Hey Guys, Just here to remind everyone that people play this game for different reasons.
It sounds like OP is in it for the endgame PvP. With no Forge Event i'm sure it must be frustrating having to wait to craft and I can understand not wanting to gamble away VIP 8 drops. Plus with lack of Events those VIP 8 ppl you used to be able to group with (or buy from) haven't been logging in. An Empty Server without a +10 Weapon or a +3 Armor Set (maybe he's trying for +10 Armor too) probably doesn't seem very promising. All I can suggest for you sir is patience, the forge event will come and other events will come also (even if we have to wait for Christmas). People will come back and the PvP will be here. in the meantime there's always Flox even if the Insignia drop rate isn't that great it's still better than nothing and a nice way for leveling and getting Transendence.
As for desotorn suggestions to "save the game" Private servers have played around with increasing those things but to little or no success. More Events and more quests would be nice but it really comes down to the quality of those Events/Quests. As for your Monkey and Bag slot suggestion those are pure convenience items. You can buy 50 Slot bags from the Item Mall. (or 60 slot for 1 Bill in game). And Monkey can be obtained temporarily with Insignia's. (Not sure how much Golden monkey runs in game but you can gamble for it from Item Mall also).
to Crone guy: You seem to have missed some key and important item options available in this game, Crone Drop Boost and Portal Cost Reduction.
Portal Cost Reduction can literally make you Ports cost 0 Crone
Good Crone Drop Boost in a PT of 6 farming end zone mobs nets you millions per hour
and those stones that don't stack. Why are you hoarding them? Just throw it away.
To David: You seem like a fairly casual gamer who's in it for the PVE (judging by the fact that you don't seem to know that PA is a daily thing that grants a scaling quest reward item which increases MAX HP and PVP Attack/Defense. Also a majority of the players in Power Arena are AFK) Being into the game for PVE is fine (Wizards, Scouts, and Giants are fun) but you don't need to hate on other people because their opinions and goals differ from yours. I'm not sure why you are hating on the Christmas event or so opposed to updates (I doubt Rohan will ever become a constantly updated Bore fest like Minecraft).
Side notes: The GM's did mention that a pet update was in the works. I'm sure they are working on it. And yes the GM's have been slacking a bit in the forums but let's be honest guys the Player base has been lacking in the forums much worse. if we want a better game then create a better community by being active, forming guilds, helping new players, etc, etc. NOT by complaining about GM's or Complaining about other players, trash talking, or rage quitting.