"Black Friday Big Spender Event"

I think there's quite a difference between clever business strategy and being a socially responsible company. Telling Nexon that it should offer more free things to players/make items more attainable is like telling a casino that it should improve the odds for gamblers because it's 'better business practice'. If demand for cubes, wards, marvel machine and whatnot is relatively inelastic from its major income sources, why should Nexon even considering making any changes to its business model?



Communication and taking responsibility has compliance costs associated with them, direct or indirect. If making users happy would have an impact on revenue, then by all means it would be a justified expense. But the way I see it, the main revenue source for Nexon have no problems with their current business practice -- and even if they do, they have gone past the point of addiction and would still spend money on the game regardless.

Good business practise is not an opposite to clever business strategy. Aiming at player addiction like Nexon are doing, and adding so many undesirable outcomes instead of making the players feel good about their investment is not only bad strategy in the long run, it is also highly unethical.
Even when you get that high end outcome, be it 21% main stat or the latest end game weapon, you will generally feel disguisted after the hype goes down; if you dare to really look at how much it cost you.
And the many, many players that spend alot without results? Yea, no wonder people shun Maple these days.

Oh, and don't confuse my post with some kind of rant because I want to be handed stuff on a silver plattern. I just felt that for a brief moment, when Girasol was in power, that Nexon might become something you could stand behind. They suddenly went transparent, and seemed to take the customers opinions into consideration. We all know how that ended up.

And now we have yet another event where their aim is clear, but obviously not as clear as I though since so many miss it. The way they have opperated the Cash Shop this last year should provide enough hints...