lol DB *Debates whether still too salty over Gunshow Picardgate*
*and whether still too salty over beforetimes fleetie who quit when DB didn't refund her DYC*
Another crew would be grand (any crew really, Smitten Picard isn't the best but he'd be fun!) though a second Gunshow could make it onto voyages and shuttles, and the rest of the stuff in the campaign is interesting,
After a month of rabbling until he was exchanged for honour. I think I'll skip it on principle. In homage to departed fleet mates. LLAP Deb 🖖
I think it is funny how some people argue on behalf of new players who don’t have the card. Would those new players not have benefited from Mambo Picard, as would have 95% of the other player base? This is not a zero-sum decision of making either one half of the players happy or the other half. The better choice here is objectively quantifiable.
If you don’t own Mirror Picard, and are looking forward to getting him, by all means I am happy for you. There are plenty of old cards that still elude me. I won’t spend for the premium track this time. For one, I was also affected by Picardgate back in the day and cannot help but raise an eyebrow at DB’s choice. Also, while the other goodies would probably be worth the price tag, it just feels wrong to pay for something of diminished overall value, compared to the last two purchases.
I think it is funny how some people argue on behalf of new players who don’t have the card. Would those new players not have benefited from Mambo Picard, as would have 95% of the other player base? This is not a zero-sum decision of making either one half of the players happy or the other half. The better choice here is objectively quantifiable.
If you don’t own Mirror Picard, and are looking forward to getting him, by all means I am happy for you. There are plenty of old cards that still elude me. I won’t spend for the premium track this time. For one, I was also affected by Picardgate back in the day and cannot help but raise an eyebrow at DB’s choice. Also, while the other goodies would probably be worth the price tag, it just feels wrong to pay for something of diminished overall value, compared to the last two purchases.
I'm not even going to attempt to argue that Irumodic Syndrome Picard would have made a much more intriguing choice for SR, considering he represents the "age" of Picard in the show, and he remains a "white whale" of sorts for most users. But... considering the SR is free, I don't blame them for going with an older model. Plus we just had a high base science in Captive Spock, another rare SR.
But the choice for Mirror Picard, I find myself only getting more angry about it.
Now, assuming I did buy the premium track... To keep and have two copies, or to airlock for honor?
Chiming in to let you know that I do appreciate all the feedback provided in this thread and so does the team.
I want to reiterate something though: the crew featured in campaigns will not always appeal to everyone. There will be hits, there will be misses. That being said we will iterate on our crew selection process.
Shan,
I appreciate your comment and the idea that our feedback is being taken into consideration. With that said, you asserted "the crew featured will not always appeal to everyone.". My attempt to logically respond to this is...If a crew is one of, if not THE MOST widely owned FE 5* crew in game, and DB has ownership statistics, why would they knowingly and DELIBERATELY pick a card that will appeal to the smallest population possible?
Is he? How does his numbers compare to the last couple megas? How many newer players don't have him vs players not adding the final star to recent mega crew? I don't know the answer, neither do you, but I bet DB does.
Maybe they also want to do some A/B testing. They've seen how sales are on a new card that most people didn't have (Leland), they've seen how sales are on a popular card that most people probably had at 1/5(Spock), now they want to see how sales do on a card a lot more people have FF. If their sales numbers tank, then this will likely be the last time we get a previous mega. But if the numbers are still good, then they've proven you wrong.
How many of you would agree that even the oldest Legendary, Enterprise-E Picard, would have made a better choice? It may not be a strong card, but even after over 2 years of playing, I still only have him at 1/5, so I can't imagine he's nearly as prevalent as Mirror JLP. Granted, I would have LOVED a card like Smitten JLP or maybe, if they were feeling generous, Romulan Picard, but let's try humble.
Like if you agree, even an underpowered card like Enterprise-E Picard would have been a better choice.
Yeah, I was very disappointed in their choice for the next campaign … almost the 2 worst guys they could pick for most of us... I wonder if Picard's new show will be just as disappointing.
