The AUR, booster, and other stuff is all valuable to you and worth the $20 price even discounting the dropsuits. You do not have a leg to stand on. You are not entitled to anything here. This is a separate merc pack and you are not losing out on any value from it on account of having bought the earlier merc pack.

Those same things still have value. The extra 40,000 AUR is worth the same to you as the first 40,000 AUR. The 30-day skill booster is still worth $15, just like the other 30-day skill booster you have. Even discounting the items and dropsuits, the AUR and booster alone make the merc packs a bargain and are worthwhile purchases if you see yourself playing Dust for a while. The fact that there are extra dropsuits added is just a nice bonus on top.

your telling me, I bought a HD6950 9 months ago from a store for -ú240. I see the exact same card now for -ú180. I called them and the cheeky Kittens wont refund the difference. What a Cruel, Cruel world we live in. To make the matter worse the 6950 also come bundle with Dirt 3, not only will they not refund the difference they wont give me a free copy of Dirt 3.

I went to there forum and whinge and winged and cried and cried and cried and still i cannot get my stuff.

ITS MINE IM ENTITLED i tell them but there ears are closed.

I went to trading standards, they are useless. they tell me i dont have a leg to stand on. I told them i have 2 and last time i checked the both worked fine, but disablitiy or not im entitled "is it no discrimation to give legless people stuff thats added to a deal after a purchase but noone else" I ask them. Apartently "You have the wrong end of the stick" they say. I ended the call damn fools were talking in riddles whats a stick got to do with anything.

Gamers sense of entitlement is truly astounding. Must be a product of receiving trophies at a young age even when his team lost.

I really have to say this is a failed business model by CCP. Many people out there who thought a second merc pack was worth it already got it. Like me. I personally am not going to spend my money on something I already have. I was excited A new merc Pack hell ya I am going to get a assault or a heavy suit maybe a cool logic. .And some different typies of perm guns and maybe a passive booster. But nope it is the same crap.

Come on CCP actually make a new merc pack so it is worth buying not the same old thing with the extra suits. All you did was really just **** over people who previously bought merc packs. But I understand your just trying to squeeze as much money of this merc pack as you can.

Can anybody help me find the sense in this post? I don't get it....how does free suits diminish the value of a booster or Aurum?

No it shouldn't. By your logic, you would get every merc pack released because you bought one. This does not make sense. This is a special promotion only. You wouldn' t expect to get that free ham that the grocery store is offering for purchases of $100 or more over the weekend simply because you shopped on the Wednesday before, would you?

If you are looking for a reward as a beta tester, those come from the events. For example, the Skinweave suits. Also, you get to have a character with a birthday publicly visible that comes from before the release date. CCP has also already promised other special goods not yet released specifically for the beta testers as a "thanks" for the testing. This just happens not to be one of those things.

I'm not sure about the US, I just know that here in Norway I could probably make all sorts of trouble for CCP. Not that I'm gonna bother for $20, but we have a law about yields on things, where the yield of a product should fall to the consumer if the price gains a yield BEFORE delivery.

As I see it, delivery is at launch. They changed a product before launch, I bought the product, by Norwegian law I should be entitled to the upgraded merc pack, depending on the definition of when "delivery" takes place I suppose.

So there, more fuel for the fire, have fun guys!

40,000 AUR ($20 / Gé¼18 / -ú14)
GÇó30 day Active Skill Booster ($15 / Gé¼13.50 / -ú10.50)
GÇóIn-battle Items (Total Value $15 / Gé¼13.50 / -ú10.50 )
GÇó'Dragonfly' Scout dropsuit x 1 (Permanent Item)
GÇó'Toxin' ICD-9 Submachine Gun x 1 (Permanent Item)
GÇóHK4M Shotgun x 50
GÇóHacked Drop Uplink x 50
GÇóFused Locus Grenade x 50
GÇó1.5dn Myofibril Stimulant x 50

