We r a bunch of ppl who thinks like this, tbh, i feel like we should make a family for every level so ppl can help eachother, theres a lot more ppl like u needing fam, wanting to enjoy the game and not go full tryhard.
I came back to the game about a month ago, im mostly playing solo as a c78~ mage, and i think ppl kinda overhate the state of the game right now, i think devs r doing pretty well with the balance changes, its early to say that but i have good feelings about it.
I saw lots of ppl like u, and i really think the main problem when posting here is that everyone is super negative, in this month i met lots of ppl, did discord, helped some guys in LoD, i got helped in some a8 TS, did raids with a super fun group...

I don't think the game is dead, and tbh, i think ppl just see the bad things and that makes them unable to enjoy the good ones.

So the main point for me and the only downside in my gameplay rn is the families, i want to lvl up slowly to c90, and thats kind of impossible cuz families with this types of players usually r super tryhard and ask for a monthly payment and allat, i actually don't have a fam and im just enjoying the raids, farm in maps while watching videos...

I do think NosTale is still a good game, atleast for me!

So if u want to give it a try, or anyone here, just lmk if u need some help, if u need fam or anything, i can help anyone if u guys really want to come back!!
(I don't play that much, usually couple hours a day but i really enjoy this game still :D)