i never bought a single marquee and this only makes me not wanting to spend money on the game, im tired of every character released its a hardnode and marquee, as a f2p i say, i truly hate it, its the thing that makes me want to quit the game, plus the ships seems like a p2p only mode, the best ships are the ones that feels like a pain to farm and not fun
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I can’t believe anyone assumed a DS new character was going to be anything but marquee. That’s the only bone DS has been thrown for a long time guys. Tired and old.
I'm pretty sure the problem with these price changes will show up pretty quickly and we'll go back to the old prices. I understand that they are trying to maximize revenue, but doubling the price probably isn't the way to get there.
One thing is certain, as the price goes up less people will buy, but will the price change offset that drop. The question is whether total purchases will drop by half (or more) in this case. If less than half of the people make this purchase as compared to normal, this will be a loss of revenue for EA/CG and that's exactly what I'm expecting.
The $9.99 packs were priced well. Reasonably priced for buying 1 star. Bundling in another $10 worth of crystals doesn't make this more viable. Even if it was twice the shards for $20, I think this would lose. If someone is interested in buying crystals, they are most likely to buy a $20 or $100 package... not the $10. This is probably not a good pricing move. One thing that would make this a winner would be to make it 1571 crystals (the same rate as the $100 vault). That way people could justify it more easily.
Personally, I tended to buy the $10 packs. I thought they were cheap enough to justify not having to farm 30 shards. Based on the new pricing, I'm probably not going to buy as many (if at all) now. To me $10 isn't a material expense, but $20 starts to become significant.
They've hinted at changing the drop rates for the "Mega packs", so it's hard to tell if that price change will be good, bad or indifferent.
I just hope that this artificial attempt to raise revenue doesn't hurt the game. People tend to pay more for a higher content release rate, but not pay more for the same content. There are other games.
You can either have wool or lambchops right now, but in the long run, you can't have both.
I can’t believe anyone assumed a DS new character was going to be anything but marquee. That’s the only bone DS has been thrown for a long time guys. Tired and old.
Anyone buy this even though they said they wouldnt?
nope. and really not any pressure to do so, given how the team is under performing compared to what was advertised. seems top revan teams just can't be touched by this, and either can CLS... so... false advertising really. beating up weak geared/modded teams in a showcase video is pretty scummy...
So, any word on if this was a success so most of us here know they will never buy a marque pack again and leave all the marque releases at three star?
We will only know after the next few marquee characters are released, and EA assesses the marquee pack sales and determines if they made more or less money with this change.
I hope this will lead to more accurate testing of the stuff they want to sell. Nerfing everything people buy because they don't bother testing isn't exactly a good marketing strategy or something that will make spending appealing.
Yep. I'm back to stictly F2P. I would buy Marquee bundles from time to time due to the lower cost and getting the character an extra star. I don't buy crystals. So adding $10 to the bundle for crystals is a no deal for me.
Seems like enough **** bought the Droideeka shard pack, because they also hiked the price for the two double Darth Revan packs and included crystals for it
Seems like enough **** bought the Droideeka shard pack, because they also hiked the price for the two double Darth Revan packs and included crystals for it
I’m not so sure about that. If that pack had been a success, they probably would have charged $50 instead of 40 for the new OR packs to account for the extra crystals...
As it is, these new OR packs really are a good deal from a price perspective. They’re done the way packs should be done, combine things and offer them at a slightly lower price than the items would be on their own. Where they “screwed up” this time was combining things where a significant portion of the population already owns half the pack, ending up diluting the value.
I usually buy the $9.99 packs for characters that will likely be required for a legendary/journey because it was a better value than panic farming them. Now, I'd rather hoard a few extra crystals and buy more refreshes.
Bad move CG...
Hear, hear. Can’t blame players for cussing when the game gets this greedy. Never forget, fellow players, that these games are literally addictive by design. When you add manipulative greed (Grand Arena at the same time as price hikes? Really?) and naked ambition by new whales, fun starts to peel off like the tread on old tires. I am trying to keep my best guildmates in the game. Time for the pendulum to swing back, CG, unless you really just want big spenders in the game.
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My views are my own... except when they are wrong... then it's jar jar's fault
Pure F2P at heart
I like your positive attitude.
One thing is certain, as the price goes up less people will buy, but will the price change offset that drop. The question is whether total purchases will drop by half (or more) in this case. If less than half of the people make this purchase as compared to normal, this will be a loss of revenue for EA/CG and that's exactly what I'm expecting.
The $9.99 packs were priced well. Reasonably priced for buying 1 star. Bundling in another $10 worth of crystals doesn't make this more viable. Even if it was twice the shards for $20, I think this would lose. If someone is interested in buying crystals, they are most likely to buy a $20 or $100 package... not the $10. This is probably not a good pricing move. One thing that would make this a winner would be to make it 1571 crystals (the same rate as the $100 vault). That way people could justify it more easily.
Personally, I tended to buy the $10 packs. I thought they were cheap enough to justify not having to farm 30 shards. Based on the new pricing, I'm probably not going to buy as many (if at all) now. To me $10 isn't a material expense, but $20 starts to become significant.
They've hinted at changing the drop rates for the "Mega packs", so it's hard to tell if that price change will be good, bad or indifferent.
I just hope that this artificial attempt to raise revenue doesn't hurt the game. People tend to pay more for a higher content release rate, but not pay more for the same content. There are other games.
You can either have wool or lambchops right now, but in the long run, you can't have both.
tldr:
Ah yes I remember Traya's marquee event
Likely will be rejected, but you never know.
How does one refund something not bought?
you do not, obviously...
We will only know after the next few marquee characters are released, and EA assesses the marquee pack sales and determines if they made more or less money with this change.
What's that you say? They've gone lower?
Ya don't say...
I’m not so sure about that. If that pack had been a success, they probably would have charged $50 instead of 40 for the new OR packs to account for the extra crystals...
As it is, these new OR packs really are a good deal from a price perspective. They’re done the way packs should be done, combine things and offer them at a slightly lower price than the items would be on their own. Where they “screwed up” this time was combining things where a significant portion of the population already owns half the pack, ending up diluting the value.
Did you look around hard enough in the graveyard?
Hear, hear. Can’t blame players for cussing when the game gets this greedy. Never forget, fellow players, that these games are literally addictive by design. When you add manipulative greed (Grand Arena at the same time as price hikes? Really?) and naked ambition by new whales, fun starts to peel off like the tread on old tires. I am trying to keep my best guildmates in the game. Time for the pendulum to swing back, CG, unless you really just want big spenders in the game.