timed bs = more box sales more box sales = more money this is the unchanging formula nimonix has followed for the past decade lmao
Except your logic falls apart when you realize all the new timed items for the last year+ have all been given away for free via participation events with exception to Bajiquan RE which is in the shop. Not a single one to my knowledge has been boxed.
but like which ones? Fisticuffs are usually the only chance for players to get paid shop items for free outside of login events where you have to hop on at the most bs times to get a box with passable rates. Most of the 1 hour login give away proof of passions which just unlock more timed stuff. There is the occasional cumulative participation/tasks event, but those should really be more frequent as the 30 day login calendar/daily quests haven't been updated in years/ Nimonix has improved some stuff but most of the time on an average playthrough it's grinding carats/boss mode to buy an old formerly astro scroll/exo or farm materials for RE scrolls that really should have been balance patches (at least the base RE versions).
We intend to make changes to Fisticuffs where we'll be hoping to better incentivize free-to-play players soon. Since this is still in the early planning phases, we'll be discussing about this with our team. For the daily login calendar, our team will need to inquire with NimoniX to see if they are able to make any slight improvements. Regarding the Proof of Passion: We are looking to enhance the utility of these items soon. I'd say keep saving em!
I think he was talking about all of the most recent skill items which have all been timed and strictly locked behind playtime events. Not including Bajiquan RE, this applies to Wind Shooter, Bash, Gungki-Dowul mixed scroll, Doutetsu-Hondon mixed scroll, Rainmaker, Zin Devil Fang, Enhanced Staff of Eternity, Enhanced Blade of Eternity, Delta Step, Zeta Frenzy, and Dirty BFE. None of these have permanent version, nor are they in boxes.