• Like Ghad and others have mentioned, it might be nice to have SOME required quests. Personally I would love to have an epic level 100 quest that I had to complete before I could continue on leveling (whenever the cap raises). Not just a "collect x" items quest. This quest could have its very own level 100 dungeon. And maybe there is a huge monster at the end, just waiting for you to slice off his head and bring it back to some NPC. I apologize for that graphic illustration. And I do realize that someone with a better aptitude for designing quests needs to be involved in this…not me.
  
  *Do be careful to not add too many required quests because some people would not be very fond of that. If you are going to make them required, make them worth the time.
  
  
• I agree that HDoL should be revisited.
  
  
• I am excited for guilds, partially for socializing. I know it could "destroy the unique and special aspects of this game," but it would sure be fun to go on guild quests and slay huge monsters.
  
  
• It is definitely important to gain more members, especially with the in-game ad problems. Although it might be ok to bash the freebies a little bit (lower xp gain, etc.), do be careful that you do not make them run away altogether. Consider limiting the new features that you come out with.
  Example: limited guilds for f2p. Which might mean that they can have fewer members in their guild and half as much guild bank space.
  Example2: limited player-owned houses. Free players may have a limit on the number of rooms and items they may use in creating their house.
  
  **As time goes on, if you keep limiting new content, you will eventually build up your membership perks without bashing on the f2p's current gaming experience.
  
  
• A DR store would be kind of neat. I would like to wear a T-shirt with Karl on it. As Darkwanderer mentioned, this might require a bit of money to start up. It may be better to think about this down the road a bit once they have a more steady cash flow. However, people walking around with DR logos would also be a form of advertising.
  

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A DR store would be kind of neat. I would like to wear a T-shirt with Karl on it. As Darkwanderer mentioned, this might require a bit of money to start up. It may be better to think about this down the road a bit once they have a more steady cash flow. However, people walking around with DR logos would also be a form of advertising.

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I hate to say this: Nunja's right about the NCSoft Advertising Department......

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No, I don't think he is.

First, let's be clear about a couple of things: one is that the NCsoft marketing department is not responsible for selling in-game ads. Our marketing department markets games; we have a separate contract with an external agency that sells (or doesn't sell) ad space in the game.

Second, our marketing department works best with a budget... but we don't have much of one. We're constantly working with them, though, and I think they're doing a great job. They've been very involved with us in doing things that can be done with a low budget, but not all of those fruits are visible yet.