DB saves me money yet again!
GhostStalker
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Seriously, what's wrong with you? I was ready to put down $10 on Burnham (because she isn't worth $25) and then you do this. Money safely back in pocket. Thank you?
So, ballpark estimate, how many people do you think play this game that would put down $10 for that guaranteed last star on Shras that wouldn't otherwise be inclined to make it to 130k VP?
I'm BEGGING you DB, please realize how stupid this is in time for next week.
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It's time to put my foot down. Next week I definitely want both Landry and Mudd. I'm sitting here DB, cash in hand, ready to pay MONEY to buy the one that is ranked reward only. It wouldn't make any sense to me to buy the one I'm getting FF from the threshold.
DB, if next week you offer me the threshold character as the $9.99 deal, I'm done. That's it. No more spending. You have my word.
It's a galaxy event, don't be a jerk. This makes sense for a faction event. That's why I specifically reference that. DB should have someone in charge of this that recognizes the difference. It's like they don't understand their own game.
Squadron Leader - [TFA] Bateson’s Bulldogs
News flash: anyone can get a 4/4* Shras by hitting all the thresholds and claiming the community rewards. This is not the case in a pure faction event with other threshold crew.
Again, please pay attention to what I wrote. Which segment do you believe is more PROFITABLE for DB?
The amount of people that don't even want to invest the resources to get to 130k VP but are willing to pay $10 for the final star on Shras?
OR the amount of players with a 1* Prospect Burnham from the community rewards that want a guaranteed second star and two packs for the chance to FF her?
EDIT addendum: I make it a point not to buy event packs for galaxy events BECAUSE of the fact that I'm going to FF the threshold character. However, I would risk it in the case I just described above. There's a decent chance I get one copy of her from the two packs and then use honor to FF.
What we believe is irrelevant. DB has access to the sales data, and they'll adjust the offers based on what actually is more profitable.
Also on a galaxy, you should easily get the new 2* person hell even on factions, unless you run like 1 mission
I think its fairly obvious from their decisions that DB isn't very good at optimizing sales. The weekly specials alone must cost them so much in lost sales, simply by offering people random deals that they don't want. The best idea would be to offer a selection of deals and let you pick one. Or all of them, who cares? They could make so much more money.
Ah, cute. I got "news flash from an interwebz whinger". lolololomgwtfbbqftw!
This.
Posts that assume that 100% of the playerbase (or the majority of it) have your same spending habits and priorities and are in your same gaming situation always sound a little bit apocalyptic. DB is doing what they believe makes more money.
They always are.
Case in point, the internet has somehow made us all dumber.
Of course. They analyze the data, then choose the option that makes them the least money. Makes perfect sense.
My point is, back to the original point of this thread. I'm BEGGING them to please offer the ranked character next week for $9.99 instead of the threshold. They did it the FIRST time they ever did this offer. It was Mirror Jadzia Dax, and I bought it.
There are over 20k players in the event. I don't know the exact rank for clearing threshold right now, but I think it's about 3500 and probably approaches 5k by the end of the event. So that means 15k players can make use of an extra star on Shras while 500-1000 can make use of an extra star on Burnham. Which offer do you think will sell more, the one that's useful for 500 players or the one useful to 15000 players?
You must have some sand in an intimate place. Best see to that before complaining about people not seeing the value in yet another offer from DB.
I've already explained my own personal position on this. See above. I'm willing to spend $10 for a second Burnham and a chance at 2 more, but not $25. Because she isn't worth $25 of my money to me. I can't speak for everyone else.
That being said, you can throw out all the numbers you want, but my original question remains: How many people do you think both couldn't care or try hard enough make it to 130k VP during this event AND are willing to throw down $10? Is it more than the number who want the second Burnham and the chance to win two more? We'll never know.
*sigh*
Regarding the reasoning behind how many people would buy a copy of Burnham, I got to the final threshold on both alt accounts (one of which is F2P and only a few months old), so Shras was astoundingly simple to FF. However, due to 2nd phase competitiveness, there's no way I'm placing high enough with those alt accounts to score a FF Burnham (nor another copy of Sarek). But for $9.99, I might take a chance with a Burnham pack (on my paying alt account), knowing that I'd at least get one copy of her, and possibly another in the 2 extra event pulls. Then it'd be worth it for me to shoot for a top 2500 finish to get her fully fused. As it stands, though, buying Shras makes no sense for any of my accounts. I just don't get DB's logic in this at all. At least they got it right with the $24.99 offer.
Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
~ Data, ST:TNG "Haven"
It makes more sense in Faction events; but then they go and try to flog the ranked reward crew which, in a day i'll get for free. Go figure DB??
Jim
Create a behold between the two 4 stars from each week as the guaranteed drop in this scenario. Behold auto activates once payment is complete.