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I remember a time that I truly had fun playing this game, but that time is no longer here and I'm not really sure why that is. Sure there are issues with the game, but that shouldn't be an issue, I remember awhile back where I was unable to trade with any1 (unless I was just giving) for weeks and still was fun to play. But I guess that was a time before everyone yelled "hacker" to anyone bested them. Between the hackers themselves an the people screaming hacker in Faction chat at every turn, I think it deterred one of my great sources of enjoyment from this game helping newbs. Rarely can I go to one of the starting maps an find anyone, an if I do they are Alts. Another reason for this being the crazy amount of 2x Xp this game gets.

Don't get me wrong 2x xp or turbo is a great thing but too much of a great thing is always bad. I didn't like the idea of it months ago when it was 1st proposed. Leveling in this game has always been pretty quick an easy but with 2x now running almost straight for 3 days (thrus, fri 1.5x close enough, sat)it just makes it way to easy to get those lvls that should take a little more effort to get. When lvls come so easily you don't have to put as much into it and it leaves no sense of accomplishment. With less invested in the game it makes it much easier to walk away. When I can go from m14-m20 or m26-28 in a weekend, I think to myself what is the point when any speed hacker could do this even quicker.

Even calling most of the people in this game a hacker is a spit in the face to any real hackers. 99% of the hackers in this game are just using a program that is as easy to use as clicking a button. It's ridiculous how easy it is and how many people are doing it. At this point if an anti hacking program was installed a big chunk of the player base would be affected and they may or may quit the game(I highly doubt aeria would do a mass ban but how knows). Leaving the player base smaller then it was but at least better, quality over quantity.

It saddens me to say it (many have sad it before) but this game is dying and has been since the lunch of TS2. I am honestly surprised that it lasted out this long as content has stopped long ago an there is usually only 2 outcomes once the content stops coming: 1- the game shuts down or 2- The game keeps running but with minimum support(mostly for Ap issues) , Ap items prices are slash(normally around 50%)an no in game GM run events(monster spawn etc.). I honestly think ts1 could run for many years if second option was used but they'd have to fix Fl capes and put in a anti-hacking program and maybe the ranged marble if they could since it was promised. If Aeria waits to long though the community will slip away and it won't make a difference what they do.

12sky is a great game it feels like it was made for me. I've play so many others game trying to find my next game, but the flaws are far worse then 12sky, or there all just filled with a bunch of class that I can stand(mages an thieves archers can't stand any of them). None have the smoothness to the movements that 12sky has or they have a zillion skills with cool down times (hate it, I like to press a button an something happen now not 5 sec from now)and ts2 was no different I had found the controls very sticky. 12sky is a very simple game but has a lot of subtleties once you're into it.

Well guess that about does it for the things that suck the fun out of the game for me. Maybe now that its off my chest I can actually quit this game for good. I hope I can but doubt that I will.