Over/Under on a Patch to get Converters in


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Well, unintentional though this bug may have been, it was a great way to sell some super packs, I bet.

Also, the PvP IO market is basically decimated. 3% def holding up at 300m, and it's the highest.


 

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Originally Posted by Plasma View Post
Well, unintentional though this bug may have been, it was a great way to sell some super packs, I bet.
This is close to how I view it.
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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm View Post
They introduced the least-optimal, most cash-relevant, option first. This is about as SKEEZY move as I've ever seen this team pull, and I'm really disappointed in them.


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There's a rule in software that you're most likely to find the NEXT bug right next to where you found the LAST bug.

I can think of a couple non"SKEEZY" reasons they may have done this, but Additional Human Error is #1 on the list.

(I was a zombie yesterday from 2XP, and if the coders are also players of the game, they may have been as well. )

Congratulations, everyone who got on in time to make some eye-popping profit!


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Even if you didnt get profit because you are stuck and work and cant do anything, at least you are set for life with whatever it is you want. At some point the value of those will go back up, and you can sell them if you want, or just keep them.

Personally, I feel stupid having spent 30 amerits on a 3%. But oh well.

edit: Plenty of other places to make profit too.


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I'm sitting on several thousand reward merits, but like most, I'm also at work. However, if the outcome behind this "suspicious quality control" is that the market values crash (for some time frame) then I'm okay with that. I'll either convert to slot, convert to sell and/or convert to store.


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Originally Posted by Kitteh View Post
"suspicious quality control"
There would be NOTHING suspicious about the quality control angle "IF" they would just come out and fess up we made a mistake there is a bug and we are withholding releasing these like they are on BETA for AM's, EM's and HM's because of it.

NOT saying anything about it like they did when they withheld them from I22 is what is suspect.


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They've been live for like two hours. Hold up a bit on the "if they'd just fess up" angle.


 

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Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
They've been live for like two hours. Hold up a bit on the "if they'd just fess up" angle.
Er um... no...That should be part of the known issues that they know before releasing the patch. I mean they have told us for weeks since I22 the converters were in fact coming in this patch and had plenty of time to say but only for RM's.....


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Again, they've been live for like two hours. The community team (you know, the people who would be posting to tell us about it) probably arrived at work half an hour ago. The featured items thread for the week went up twelve minutes ago. Give them a chance to respond before you start pointing fingers for not responding.


 

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Originally Posted by Plasma View Post
Well, unintentional though this bug may have been, it was a great way to sell some super packs, I bet.

Also, the PvP IO market is basically decimated. 3% def holding up at 300m, and it's the highest.
This is really disappointing. First they change the date when the converters go live, then they change the way you buy them. I converted all of my reward merits to hero merits and arranged to work from home last week. Today I'm sitting in the office watching billions of influence disappear from my grasp. Sigh. Very sad panda.


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I'm in the same boat. Did a bit of marketing on my lunch break, but what would have been billions of influence is now just barely making back what I invested to take advantage of this, given that I'm already hours late to the show. I too converted nearly all my reward merits to alignment. Oh well.

At least the crash means I can get things I want.


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Zwil posted that this wasn't intentional. It's slated to be fixed next patch, but I have no idea when that would be.


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That's laudable, but of course ultimately meaningless for anyone who was wanting to capitalize on the actual release of converters.

I'm trying really hard to be civil and rational, but this is damned frustrating.


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I am sorry that you guys didn't make the billions you wanted but sometimes things trip you up. Think of it as your broker being unavailable or you are in a no cell service area when a big chance to make a pile comes by.

Anyway, it's not like you lost anything, you'll be able to purple out (very casually now) every war shade you own. All you lost was a chance to make a bunch of pretend money that you don't have anything to spend it on anyway. Besides, I'm sure you will all think of some way to more billions to sit on.

I don't understand all the rage and anger over this bug.

I'm not sorry that the market for purples cratered. Maybe non billionaires can get some purple sets now.


