Here is how I am feeling about this game now. Elluns is the pay to win currency in game because it is used to temper gear to +20 which gives you an overwhelming advantage over other players in pvp and pve. The cost to temper an item to 20 can cost upwards of 400 elluns. Well that's a 40$ value, for a single item that you are going to be replacing very soon after you start progressing in the new dungeons. 6 slots to temper so your looking at around 240$ if you are a priest or tank or sin then 280$. Now if you are a dps class then you don't really need to temper your gear to +20 you only need to temper your weapon. So that's about 40$ for wiz/bez and 80$ for sins . Grats because dps really save money in this game. Tanks and priest don't get off so easily. As a supporting class in this game it is required to temper your gear to +20 to survive. So 3 dps classes really save a large amount of money that tanks have to spend to be competitive in legendary dungeons. I'm sure that it also pays off in Manastone battles.
So tanks need to aquire something like 2400 elluns to compete while dps can get away with tempering weapon to 20+ only. Priest heals are %based so honestly as a priest it's not required to temper to +20 in any slot.. this is completely unbalanced cost to play and be competitive.
Elluns in game have no realistic way to be obtained in any meaningful quantity and The speed at which this game will suck your elluns away into oblivion do not align with the cost. once you are done with the dungeon 20 time achievements you are on your own. They implemented nx plus so now you can buy it with gold, ok I bought an 80 pack yesterday for 760g, I have 1 ellun left now and my weapon is +14(berserker). so it would cost you 22,800 gold as a tank to have a chance at getting your supreme gear to +20. while as a dps it will cost you 3,800g to temper your weapon only. Tanks are dependent on tempering in all slots while dps not so much they only really need weapon slot. we are getting new gear sets every month... spend your money riders and stay competitive. This is ok? how? tempering insurance is only so you don't lose ranks, and it's expensive insurance that progressively gets more obscene as your gear levels up.
tldr; welcome to p2w riders.
So tanks need to aquire something like 2400 elluns to compete while dps can get away with tempering weapon to 20+ only. Priest heals are %based so honestly as a priest it's not required to temper to +20 in any slot.. this is completely unbalanced cost to play and be competitive.
Elluns in game have no realistic way to be obtained in any meaningful quantity and The speed at which this game will suck your elluns away into oblivion do not align with the cost. once you are done with the dungeon 20 time achievements you are on your own. They implemented nx plus so now you can buy it with gold, ok I bought an 80 pack yesterday for 760g, I have 1 ellun left now and my weapon is +14(berserker). so it would cost you 22,800 gold as a tank to have a chance at getting your supreme gear to +20. while as a dps it will cost you 3,800g to temper your weapon only. Tanks are dependent on tempering in all slots while dps not so much they only really need weapon slot. we are getting new gear sets every month... spend your money riders and stay competitive. This is ok? how? tempering insurance is only so you don't lose ranks, and it's expensive insurance that progressively gets more obscene as your gear levels up.
tldr; welcome to p2w riders.