“Limited Time Offer” = “Full-Time Waste of $$$”

[GoT] Unsober Shimoda

Limited Time Offer

10x10 Premium Portal Pulls
1,250 chronitons
1,000 dilithium

Cost = $24.99

Premium Campaign Track

6x10 Premium Portal Pulls
800 chronitons
933 dilithium

plus...

15k merits
7k honor
5* citation
4* citation
4/4 copies of a 4* crew
4/5 copies of a 5* crew

Cost = $10
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Hmm... If that LTO is 400% value, then what’s the value of the Standard/Premium campaign tracks?

SunshineRiker

Shimoda remembering when he first saw the Premium Track:


Also Shimoda when he sees the LTOs and compares them to the Premium Track:


But to answer your question more seriously: I think I would argue that the Premium Track's value is the highest of any "offer" in the game right now (especially if you want the featured crew).

[GoT] LuckyNumberHat

I'm having so many emotions whenever you post now, SSR. It's like when your manager goes back to being a regular employee and is just one of the gang. Or seeing a teacher at the grocery store. MY WORLD IS UPSIDE-DOWN!

SunshineRiker

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Dirk Gunderson

Part of it is that the base value for such things comes from the Time Portal, not Campaigns. I would personally look at this as compared to the 10 for $10 offer; this is another $15 for 1,000 dil and 1,250 chrons (which are somewhat devalued, so I won’t bother considering them further). There is no 1,000 dil pack in the portal but you could buy 1,030 dil for $15, so that’s not that great of a deal. The chrons help balance out the value calculations, especially during a chron-heavy event, though I can’t help but feel like this just isn’t very attractive overall.

PenguinJim

They've really dumbed down the special offers - which is nice, in a way. We've got the Campaign no-brainer on one hand, and on the other we've got offers like this Further Your Indifference or spending money on those replicator rations, which are such an easy "no" they don't even require a second of thought.

Katla

I'll bite more than I know I should on the 10 for $10 offer, even though it's slim pickings for me these days, but this one has never been tempting.

Secret Journey

The LTO is counting on impulsiveness
The campaign takes patience

Ishmael Marx

Monthly card and campaign are best financial values, but they both require time to achieve that value. LTO are immediate, but you pay a premium for that immediacy. They really shouldn't be compared directly.

As Dirk said, I typically compare value against the 10-for-10 pack offer and the store prices for Dil. And I agree that this particular offer isn't much of a value proposition. Of course, it IS a pile of stuff, and if you must absolutely have the stuff right away, well then, go ahead and spend your moolah.

Yateball

All I can see coming out of threads like this is DB going "hmm, maybe premium track should cost more".... everything about this just screams shhhhhh enjoy a good thing

(HGH)Apollo

I would love to see these deals be like beholds instead. Give us the choice of three deals and let us choose the one we want. DB would get more money and people would get more stuff. A win-win for all.

Sisko's Self-Sealing Stembolaya [FF]

With the free pulls from events every week and from the campaign, I don't see any need to buy these offers anymore