DUST Search - I'm still confused (thread attempt #2)

Kai Sakuemi wrote:

Ryder Azorria wrote:

It's not a proper loophole, until Chromosome, CCP planned to have a full character reset on launch accompanied by a refund of all merc packs and aurum, and the descriptions on the merc packs etc were written as such.

The problem occurred when CCP decided to be nice to us beta folk and scrap the final launch reset, letting us keep all our SP etc after launch, the general understanding was that this also meant no further merc pack / aurum refunds, seeing as CCP would no longer be removing them or any benefits gained from them - but of course some people are just ridiculously self entitled and decided that they want CCP to give them extra stuff for no reason, f*cking over any players that didn't buy any merc packs in the process.

The only solution to this issue that is fair to all players is the one CCP went with, give people the option to get their refund under the initial conditions, namely the previously planned reset.

OOOOOOHHHH, NOW I get it!

This kind of explanation is what I was looking for!


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Garrett Blacknova Codex Troopers 2707	Posted - 2013.05.05 17:41:00 - [1] - Quote Kai Sakuemi wrote: Ryder Azorria wrote: It's not a proper loophole, until Chromosome, CCP planned to have a full character reset on launch accompanied by a refund of all merc packs and aurum, and the descriptions on the merc packs etc were written as such. The problem occurred when CCP decided to be nice to us beta folk and scrap the final launch reset, letting us keep all our SP etc after launch, the general understanding was that this also meant no further merc pack / aurum refunds, seeing as CCP would no longer be removing them or any benefits gained from them - but of course some people are just ridiculously self entitled and decided that they want CCP to give them extra stuff for no reason, f*cking over any players that didn't buy any merc packs in the process. The only solution to this issue that is fair to all players is the one CCP went with, give people the option to get their refund under the initial conditions, namely the previously planned reset. OOOOOOHHHH, NOW I get it! This kind of explanation is what I was looking for! Would be better if it was actually true. The assumption that there was a reset planned for release was just that - an assumption. It was never officially stated that there would be a reset on release, and the Merc Pack terms directly stated that there would be a refund of Merc Pack contents "at every reset and for the commercial release", which means that, reset or not, there's a refund of the Merc Pack on commercial release. After many discussion threads, CCP have somehow decided that it's a good idea to be "fair" on all the people who decided not to help them fund the project in the early days by shafting early adopters of the Merc Pack, and are saying that now the only way we can get our promised refund is if we give up all our SP and ISK while everyone else gets to keep their own progress without penalty. Some of us have been - ever since they announced "no more resets" - trying to get them to provide an ACTUALLY fair solution. Giving us back everything isn't fair, I can agree with that. But they CAN refund us the full contents MINUS BOOSTERS. The Booster the pack came with? If you used it, gone. But you still have the SP, which fits the requirements for "similar value" as stated in the Merc Pack terms. Any Boosters you bought with AUR and used? Also kept as SP on your character. if you want them back, take the full reset. THAT would be a fair solution. What they're offering is either NOTHING or we lose everything. Both options involve shafting the people who were some of the first to pay CCP for DUST, and as such, we helped to fund the development of the game.