Okay. I honestly have no idea whether or not a reset would be the right thing to do, but here is my 2 cents on the issue..
Firstly, if you are going to reset, do it SOON! Era is going to lose players again if everyone has to wait around in a "pre-reset" world. The last time we had to wait for the reset, it was horrible and the player count dropped tremendously.
If you have a well thought out plan to fix the economy, by all means, reset the server. But if you are thinking that a reset and a few changes will fix the economy, it won't. It has been tried before and it's always the same old thing.
With a reset there are several things I believe should be done..
MORE STAFF!
The number one complaint from everyone that plays Era is that the staff do not reply. You guys are busy, we know. Staff should be hired that have limited powers, but are there for the sole reason of helping people.
They should almost always on their staff tag and can help with everyday problems such as glitches and people issues..I know I can vouch for half of Era when I say that several Player Relations admins would be awesome.
Second, small businesses were a complete disaster. If you insist on keeping them make many changes. Create a minimum price that each item could be sold for, a reasonable one. The bizs were constantly lowering their prices for competition to the point where they were losing money to sell them.
Third, gang weapons ****ed up the economy too. I agree that gangs should have their own weapons, but don't make them so outrageously good. If they have to be that good, don't make them so easy for the gang to create. Make the prices as high as the quality and "l33tness" of the weapons..
Fourth, if there is a reset, don't give the same old people their gangs and businesses. A reset is a reset and it is only fair if they are reset just like everyone else.
If their isn't a reset, and the economy needs fixing...Make some serious changes and then delete everyones bank accounts. Blame it on a server crash or bug or something
I can't think of anything else I wanted to say, but I think there's more...This is my novel for now...
