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It's not that they couldn't conceivably do it, but it'd have to be programmed by BHS (even if other regions didn't get it). This is basically a short-term fix. If BHS were going to do work, I'd rather some of the other options on the table (i.e. making CCB toggleable option, removing the achievements, making the achievements so that it counts when a crystal "would have" broken if you're wearing a CCB, etc. etc.)
How is something normally permanently on then being changed to not permanently on and requiring constant input not a punishment? Do you actually play the game longer than 1-2 hours a week? I was happy when we got the permanent but now you guys have to remove it and your toting it as a solution to a problem that we should praise you guys when it is causing a inconvenience for 99% of the player base.
If were catering to the 0.1% of the player base then, how about we also buff the RKEM drops since their crap, or how about RKEM doesnt give any metamorphic tokens despite KTERA giving out 4k tokens each clear(how is NA getting worse drops then the grindier version of tera?), or letsee another minor problem why does RKHM give the same gear exp as RKNM and TRHM? When it requires far more effort than those 2 dungeons.
??? how does this address my concern? I have infinite free ccbs in my bank that last 4x as long as the elite ones already. not to mention the hundreds of 1 hour garbage ones vanguard gives out now, or the 1-use ones that i literally throw on the floor because they're worse than useless. the fact is, this change gives us one more chore to do every time we change chars, or start a fight or do anything. you're making elite worse because a few people complained about 20 achievement points, several months after promising to make elite better.
Here's mine:
And here's the same in text form (for those too lazy to write a new ticket all over again and just wish to copy and paste):
Dear Support
As an Elite player, I am absolutely disappointed that you guys have decided to remove the Permanent CCB feature from the Elite bar just so "To unblock elite status players from gaining the “Imperfect Crystals” and “Ideal Crystals” achievements", that I understand is a "100% direct result of player feedback" previously, as Spacecats has explained.
The reason why we asked for the Permanent CCB feature for Elite status is precisely so we do not have to constantly mind or worry if the CCB effect has been activated while we are in combat. Despite numerous players sounding this out in the forums (https://forums.enmasse.com/tera/discussion/19588/permanent-crystal-bind-being-removed-discussion/p1), EME has FAILED TO UNDERSTAND what elite status players really want. It is not free CCB we are asking, NO and DO NOT mistake us for this, but a permanent feature just so elite players need not ever think about whether the CCB effect is on whenever they go into a fight.
You guys have kindly gave us this feature for the past month, and we have been so appreciative of it, but only for it to be replaced by a temporary CCB effect that has to be activated every X hours. This is as good as not putting any CCB feature on the Elite bar at all. Players will still have to remind themselves to activate the CCB effect every so often, which defeats the entire purpose to begin with.
In the same way you have so removed the Permanent CB effect which is a "100% direct result of player feedback", I will now submit my feedback to ask for a win-win solution for both types of elite users:
PLEASE INTRODUCE A TOGGLE ON/OFF CCB FEATURE (as suggested here https://forums.enmasse.com/tera/discussion/comment/195300/#Comment_195300) IN THE ELITE BAR, AND ONE THAT DOESN'T CHANGE EVEN IF THE PLAYER LOGS OFF, UNTIL THE PLAYER DECIDES TO TOGGLE THE OPTION.
This should not be a difficult feature to implement. It would surely satisfy elite players seeking the achievements concerned, as well as the larger elite player base who do not wish to ever mind if the CCB effect has been activated.
Thank you.
To be honest, they'll probably tell you to post game suggestions on the forum. The original issue actually was a support issue because part of the game was broken. Although the method of solving the problem isn't great, they've now eliminated the support issue. EME already knows full-well that people would prefer a toggle or some other better solution, but it depends on BHS to program it. Either that or BHS has to remove the achievements. Support has no say in what features get implemented by BHS.
I mean, here in general -- i.e. in this thread. In other words, it'll just come back full circle, but will take their time for something they can't help you with. The change didn't happen because people "petitioned" support like some sort of poll, but because it was an actual support issue.
EDIT: so can i write support for every broken crystal? ^^
Whatever it takes. Spam the same feedback over and over to Support, in this thread or another, anything to keep this going. Keep this thread alive until we get the TOGGLE feature. I want it back badly enough, do you all?
I have submitted my support ticket for this as well. I care enough to really want perma ccb back permanently.
It's not that I don't want toggle (or a different solution that allows permanent CCB to be restored). But if I send support a ticket, it's because there's actually something going on that I really need their help for. I don't want them to start ignoring me (or ban/limit me) because I waste their time with feature requests when I know full-well that it's not their jobs and they can't do anything about it.
For the last 5 1/2 years I've played TERA remembering to click my CCB. I loved the always-on part of Elite they added recently, but I can't legitimately be this fatalistic about it. I will still argue for a toggle, removing the achievements, or something else that solves it. The current solution is not a good long-term fix, but I don't think it was intended to be.
Spacecats, i like you btw because I think you are trying your best, is it possible to enable an option to turn on CCB through the elite bar and if you click it again it goes away. Similar to nocteniums. If that's possible can you implement it to the nostrums?
Speaking of nocteniums can you add 1000 nocts to the elite bar?
Spacey, it's less about they shouldn't exist because of gold-related reasons, but as I said, they're counter-productive. It's encouraging you to die and break crystals. Anything that encourages you to do something other than keep winning dungeons and progressing further into the story I would say is against the spirit of the game.
(Speaking of awesome story moments, can't wait for the next big story update coming...whenever. lol)
Might as well just scrap the whole CCB idea.
A 3 hour CCB is still outdone by the previous Complete Crystalbind that lasts for 12 hours. For the QoL of not having to click the 3 hour or having it run off randomly, people are just going to use the 12 hours. Just scrap the whole idea, or make it toggle-able.
The direct feedback of about 10 people who probably aren't even level 65 yet.