Discussion: Featured Items at the Paragon Market - 3/13/12
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Posted on: 2012-03-13 09:29 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Though I do think the Flying Disc power would be better priced at 160 or even 200 PP.
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Even though I was like *eyeroll* "purchase this item" while I was on my mini Paragon Market spree. 160-200 would be the best range for this type of power. But I am serious I really would like to see some uniformity with the pricing as well, just makes sense and it would prevent threads like this bashing priced merchandise, when we already would know what to expect.
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The pricing model is you'll pay what we want you to pay and like it now get off my lawn.|
Originally Posted by EarthWyrm
As long as people are buying them at this price point, you're probably right.
I'm not, and I never will. There are too many things that are more entertaining for me to spend my points on. If they cut the price in half on the enhancement trays, I might consider it. Because there are things I'd spend 800 points on. There aren't many that would get me to exceed my monthly "allowance," but they're out there. The leprechaun ain't one of 'em, though. I've given up trying to understand the pricing model, and guess my points will continue accruing until there are sales on some of the more recent costume sets, or they release a new round of super packs. |
I realized they were not going to put the extra trays and storage items on sale when I bought them and found out just how useful the extra room can be.
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Originally Posted by Zhasji
I would love to see the actual numbers on how many people REALLY buy this pet for this insane price. Personally I plan on asking anyone I see with a leperchaun out for 2 billion influence since they OBVIOUSLY enjoy throwing their money away.
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Well, I'm ashamed to admit it but I would have bought this IF they hadn't killed my desire for collecting all the pets with how ridiculously hard they made getting the black wolf within the Super Packs. Needless to say, I don't have that and so I'm certainly NOT buying this! And everyone here is right, 800 points is waaaaaaaay too expensive for something like this. Two hundred points max is what it should have been (limited-time only or not).
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This. This hybrid model has little thats micro in it.|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
I'm starting to think you guys don't really understand the idea behind "microtransactions".
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800 is way too much.
I really hope this isn't the price for all future buff pets.
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Pretty much my reaction too. Going to save my points since the same amount will bring a lot more visual and interactive satisfaction from Beast Mastery or Staff Fighting instead of a single, equally costly pet.|
Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack
Any who a 10% inf gain isn't worth the 800 points to me, not when BM and Staff are right around the corner.
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Really, I tried to talk myself into it. I have happily bought everything from the German Shepherd pet through the Halloween costume bundle to Coyote travel power plus even the Flying Disk and Firefighter Helmet package. But 400 PP is my preference, and 600 PP is my limit, for anything less than a full power set.
I would be very, very interested in hearing if this particular product, with its limited-time hook, sells as expected. I don't think marking would release numbers, but it would be nice to hear "Yes, we met our sales target." or "No, we didn't even get half of what we were aiming for."
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Originally Posted by tanstaafl
I really hope this isn't the price for all future buff pets.
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I got this, for both accounts.
It was late, after 2am here. Now that I'm FULLY awake, I have to wonder why I did it. There's no way this thing is worth it.
Fools, money, and so on, I know... No more buying things when I'm only half awake.
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I got this, for both accounts.
It was late, after 2am here. Now that I'm FULLY awake, I have to wonder why I did it. There's no way this thing is worth it. Fools, money, and so on, I know... No more buying things when I'm only half awake. |
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I am a VIP, I have loads of Paragon Points that I don't need, after already getting everything I needed/wanted from the market. I could buy this pet at 3x it's price without batting an eye, and I STILL won't buy it. Is it racially insensitive? Don't know, don't care. Is it killable? Don't know, don't care. Is the buff worth having? No, and I still don't care. What I DO care about is NCSoft thinking that
A.) This was a good price point. Players will LOVE THIS!
B.) This is the item to drop on the market before 2xXP Weekend.
Todays market item was nothing more or less than an insult directed to every players intelligence.
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Eh. It was a poor decision, but I really don't believe it was an intentional insult.
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Originally Posted by Buzz_Killer
Todays market item was nothing more or less than an insult directed to every players intelligence.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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Way back when I ripped on that baby eating dog, that non combat pet, I gave a suggestion to paragon to make a non combat pet that would buff you in some way, apparently they were listening, to that end I am grateful, but the thing is there is this word to this day that seems to be escaping them. I don't know why. It's not a complicated or easily misunderstood thing. but they keep. missing. the. point. Evidence is present for almost all the packs they have been releasing trying to get people to burn through their points. The flying disk and now this inf booster, seriously, who is making these decisions and why oh dear god WHY can't that person/people responsible ever understand this thing called....
"Value"
oh and timing. If I were in marketing I'd make sure that when peeps got their points, instead of rushing off to buy costume pieces they would be able to see these things, and these toys wouldn't be so godforsakenly over priced.
Again: Value.
Value to me would be this buff pet at a reasonable price that would entice me to spend points on it.
I'd buy it for 100 pts - read: When my points were there.
Instead we have something overly priced that most will have to sink money into the game to get and while that's all good for paragon, it's souring the playerbase.
That idea is wasted resources WHEN IT DOESN'T SELL.
Keep trying whoever is calling the shots.
One day, you will learn what value is.
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Absolutely ridiculous to sell this for 800 points. As mentioned upthread, do the people who price this crap even know what the word microtransaction means?
I think they should start doing random drug testing at Paragon starting with whoever slaps the pricetags on these things.
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Except that for such a model to work, they have to be able to spend my money for me. And they can't, so it won't, so I'm pretty sure your interpretation fails.|
Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
The pricing model is you'll pay what we want you to pay and like it now get off my lawn.
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What they offer is QOL convenience, but it's nothing I can't live without for $20. I'll spend money on other games before I get that free with my spending in this one.
If it's worth it to you, though, that's cool.
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Well, that's too bad. I was looking forward to buying this guy, but certainly not at the listed price! Maybe next year they'll put him on sale...
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EarthWyrm you took parts of my post way way way too seriously mate. Where is your sense of humor these days?
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You're right, it's not like Leprechauns were created by the irish to begin with.
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Originally Posted by Snowzone
Is this it? No thanks. I'd rather not take part in the purchasing of an overused stereotype that some Irish people find offensive.
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I'm rather disappointed in myself for that. I was far enough out of it that I made a stupid decision.|
Originally Posted by JayboH
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I'm hoping I'm one of the very few that buy this thing, though. If they sharply drop the price on it for later offerings, then maybe someday I'll be able to bring it out without shame.
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Okay, if each pet is a learning experience (dog = 4 legged rig, etc), then this means we now get...
SNAKE MASTERY! Yes, you heard it here first. The newest power, Snake Control, will launch with St. Patrick's Day. Admittedly, it has the unfortunate costume side effect of turning your costume green, but hey, we all make sacrifices. No more grinding our way thru snake maps - you just walk in, shout "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!" and WHOOSH, snakes go fleeing from you like vampires from garlic. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Costume sets: 400
Non-combat pets: 200
I disagree with Jayboh that the Flying Disc power is ridiculously overpriced. I'd be willing to pay that much, if I could afford it, because I think it's kind of fun (unfortunately I can't justify spending that much money for the level of entertainment value it provides at my current level of underemployment)... Though I do think the Flying Disc power would be better priced at 160 or even 200 PP.
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