wow you guys playing a different server lmao.
Is this not a thread for the Katalam server when a group of stacked elyos wiped all the asmos that were going for divine ?
I mean yes sure it works better if you decide to believe that the contestant is up to the same level and you just won because you are better. However, it can be considered naive (at the best) to not take into account the facts such as that asmos are less, demotivated and undergeared.
There is indeed geared asmos but those are mostly the ones who either spent a good amount OR those who have made their life's goal to bot and get kinah.
Now consider that asmos are literally taking nothing from WBs or anywhere else which in NA is the only source of Prime runes and the primary source of dazzlings. Taking this into account and doing some maths the demand on the amso side cannot be met hence the prices will go up and the only people that can afford those stuff are the bots.
The only way to keep up has been the events as an alternative source of goodies such as Traits paragon stones etc but this is not the case anymore so the gap becomes wider.
Ultimately Elyos will be fighting with geared bots and few asmos that can keep up. Eventually, even the asmos that care will quite cause what is the point? Aion is meant to be a faction war game but at this point, I believe the NA retail has reached its game over the stage the Asmo faction has been defeated on many levels.
PS. Even if NC west was putting everything in the shop the Latino population would never be able to pay the American prices. Localisation of prices would help the server a lot. A great example is AION EU. If you are in doubt go browse the eu broker and see how much healthier it is even for the non-dominant faction.
I used to believe that EU is P2W but the thing is AION NA is P2W as well which is expected at this stage of this game the difference is that AION EU is F2P friendly and the stuff you buy represents your local currency economy.
You guys won. And like every game, once the game is over you either restart the same game or find a new game.