GLORY DESTINY - REBORN

I’m a player who started the game from launch using the official launcher, and I’ve been playing for two months straight. Since launch, the game has featured a gacha system called Angel Gacha, which regularly introduces time-limited items, particularly powerful Titles and Honorary Titles. These items significantly boost player stats and are released almost weekly, creating immense pressure on players—especially those aiming to progress through high-difficulty content—to spend money. On May 7, a high-difficulty dungeon called Hero: Smokemire Forest was introduced. Players quickly discovered that even the game’s tankiest classes were being one-shot by the boss or nearly killed by just a few hits from regular monsters. Initially, the community assumed this was a balancing issue that would be addressed in the following update. However, on May 14, instead of nerfing the dungeon, a new gacha-exclusive item named Immortal Spirit Wine: Smokemire Forest was introduced. This item boosts the player's damage against the dungeon’s boss by 50% and reduces incoming damage by 75%. It became clear that the dungeon was intentionally overtuned to push players into purchasing this item, which caused widespread outrage. That same evening (May 14, 6:00 PM GMT+8), a large number of players voiced their dissatisfaction in the Chinese-language channels of the game's official Discord server. They raised long-standing concerns and criticized the direction the game was heading in, raising long-standing concerns, including: 1.Numerous bugs across many classes that have existed since launch remain unfixed. 2.The frequency of gacha-based Titles and Honorary Titles is overwhelming and excessive. 3.Rampant botting and cheating in-game are being ignored by the developers. 4.Intentionally designing dungeons to be nearly impossible without paid items is viewed as predatory monetization. 5.Irrational design decisions, such as the crafting system where two 20-slot bags combine into a 36-slot bag—resulting in a net loss of 4 slots—have gone unaddressed. The situation escalated further on May 15 at 4:30 PM (GMT+8) when an official community manager responded that whether complaints would be addressed depends on both the number and the "reasonableness" of the complaints. However, they added that paid items are off-limits for suggestions, stating: “We are not plants. We cannot photosynthesize. We need to earn money and get paid.” This response was perceived as dismissive and unprofessional, deeply disappointing even paying players. As a result, many previously supportive players have since quit the game. The community's frustration is not simply about monetization—it’s about feeling unheard, exploited, and dismissed by a company that appears more focused on short-term profit than long-term player trust and game balance.