 

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Originally Posted by peterpeter View Post
This is really disappointing. First they change the date when the converters go live, then they change the way you buy them. I converted all of my reward merits to hero merits and arranged to work from home last week. Today I'm sitting in the office watching billions of influence disappear from my grasp. Sigh. Very sad panda.
Hmm... mate IDK what I would do had I done this like you did. I just run stuff that gives AM's, EM's and HM's and not RM's so I have a stockpile of those. I had ZERO marketing plans just a ton of set IO's that need to be converted so I can place them on my toons.

I totally understand where you are coming from though, epic disappointment.


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Originally Posted by DevilYouKnow View Post

I'm not sorry that the market for purples cratered. Maybe non billionaires can get some purple sets now.
It is ultimately good for everyone. Well, except people who play almost exclusively controllers and mostly bought purple mez sets. Those people are getting punked.


 

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Originally Posted by Justaris View Post
That's laudable, but of course ultimately meaningless for anyone who was wanting to capitalize on the actual release of converters.

I'm trying really hard to be civil and rational, but this is damned frustrating.
You are doing a great job as usual, in your position I could not be as civil. Cheers.


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ive rarely had more than 2 alignment merits at once cause i usually use them to buy LOTGs or other things and im also sick and tired of the small selection of tip mishs

if we had more variety of tip mishs it would be easier to stand the repetition but running the same 4-6 alignment mishs EVERYDAY plus having only 2 morality choices gets really old really fast, feels like back in the days of paper mishs (5 paper mishs, bank mish, 5 paper mishs, bank mish)

i usually have more reward merits than anything and nothing really to spend them on except random IO rolls lol


 

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Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master View Post
ive rarely had more than 2 alignment merits at once cause i usually use them to buy LOTGs or other things and im also sick and tired of the small selection of tip mishs

if we had more variety of tip mishs it would be easier to stand the repetition but running the same 4-6 alignment mishs EVERYDAY plus having only 2 morality choices gets really old really fast, feels like back in the days of paper mishs (5 paper mishs, bank mish, 5 paper mishs, bank mish)
I think most of them are now being generated by SSAs. Pretty easy to run one once a week on a bunch of characters, and a lot faster (at least for me) than doing tips + morality.


 

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Originally Posted by Plasma View Post
I think most of them are now being generated by SSAs. Pretty easy to run one once a week on a bunch of characters, and a lot faster (at least for me) than doing tips + morality.
Yuppers same strategy here.


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Originally Posted by Fulmens View Post
There's a rule in software that you're most likely to find the NEXT bug right next to where you found the LAST bug.

I can think of a couple non"SKEEZY" reasons they may have done this, but Additional Human Error is #1 on the list.
Absolutely.

...or put another way, I would *not* rule out "clueless" here - there have been
numerous examples where that was actually the most plausible answer (along
with "never bothered testing the change at all")...

As for EC's themselves, meh - got more than enough inf already, so I simply
didn't bother jumping on the bandwagon -- but, I might pick up a few 3% IO's on
the cheap for some of my toons at the tanked pricing.


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Originally Posted by Plasma View Post
I think most of them are now being generated by SSAs. Pretty easy to run one once a week on a bunch of characters, and a lot faster (at least for me) than doing tips + morality.
true, still rare for me to have more than 2 since i need like 20 LOTG globals and dont have 60 mil inf x 20 to buy them on the market nor do i have a deep pocket to buy that many on the paragon market lol


 

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I for one had ZERO market aspirations concerning EC. I just want to slot all of these set IO's I have ready to be converted stockpiled.

I think this is a perfect example of how the exact same thing can have many different uses in the game depending on the individuals focus and desires. Cheers.


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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei View Post
I for on had ZERO market aspirations concerning EC. I just want to slot all of these set IO's I have ready to be converted stockpiled.

I think this is a perfect example of how the exact same thing can have many different uses in the game depending on the individuals focus and desires. Cheers.
I've never been interested in generating massive amounts of liquid cash. I just want to play how I want to play. My goal for ECs was largely "have so many purples/etc that marketeering becomes entirely optional".

I gambled pretty big, but it wasn't for a paper profit, per se, it was just to wash my hands of it. I wouldn't say I'm retiring from marketeering, but I wanted to know that if I was doing it in the future it would only be for fun.


 

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Understood.


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