Without 7* C3PO, Spending money pointless? General Anakin Unlock. Don’t bother?

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  • Vertigo
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    I know of a couple 4 million or almost 4 million gp accounts that don’t. First hand.

    a couple of weak 4 mil accounts
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    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Honestly this seems like the most sensible argument if it is in fact not a mistake. Never known CG to be impervious 😅
  • Ultra
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    Not angry. I was just saying I believe the notice came during the actual DR unlock. Cause that whole Malak unlock was a blunder. Not to throw people under the bus. However, I think there was a responsible party for the unlock sequences being augmented.
    It has gotten tough to scapegoat Carrie for every bad decision after her departure, for sure
  • Lio
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    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Honestly this seems like the most sensible argument if it is in fact not a mistake. Never known CG to be impervious 😅

    You... you realize TVF was making fun of your argument, right?
  • StarSon
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    Notice for requirements, Yes! Not for the ability to unlock required characters though.

    Not relevant. The first run of each event was 2 months apart. Both of which happed about a year ago, and 3PO has had 2 more runs than JKR did at the time of the relevant event.
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    Vertigo wrote: »
    I know of a couple 4 million or almost 4 million gp accounts that don’t. First hand.

    a couple of weak 4 mil accounts
    😂😂😂😭😭😭 So True!!!!
  • No_Try
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    I agree Zerfius. It’s seems counterintuitive to CG’s past behavior.

    How is it so? The only event of this type, the malak event also required many past farms to be completed prior. Have they been rejecting to grab your money all along?

    Giving the impression anything in the game can be needed any moment is more incentivising for spending than the minority who simply couldn't have bothered with an event that ran numerous times. Whale harder next time.
  • groovdog
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    Lio wrote: »
    “the game isn't designed to have someone walk in on day one and just be able to buy everything. there's a progression”

    Doesn’t that go against everything they have done in the past though...

    This event requiring C3PO is no different than the Malak event requiring JKR and DR. Neither could be purchased.

    But both were meta so likely available to alot of people. I am a newer player. 3PO was literally the last event to do for me and only 5 star because didnt have good enough ewoks.

    11 months and 3.25 million GP. I will have all the GR ships at 40k (including both capital ships) except rex (talk about bad farm). With spend i could meet the other requiremnts as only challenge is shak. I know I could buy enough to get there. Instead my farm shifts back to ewoks and some g12 droids. No money for you ever on this event. Bad move CG.
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    No_Try wrote: »
    I agree Zerfius. It’s seems counterintuitive to CG’s past behavior.

    How is it so? The only event of this type, the malak event also required many past farms to be completed prior. Have they been rejecting to grab your money all along?

    Giving the impression anything in the game can be needed any moment is more incentivising for spending than the minority who simply couldn't have bothered with an event that ran numerous times. Whale harder next time.

    Stick vs Carrot. Punished for not spending. Definitely Possible. I’d rather the carrot. Spend for both. Personal opinion of course, Haha.

    I’m generally in support to Carrot 🥕 behavior!
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    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Like always you assume everyone has been playing as long as you....
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    groovdog wrote: »
    Lio wrote: »
    “the game isn't designed to have someone walk in on day one and just be able to buy everything. there's a progression”

    Doesn’t that go against everything they have done in the past though...

    This event requiring C3PO is no different than the Malak event requiring JKR and DR. Neither could be purchased.

    But both were meta so likely available to alot of people. I am a newer player. 3PO was literally the last guy event to do for me and only 5 star because didnt have good enough ewoks.

    11 months and 3.25 million GP. I will have all the GR ships at 40k except rex (talk about bad farm). With spend i could meet the other requiremnts as only challenge is shak. I know I could buy enough to get there. Instead my farm shifts back to ewoks some g12 droids. No money for you ever on this event. Bad move CG.

    Amen Groovdog. We are a small demographic!
  • Nikoms565
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    Ultra wrote: »
    CG is trying to say that you need to immediately whale out every new toon and every ship instead of waiting when they will be required for something else

    For those who are talking about they don’t know how to make money or are losing money by not running it — the bigger message here is more important

    FYP. ;)

    But I agree. Honestly, it's just the ship thing I find annoying. Partly because ships have never been a requirement for a character unlock before and partly because CG is basically saying "We haven't cared about ships for 2 years....but you have to."
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  • Ultra
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    groovdog wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Like always you assume everyone has been playing as long as you....

    C3PO’s legendary ran for the first time in December 2018

    If you are playing this game for less than a year, then this event isn’t for you
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    Ultra wrote: »
    groovdog wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Like always you assume everyone has been playing as long as you....

    C3PO’s legendary ran for the first time in December 2018

    If you are playing this game for less than a year, then this event isn’t for you

    I don’t think CG has ever supported keeping people out completely though. If you got $$$ you can win at Arena; except this time? Doesn’t make sense.
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    If you've got money and a burning desire to spend it on relevant characters, why didn't you do it the last time his event was up?
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    Pay to Play Game? Or Na?
  • No_Try
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    No_Try wrote: »
    I agree Zerfius. It’s seems counterintuitive to CG’s past behavior.

    How is it so? The only event of this type, the malak event also required many past farms to be completed prior. Have they been rejecting to grab your money all along?

    Giving the impression anything in the game can be needed any moment is more incentivising for spending than the minority who simply couldn't have bothered with an event that ran numerous times. Whale harder next time.

    Stick vs Carrot. Punished for not spending. Definitely Possible. I’d rather the carrot. Spend for both. Personal opinion of course, Haha.

    I’m generally in support to Carrot 🥕 behavior!

