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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2015.01.31 05:30:00 -
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Have you ever played a CCG like Magic: The Gathering?
They rely on you needing X card(s) to have the perfect deck. You buy booster pack after booster pack at $5 a pop for a chance at a single rare card you need. It might take a dozen tries before you get the damn thing. Maybe more. After crunching the numbers you have figured out that you spent $100 on a card valued at $10 (maybe).
This little strongbox BPO "feature" is going to make CCP a boatload of money.
They will never, I repeat, NEVER roll this back. I don't care if GD is filled with threads. This kind of randomized reward scheme is way too profitable.
Your best bet is to unlock that "keymaker" subsystem in the warbarge ASAP and do your missions for keys. That, and find someone who is willing to sell those BPOs for ISK when simple player trading is finally available.
Just call me Ripple. Ripple Riley.
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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2015.02.02 13:47:00 -
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Clone D wrote:Besides, until we have player trading, then any aspect of Dust 514 that relies on a CCG mechanic is a fail. First player trading, then strongboxes; let's not get ahead of ourselves. I don't disagree with you, but I want to highlight the usage of a specific word you used:
Fail
It's fails to satisfy you and some other players.
It succeeds in making CCP wheelbarrows full of cash.
Now, which of those two situations do you think CCP really cares about?
Just call me Ripple. Ripple Riley.
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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2015.02.02 14:07:00 -
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Clone D wrote:I think there's room for both strongboxes and marketplace offerings. Different strokes for different folks. Player trading will really help the strongbox system be less of a pain. In the end, player trading means someone paid for AUR, which means CCP gets to continue making garbage bags full of cash.
Another improvement would be a token-based system. Instead of granting a specific BPO the strongboxes would randomly give out 'Quafe' vouchers. These vouchers can be turned in for a single BPO of your choice. At least then we are promised a BPO that we would actually use.
Oh, and that keymaker subsystem needs to hurry up.
Just call me Ripple. Ripple Riley.
@Ripley_Riley
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