If you purchase the new Merc Pack between 11:30 GMT Sept. 27th - 11:00 GMT Sept. 30th, you will also qualify to receive additional bonus items listed below:

Tribute Dropsuits

GÇÿRavenGÇÖ Assault Type-I

GÇóDurability: Permanent
GÇóDescription: GÇ£A black-gray variant of the Assault dropsuit; history may forget some men, but it remembers their deedsGÇ¥
GÇóStats: Regular Assault Type-I

GÇÿSeverGÇÖ Logistics Type-I

GÇóDurability: Permanent
GÇóDescription: GÇ£An orange-brown variant of the Logistics dropsuit; a shared past unites those who dare fight for the futureGÇ¥
GÇóStats: Regular Logistics Type-I

GÇÿValorGÇÖ Scout Type-I

GÇóDurability: Permanent
GÇóDescription: GÇ£A brown-green variant of the standard Scout dropsuit; all mercenaries die alone, but for a time these few fought together.GÇ¥
GÇóStats: Regular Scout Type-I
The bonus Tribute Dropsuits can be redeemed in-game during the promotional times from 11:30 GMT Sept. 27th - 11:00 GMT Sept. 30th each valued at more than $6, so be sure to login and get them right away!

Oh dear how dare they upgrade the merc pack like that! Who do they think they are!?
I guess I should complain to dodge for selling me a 2011 challenger, I mean.....ya know....the 2012 challenger is out now and its a better deal, I feel ripped off!!!!!

Grow up!

I've worked in retail for years prior to my current profession, and am a consumer daily. I have never seen a store honor what you are suggesting when it is a special promotion. Note the word "special". This is a give away for purchases made during a certain window. You are not entitled to this unless you make a purchase in that period of time.

again, copy/paste from another thread.

i'm confused by CCP post anyway. if i dont buy the new merc pack, am i still able to get those MAG dropsuits?

"If you purchase the new Merc Pack between 11:30 GMT Sept. 27th - 11:00 GMT Sept. 30th, you will also qualify to receive additional bonus items listed below..

The bonus Tribute Dropsuits can be redeemed in-game during the promotional times from 11:30 GMT Sept. 27th - 11:00 GMT Sept. 30th each valued at more than $6, so be sure to login and get them right away!

Note: if you donGÇÖt redeem the items during the promotional times listed above, you will have to contact our customer support staff at [email protected] in order to receive the bonus items."

okay, so if we buy it, we qualify to receive them. however, can others who dont buy the merc pack still redeem these during the promotional period? if i play during the promotional period, am i redeeming them or receiving them anyway? i hope so. i want one. how do they put a monetary value on a digital dropsuit anyway? $6 for a single suit? lol no way

/i really think we will be able to get them without buying a new merc pack.. but thats just me getting my hopes up. :)

paran tadec, is it me or you're like the biggest cry baby here...... kept on crying for a week after tank nerf now this..... whats it gonna be next?

No, Tadec just doesn't let issues which are important to him drop. Same as me, but we have different issues. Tbh I'm really happy I didn't buy a merc pack. I might pick one up now, but... What's the NEXT merc pack gonna have? BPO forgegun? BPO Dropship? But I guess it's how CCP are doing things.

IMHO, only buy what you need to survive. Which so far is Thukkers and a UVT.
*BPO UVT PLEASE CCP*

and i'll agree to this as well. i want my smooth gameplay back. even if it means taking back some of the pretty graphics we got with Precursor.




this +1.

The MAG dropsuits will come up for ISK I'm fairly sure. Maybe not in beta, but once we go live. But really, once you have a good Dropsuit, how much use will you get from these suits? Still be fun for all the MAG clans for form something like RvB. And you MUST wear your factions BPO at all times :p

I think you all should just get used to it. If CCP is smart they will keep releasing different limited edition packs of stuff as long as the game exists. There's nothing wrong with this sort of thing and makes perfect sense from just about any angle you look at it (aside from the "entitled gamer" angle). They will just keep releasing differently themed stuff, and when something you want shows up, you'll be enticed to spend your IRL money on it.

