Ok, I don't understand you guys....you sound like this game is played for free
All that theory about decreasing the loot return if MA want more money it's not ok for them, surely, they will make some money first, but when the players will quit after seeing such bad loot all the time
Instead, making a harder mob to kill, with different types of attack and all that stuff is much harder to notice, you will start thinking that you aren't cleaver enough to win in that game, instead of feeling that MA get's your money
That might be ok, it's all about mind control
Think of a thief, what would you prefer, to say so?.... a bang in the head or some clever tactic that you wouldn't even feel....I prefer none, but if I have to choose I will chose the second, this is what MA does with this proposed updates
Sure all this improvements in monsters AI would be nice....if this we're a free game to play, but like this I personally don't see any benefit except if the all "MISS" messages we're removed, all the no loot we're removed, and all the nova/blazar will be removed also a slight increase in loot return on these mobs will be fine
As a general idea, I don;t really mind the costs to kill these new monsters if I will get the same loot return
It's only bad if you don't; have enough money to keep cicle until the system get's you back on track
Also I hope these new AI will be only for the new monsters, not for all, because that sounds worst than space to me, you cannot force someone to change there tactics and money spent only to be able to keep on playing, and I don't like sweating either
PS: Keep your hands on your wallet!