Unlimited Macro is killing the game

[DorfL2]

This unlimited-client macro is killing the game.
Basically everyone is doing the macro.

Party matching is as good as dead. No one forming any party.
3-Client is really not too bad. But this unlimited client is just too much.

More than half of my clan left the game because of this macro thingy.
Ncsoft trying to kick everyone out of this game??

[mixa]

3 hours ago, DorfL2 said:

This unlimited-client macro is killing the game.
Basically everyone is doing the macro.

Party matching is as good as dead. No one forming any party.
3-Client is really not too bad. But this unlimited client is just too much.

More than half of my clan left the game because of this macro thingy.
Ncsoft trying to kick everyone out of this game??

If everyone is on macro, then it means that this is exactly what they want. Nobody has time to bother with pesky clans or forming random parties.

[Argus]

Macro is too efficient now + no drop from PK = 24/7 afk farm for all server, but what does that mean for NCsoft ???

Well first, many players enjoy the macro fest now, so all want the juicy "Free" afk XP, where you don't even need to look at the PC AT ALL! They will all buy prestige pack + Destiny pack + many many more consumables in order to boost their main toon + all of their boxed supports. All of these server changes are bringing back the game to a kind of a subscription model.

Solo zones are much better than party zones. ATM party zones are used from top players to xp solo   Party zones are low lvl, to many players monsters are gree/blue there.

Instances have no XP/DROP and you need to waste time and effort for making a party, so not efficient at all.

Many zones got adena/drop nerfed, so you can see even the macro groups leaving those places.  ETC ETC ETC ETC.,,, 

ETC ETC ETC .. there are many other reasons.

[Draecke]

the fix is "easy" make it so that Live aka non macro play is more rewarding XP/Drops wise and when in party apply an additional boost, this way you encourage active Live party play!!

we do need more 110+ Party Field XP areas though..

@Juji, more notes for the Korean team - please do pass this on as this isn't that difficult to implement & has a huge impact on game play & customer (players) game experience!!

[LongJabber]

Is it rude to kill all mobs around a player/party that is autobotting macro? Also, why doesn't this game have more random spawn of Raid type boss level monsters in really crowded areas? Why we always act like every time a soldier goes into field, they get kills? Sometimes they are the hunted and get killed. Sometimes they face foes and have to retreat. Spawn aggro raid mobs wherever the game detects lots of macros are being used. Make the mobs random name, so know one knows what to expect. Live players will see them and run for hills. Macro XP parties will get wiped out. Bring back drops on deaths for anyone flagged as macro. Give players way to loot gear from any tune left dead on ground for longer than 5 minutes. When players come back to their screens, they find all characters dead and stripped naked. Make it a gamble to XP away from keyboard. All things to make game more fun.