tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post1730989330755138486..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: Are Galactic Command Boosts on the Cartel Market One Step Too Far?Shintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-38496724653671992922016-12-10T18:29:55.201+00:002016-12-10T18:29:55.201+00:00The CXP boosts being over twice the cost is why th...The CXP boosts being over twice the cost is why they didn't carry over the standard XP boosts, I guess. And, makes the CXP boosts that much more of a luxury item.<br /><br />Honestly, as someone who has been on both ends of the "more time than money, more money than time" see-saw, I don't mind seeing a way to convert money into time for sale.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-83048244404512262852016-12-09T22:17:57.712+00:002016-12-09T22:17:57.712+00:00Not to mention that on the Cartel Market, regular ...Not to mention that on the Cartel Market, regular XP boosts are less than half the price of what they put the Command XP boosts up for. :PShintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-69790593420457212252016-12-09T19:48:29.559+00:002016-12-09T19:48:29.559+00:00No; I just have a high moral expectation of people...No; I just have a high moral expectation of people. :P<br /><br />I don't like being the highest in Twin Suns at <i>all</i>, to be honest, and not just because of the "no-lifer" fact. I don't think my play quality reflects this at all since I'm not the best of players. :PCalphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809660484854758097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-50729130195194530332016-12-09T19:24:49.535+00:002016-12-09T19:24:49.535+00:00I was totally thinking the same about the regular ...I was totally thinking the same about the regular XP boosts! I never use them since levelling is crazy fast these days anyway, so all my max-level alts have a bunch lying around that are bound because they were given out for free, but to this day I'm waiting for an actual reason to do anything with them...Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-19850810538559351812016-12-09T19:22:23.937+00:002016-12-09T19:22:23.937+00:00I'm not sure that would really make me feel be...I'm not sure that would really make me feel better to be honest. Like the "Sword shards of a Thousand Truths" example it would likely only be a symbolic drop in the bucket.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-35789736645226464652016-12-09T19:20:33.344+00:002016-12-09T19:20:33.344+00:00In other words: You don't mind busy people usi...In other words: You don't mind busy people using the boosts to catch up to your level, but if other "no-lifers" use them to overtake you, you get grumpy. ;)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-42223800221973220312016-12-09T19:16:13.312+00:002016-12-09T19:16:13.312+00:00Which items that Neverwinter sells did you conside...Which items that Neverwinter sells did you consider P2W then? The things I described in this post or anything else? Because they do avoid <i>outright</i> selling power, it just becomes obvious if you actually spend any amount of time playing at endgame that progress without money isn't really happening...Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-33942303936360590522016-12-09T16:51:56.159+00:002016-12-09T16:51:56.159+00:00I would have been a lot happier about this if the ...I would have been a lot happier about this if the existing XP boosts also worked on CXP. They sold (still sell? I haven't checked) XP boosts in the CM, and the CXP bar actually takes the place of your normal XP bar once you hit level cap. <br /><br />The tropes of pure F2P games don't bother me (or I wouldn't play as many as I do, nor throw money at them from time to time). I'm sort of more in favor of an a la carte menu for gameplay (F2P model with costs in premium currency for non-basic gameplay access) than the "price-fixe" subscription model. The game I think hit the sweet spot of this was Puzzle Pirates (though I gafiated from it years ago because the actual mechanical gameplay was not my cuppa and the people I was playing with drifted out of the game, leaving me no good reason to log in). OTOH, there was no real Pay To Avoid grind involved (that I recall), it was just that benefits of subscribing (in their sub revenue model) were parceled out for microtransaction coin rather than bundled in one monolithic subscription; as though their revenue stream was entirely Passes and Unlocks in the SWTOR terminology. OTOH, they coupled this with an "auction house" where the microtransaction coin (CC-equivalent) could be traded for in-game currency (credit-equivalent), at a player-driven "market cost." There was a in-game mechanic that caused there to be a "par" cost around which the exchange rate fluctuated (you needed to pay a certain amount of CC-equivalents to make credit-equivalents "passively," the rate of which could be used to derive the "value" of a CC vs a Credit).