Burn
08-21-2012, 04:24 PM
Man I'm p!ssed, earlier today I bought 2 x 3 crates, and all 6 of the items was a Common.
Worse still, every item was weaker than items I got for free in the Epic Boss event.
And therein lies the problem... Gold spent on crates that lead to Common items, is now Gold wasted.
The Epic Boss event has been worth about 22 Gold level items to me - plus of course my daily free Scratcher which often yields an item of Common Gold value - if these Epic Boss events are going to be run on a regular basis, ultimately every single Common crate item I have purchased will have been replaced by a comparable FREE item.
Those that don't spend Gold are probably skipping happily around their house thinking they are gaining something great - you aren't gaining anything at all, you are gaining over a time-averaged period exactly the same items as every other daily player in the game. Zero advantage for anyone.
So the FREE no-money no-Gold no-problem players lose nothing - perhaps by way of thanks for the nothing they have put into the game (yes, that's sarcasm).
Meantime, the Gold players, the players that have funded the game, paid Funzio/Gree salaries, and ultimately helped to position Funzio for a highly profitable sale to Gree, are currently having inflation imposed on their past Gold spend, at a ridiculous rate. Even more bluntly, the Gold players are being stiffed.
So every Common item you used Gold to purchase will ultimately become worthless. And if this rate of forced inflation continues, as it probably will, then frankly, I don't see much point in Crates at all. Commons are common after all.
Maybe it's now better to buy items that are more 'inflation proof', by which I mean fixed price Rare-equivalent items on Special offer. They might cost more, but at least you know what you are getting - most importantly a Special item with stats of 150/150 is not going to be wiped out by a free item any time in the near future.
That's my take on it, what have you got to say on the matter?
P.S. Thx to Lars for putting me on to this inflation thing.
Worse still, every item was weaker than items I got for free in the Epic Boss event.
And therein lies the problem... Gold spent on crates that lead to Common items, is now Gold wasted.
The Epic Boss event has been worth about 22 Gold level items to me - plus of course my daily free Scratcher which often yields an item of Common Gold value - if these Epic Boss events are going to be run on a regular basis, ultimately every single Common crate item I have purchased will have been replaced by a comparable FREE item.
Those that don't spend Gold are probably skipping happily around their house thinking they are gaining something great - you aren't gaining anything at all, you are gaining over a time-averaged period exactly the same items as every other daily player in the game. Zero advantage for anyone.
So the FREE no-money no-Gold no-problem players lose nothing - perhaps by way of thanks for the nothing they have put into the game (yes, that's sarcasm).
Meantime, the Gold players, the players that have funded the game, paid Funzio/Gree salaries, and ultimately helped to position Funzio for a highly profitable sale to Gree, are currently having inflation imposed on their past Gold spend, at a ridiculous rate. Even more bluntly, the Gold players are being stiffed.
So every Common item you used Gold to purchase will ultimately become worthless. And if this rate of forced inflation continues, as it probably will, then frankly, I don't see much point in Crates at all. Commons are common after all.
Maybe it's now better to buy items that are more 'inflation proof', by which I mean fixed price Rare-equivalent items on Special offer. They might cost more, but at least you know what you are getting - most importantly a Special item with stats of 150/150 is not going to be wiped out by a free item any time in the near future.
That's my take on it, what have you got to say on the matter?
P.S. Thx to Lars for putting me on to this inflation thing.