If they are testing popularity based on sales, they will get a skewed result. I believe most will buy it regardless because of the other benefits, but they will do it being annoyed and may buy fewer of other things.
Edited to correct grammar. There is a difference between less and fewer.
I do agree that IS Picard would have been a better choice of SR, but I’m still looking forward to Mirror Picard for the legendary.
Unless there’s a new admiral Picard card they’re adding in the game that’s related to the new Picard show (they do call him admiral in the teaser), but I highly doubt it.
Picard is one of my all-time favorite Trek characters. That having been said, these are absolutely mind-boggling choices, for both the regular and premium tracks. I've ponied up the dough for every Campaign so far, but I'll be sitting this one out in protest. (Not that it'll make any difference — I have no illusions about that, believe me — but I can't in good conscience drop money on this when the crew selections are just so incredibly inane.)
Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing. ~ Data, ST:TNG "Haven"
DB (presumably) doesn't do anything that doesn't earn them money, regardless of whether or not it angers the players (or more specifically, the forum). The fact is that MJPL is good enough that a lot players that already have him are probably not turned off enough to close their wallets, as is evidenced above by the number of people arguing that the 5* citation is still worth the value. At the same time, there are a lot of player that don't have him that WILL now buy based on his overall strength and the fact that he's a Picard. I would be very confident that this will not go down as a bad decision on DB's part.
Also, definitely worth remembering that the forum is a heavily skewed sample of the player base. To be on the forums regularly, you are most likely already devoting a much larger amount of time to the game than most players. It may not seem this way since so many established, high-caliber players frequent the forums. Even a strong outcry on here may not reflect any real difference in the player base at large. Especially since campaigns are a one-time purchase, a few of us not purchasing because we already have the card won't matter in the overall success or failure.
Also also, Admiral Picard seems like a weak choice not JUST for the recency and mediocre stats, but the fact that even granting the idea that he is a hologram come to life through STT-magic, he's still not the real Picard since he's a fabrication.
Maybe they also want to do some A/B testing. They've seen how sales are on a new card that most people didn't have (Leland), they've seen how sales are on a popular card that most people probably had at 1/5(Spock), now they want to see how sales do on a card a lot more people have FF. If their sales numbers tank, then this will likely be the last time we get a previous mega. But if the numbers are still good, then they've proven you wrong.
You hit the nail right on the head with your comment.
This is not the first time DB has done this type of testing and it definitely won't be the last. It's all about the numbers folks. Comparing this to that to see which one is more beneficial .... to them.
All the pitchforks and torches, backlash and complaining won't change a thing if the sales numbers from the June Campaign end up being similar to the previous two. And if that happens, you can most certainly expect more of these type of cards to appear in future campaigns.
Why would DB continue to give players newer cards in campaigns and possibly hurt future pack sales when a large percentage of the player base will continue to pay for the campaign track no matter what gold card is attached to it?
The answer is simple .... they won't.
For the veterans who already have Mirror Picard FF and are considering purchasing June's campaign, keep in mind that those campaign "goodies" that have people so smitten may end up coming at a greater cost in the future than just $10. Lots of terrible 5* cards out there for the picking.
Mark my words.
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Maybe they also want to do some A/B testing. They've seen how sales are on a new card that most people didn't have (Leland), they've seen how sales are on a popular card that most people probably had at 1/5(Spock), now they want to see how sales do on a card a lot more people have FF. If their sales numbers tank, then this will likely be the last time we get a previous mega. But if the numbers are still good, then they've proven you wrong.
You hit the nail right on the head with your comment.
This is not the first time DB has done this type of testing and it definitely won't be the last. It's all about the numbers folks. Comparing this to that to see which one is more beneficial .... to them.
All the pitchforks and torches, backlash and complaining won't change a thing if the sales numbers from the June Campaign end up being similar to the previous two. And if that happens, you can most certainly expect more of these type of cards to appear in future campaigns.
