If they really understood monetization they would bring back the raven loft ultimate bundle as so many people on the forums have asked for it (me included). They would also have given us the QoL items people have spoken about, rather than this lack lustre nonsense. I know that different things appeal to different people, like some of you are saying the mount is the only thing that's descent on the list and for me it's the character slot (I'm an altaholic, what can i say), but they gave those things to Lotro and despite the DDO forums begging for them decided on this instead?!?!?!?!
Giving us access to venders, the bank and AH from anywhere would have given people a reason to subscribe. The system the are going with doesn't not least because the mount, which a lot of people seem to agree is the coolest thing on the list, is only achievable if you log in and visit the vender once per month for 12 months. Life happens sometimes, I had a heart attack last year and couldn't log in for several months for example. For me this is the biggest mistake of the whole thing. Yes the rewards are bad and not worth subscribing for but then they go and make it so even if you are subscribed for the whole year you might not get all the rewards anyway. To make things a little better they should have it so that if you pay a yearly sub you get all the rewards immediately, if you pay 6 monthly you get the first 6 rewards immediately and the second 6 if you renew your sub for another 6 months when the first one lapses. and so on for 3 month sub etc.
As it stands I assume it is like a second year of the dragon thingy where if you don't subscribe in May you can't get the mount because the rewards List will change in May 2025. To me SSG didn't just drop the ball on this one they never even saw the ball coming!
