A win/win suggestion.
March 30, 2016 9:06PM
edited March 2016
To swgoh producers and/or EA
After the first week or so of playing swgoh and button mashing to figure out the game, I paused to consider purchases. I do enjoy the game and in the past have had no issues with in game purchases on other games to support the producers and enhance my experience. Heres what I concluded.
The total lack of guarantee for what I wanna purchase. Or throwing my money to the winds of luck. Ex: I WANT gm tarkin....... exactly. Without great luck or an insane amount of money, I'm not gonna get him. After realizing this I was a f2p player. I know there are those that spend 1000.00's on this game (wherever you work are you hiring?) but I will not until I can actually control my purchase. I believe many others would agree. I believe your profits would ballon if this could be worked out.
Ex: 50 toon specific shards for 20.00. I know I would be making several purchases.
Your product in my mind is a good one but I think you are limiting your pontential to just that......good. When it could be great. Please consider the general 'idea' of my humble suggestion.
Note, I did spend 20.00 today after writing this. But know that I did so soley on principle in supporting your product and not on the value (IMO) of what I purchased.
Respectfully submitted,
A customer
After the first week or so of playing swgoh and button mashing to figure out the game, I paused to consider purchases. I do enjoy the game and in the past have had no issues with in game purchases on other games to support the producers and enhance my experience. Heres what I concluded.
The total lack of guarantee for what I wanna purchase. Or throwing my money to the winds of luck. Ex: I WANT gm tarkin....... exactly. Without great luck or an insane amount of money, I'm not gonna get him. After realizing this I was a f2p player. I know there are those that spend 1000.00's on this game (wherever you work are you hiring?) but I will not until I can actually control my purchase. I believe many others would agree. I believe your profits would ballon if this could be worked out.
Ex: 50 toon specific shards for 20.00. I know I would be making several purchases.
Your product in my mind is a good one but I think you are limiting your pontential to just that......good. When it could be great. Please consider the general 'idea' of my humble suggestion.
Note, I did spend 20.00 today after writing this. But know that I did so soley on principle in supporting your product and not on the value (IMO) of what I purchased.
Respectfully submitted,
A customer
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If the $20 was for crystals for refreshers, I absolve you :]
It was and also based purely on principle. I can't call myself a customer if Im not.
I agree with you opinion that "they have the right to make money as you have the right not to pay" but i wonder if this is really helping in achieving game diversity.
Thus it seems like i fight the same Squad over and over again in PvP & GW. I get the feeling that it's more far from a "diverse game" than close.
The only purchase aimed at low spenders (or converting f2p into low spenders) is the crystal subscription. Nothing else offers the value we are looking for, or the certainty of what we will get.
Chromium might be a bit of fun but there is no way to star up a toon without spending a lot, so why bother?
Aurodium are priced out of our range (but offers certainty).
I propose that CG offers more packs similar to the Dooku starter pack. You pay your 750 crystal equivalent in dollars, unlock a specific character at 1* and unlock a cantina node for that character. This gives low spenders the option to buy who they want and also allows them to farm their purchase up to 7*.
I believe you understand my 'feeling' on this exactly. I dont really care the specifics of how. Just that I have control on what Im purchasing. Thank you for your response
Edit: I still do enjoy this game. It is not a bash but just pursuit of perfection. Which I know never happens but still strive for.
I see their logic behind it. They want people to gamble and buy pack after pack in hopes of getting what they want, and they do. The only way I'd ever spend another cent on this game is if I could pick my own shards. Even if they charged $5 for 5 shards, I know for a fact people would drop $100 to get 100 Rey shards, for example. Especially when they're frustrated with grinding and want to get it over with.
"The only way I'd ever spend another cent.....".
How many of us are there that have said exactly that? My guess is, economically, more than the revenue they are currently generating as is.
It's hard to say. Generally people don't like to feel bad about spending money. And I feel bad if I spend money and get bad results. It's like taking a $20 bill and lighting it on fire. Maybe people with tons of disposable income feel differently.
Duely noted and apologies. I completely understand that position and no offense was meant. And thank you
Return of the Jedi Princess Leia was my 'wake up' call as a youngling. Lol
I'm with you, Pizza. I want Leia to go with my Han!!!!
I stopped spending on this and opened a brokerage account. Now I throw my money at my future,!
However, I still play daily and love love love the game! F2p is when we learn firsthand what Master Yoda means when he states, "Patience you must have."
If you knew my ex-wife than you'd know I have it in abundance. Lol and noted
The random is how they pull in the gambling addicts. When they do give controlled purchases, it's in 60€ packs for 2-3 characters (who aren't really maxed, but just 50-80 shards out of the total 330), or in a pack that's only available to people who spent more than 200€. So the smart way to play is stick to refreshes.
+1