Why would DB continue to give players newer cards in campaigns and possibly hurt future pack sales when a large percentage of he player base will continue to pay for the campaign track no matter what gold card is attached to it?
The answer is simple .... they won't.
For the veterans who already have Mirror Picard FF and are considering purchasing June's campaign, keep in mind that those campaign "goodies" that have people so smitten may end up coming at a greater cost than $10; mark my words.
Had to give you a thumbs up just cause you used Jensen as the gif if nothing else;) and I agree with you DB has only cared about the numbers they prove that time and again;)
What a joke. Any mega crew pick is a TERRIBLE choice for a campaign reward. Add in Picard-gate, and it makes this all even dumber. Mirror Picard is THE WORST POSSIBLE crew choice for this, not counting Leland and Captain Spock. I would be willing to bet real money that mirror Picard is the single highest owned fully fused 5* in the game. Does anyone disagree with that claim? Please, PLEASE dispute it.
Without seeing DB's analytics, there's no way to validate a claim one way or another. It's just baseless speculation.
Tell me wise one, in YOUR OPINION which crew card is likely to be highest owned fully fused 5* in game?
If my choice for most owned immortalized 5* is either Gunshow Pico or the field, I'll take the field. Just in the year+ I've been playing I've seen quit a few "seasoned" players walk away from the game, and be replaced with many new faces. So according to their database perhaps a lot of accounts technically own Gunshow Pico, if the question is to be interpreted as which 5* has been immortalized by the most current players, I would hazard a guess that it is probably one of the more recent mega event crew, or Captain Spock. Not trying to pick a fight, just answering your question.
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Just to double down on my original point, for those not at all interested in even one copy of Gunshow Pico, in addition to the 5* citation and ALL the other valuable goodies the premium track has, substitute the 4 copies of the legend with 2,200 honor. How valuable is that? I do not have a quantifiable answer, but I strongly suspect that value to be > zero dollars. So while I understand the disappointment, it doesn't really make sense to me to argue that the premium track for this campaign is not worth the $10 asking price. It may be less valuable than the previous two campaign premium tracks, but still well, well worth the price of admission.
Keep in mind I realize that for a lot of you, doing the dailies is a chore you would rather not do and you feel that these campaigns are forcing you to do something you do not enjoy, and I understand that that resentment is undoubtedly on some level built into this outrage of Gunshow Pico, as right now it doesn't feel palatable at all to endure another month of game play just for a 5* citation and other assorted items; if it helps you understand my position, I am one of those weirdos who does the dailies every day no matter what, and I will publicly acknowledge my bias in this area as it is absolutely helping me see the tremendous value in the premium track regardless of the rewards, I just think we should be honest about this on both sides.
In closing, consider this possibility: the beta campaign and the first two actual campaigns have been immensely popular, and I have no doubt the player response and corresponding uptick in monthly revenue has been staggering, so is it possible that the selection of cards for this third campaign were on some level intentionally bleak to test out just how strong the campaign support would be in a worst case scenario? I am not saying that is what happened, but I do think it is possible that this may have influenced the decision to a degree.
Mirror Picard is probably fairly common amongst players since he's been around awhile and he was in a Mega.
Admiral Picard was recently featured in an event and is a less than ideal choice because of that. Irumodic Picard would've been nice but I don't really expect to get much value from the standard track since I have immortalized most of the game's 4*'s.
I'll pass on the premium campaign this time. Mirror Picard is a decent crew to have a duplicate but I'd rather not have any dupes if I can help it.
What a joke. Any mega crew pick is a TERRIBLE choice for a campaign reward. Add in Picard-gate, and it makes this all even dumber. Mirror Picard is THE WORST POSSIBLE crew choice for this, not counting Leland and Captain Spock. I would be willing to bet real money that mirror Picard is the single highest owned fully fused 5* in the game. Does anyone disagree with that claim? Please, PLEASE dispute it.
Without seeing DB's analytics, there's no way to validate a claim one way or another. It's just baseless speculation.
