The atmosphere in Dungeon & Fighter (DNF) is really not good. The developer, Neople, might have a good atmosphere, right? DNF Mobile in China was a huge success, so why is it so lackluster here? The Neople union protested that the salary is too low. Neople's union, known for its strong membership rate of over 66%, well, anyway, PC DNF tried to turn the tide with a live broadcast on June 7th, but it failed. In summary, it was due to controversies over specific ideologies and unresolved in-game issues that persisted for a long time. Let's start with the in-game issues, shall we? In March 2022, the current CEO of Neople, Yoon Myung-jin, carried out a large-scale restructuring. It was extensively covered in previous videos, but to put it simply, they complicated the equipment system. Thanks to that, now, even when looking at other users' equipment,

It's difficult to know whether this character is strong or weak, or if they can be accepted as a raid party member. That's why the website called DunDam has become essential. When you search for that character, it has become essential to have an external site that tells you how strong they are in numbers. Anyway, in November 2022, Director Yoon Myung-jin was promoted to the CEO of Neople and left. The new director who succeeded him struggled to improve the complex system created by the CEO in a better direction. And when farming, since all options are randomly attached, the equipment is very complex, but on the other hand, they aimed to make it easier to obtain custom epic equipment that is fun to match. However, in this live broadcast, it seems that CEO Yoon Myung-jin did not like this choice. The picture that the CEO drew fixed the options, so there is no need to worry about the details.

It seems like the game was centered around fixed epics. Even light users could enjoy the game just by focusing on fixed epics. It seems like they prepared custom epics as an element of digging for items that are hard to obtain even if you want them. However, the successor director set the direction for the game to be one where everyone aims for custom epics, so the game became more complicated, as mentioned by President Yoon Myung-jin. President Yoon Myung-jin left before finishing the aftermath of completely overturning the system. The successor director struggled to change overly complicated systems like equipment enhancement into areas that can be understood. Nevertheless, when the developers say it's so complicated, many give up studying, fold, or don't even start Dungeon Fighter Online because it's too complicated.

Well, the key point is that the changed equipment system is causing difficulties for both users and developers. It seems that because they were busy with follow-up measures, the speed of content addition has slowed significantly after the equipment reorganization. In April 2024, after a long wait, the new raid Fog God was released, which was nicknamed the shortest-term waste raid. The casual version of Fog God, also known as Hasrahan, was designed with minimal differences in rewards. It's a design flaw, isn't it? Therefore, there is no reason to run the Fog God raid continuously for tens of minutes without a break. After running it a few times for fun, it's more comfortable to grind in Hasrahan. If there is no reason to play the latest raid, the reason to grow, the driving force for growth, naturally weakens. As a result, users' complaints have been increasing, and even illustration quality issues have emerged here.

First of all, the illustrations of the raid boss, Anga Shin, are different in each one revealed. In some illustrations, he looks like he's in his 20s, but in the in-game illustration, he looks like he's in his teens. Even though he is a raid boss, the in-game illustration was drawn poorly, causing an uproar among users, leading to the replacement of the image. The new Anga Shin illustration that was recently released also... lacks quality. Moreover, some NPC illustrations look awkward as if they were made by AI. The illustrations of characters released through a collaboration with SNK give off a strange vibe. The quality of various illustrations has been an issue. Also, there was controversy during the root cause incident about the finger shape, which became a symbol of a specific website and a gesture of disgust. This finger shape has been found in several illustrations. Therefore, there have been cases where they said, 'We will fix it,' and cases where they did not. In this situation, a furry, male, childlike character targeting specific tastes appears as a new boss.

Female characters with a lot of exposure are decreasing, but male characters are being drawn with good quality. It may not seem like a big issue when viewed separately. In the past, there were many illustrations of female characters that received criticism for their low quality. However, when it is connected to the issue of finger shapes, the story changes. Therefore, suspicions are raised in communities like the Dungeon & Fighter gallery and Akarive. It seems that there are many employees within Neople who hold certain beliefs. Employees of Neople contributed to raising doubts in Blind, a community for working professionals, and it is said that there are many employees in Neople who hold certain beliefs. Of course, it is right to filter Blind posts appropriately, as there are many who consider the controversy over certain beliefs ridiculous or are not interested. However, since we cannot ignore the community atmosphere, these issues had to be addressed in a live communication broadcast.

In this situation, a notice came out that Director Lee Won-man is being reassigned to another project, and CEO Yoon Myung-jin will be in charge of managing the PC DNF again. It caused a stir because Director Yoon is the one who created the current equipment system and is famous for hard resets. For example, before the current equipment system was changed, many people heavily reinforced the equipment they used. CEO Yoon reassured that even if the equipment system changes, well-reinforced equipment can still be used. However, that was not the case. The game was overhauled, so it couldn't be helped, but apart from that, there were users who figured out which equipment was good and tailored their equipment accordingly. Some users experienced situations where after adjusting their equipment following a nerf, another nerf occurred. They were able to transfer reinforcement stats using in-game currency, but there were also systems that allowed for adjusting reinforcement values.