    That's normal since you are a self deemed whale. While it's pretty common the game keep getting called p2p and every new thing whale-only...CG always played with a fine line here. It's been rewarding long term dedication and good choices at the right time. Since I'm f2p and won't whale (simply by preference) when I'm asked for (carrot) this brand of design certainly appeals to me and minority overachievers like me .

    They make some other bottlenecks which you can't simply buy your way through during different periods in the game (like zetas still are). While they need to make their high spenders (both dolphins who only spend high amounts when it means something and whales) spend through various means, they are also trying to keep things in somewhat reachable range for everyone else. They know pretty well, if they completely alienate the bottom majority=f2p, the whole pyramid would fall over. So they need to boil all of us slowly.
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    You're avoiding the question. All this ballyhoo and linking from other threads, because you didn't have C3P0 ready and you can't buy your way into him now.

    Why didn't you do it then?

    The only excuse I'd accept is you're a very very new whale who started after his last event.
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    Also: "nah". Pay to "win", to an extent...but definitely not pay to play.
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    No_Try wrote: »
    No_Try wrote: »
    I agree Zerfius. It’s seems counterintuitive to CG’s past behavior.

    How is it so? The only event of this type, the malak event also required many past farms to be completed prior. Have they been rejecting to grab your money all along?

    Giving the impression anything in the game can be needed any moment is more incentivising for spending than the minority who simply couldn't have bothered with an event that ran numerous times. Whale harder next time.

    Stick vs Carrot. Punished for not spending. Definitely Possible. I’d rather the carrot. Spend for both. Personal opinion of course, Haha.

    I’m generally in support to Carrot 🥕 behavior!

    That's normal since you are a self deemed whale. While it's pretty common the game keep getting called p2p and every new thing whale-only...CG always played with a fine line here. It's been rewarding long term dedication and good choices at the right time. Since I'm f2p and won't whale (simply by preference) when I'm asked for (carrot) this brand of design certainly appeals to me and minority overachievers like me .

    They make some other bottlenecks which you can't simply buy your way through during different periods in the game (like zetas still are). While they need to make their high spenders (both dolphins who only spend high amounts when it means something and whales) spend through various means, they are also trying to keep things in somewhat reachable range for everyone else. They know pretty well, if they completely alienate the bottom majority=f2p, the whole pyramid would fall over. So they need to boil all of us slowly.

    I like your thought process. I myself was f2p for a good year or two.
  • InfamousJay
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    edited October 2019
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    It does seem weird that its not openly a cash buy this time, right No_Try?
  • TVF
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    groovdog wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Like always you assume everyone has been playing as long as you....

    No, I assume that newer players won't have access to everything. Which has always been the case.
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  • TVF
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    Ultra wrote: »
    groovdog wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    It's really unfair that C3PO has only been available four times now.

    Like always you assume everyone has been playing as long as you....

    C3PO’s legendary ran for the first time in December 2018

    If you are playing this game for less than a year, then this event isn’t for you

    I don’t think CG has ever supported keeping people out completely though. If you got $$$ you can win at Arena; except this time? Doesn’t make sense.

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  • Vertigo
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    groovdog wrote: »
    Lio wrote: »
    “the game isn't designed to have someone walk in on day one and just be able to buy everything. there's a progression”

    Doesn’t that go against everything they have done in the past though...

    This event requiring C3PO is no different than the Malak event requiring JKR and DR. Neither could be purchased.

    But both were meta so likely available to alot of people. I am a newer player. 3PO was literally the last event to do for me and only 5 star because didnt have good enough ewoks.

    11 months and 3.25 million GP. I will have all the GR ships at 40k (including both capital ships) except rex (talk about bad farm). With spend i could meet the other requiremnts as only challenge is shak. I know I could buy enough to get there. Instead my farm shifts back to ewoks and some g12 droids. No money for you ever on this event. Bad move CG.

    11 months of playing and you still haven't learned you need to whale early on. That's the mistake there. If you're gonna spend money on something in this game it's better to do it early to get ahead not later to play catch up.
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    Man, this guy's great at strawman arguments, responding to people who he thinks agree with him and totally ignoring everyone else, isn't he?
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    Not everything but since I’ve been playing they have definitely left a window of accessibility if you were willing to pay and you were 85. Need C3P0 buy Ewoks. Need Anakin ship. Buy Packs. That’s how it’s worked in my understanding from Event to Event so far.
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    Padme Event..... Buy Seperatist packs.... Trend, No?
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    You're avoiding the question I asked earlier. All this ballyhoo and linking from other threads, because you didn't have C3P0 ready and you can't buy your way into him now.

    Why didn't you do it then? You're so desperate to make the case you should be able to throw money at every event, why don't you already have him from his many previous appearances?
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  • No_Try
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    It does seem weird that its not openly a cash buy this time, right No_Try?

    It always is to some degree and some still always make it (which wouldn't hurt CG). In my pure f2p guild c3po situation is 44/50. I just checked a few spender oriented guild on swgoh.gg, they are all 50/50.

    Where does it stop? Why is there no rage for no reruns of Padme event as she's also a needed legendary or gk which is a raid only toon you can't buy?
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    No_Try wrote: »
    It does seem weird that its not openly a cash buy this time, right No_Try?

    It always is to some degree and some still always make it (which wouldn't hurt CG). In my pure f2p guild c3po situation is 44/50. I just checked a few spender oriented guild on swgoh.gg, they are all 50/50.

    Where does it stop? Why is there no rage for no reruns of Padme event as she's also a needed legendary or gk which is a raid only toon you can't buy?

    One of my best friends quit because he couldn’t keep up with the meta. Spending a bit a year. I definitely understand.

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