Tell me wise one, in YOUR OPINION which crew card is likely to be highest owned fully fused 5* in game?
If my choice for most owned immortalized 5* is either Gunshow Pico or the field, I'll take the field. Just in the year+ I've been playing I've seen quit a few "seasoned" players walk away from the game, and be replaced with many new faces. So according to their database perhaps a lot of accounts technically own Gunshow Pico, if the question is to be interpreted as which 5* has been immortalized by the most current players, I would hazard a guess that it is probably one of the more recent mega event crew, or Captain Spock. Not trying to pick a fight, just answering your question.
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Just to double down on my original point, for those not at all interested in even one copy of Gunshow Pico, in addition to the 5* citation and ALL the other valuable goodies the premium track has, substitute the 4 copies of the legend with 2,200 honor. How valuable is that? I do not have a quantifiable answer, but I strongly suspect that value to be > zero dollars. So while I understand the disappointment, it doesn't really make sense to me to argue that the premium track for this campaign is not worth the $10 asking price. It may be less valuable than the previous two campaign premium tracks, but still well, well worth the price of admission.
Keep in mind I realize that for a lot of you, doing the dailies is a chore you would rather not do and you feel that these campaigns are forcing you to do something you do not enjoy, and I understand that that resentment is undoubtedly on some level built into this outrage of Gunshow Pico, as right now it doesn't feel palatable at all to endure another month of game play just for a 5* citation and other assorted items; if it helps you understand my position, I am one of those weirdos who does the dailies every day no matter what, and I will publicly acknowledge my bias in this area as it is absolutely helping me see the tremendous value in the premium track regardless of the rewards, I just think we should be honest about this on both sides.
In closing, consider this possibility: the beta campaign and the first two actual campaigns have been immensely popular, and I have no doubt the player response and corresponding uptick in monthly revenue has been staggering, so is it possible that the selection of cards for this third campaign were on some level intentionally bleak to test out just how strong the campaign support would be in a worst case scenario? I am not saying that is what happened, but I do think it is possible that this may have influenced the decision to a degree.
A group in my fleet discussed this. One player said, "this could easily be DB making an honest, out of touch mistake." So many possible reasons. And someone famously said something about the simplest explanation often being the correct one.
But here's a fun little conspiracy theory... What if they are trying to get rid of some older players to create room at the top for fresh wallet warriors?
While I'm disappointed the 5* is the only Picard I, and I suspect many others, have immortalized already I'm no more disappointed had it been on of the other 5's I have immortal. It was bound to happen at some point and I know some had the same thing happen with the current campaign. Would definitely preferred a different Picard, but c'est la vie.
The only thing to do now is decide on if I want to purchase the premium track (the rest of the rewards are worth $10) and if so whether duping Peccard is something I want to do (he's still top 15 for voyages and a Picard which means plenty of events) which is probably a yes.
Devaluing packs is devaluing your customer base, pure and simple. They are giving you less for the same price (and sometimes more, for the few times they "mistakenly" up charged something).
Make no doubt about it, DB has no interest in keeping you as a customer. They are lulling you into buying the same thing you bought before, hoping that you don't notice that they devalued it.
It's downright deceitful.
Honestly, I thought it's been a while since we ranted and pitchforked, and thought maybe DB had actually turned the corner.
But nope, they never changed. They never learned their lesson. They continue to slap customers in the face and still expect to get paid.
Odd choice. I may sit out the premium campaign this time round - yes there's still all the other rewards, but I dunno... those same rewards will still be there next month, and it's not like missing a month will set me behind schedule on how many citations I need or anything, I'm never going to 'catch up' with the game to where I've done everything to do, so what's it matter if I'm 413 months away from having enough citations for everyone instead of 412?