<br /><br />So, in the end, I'm neutral. I don't see myself spending on them, but I also don't mind that the option for replacingIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-45029557442667262612016-12-09T15:36:24.963+00:002016-12-09T15:36:24.963+00:00I would feel a lot better about these GXP boosts i...I would feel a lot better about these GXP boosts if they are also granted outside the shop, for instance by completing or certain weekly or something, or for hitting L70. After all, you get the 'normal' XP boosts as well for completing class stories.Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-85994935736571027882016-12-09T15:33:37.819+00:002016-12-09T15:33:37.819+00:00Can't agree more with Rohan. The problem with ...Can't agree more with Rohan. The problem with these type of items is that they can legitimise grind. They were indeed not planned, so 'complot theories' are not in order, but (as Shintar said) that doesn't change what it does.Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-2269226431410344832016-12-09T13:30:21.384+00:002016-12-09T13:30:21.384+00:00I don't usually have much of a problem with th...I don't usually have much of a problem with things like this if they're used solely to help people who don't have a lot of time available (or are grinding CXP on multiple alts) to keep up with the "no-lifers". Granted, I'd far rather have it so that there were other means to acquire them in the first place, but it is sadly what it is...<br /><br />It's when people who <i>don't</i> need to use them buy them purely as a luxury item that I begin to have a problem. Sure, 25% is relatively harmless but you just know that somewhere out there players with CR 60/70+ on their main character already are taking full advantage of this.<br /><br />Unfortunately, because you can't inspect a character's Command Rank you can't tell which players are in which situation, so it's very easy for someone to judge people the wrong way simply by seeing the Boost on their buff bar. Calphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809660484854758097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-78692849069986586902016-12-09T11:55:47.640+00:002016-12-09T11:55:47.640+00:00Because Galactic Command already requires a sub, I...Because Galactic Command already requires a sub, I'm disappointed that they are also employing cash shop shenanigans. <br /><br />I have more understanding of you doing F2P things in your game if you're truly F2P. SWTOR has a box cost and a subscription required if you want to gamble with Galactic Command. Just another reason that Galactic Command doesn't really exist for me.The Nicksternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-16364217404462109502016-12-09T08:35:52.708+00:002016-12-09T08:35:52.708+00:00Very interesting. I tried Neverwinter ~2 years ago...Very interesting. I tried Neverwinter ~2 years ago and it was the P2W items in EndGame from the cash shop that put me off the game.<br />Agreed on the CXP Boosts too!Vulkkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759513529924641583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-72968480724308357702016-12-08T21:53:29.882+00:002016-12-08T21:53:29.882+00:00I think this wouldn't have been an issue at al...I think this wouldn't have been an issue at all if they had waited a couple months before introducing them. It would have given everyone a chance to experience the grind and frustration of hitting max CP level the hard way. Then they would have put these out and anyone who had an alt grinding up Command would have been excited. Rolling it out this early seems a bit of a nickel and dime routine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601011604478782627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-81965732451373351372016-12-08T18:47:07.178+00:002016-12-08T18:47:07.178+00:00In Bioware's defense, I didn't have the im...In Bioware's defense, I didn't have the impression that this particular bit was planned. When the subject was first brought up on a livestream, the guy from Bioware actually seemed a bit surprised and said something along the lines of: "Not planned right now, but I guess we could..." That's why it wasn't ready for launch either. But cluelessness doesn't change the effect it has. :-/Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-26783257021552655602016-12-08T18:34:09.534+00:002016-12-08T18:34:09.534+00:00I think we instinctively realize that the problem ...I think we instinctively realize that the problem with anti-grind consumables is one of incentives. If the company sells anti-grind consumables, they now have an incentive to make the grind excessive in order to drive sales.<br /><br />If the company sells hats, well, that's incentive to make more and different hats. There's no incentive to monkey around with gameplay.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.com