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I am bewildered how some AE players like hana think that AQ3D could make a massive impact out of "copy pasted mmorpgs". Speaking from a typical mmorpg player's perspective, AQ3D has zero chance of attracting players of modern mmorpgs and here's why.

New releases are reskinned versions of old releases. Take a look at mogloween's monsters and darkovia's monsters. Do the monsters attack differently?Is there any aspect of gameplay that deviates from the same old kill and gather quests?If the answer is no, how do you expect to break the monotony and repetitiveness that is present in AQ3D's gameplay? Every single event boss, dungeon boss and normal monster is a reskinned copy with different hp and attack values. The method of killing them remains the same,as monsters do not have other skills that might force a player to dodge or react differently. Now there are some people who will defend AQ3D's repetitiveness by saying that all mmorpgs are grindy and repetitive by nature, and while that is true, other modern mmorpgs offer a variety of game modes to break the monotony of kill quests.

What do I mean by that? Let's consider pvp, something which a sizeable number of mmorpg players consider as end-game content. Other mmorpgs offer 1v1, 3v3, 5v5 battles and even guild vs guild battles that are reset on weekly/daily basis. Some even have a survival mode, where all players take part in a free for all pvp battle and the victor is the last man standing. In comparison, AQ3D offers nothing in comparison to tried-and-tested cookie cutter mmorpgs.

What about raids? Raiding in other mmorpgs is an interesting experience as not only do dungeon bosses have different attack patterns and multiple skills, they are also present in higher difficulties which enable bosses to have additional skills and stats. Some mobile mmorpgs have 10-man, 40-man dungeons where specific roles are required in order to clear the content. It is fun to attack a boss that isn't a mindless auto attacking drone; and it feels even more epic when you clear the boss with a huge 40 man team.Some mobile mmorpgs offer guild hunts where guilds form parties of up to 40 people in order to kill a special monster or a boss monster that spawns in the wild at certain times. These bosses drop tokens that give additional stats when the player has reached certain token milestones, and for balance reasons these tokens are capped to prevent players from getting unlimited stats. Some dungeons offer 3-4 randomized loot on dungeon completion, as well as a mini-auction of randomized loot which include gear and upgrade materials for party members to bid on. Some games host events that offer real-life currency for fastest raid completion to attract more players to their game. Dungeon loot from high level dungeons requires the player to identify the item before it can be used. As the number,type of stat lines is randomized, no two equipment are the same.High level dungeon loot also comes with different set bonuses, having 2-3 pieces of a set grants you set bonuses; these stat bonuses include a boost in stats, boost in power of an ability, grants a chance of inflicting status conditons on a monster, or grants a chance to proc a skill that isn't part of the player's skill book. Dungeon equipment can be upgraded to give better stat ranges, and can be socketed with gems to give a boost in stats. These gems can be further polished to give better stats. In comparison, aq3d's bosses are carbon copies of each other with no exciting attacks or interesting loot.

What about factions? Some mobile mmorpgs implement a faction system that allows you to gain faction reputation and medals. These faction medals can be exchanged for gear in the faction shop, while the level of your reputation limits the gear you can buy or the faction quests you can take. Reputation can be obtained by eliminating enemies in the faction map.Some mmorpgs allow you to auto-attack the creeps so you can do some other things while waiting for your character to farm reputation. Some faction quests require you to compete with other players for resources or sneak into enemy territory to gain intelligence, which is somewhat fun because you can get pked by other players while trying to sneak into the other faction's territory.

What about miscellaneous events that a player can do? some mmorpgs offer world trivia, where players answer multiple choice questions and gain exp and silver for getting a question right. There are also picture Q&As where players get exp and silver for choosing the right picture out of two that best describes a place or event. There are also random activites that players can do like setting up fireworks or inviting other players to dance, all of which give either exp, silver or some other item needed for character progression. There are also random events where you are asked if you want to help a player fighting a mini-boss in a storyline quest, and events where the guild gathers around a bonfire answering guild-related trivia.(e.g would be questions like who is the guild leader, who has the highest character rating, which is the most used class in the guild etc)

I've seen mmorpgs that have the same number of active skills as aq3d(5 active skills). The difference is that I can swap out skills to create a unique skill build, and each skill comes with its own unique ability. In AQ3D some skills are a carbon copy of each other with a different damage modifier(e.g warrior). In other mmorpgs classes have different abilities, for example, a cc-based skill, an aoe skill, single target skill, aoe heal, shield, aggro drawing skill etc. Some of the skills in aq3d just aren't well thought out.(Creating three different single target skills with a different damage multiplier DOES not alleviate the monotony and repetitiveness of combat.