Then again who else do you pick if you need a Picard? Ent-E Picard seems kind of stale (I mean he's fine, but he's been around a long time and are his stats even much good these days?) and just personally if I was promo'ing a Picard series I wouldn't necessarily go to one of the joke characters like Mambo or Smitten, or something obscure like Musketeer or Romu-Luc. Evil Picard is pretty striking, got to give him that.
you guys already gave away a free 1/5 mirror picard and had him as a mega, now this? Probably hold back the $10 this month
Absolutely. There are plenty of other legendary Picards they could have gone with instead of the one that the vast majority of the player base already has maxed. His skill set doesn't really warrant a second copy even if the numbers are high.
What a joke. Any mega crew pick is a TERRIBLE choice for a campaign reward. Add in Picard-gate, and it makes this all even dumber. Mirror Picard is THE WORST POSSIBLE crew choice for this, not counting Leland and Captain Spock. I would be willing to bet real money that mirror Picard is the single highest owned fully fused 5* in the game. Does anyone disagree with that claim? Please, PLEASE dispute it.
Without seeing DB's analytics, there's no way to validate a claim one way or another. It's just baseless speculation.
To be fair, as the only gold that you could get 4/5 from minimal event participation and a 5th sent in the mail to everyone, It likely is the most owned 5* since even VIP0 folks who played then would have him.
Devaluing packs is devaluing your customer base, pure and simple. They are giving you less for the same price (and sometimes more, for the few times they "mistakenly" up charged something).
Make no doubt about it, DB has no interest in keeping you as a customer. They are lulling you into buying the same thing you bought before, hoping that you don't notice that they devalued it.
It's downright deceitful.
Honestly, I thought it's been a while since we ranted and pitchforked, and thought maybe DB had actually turned the corner.
But nope, they never changed. They never learned their lesson. They continue to slap customers in the face and still expect to get paid.
It is alittle disappointing that its mirror picard. Hes my favourite character but there are so many choices of 5* for him its odd that they would pick the one version of him that most players would have already.
By no means is he a bad card. I think hes probably one of the best Picard cards available and I would happily go for a 2nd one but I would like liked some variety. Similar for admiral picard, hes been in an event recently. Irumodic Syndrome picard would have gotten my vote over this.
Irumodic Syndrome Picard and Mambo Picard would have been my votes
I was around for PicardGate and yes I would prefer a different 5* Picard. That being said, I would normally spend the $10 on this campaign because I'm okay with a second copy of MJPL, and the rest of the rewards are worth it. My only hesitation is the fact that I am moving my family across the country this month, so I don't know how far behind I will fall. If I can get enough dailies in, I'll spend the dil and the $10, but if not, then I'll pass this time and pick up the next one.
Yes campaign is being devalued. It started with a pack only legendary. Then it was an event legendary that few had or had more of than 1/5. Now it is a mega event recurring legendary to which almost everyone playing at that time got to 5/5. Is next month just two super rares? I am skipping this Picard campaign unless the Picard legendary is switched to something else. Or why doesn't DB just make up a new Picard legendary? They create two new legendaries every week. So one week just create a third and put him in the campaign.
I think the thread shows the heavy skew of the forums to longtime players if anything. The idea that "everyone" or even "most" players have Mirror Picard is just wrong and neglects how many new players there are since his event. Maybe everyone who routinely places in the top 1000 has him, but there are thousands of others who don't. I know a bunch of people in my fleet who will be opening their wallets for the first time for this campaign because they are so excited about Mirror Picard. I suspect much is true among the "newer" players. "Newer" being a relative term anyway, since I've been playing just over a year but don't have him myself. Mirror Picard is a good call DB.
I too, think they could have done better on the super rare than Admiral since we just had an event featuring him, but then that level of stuff are all freebies anyway, so really, who can complain?