If you really want one of the extra dropsuits, either buy the new merc pack, or wait until the player market is implemented and buy it with ISK. But don't whine that you bought something else and now you wish you bought this instead, that's on YOU, not CCP.

Any of us who bought the merc pack when it game out have gotten it twice now. And will get it a third and likely fourth time....

I wonder if people would react differently if they didn't call it the "merc pack"? If they'd said "Here's the soldier pack, it contains the merc pack and three BPO dropsuits, and it costs $20" no one would have batted an eye.

Except it's not. It has extra items.

...And three dropsuits. Y'know, the three dropsuits? They're the whole reason you created this thread.

Finally, we've arrived at exactly what I was saying. You're upset that these are being offered with the merc pack, and I said that if they made a new pack that included the merc pack and these no one would care.

Yeah but that's called good business practices, not everybody subscribes to that...

I just don't see it. Both of your posts just sound like entitled rants. You purchased the pack when it didn't have the exclusive extra, now it has it. Big deal. If you want the stuff that's available NOW, then buy it... that stuff wasn't available THEN.

No one forced you to buy the merc pack, and no one said "we will never make a similar offer with more/different stuff". To be clear, you guys (and I as well) didn't buy the "SAME PACK", because this merc pack is a special offer to entice people to buy it RIGHT NOW... not 2 months ago, not 2 weeks ago, not 2 days ago, NOW. The pack WE bought was the one from previously that didn't include this offer.

Now look, if you bought the merc pack say... YESTERDAY, I can see at least being irritated and making the argument that maybe they should go ahead and upgrade you to the current offer, but CCP would in no way IMO be ethically or morally obligated to facilitate such a request. There is no "gross obese business practices" occurring here, and it most certainly isn't "unethical" or "wrong", I mean, that level of hyperbole is just utterly ridiculous. They're offering a special incentive if you "act now", there's nothing abnormal about such practices.

Just because you purchased something previously, doesn't mean you should automatically get any free offers that ever end up being offered with the product in the future, that's just absolutely silly. Apply this same argument to anything else and it becomes ridiculous. Hell, Paran's analogy to buying a PS3 and then demanding the free games that come from a different offer after he made the purchase is just as ludicrous.

Seriously, you guys sound ridiculous.

Sure, and if you buy an iPhone 3GS now it's a lot cheaper than it was 2 years ago. So if given the choice between the price from 2 years ago and the price now, clearly the price now is the better deal. Thus, Apple should refund everyone's money who paid the original price since it is now available much cheaper, amirite? Fair's fair after all.

bend over man

anyways, those dropsuits will be on the market once we can sell our stuff, so no big deal here

and what's stopping you from purchasing them or waiting for a while for them to drop in price? just asking.






the offers is limited, it's not gonna be standard for anyone who buys it from now on. just those three days

Do not waste your breath on that fool. As soon as he whipped out the "entitled" crutch as his main stay argument I stopped listening, reading or caring as to his/her opinion. They do not get it, and they are the same people that are part of the problem with this industry. They'll defend the industry on every choice they make and no matter how bad the legit consumer is depressed, and brutalized. They have a mental illness for people like them -- Stockholmes syndrome. Seriously I bet he still believes that 'piracy' is the real threat to the industry.

Moving on though to the topic. I agree with you, Paran Tadec, in that the MAG affiliated dropsuits should be released back onto the market as they were before, or sent to everyone who has ever purchased one or more of the 'mercenary pack' either then or now. As you pointed out it's the exact same 'mercencary pack' now with a "small" limited timed window for which to obtain these dropsuits which is ludicrous if not inane, unethical and wrong. It certainly sends the wrong signals to those of us whom are supporting this game, and testing it even, and the fans here. Especially those of whom as I said before supported the [beta] by buying these packs initially upon their release.