There are a lot of things I mentioned that AQ3D can probably adapt to their game, as right now, AQ3D is one of the most bare-bones mmorpgs on the mobile market.

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Very well reasoned and logical post. Thank you for taking the time to read my points and for responding to the points I made.

There is a lot I agree with you on. I agree that combat needs to improved on, and on second thoughts, I do agree with you that having randomized stats does not add uniqueness and progression to the game. It might do well as a tool to keep players occupied while the developers make new content for the game, but I'm also not sure if it will be the right fit for AQ3D.

You make a fair point that certain features that might be good in one game may not be good for another. I agree. I also never liked the gambling aspect of freemium games as you do and I'm of the opinion that it would be best removed from the game. However, let me explain the context of afk farming. In certain mobile games, a typical day would see a player doing his dailies, raiding, mining, team events, pvp, boss hunts, random map events and farming monsters for reputation. As all of these take a lot of time, afk farming is a great tool for people who want to automate the mindless, repetitive activities (like reputation farming) so that they can focus their energies on manual stuff like raiding and pvp. The afk farming tool I mentioned isn't supposed to provide more engaging gameplay; its meant to be used as a tool to free up time for people to do the more interesting aspects of the game. Personally, I'd rather the devs of these mobile games shorten the time needed to these mindless repetitive activities so that the grind is tolerable and less time-consuming, but afk farming is an alternative that I'm willing to accept.

I like my games to have variety. This may come in the form of different game modes,unique challenges, puzzles, variety of player choices,extensive character and equipment customization etc. AQ3D doesn't have variety in its gameplay. Every quest is a forgettable kill quest or loot quest, with the same dull, simple, repetitive bosses and combat. AQ3D's class system robs players of a sense of progression not only because there is zero player choice, but because these skills stick with you from lvl 1 to lvl 18. One of the solutions a dev has proposed, but has not implemented, would be to add a dps warrior class, tank warrior class etc. I don't think this is the solution because it still robs the player of a sense of progression, and is a little insulting that the devs do not think the player is capable to making decisions for himself. I can tolerate 5 skills due to the small space on mobile, but I want to be able to make meaningful skill choices, either by being able to choose 5 skills from pool of skills that isn't just a damage multiplier of each other(*cough* warrior *cough*) or have the skills evolve or branch out as I level up. And, for the love of god, I hope AQ3D removes the level cap on bank quests and future events(artificially lowering a player's level and stats). AQ3D doesn't have to copy other mmorpgs but it must develop unique forms of gameplay that will attract people to stay on with the game

The other thing I look for in any game is replayability. Frankly, despite the variety in mmorpgs, I don't find mmorpgs to be as replayable as mobas. Same old grind,same old loot systems and same old gameplay, same old experience. But at the very least these copy-pasted mmorpgs have variety. They may not be great, but they are at least better than AQ3D which has no variety and mistakes the soul-crushing, repetitive, grindy kill quest updates for meaningful content. AQ3D is a mmoprg that looks like it hasn't evolved from the early mmos. I would like to say that this game has potential, but it worries me when there is simply no meaningful update to this game that would change my experience.

AQ3D might be your cup of tea, but it isn't mine in its current state. Being different from other mmorpgs does not necessarily mean that it is good. I'll probably give AQ3D a few months before deciding whether to continue this game, so I'll pop in occasionally to check for meaningful updates

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The Whole Game Story Feels Too Much Like A Single Player Game Instead Of It Being An MMO.
There Is Literally No Acknowledgement About The Existence Of The Other Players During Cutscenes. It Was Fine During AQ, DF And MQ Since They Literally Are Single Player. It Was Jarring During AQW. This Issue Happening Again In AQ3D Is Just Plain Wrong.

It's Like Our Own Player Character Is The ONLY Important Person In The Whole Universe And Nobody Else Matters. It's Like The Whole Game Was Written Like A 10 Year Old's FanFiction Story