I decided I don't like to play in the dark
I don't like to play in the dark. I understand that perhaps one of the goals is to copy the EQ day/night cycle. Other games have done this and it works OK for them. But MnM is too dark. I have been playing daily for over a month and I have decided I don't want to play like this anymore.
First of all, I am a dual wield melee class and a puller (fighter). My hands are occupied with weapons, so I can't carry a torch. Maybe there is a way for me to macro swapping weapons, I don't know I haven't explored it.
Any other class can simply remove 1 item but a 2H or dual wield class can't do it. I make a fire for my group and pull, and while running, I have to switch my weapon to a torch and then switch it back again when the mob reaches camp. This is just painful and aggravating busy work. I understand things like lanterns exist, but they cost 20g which is cost prohibitive for anyone who isn't wealthy.
Why can't you fix this? Does anyone think they would stop playing the game if the moon were 30% brighter, or some zones were permanently daylight?
Is it done for the challenge and the mystery? Ok I get that. Darkness feels scary and that can be cool. But not for a dual wield puller. I am not trying to be scared. I am not exploring. I am trying to grind.
Why not give players a belt slot lantern for free when they create a new character?
My solution is to play the game for 36 minutes and then log off and do something else for the same amount of time.
Do you really want to incentivize people not to play your game? I certainly can't be the only one. Also, this is not meeting my accessibility requirements. You are literally punishing people who have less than perfect vision or screen lighting conditions. At a time when designers go out of their way to accomodate color blind players, why am I punished for having age-related basic myopia?
I don't think the nostalgia, and the spooky feeling of being in the dark is worth trading 50% of my playtime for.
How about only make dungeons dark? That might make sense and give my poor eyes a break. No one would complain. To persist with this is just stubborness and I just don't get it.
I am tired of dreading logging in and finding that it is dark. This is the most hated part of the game for me. Hopefully the community will respond and devs will make changes.
BTW this is causing eyestrain as I try to make out shapes at long distances when pulling. It's just not good for anyone.