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*Debates whether still too salty over Gunshow Picardgate*
*and whether still too salty over beforetimes fleetie who quit when DB didn't refund her DYC*
Another crew would be grand (any crew really, Smitten Picard isn't the best but he'd be fun!) though a second Gunshow could make it onto voyages and shuttles, and the rest of the stuff in the campaign is interesting,
After a month of rabbling until he was exchanged for honour. I think I'll skip it on principle. In homage to departed fleet mates. LLAP Deb 🖖
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If you don’t own Mirror Picard, and are looking forward to getting him, by all means I am happy for you. There are plenty of old cards that still elude me. I won’t spend for the premium track this time. For one, I was also affected by Picardgate back in the day and cannot help but raise an eyebrow at DB’s choice. Also, while the other goodies would probably be worth the price tag, it just feels wrong to pay for something of diminished overall value, compared to the last two purchases.
That is a great point
But the choice for Mirror Picard, I find myself only getting more angry about it.
Now, assuming I did buy the premium track... To keep and have two copies, or to airlock for honor?
Is he? How does his numbers compare to the last couple megas? How many newer players don't have him vs players not adding the final star to recent mega crew? I don't know the answer, neither do you, but I bet DB does.
Maybe they also want to do some A/B testing. They've seen how sales are on a new card that most people didn't have (Leland), they've seen how sales are on a popular card that most people probably had at 1/5(Spock), now they want to see how sales do on a card a lot more people have FF. If their sales numbers tank, then this will likely be the last time we get a previous mega. But if the numbers are still good, then they've proven you wrong.
How many of you would agree that even the oldest Legendary, Enterprise-E Picard, would have made a better choice? It may not be a strong card, but even after over 2 years of playing, I still only have him at 1/5, so I can't imagine he's nearly as prevalent as Mirror JLP. Granted, I would have LOVED a card like Smitten JLP or maybe, if they were feeling generous, Romulan Picard, but let's try humble.
Like if you agree, even an underpowered card like Enterprise-E Picard would have been a better choice.
Ahhh happy memories of Picard-gate
Edited to correct grammar. There is a difference between less and fewer.
All 6 are Picard.
Unless there’s a new admiral Picard card they’re adding in the game that’s related to the new Picard show (they do call him admiral in the teaser), but I highly doubt it.
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Also, definitely worth remembering that the forum is a heavily skewed sample of the player base. To be on the forums regularly, you are most likely already devoting a much larger amount of time to the game than most players. It may not seem this way since so many established, high-caliber players frequent the forums. Even a strong outcry on here may not reflect any real difference in the player base at large. Especially since campaigns are a one-time purchase, a few of us not purchasing because we already have the card won't matter in the overall success or failure.
Also also, Admiral Picard seems like a weak choice not JUST for the recency and mediocre stats, but the fact that even granting the idea that he is a hologram come to life through STT-magic, he's still not the real Picard since he's a fabrication.
You hit the nail right on the head with your comment.
This is not the first time DB has done this type of testing and it definitely won't be the last. It's all about the numbers folks. Comparing this to that to see which one is more beneficial .... to them.
All the pitchforks and torches, backlash and complaining won't change a thing if the sales numbers from the June Campaign end up being similar to the previous two. And if that happens, you can most certainly expect more of these type of cards to appear in future campaigns.
Why would DB continue to give players newer cards in campaigns and possibly hurt future pack sales when a large percentage of the player base will continue to pay for the campaign track no matter what gold card is attached to it?
The answer is simple .... they won't.
For the veterans who already have Mirror Picard FF and are considering purchasing June's campaign, keep in mind that those campaign "goodies" that have people so smitten may end up coming at a greater cost in the future than just $10. Lots of terrible 5* cards out there for the picking.
Mark my words.
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Had to give you a thumbs up just cause you used Jensen as the gif if nothing else;) and I agree with you DB has only cared about the numbers they prove that time and again;)
If my choice for most owned immortalized 5* is either Gunshow Pico or the field, I'll take the field. Just in the year+ I've been playing I've seen quit a few "seasoned" players walk away from the game, and be replaced with many new faces. So according to their database perhaps a lot of accounts technically own Gunshow Pico, if the question is to be interpreted as which 5* has been immortalized by the most current players, I would hazard a guess that it is probably one of the more recent mega event crew, or Captain Spock. Not trying to pick a fight, just answering your question.
