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Don't you love the goodies I find? O_o
The difference between Microsoft and Outspark is vast, actually. Microsoft programs its own content, and releases updates for free. This is done largely because Microsoft sells enormous licenses to corporations, thus generating vast income. I believe their income stands right now as $51 billion US dollars in the 2007 calendar year. Despite their software being easily manipulated, they have begun an annoying campaign protect those individuals who are not as apt with their cyber defenses, or firewalls.
Outspark, however, purchases licenses from Asian corporations. They are able to charge whatever they want for the cash shop, because they are the ones paying for the license. They claim that they are acting as a "joint partnership," but I fail to see how this is so. It appears more that Outspark spends its requests to have certain things restricted, while making nearly every single cash shop item limited with respect to time.
By restrictions, I mean in terms of skill and ease of leveling. For example:
Clerics lack Extinguish (GM Silkypico's favored attack in the GM wars yesterday) and Break (Similar to Bash and Bleed/Trip) for skills.
Mages lack Thunder Bolt (lightning AoE similar to Inferno and Frost Nova) and Spirit Tap (tap SP for HP).
Archers lack Annihilating Shot (double damage) and Nature's Wrath (immobilizing).
Fighters don't lose out much. I think the only two they lack out of their complete set of skills is Berserk and Shockwave. But Shockwave is a level 87 skill, so technically that can't be counted as a loss.
Furthermore, leveling is a pain. No 7x Battleground, limited map, heavy congestion...and experience isn't even good.
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