Sceadu responds from afar, "The game evolves and has evolved many times. People learn how to game the system and create balance issues that we have to correct. We cannot "refund" every time the game must evolve or it will be a never-ending process and there is no accurate way to even track that kind of stuff. I know this is not the answer you want to hear, but players must learn to evolve as just as the game must."
Whenever something that requires a refund don't do it for that one player personally, but do it for everyone. Accidentally sold your shield? Buy it back from the NPC now. Bought the wrong item? Return it to the NPC. Changes made to combat? Compensate everyone with RP or Full return "Unlearn".
Combat is getting a major overhaul recently, change the unlearn command to return full SP for everyone and anyone? So they'll get a lot of SP to raise skills again to find more holes in the mechanics isn't this better than the holes being found a few years down the road where we need another major overhaul causing players to cry out?
A few weeks back shop keepers had a ninja update where you no longer get to pick the quality of item you're buying, and half dozen or so people including myself bought average quality items. I don't see how this would create a never-ending process if you'll post "People who recently bought items will be refunded and hereinafter will not be refunded anymore". The thing that really made me mad is if I had just @proclaimed and caught a GM in a good mood I might've gotten a refund with no problem.
Keeping the players happy will be more important than just fixing things while leaving them with a bitter taste in their mouth. Everyone's enjoying the combat changes, but certain players are left out to dry. Gladii getting nerfed while cestus gets a boost will balance the game out, but its obvious the players will feel cheated. Change the unlearn command/slap a 100-500 RP gift to all players to keep them happy.
Character Generator/Traits will probably be overhauled sooner or later? I suggest allowing players to swap traits when this happens.
As for the players who's happy with their current situation just hope nothing changes that's not in your favor.
Well, this is just my two cent, and I haven't really been around ever since the shop keeper thing, and with all the recent changes I don't think I'll come back until things settle down or if the GMs plan on refunding people for changes. Honestly feel sorry for the players that's not only put in time/effort/money to achieve something just to get it stripped away with a few changes.
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