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Just to double down on my original point, for those not at all interested in even one copy of Gunshow Pico, in addition to the 5* citation and ALL the other valuable goodies the premium track has, substitute the 4 copies of the legend with 2,200 honor. How valuable is that? I do not have a quantifiable answer, but I strongly suspect that value to be > zero dollars. So while I understand the disappointment, it doesn't really make sense to me to argue that the premium track for this campaign is not worth the $10 asking price. It may be less valuable than the previous two campaign premium tracks, but still well, well worth the price of admission.
Keep in mind I realize that for a lot of you, doing the dailies is a chore you would rather not do and you feel that these campaigns are forcing you to do something you do not enjoy, and I understand that that resentment is undoubtedly on some level built into this outrage of Gunshow Pico, as right now it doesn't feel palatable at all to endure another month of game play just for a 5* citation and other assorted items; if it helps you understand my position, I am one of those weirdos who does the dailies every day no matter what, and I will publicly acknowledge my bias in this area as it is absolutely helping me see the tremendous value in the premium track regardless of the rewards, I just think we should be honest about this on both sides.
In closing, consider this possibility: the beta campaign and the first two actual campaigns have been immensely popular, and I have no doubt the player response and corresponding uptick in monthly revenue has been staggering, so is it possible that the selection of cards for this third campaign were on some level intentionally bleak to test out just how strong the campaign support would be in a worst case scenario? I am not saying that is what happened, but I do think it is possible that this may have influenced the decision to a degree.
Mirror Picard is probably fairly common amongst players since he's been around awhile and he was in a Mega.
Admiral Picard was recently featured in an event and is a less than ideal choice because of that. Irumodic Picard would've been nice but I don't really expect to get much value from the standard track since I have immortalized most of the game's 4*'s.
I'll pass on the premium campaign this time. Mirror Picard is a decent crew to have a duplicate but I'd rather not have any dupes if I can help it.
A group in my fleet discussed this. One player said, "this could easily be DB making an honest, out of touch mistake." So many possible reasons. And someone famously said something about the simplest explanation often being the correct one.
But here's a fun little conspiracy theory... What if they are trying to get rid of some older players to create room at the top for fresh wallet warriors?
The only thing to do now is decide on if I want to purchase the premium track (the rest of the rewards are worth $10) and if so whether duping Peccard is something I want to do (he's still top 15 for voyages and a Picard which means plenty of events) which is probably a yes.
Make no doubt about it, DB has no interest in keeping you as a customer. They are lulling you into buying the same thing you bought before, hoping that you don't notice that they devalued it.
It's downright deceitful.
Honestly, I thought it's been a while since we ranted and pitchforked, and thought maybe DB had actually turned the corner.
But nope, they never changed. They never learned their lesson. They continue to slap customers in the face and still expect to get paid.
Then again who else do you pick if you need a Picard? Ent-E Picard seems kind of stale (I mean he's fine, but he's been around a long time and are his stats even much good these days?) and just personally if I was promo'ing a Picard series I wouldn't necessarily go to one of the joke characters like Mambo or Smitten, or something obscure like Musketeer or Romu-Luc. Evil Picard is pretty striking, got to give him that.
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Absolutely. There are plenty of other legendary Picards they could have gone with instead of the one that the vast majority of the player base already has maxed. His skill set doesn't really warrant a second copy even if the numbers are high.
To be fair, as the only gold that you could get 4/5 from minimal event participation and a 5th sent in the mail to everyone, It likely is the most owned 5* since even VIP0 folks who played then would have him.
By no means is he a bad card. I think hes probably one of the best Picard cards available and I would happily go for a 2nd one but I would like liked some variety. Similar for admiral picard, hes been in an event recently. Irumodic Syndrome picard would have gotten my vote over this.
Irumodic Syndrome Picard and Mambo Picard would have been my votes
I too, think they could have done better on the super rare than Admiral since we just had an event featuring him, but then that level of stuff are all freebies anyway, so really, who can complain?