The main problem with STT
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The biggest problem STT has IMO is milking players Star Trek Nostalgia the more you spend the little in return you get. For example look at shuttle percentages both in events and outside events. With recent collection and starbase bonuses the percentages DO NOT swing in the players favour it’s almost like the difficulty increases to facilitate individual player bonuses.
I think DB need to respect their player base a little better before another game studio comes to multi platform with the Star Trek IP who offers value for money.
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Just wanted to point that out in case there’s anyone new reading this.
Good point Pasty I should have clarified that in my OP
OMG IS THAT A NEW PACK WITH LOVABLE ROGUE CAPTAIN THADIUN OKONA?!?!?!?! BUYBUYBUYBUY
WTF?!? I only got Soong. And he's immortal.
Better buy another one....
Hey I got Galen. Now he's 4/4.
(power levels in less than 10 minutes)
Ok, I'm good for the rest of the day.
Don’t forget the power creep bait. Yeah, if I could pick one engineer when my life is on the line. No doubt. Captain Lorian. Stats say he is the greatest engineer in the history of Star Trek. Forget others have created warp engines, rigged things better than McGyver, invented things, all that pales in comparison to the fact that Lorian turned a screw once.
If enough people don't buy it, prices will change in time.
DB doesn't want to "cheapen" everything because then you end up with a Mirror Picard situation where people who have spent significant resources on something that was supposed to be limited was, very soon after, given away for free.
I'd be surprised if it does.
According to an interview with Erin Prince from last summer
http://www.scifipulse.net/erin-prince-on-her-video-game-career-and-disruptor-beams-star-trek-timelines/
yes. Cause she said "As mentioned above, we’ll also continue to work on Star Trek Timelines for years to come!"
On the other hand many run of the mill casino games and simple casual games create much more revenue than STT.
And the lay off at DB happened after the interview so while I hope this game will last idk...
I don't think it is. I believe it is that expensive because DB doesn't want you to just buy the character you want.
Of course they WANT you to buy....every week, event crew starts at $100, then $50 and so on...no shortage of people shelling our money on this game. I have a guy in my fleet, has spent close to (if not more than) $5,000 on last 3 events.......
Totally agree. It’s that expensive because you are actually buying something specific that you want
Double it half it doesn’t matter if I want a card I’ll get it till I fully fuse the card personal value to one individual isn’t the issue for 1% of players this is by no means the be all end all. The other 99% however are priced out of collecting their favourite crew for almost console money and for them they can’t justify those prices.
Regarding those who spent significant resources on something that was supposed to be limited do you mean like the 4* lore best chance packs were some of us spent €200+ and didn’t get one and we’re given out in an event two months later? I wasn’t that annoyed tbh I don’t begrudge anyone any crew they may have accumulated playing this game and neither should anyone else.
Compare the price of 15k Dilithium to STO on console it’s a bit of a cash gouge. I will say this the special offers of late seem to be a step in the right direction.
Then expect to be surprised. This game will still be around for years to come.
Consider participating in civil discourse, understanding the Tardigrade, and wandering with the Subspace Eddies.
You picked the most expensive, least efficient way to acquire characters in the game and declared, "This is the problem with STT!"
The fact that there are a variety of ways to acquire characters at a variety of different costs completely destroys whatever argument you're trying to make.
Yes, there are some high cost options, but there are low cost offers as well. If the existence of high cost offers means this game can continue to be profitable for its owners, and they can continue to ALSO offer the more "reasonable" offers, then more power to them.
Lmao
@Peachtree Rex I picked the most expensive way for a reason to highlight the absurdity of the value of a single 1/5
By comparison 1/5 v PS4 VR the real issue here is value for digital JPEG’s in a mobile game v gaming Consoles and accessories. This discussion was brought up in a Star Trek group on Facebook originally with the op image by another player. Many people hadn’t heard of Timelines in the group the overal reaction to the price was negative. I’m sure it put a few people off despite as you say there are cheaper options out there like special offers.
i’ll leave dismissing 1/5’s value for another day.
However I do agree with many of your points and I’d advise anyone to be patient eventually a character you like and see for 15k Dilithium will likely pop in a Behold whether it’s a 10 for $10 deal or free community pull.
Timelines will be around for years to come I don’t doubt that for a second. I’m sure some price tweaking here and there and the introduction of more special offers like the spring celebratory offer will keep players sweet. When DB does a job well done the forum praises them and rightly so but when they get it wrong boy oh boy do the pitchforks come out. It doesn’t take much to make people abandon the pitchforks my only wish was they implemented changes before it escalates into hyperbole and pitchforks.
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