Game money doesn't just fall from the sky, right? Of course, that's obvious. Still, some people had high expectations. Anyway, because he was one of the leading figures during Dungeon & Fighter's golden age. But when I actually saw him live, his eloquence was as sharp as ever, but there were many remarks that fell short of soothing public opinion. The controversy over President Yoon Myung-jin's hard reset was created by those who were not involved in Dungeon & Fighter for a long time. So, as the users' reactions heated up, even the caster spoke after looking at the chat window. And it turns out that President Yoon Myung-jin will not be the PC Dungeon & Fighter director again. He will only be involved in setting the direction, and a new overall director will take care of the details. However, I'm still not sure about the new director's background, and it seems that the preparation for live communication is a bit lacking.

It seemed like you were benchmarking Director Geumgang-seon from Lost Ark, but it didn't go well. However, the important thing is the content, right? Some good content was presented, albeit a bit late. They announced additional rewards and convenience improvements for the Fog Shrine Raid, as well as plans to recruit over 100 new employees. However, it was disappointing that they fell short in changing public opinion. They didn't mention controversial ideologies or illustration quality issues. Issues related to specific ideologies are sensitive, and some may not agree, so it can be overlooked, but not even mentioning quality issues is a pity. As for equipment system issues... President Yoon said he would deeply consider them, so let's move on. In Dungeon & Fighter, there is a perception that running first is a loss, right? Running ahead, farming items hard, only to have them all given away later in events, so there's no enjoyment in becoming stronger first.

So, to address the lack of content and growth momentum for the selection team, we will solve it by introducing a hard mode content for a minority, the Ancients' Heart. However, the response is not very positive. In DNF, it was announced that a hard mode for a raid that has not even been released for two months will be introduced. This is an issue. The Ancients' Heart raid has many high fatigue mechanics, but a hard mode with greatly increased boss HP? Many are worried that an extremely exhausting raid will be introduced. Moreover, if content for a minority of high-spec users is released, jobs that do not deal damage according to DNF standards will be rejected in raids. Job balance issues will escalate. Another sensitive issue is that DNF does not accurately reflect the actual specs measured. There are limitations to external sites. However, in reality, there are jobs with sufficient damage output.

In Dungeon & Fighter, which professions are considered weak? It's hard to find a party, so some people wanted to introduce alternative official indicators to replace Dungeon & Fighter. Not to mention the mention of situations where Dungeon & Fighter is indispensable. Moreover, one of the rewards related to the Fog Forest, Fusion Stone farming, which is an element of upgrading specs, ends too quickly, stating that the reason for farming is weakened. They said they would add a random reinforcement content for Fusion Stones, but the response wasn't very positive. Of course, it's not a cash content. It seems to be a content that requires a lot of time and in-game money investment, like a Maple Cube, a random grade, random option picking content. In fact, users need to spend some in-game money. Users have been in a state where they need a reason to upgrade their specs and motivation for growth for a long time.

Game money is gradually accumulating, so it seems that they are releasing gold-consuming content. In the past, there was a similar content called Black Hell, which demanded extreme stress and luck from Dungeon & Fighter users through random reinforcement content. Therefore, complaints poured out about the revival of Black Hell, which triggers PTSD, a past content that caused dissatisfaction. There are many other stories, but ultimately, Dungeon & Fighter's communication broadcast received such evaluations. It was more like a session where the developers informed about the content they had prepared, rather than the communication users wanted. It also became a place that amplified dissatisfaction with Neople's development capabilities. As a result, Dungeon & Fighter users do not view Neople's union protests favorably. Some people from the outside also understand to some extent. From 2019 to 2023, more than 70% of Nexon's operating profit of 5 trillion 409.9 billion won

Neople earned 8.134 billion won, but is it reasonable that Neople employees work more overtime and receive lower salaries than Nexon Korea employees? Neople employees work in a relatively uncomfortable location, Jeju Island, and yet they are treated like this. Neople explains that Nexon Korea has more experienced employees, so it is inevitable that their average salary is higher. Neople's operating profit in 2023 decreased by 11% compared to the previous year, while Nexon Korea's profit increased. However, Neople employees are already receiving benefits such as housing, airfare, security deposits, and moving expenses, so they cannot provide more benefits. Dungeon & Fighter users also say, Just do your job properly and raise our salaries. Anyway, the current atmosphere in Dungeon & Fighter is quite sluggish. Therefore, it will be crucial to see how things progress in the future.

I wonder what President Yoon and the new director will show us. Until now, it has been Pengun Monster. Then, Peng-paing~

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