Hyperdrive bundle
So, am I reading this right that the new pack that's supposed to be the bee's knees is going to cost £300 (or $577aud)
(Go to store, check app details scroll down to bottom to see in app purchase price)
$577 for a pack, on a mobile game, supposed to b for new players....if I was just starting out and saw a pack for upwards of $200 (let alone north of $500) I would definitely delete the app and find a new game...
It kinda strikes me as counter productive...
(Go to store, check app details scroll down to bottom to see in app purchase price)
$577 for a pack, on a mobile game, supposed to b for new players....if I was just starting out and saw a pack for upwards of $200 (let alone north of $500) I would definitely delete the app and find a new game...
It kinda strikes me as counter productive...
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Mine just shows $139.99 CAD
But let's put this in layman's terms... One pack will be equal to a week's wage (after tax) for someone on minimum wage in Australia.
This is feeding people's addiction and exploiting that nature and is totally devoid of any corporate responsibility to do the right thing and look after their customers.
Out of all the shady things that CG has done to the game, a $550 pack would be the worst...
And it's supposed to be their new highlight...
CG’s responsibility is to make money for their shareholders. People are responsible for their own spending, addiction or not. People need to take responsibility for their own actions and stop blaming others for their problems.
Their responsibility though is to do that in a fair and equitable manner and not exploit addiction. Mobile games are an addiction, not quite as destructive as something like smoking or gambling but it's an addiction none the less and to exploit anyone's addiction goes against corporate responsibility and is preying on the weak...
This pack is the antithesis of that...
how much should a pack that catches people up on years (iirc) of playing cost? Also, bc it says prices go from .99 to 300 means the hyperdrive will cost 300 (pounds)?
Given that these seem targeted at new players and new spenders, I suspect that many of these will actually be *very* reasonably priced. New players aren't likely to spend hundreds on something they may not continue, and vets are even less likely to spend it on 5* G8s. We'll see soon enough, but I think the strategy here will be volume sales, hooking new players with low prices and putting pressure on F2P to purchase them as well to keep up.
Yeah, totally. Don't know what this nonsense is about the pack costing several hundred dollars. The $99.99 USD price shown in the video is the same price as a vault....considering the other pricing in this game, that's not a bad price at all.
It's impossible to compete with early whales anyway, hyperwhale bundle or not. F2p only start to go toe to toe with whales once they have a mature account with solid selection of units. It might be a deterrent for people who don't realize this, though.
Why don't you just charge a symbolic price of 1-5$ for ppl below lvl 85. Or just speed up the early grind to G11 and speed up the grind to 7* the standard Phoenix and/or an imperial team via quests or whatever. This Pack just strengthens the massive P2W reputation this game already has.
That would be better. I know the game and I got lvl 85 account but also new account where Im focusing on good thin roster. Arena im fine top 10 being bundle byers, I can do top 50 which is fine. But fleet arena where Im focusing I can't do anything vs roster of 5☆ ships in long time. I was hoping to be top 10 by focusing on ships and pilots.
Well I can always hope not many will buy the bundle.
Completely agree with this. The price is “fair” if you consider time spent and what I consider to already be ridiculously high prices. They charge so much for very little actual game play. This “starter bundle” is almost the cost of 2 full console games. The majority of mobile players will take a look at this bundle and not only pass on it but also the game because they see how much money it will cost them just to get “guild ready”. I think at most new players might be willing to pay 19.99 to 29.99 for something. This isn’t going to end up helping to inject a bunch of new players into the game.
Let us not spend and show them they are ********
Don't know why it messed up my comment.. never posted here before.
Was just replying to @Jahosefat agreeing that getting players used to spending at $20-$30 would be better than expecting them to spend $99+ right off the bat.
I've been spending for a while now and I still don't think I would spend that much and I am still at the point that the bundle would help me with a few characters. $20-30 is easy.. $99 is too much for one pack imo.
If it really costs up to 100€ I'll pass.
They can sometimes have a pack with one toon for $19.99. If you buy that 5 times over a couple months, you have 5 toons and a little bit of gear. This pack has many toons for the price of five. Plus way more gear/energy/crystals/zetas. There is definitely value in $100 compared to other packs.
Heck, where else can you buy zetas?
That's all fine and good until the people who are addicted to games like this end up on welfare and my tax dollars have to support them.