Retrying GE worth it?

[Slamurai]

Hi all!

I have played granado espada many years ago and want to find out if it is worth coming back to?
I would like to do raids but mainly pvp are they still active?

lastly, is there a community at the moment?

thanks for the help!

[Slamurai]

oh is it new player friendly for end game content?

[SilverSpear]

This game is just like all MMOs... Pay to get everything faster. If u wanna catch up with pioneer batch players u need to spend alot. If Ur looking for a free playing experience and just take Ur time to progress it's still possible but u need alot of patience.

For new players there is a trade restriction until u complete Lucifer castle storyline. A huge drawback but worth doing if Ur filled with passion for this game. So u can't buy, sell, trade in mm til then. Not only that, u can't trade other players or drop items too

[David13th]

It's not worth it, man. Read my review about the game, and other reviews from players too.

First of all, you can't trade at the moment you start the game until you finish Judgement Day Quest.

Second, most of the quest got bugged. If you try to submit a ticket about it, don't even bother as the management doesn't really care, even if you spend lots of money in this game.

Third, experience rate is low, even if you have PanPan combat manuals and dungeon passes.

Fourth, community is dead, they are all AFK, or even quit.

Fifth, some quest you might find hard to finish is something like Marie recruitment quest. Where you actually need to kill a Lloyd in Dr. Torsche Mansion to get a quest item (not a drop item) with 1% chance. That's like winning a lottery.

Six, if you want to get a rare character, go play the expensive Lyndon Box, Leticia Box lottery game. Spending $50/₱2,500 will get you nothing I assure you.

So don't even bother playing this game again. It's worse than IAH Games. IMC Games just got greedy.

[7ChaosTheory]

I only spent iCash for costumes.

Aside from that, I took "time" to farm Vis and earn my +7 Divine/Strata gears to do until Symphonia episode 3. I postponed after that for the meantime.

And the way I see our players, most are employees who are working at daytime.
Expect that they'll be active from 8 P.M. onwards for raids and other stuff.
We're pretty much active until today. Tigres raid, Blood Navy, Royal Road, Clock Tower Basement, Armonia, Montoro, Bounty Hunter, Coimbra Bridge raids...you name all of it.

If you want a super active PvE faction, I'd recommend CoimbraTeaParty.

Otherwise, I don't know. I've never been into a PvP faction.
Odelia is popular when it comes to that.
But I'm not sure that they'll allow anyone to join them.
Because some faction will ask you to show your gears if you're qualified.

2fast is somehow an all-around faction. And they're field boss hunters.

[Wthbbqsauce]

There's a rumour going around that Solaris faction is sole PvP too. I dunno details but they recently got back tgt again.

[Slamurai]

thanks for the feedback guys! i hear you all but im still very mixed about it now :(

[SilverSpear]

Actually on wat Ur looking for in the mmo. Over gameplay? Thrill of PvP? Being a merchant?

This game offers all that but the drawback is u need to spend alot of money to see results. PvP is the most fun in the game I feel. That's my opinion

[Slamurai]

i would say the thrill of pvp. but i would need to get good gear to do well in pvp? without spending money? if so please let me know and thanks for all your answers. i really appreciate it

[LaRenuille]

I'd say not worth returning to.

[SilverSpear]

If Ur really keen to PvP without spending cash then pm me in game later at 2300hrs. I have done it before, it's not impossible. But u have to be prepared to commit. It's a long road but possible. Depends on you.

I have 3 friends who came into this game fresh not spent a single cent in game. And now fight in cw tdls and wxpvp

[2bit]

Not worth to come back, especially when you are late to the party, and not planning to spend real money.

Not paying in this game is gimping yourself big time. You can farm for months as a F2P player without getting close to the amount of vis earned by a paying customer.

And spending money now is not worth it since the player base is diminishing, unless you are very rich.

[SilverSpear]

I beg to differ I did it as f2p before. Earned 3b in 2months. Wun reveal my methods in the forum. The thing is, once I got the taste of making so much Vis I became greedy n started spending. And I spent more than I earned, that's where I started throwing cash in the game

[2bit]

Mule farming perhaps?

Anyways this actually highlights my point. If f2p is truly self-sustainable, will you be resorted to throwing money to stay competitive / relevant? Even after having such an exclusive and lucrative method of farming, which I dare say OP will not have access to?

I can’t imagine a new player like OP surviving as f2p to be honest, considering things like trade restrictions. Unless his passion for this game is extraordinary.

Just my 2 cents.

[SilverSpear]

At that time I didn't have mules coz I wasn't smart enough lol.

Yes I needed to throw cash as well coz 3b in 2months is not sufficient to gear my PvP to compete with athena at that time. I had to rush my characters to get SD sets and +7 eqs. That is how competitive the game is. But once the gearing was settled I went back to relaxing and farming again. Then I stopped spending.

Eventually the game was stagnant after so long and I got bored, I sold off everything and quit. Then 2 years later the server closed.

Definitely possible if a player has focus and commitment. However, younger players nowdays are different. They want things instantly.

[OG.Supsupon]

Just try it. Forget the GE you used to know and set your mind in fresh and open to frustration. If you are stuck, as for help. There's a bunch of people who are willing to help, just be patient because not all the time you will get the answers you need. Researching in google most of the time works, bit again if your stuck, broad or something for help.