/Esper-Ragnarok-Online-t35818.html <- proof.  Nuff' said.

I'll just wait til your next tears fest.

Just quit; don't play the server if you don't like it.  No one asks you to keep on playing it.  We thank your for coming all this way to talk about us ^_^.

My first time visiting here by the way.  I'm not a type of a person who seeks for more attention.  And about the hate comments, it's obviously you .

[Zone]

*claps* I'm here.

I find it funny for you to constantly crying about the server.  I still don't know how it started, but it's funny to see jealousy amongst you.  I'm pretty sure I mentioned how the rates got increased.  It was increased because of holidays?  Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas?  I'm sure you've heard of though.  Nevertheless you cried because of how the rates dropped when holidays are over?  That's pretty sad.  There is no crying between us two, you seem to be the only one making a big deal about it. It is started with false reviews.

For the MVP cards, I did not hand any of them out.  I couldn't care less if other GMs passed them out in their events; it's their events.  That's not the only way to get "powerful" cards.  Ever heard of Bloody Branch?  Not Dead Branch.  By the way, if you happen to mention "it's hard to get bloody branch".  Well guess what?  It was in the mall for 10k.  Biolab MVPs was given out depending on players' choices.  Sometimes, we do item of choice; they choose whatever they wanted.  Of course, no god items.  It's your opinion how "stupid" we are.  But damn, you're smart enough to say that they should be given to donors "donation items". Your rates are high enough where nothing is hard to get.

About the GMs part, Did I even see you in-game?  I don't think so.  Other than that, I don't know what you babies are ranting on about.  It's funny to see someone who reports about "false" ratings coming here to support these 2 lovers. .
Lol, babies, you are complaining because I had one of your reviews removed? That is babyish. Honestly, it is 1 review. And yes, they are false reviews.
The server didn't "start" a month ago.  We started more than a year ago under the name of VengeanceRO for about a month then renamed it to EsperRO.  http://forum.asb-sakray.net/Esper-Ragnarok-Online-t35818.html <- proof.  Nuff' said.
Ok, so all reviews about VengeanceRO don't matter, that is not considered EsperRO.
I'll just wait til your next tears fest.
lol, my my, you are quite a child, making such comments about crying, like I said earlier, you are the only one crying. Trying to insult only makes you look more childish, but go ahead, you are entertaining me.

Just quit; don't play the server if you don't like it.  No one asks you to keep on playing it.  We thank your for coming all this way to talk about us ^_^.
One doesn't have to play your server to report false reviews. I never played it, and many servers that are reported have never been played by reporters. They take the info you show on your site, and your RMS listing.

My first time visiting here by the way.  I'm not a type of a person who seeks for more attention.  And about the hate comments, it's obviously you .
Hate comments?

[Reiatsu]

It is frankly naive to say "crying" is an insult.  Crying on the internet is considered bragging about something you can't get; and they did.  The way you mentioned "we" you're talking about you, crap, and smokingspaceman?  Oh wait, you said "us two".  That gave away didn't it?

I'm sure I'm old enough to not pay attention to a server I don't even play; you on the other hand did AND talked about it .  Or...you are the one to defend the topic creator aka yourself?

As I said, the items aren't hard to get; We gave the MVP cards during event because it's easy to get.  You said something earlier about how "stupid" we are to give them away during events, but now you said it's easy to get with the "high" rates.

Those are comments to defend "myself" like you said earlier.  If you actually read their "reviews" you'll see that they only mentioned about Item-related topics.  That includes cards and event prizes.  That is not crying or what?

For the VengeanceRO part, he said EsperRO started a month ago.  Didn't I just say we started a year ago EVEN with the name of EsperRO until now?  It's the same old server.  I only mentioned VengeanceRO just to show that we aren't new.  If you count Vengeance's time, we are about 1 and a half year old; not 1 year.

Also, you said I cried about 1 review got deleted?  When was that?  I didn't even said a thing about any reviews.  All I said was it's the players' opinions and we didn't asked them to rate it good.  Honestly, you're the one who's crying about how I said they were crying.

And yep, I made a "big deal" about it by replying to their topics.  Way to defend your friends.

[Zone]

Lol, I did not make this topic, I make a topic in the proper section so it would be dealt with.
I have no connection with Crap, or whoever that other person is, if you haven't noticed yet, I am a regular here, so I post everywhere. Infact, I didn't even notice the other person said anything, being that you revived a month old topic.

These two posted about this, I responded and posted it in the proper place. You are obviously child-minded. I post here about everything, I go and search reviews for false reviews, and there is no rule saying you must play a server to report a review as false. I can discuss a server and the reviews as I please, it is in server discussion for a reason.

Yes, it is stupid, there is no point in having the cards even drop if you just give them away freely.

Crying on the internet is considered bragging about something you can't get; and they did.

They mentioned cards and things, why would they be bragging about something they cannot get, when your staff gives them out freely? How is that something they cannot get?

And yes, you are complaining about how these reviews were reported and one was deleted.
Reviews get deleted all the time. I am simply replying to your childish remarks.

These people aren't my friends.
The only people I have as my friends on here are yC, Pow, and Ambrose Merle.
Like I said, I am one of the most common people here, so no one I talk to in posts are friends of mine, simply more replies, more entertainment. People I talk to on MSN from here, that is who actually my friends.
Check the members and who has the max posts, I am 2nd only to yC, and I have been here far less than her, being that she actually started the forums and website. That is how common I am here.

As for making a big deal about it, yes, you did. Making a big deal about someone reporting 3 reviews, saying it is someone's opinion, so what? They get deleted often, so why reply a month after the fact that they were deleted to complain that they were deleted? I already said it, if someone says 'omgzorz dis srver is teh awsmz' and gives you any score, we would report it and it would be deleted, same goes for 'corrupt gms' and gives you any score, and the same goes for reports that have false information in them. Like playing that server for longer than it has been up.