(This may be slightly long, read at your leisure)
After reading countless community posts (and seeing the same frustrations resurface every patch), I think it’s time to lay things out clearly.
This isn’t ranting, it’s a plea for issues that really must be addressed ᇂ_ᇂ
But First, Thank you, KURO GAMES You have given us a game that redefines action combat in the gacha space, a game that has so many cool and meaningful QOL changes such as:
- Weapon Banners that are guaranteed
- Simple Daily Quests
- Domains that are avaiable any day
The super underated Lootmapper and many many more...
For that we’re grateful. And of course, huge respect to the community, after all, “an apple that isn’t eaten just rots,” it’s the players that keep this world alive.
But enough pleasantries. Let’s get blunt.
PART-01: The Problems still Here (ーー;)
1. Locked Farming Regions for New Characters (‘ ～`;)
You let returning players pull Augusta and gave them her boss mats… but not the flowers needed to ascend. Most these players have barely reached Ragunna, you can't expect them to RUSH 15+ hours of story content to finally level up their new character. Please unlock both materials, otherwise, what’s the point of farming bosses if the flowers are gated? A lot of player's we have invited back are complaining about this.
2. “Release and Forget” Characters (-｡-;
We spend money (sometimes unreasonable amounts), F2Ps grind for months just for characters to vanish from the story like they never existed? That’s lazy and unfair. Old characters should reappear when the story logically calls for them. Reruns give enough revenue, so there’s no monetary excuse.
3. Rover the Mary Sue (￣﹏￣)
Since 1.1, Rover has been written as invincible, flawless, untouchable. During Phrolova's quest, for the first time the Mary Sue curse was broken, Rover did NOT get to save the demsel in distress, Rover FAILED to acquire the blue gem. This was on your part brilliant writing, You showed that Rover can fail, doesn't need to be a "hero" and has their own (subjective) character flaws. What happened to that brilliant writting? Please show us more of that. Stop hand-feeding us the cronic “everything will be okay” arcs. Rover doesn’t need to be Superman.
4. Side Characters Reduced to Accessories ( ￣□￣ )
Too often, region characters just orbit Rover instead of being the absolute centerpiece of their own story. Cantarella should have been there till the very end and Jhinsi’s final confrontation sould not have excluded Changli for example. Please let regional characters shine over Rover.
5. The Unreasonable Lack of 4★ Characters ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡° )
I like to picture the "How many times are we going to tell you old man" spongebob meme everytime this comes up... Kuro, why do you adamantly refuse to give us new 4★ units? (¬_¬). Sigh... Kuro, don't you realise our basic need of 4★ support characters? We would understand if you limited Main dps characters to 5★, fine, that's an acceptable compromise, but please, its so hard having to keep these "half teams" because their much needed support happens to be a 5★ character. Carlotta only truly shines with Zhezhi (a 5★), yet Augusta has Mortefi, a simple 4★ who does an amazing Job. We need more of that! AKA new 4★ characters!
6. The Huanglong Problem ( ͡°Ĺ̯ ͡° )
New players still choke on Huanglong. It’s one of the most common complaints when introducing friends to Wuwa. I would like to thank you for making QOL changes to Huanglong, and I hope that will eventually reach the much needed starter story as well. The beginning of the game still bleeds retention. It is our sincerest hope that you have some kind of plan for this.
7. The Echo Problem ┐( ˘_˘)┌
We've been facing the same long-standing RNG issues, the mainstat changer was very welcome, thank you but the main issue still remains which are the substats. I know its too much to ask, "grinding" is expected in any game, but please, let us find a compromise on this (￣□￣)
Minor But Still Annoying:
The following are not deal breakers, but boy oh boy it would be nice to do something about them.
- The unspoken issue regarding Female Rover's English VA I want to start this by stating that "Jane Jackson" is exceptionally talented, for those of you who play Genshin, she voices "Varesa", and does so incredibly well. In other words, she's not the problem, so I have to ask, Kuro... what kind of guidelines are you giving her to make her to sound so... Robotic???... I would like you to compare her other works to what is in Wuwa, please let her be more richly expressive.
- Performance is creeping upwards every patch. Low-end players who once had stable frames can barely play now. Please don’t abandon optimization.
PART-02: (Some Spoilers for 2.6 Ahead ⚠️)
The following is a general consensus of the community concerning 2.6's Phase 1 without spoiling too much for those who havent played the story.
1. Where the hell is Lupa? You can’t have a “Hunt” arc without the OP "Wolf" of Spetimont, WTH Kuro? and when we heard all this talk about The Black shores, we got pumped hoping to finally see an old character join the story but instead we got… Buling?? BULING!? Not Shorekeeper, not Camellya, not even Aalto but Buling?? Seriously Kuro? We understand the need to advertise your new characters but this was just unfair
2. “I trust this stranger with my life” syndrome. The way Augusta and Iuno, and especially Iuno had an immediate natural bond to Rover is just... Sigh, We have barely spoken to any of these characters and they treat us like a good old friend, Kuro, its okay to have characters that are naturally weary of Rover and to anyone who played the story you will have also noticed those uneeded "glances". In a game where there is a 0% chance of anything Romatic developing, this is uterly unnecesarry. (don't give us hope cause we know there's none)
3. Rushed This is too Rushed. this whole plot should have started at 2.0 slowly building up to this climax.
4. Same old general pacing issues. Your pacing still needs work Kuro, we had hoped for your miracle performance from Phrolova's quest but we sadly went back to the same old pacing problems. Acceptable start, but slow midway to an epic cinamatic climax (as usual), please help us with proper pacing.
5. Music with vocals especially during conversations is a terrible idea. This hasn't been mentioned nearly enough, Please I beg of you, don't use music that has lyrics (vocals) during conversations. We get what you are trying to do but it is very very distracting, perhaps during Boss fights but not mid conversation
That's the gist of it.
Ending notes:
Overall the game has been improving with each patch, and you have been doing a fantastic Job, but please elevate the roles of other characters in the story independant from Rover, make the game and the world itself be the main character, so on that note Kuro, Thank you and keep cooking.
TL;DR
- Unlock both boss mats and flowers for new characters.
- Stop the “release & forget” treatment of older characters.
- Tone down Rover’s "Mary Sue" writing.
- Let regional characters shine without Rover hogging the spotlight.
- Please Give us 4★ supports or at the very least tell us why you wont.
- Fix Huanglong for new players.
- Drop songs with vocals during dialogue.
- Don’t fake romance/excesive intimacy where none exists.
- Don't abandon game optimization.
Thank you for reading, your opinions and comments would be greatly appreciated, Remember that the story is highly subjective, what others enjoyed isn't necessarily what you would enjoy, and vice versa. It's 100% okay to find no problem with the story and it's 100% okay to point out flaws you believe can be fixed. Respect the one who enjoyed the story and respect the one who didn't, we are all brothers in arms here.
