This might sound strange coming from me but…
February 21, 2024 10:48PM
edited February 23
I am wholly opposed to the introduction of gifts in the store. I think it might have dangerous consequences and this is why I don’t like it:
1. I haven’t seen evidence of huge demand from the players - so it feels as if it’s being introduced on a false premise (& at the expense of more genuinely requested QoL improvements)
2. It appears like a cynical attempt by CG to create a new demand and market for intra-guild gifting, made more cynical by the inclusion of LSBs which will inevitably drive demand.
3. Precisely because of the LSB disparity, it will inevitably encourage some people to try & work around lack of supply in the main store through transferring funds to guild mates to buy and gift on their behalf - this opens up security risks for players and the potential for fraud etc
4. Most worryingly this seems to create conditions for **** bullying- eg more vulnerable, less mature or more anxious guild members might be pressured into gifting to others (perhaps to preserve a perceived at risk position in a guild, to strengthen a guild for events or to curry favour etc)
Gifts and rewards are a big part of what I do - and so is security and safeguarding. I have to say on first view, this system looks risky and on the face of it, a short sighted attempt to boost income at the cost of player safety.
CG I hope you’ve done the due diligence on this because it wouldn’t get past the North Pole’s Risk and Audit elves.
Edit - typo
1. I haven’t seen evidence of huge demand from the players - so it feels as if it’s being introduced on a false premise (& at the expense of more genuinely requested QoL improvements)
2. It appears like a cynical attempt by CG to create a new demand and market for intra-guild gifting, made more cynical by the inclusion of LSBs which will inevitably drive demand.
3. Precisely because of the LSB disparity, it will inevitably encourage some people to try & work around lack of supply in the main store through transferring funds to guild mates to buy and gift on their behalf - this opens up security risks for players and the potential for fraud etc
4. Most worryingly this seems to create conditions for **** bullying- eg more vulnerable, less mature or more anxious guild members might be pressured into gifting to others (perhaps to preserve a perceived at risk position in a guild, to strengthen a guild for events or to curry favour etc)
Gifts and rewards are a big part of what I do - and so is security and safeguarding. I have to say on first view, this system looks risky and on the face of it, a short sighted attempt to boost income at the cost of player safety.
CG I hope you’ve done the due diligence on this because it wouldn’t get past the North Pole’s Risk and Audit elves.
Edit - typo
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Well precisely- the potential problems appear so obvious that in the North Pole there would be a case it amounts to reckless endangerment (& we take that seriously because there’s no upper limit on potential damages). Maybe it’s different in California (it usually is I suppose) but it does just seem ill judged at best. Plus it’s bugged - but that’s just par for the course.
You should spend some time on the events discord, which is now full of people talking about guild swapping to buy themselves LSBs, starting alts to buy themselves LSBs, and any other way they can think of doing it. Crazy.
That is indeed crazy.
Not to mention, the doors it opens up for some form of abuse. This was just a horrible idea through and through!
Players want to be able to gift guildmates (more)surplus mats
CG: We hear you
Also CG: With our new Update you can now spend real life money to buy your guildmates a gift
Players:
Thats quite funny...as i wrote, it is all about lsb. No lsb ...this gift shop would be like almost non existent.
I have alt in the same guild as my main, but i dont care about rey....i could buy few lsb for main account but i dont want...
Pressure and extort people for packs, "you owe us now" etc