Purple sets at market now!
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Posted on: 2012-04-24 15:59 in The Market and Inventions
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
SHAME on you I will never ever buy a set.
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You've already told us about your wealth and stockpiles of enhancements. Just buy your purples at the consignment house (like I do).
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yeh, I can see why they put them in, but I LOL at anyone paying real cash money for stuff that's so easy to earn in-game.
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2000 points per set. The 1000 points that Hecatomb is currently offered at is a sale price.
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
1000 points about 10$ per set.
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well, they wouldn't even have to be rich, just possessed of a bit more disposable income than your typical cash-strapped gamer. |
Originally Posted by Lucky666
Maybe it's the rich people, I once heard Vin Diesel played WOW maybe we have a few celebrities and don't know it.
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I dropped $30 on the market last month and didn't think twice about it, but I spent on things you can't acquire in-game.
Someone else probably woudn't think twice about spending that much on IOs...
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I'll happily let the rich buy these things and thus subsidize my playing of the game.
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Originally Posted by Lucky666
Maybe it's the rich people, I once heard Vin Diesel played WOW maybe we have a few celebrities and don't know it.
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1000 points = $12.50|
Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
1000 points about 10$ per set.
SHAME SHAME on you NC soft. SHAME on you I will never ever buy a set. And i have spent hundreds already on the market. Many thing i love and play with often Look me up i spent a ton but 10 bucks for 6 ios is shamefull. boo hisss...... hissss..... shame on you.... |
2000 points = $25.00
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I'm intrigued to know how you would work out a morally appropriate price for luxury items in an MMO.|
Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
but 10 bucks for 6 ios is shamefull.
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p.s. I don't know about Vin Diesel, but Nick Carter definitely plays WOW.
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I bought the Hecatomb Set today. They're the first Store-Bought Enhancements I've purchased.
It would take me far more than a month to farm the resources needed to get them given my play style and aversion to playing the market. I'm not complaining, but I think 1000PP should be the standard price rather than a 50% sale price (with an overall corresponding price drop across SBEs in general).
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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Even as a sale price, 1000 points is a bit too expensive. A quick check of WW shows that the crafted enhancements are selling around 300 million inf each. That's 1.8 billion for a 6-piece set, or 1.5 billion for a 5-piece set which would be a more popular choice. Looks like it would be cheaper for a player to buy inf from a RMT merchant and use that to buy the enhancements instead. I mean, if the moral high-horse about earning the enhancements in-game no longer applies, then at least people ought to get the best deal for their money.
I bought one of the procs because they are better than the in game version. The rest of the set will come as the result of converters and a little patience. I am considering buying several of the procs to stockpile at the lower price.... I am not sure if the shame shame bit is a joke or not but I understand that this is the direction this 8 year old game needs to go in order to stay alive and relevant.
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Originally Posted by danomal
I bought one of the procs because they are better than the in game version.
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Originally Posted by Shubbie
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Yikes you are correct!
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Originally Posted by Another_Fan
1000 points = $12.50
2000 points = $25.00 |
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"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
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Originally Posted by DarkSideLeague
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total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
Huh. Seems like different people have different opinions.
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Except that you can be permanently banned from the game if caught buying or selling in-game items for real life money.|
Originally Posted by Intrinsic
Looks like it would be cheaper for a player to buy inf from a RMT merchant and use that to buy the enhancements instead.
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Losing $12.50 once is a lot cheaper than losing the near $1000 I've spent on my account over the last 8 years. Plus that money actually goes somewhere I want it to go (Paragon Studios), rather than funding Chinese gangs or prisons.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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NCSoft should stop banning players for buying inf then. I mean, it was one thing when NCSoft could claim they were doing it to preserve the integrity of CoH, but now they're doing it to establish a monopoly over the RMT market in the game. Instead of enticing you into their cash shop with competitive pricing, they are using the threat of bans as a bullying tactic in an attempt to coerce you to use their shop over the competitors. I'm beginning to think that the devs don't have the players' best interests in mind here.|
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Except that you can be permanently banned from the game if caught buying or selling in-game items for real life money.
Losing $12.50 once is a lot cheaper than losing the near $1000 I've spent on my account over the last 8 years. |
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| Plus that money actually goes somewhere I want it to go (Paragon Studios), rather than funding Chinese gangs or prisons. |
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Originally Posted by Intrinsic
NCSoft should stop banning players for buying inf then. I mean, it was one thing when NCSoft could claim they were doing it to preserve the integrity of CoH, but now they're doing it to establish a monopoly over the RMT market in the game. Instead of enticing you into their cash shop with competitive pricing, they are using the threat of bans as a bullying tactic in an attempt to coerce you to use their shop over the competitors. I'm beginning to think that the devs don't have the players' best interests in mind here.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Except that you can be permanently banned from the game if caught buying or selling in-game items for real life money.
Losing $12.50 once is a lot cheaper than losing the near $1000 I've spent on my account over the last 8 years. Plus that money actually goes somewhere I want it to go (Paragon Studios), rather than funding Chinese gangs or prisons. |
However using math it is cheaper to buy gold then to use the store online.
which i find strange.
Its not like they actually have over head for this stuff. Slap a new jpeg on it, change some things in code and walla on the store. So these purples seem insanely expensive. And i could buy them in fact i have spent hundreds in the store already. But these are silly to me. I bought stuff you cant get in game dual insp i love. Temps, boosters, unslotters, etc... but something i already have thats no better... What for. I think this was very misjudged pricewise. These should be 100 points more than a regular io maybe 50 but this 2000 for a set is laughable. And i have spent about 300 already.
Yea i spent 300 so what i wanted to and i liked it. And i may spend more...
i never said i could spell so what of it.
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OMG! This just in: business tries to make a profit!|
Originally Posted by Intrinsic
I'm beginning to think that the devs don't have the players' best interests in mind here.
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They're not UNICEF. They're in business to make money. Next, someone will trot out a ridiculous line about ripping off your customers not being a good business plan. Tell that to companies that sell any luxury item. A $500 pair of sunglasses is not more functional than a pair costing under $100 but some people pay the big bucks. Similar situation here. I think the prices for purples and enhancement/salvage/recipe storage are ridiculous, so I don't buy them. But I pay for two VIP accounts and just about every costume part that they make. Everyone has their own opinion of what's 'worth it'.
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You are absolutely correct of course. It's all about the money; my concern is that by selling purple enhancements, NCSoft is entering a niche where they are not competitive on price, and have to gain market share by creating artificial barriers to entry such as banning players who buy from other companies. Perhaps they should consider focusing on other products that bypass content, but where they would have a distinct competitive advantage.|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
OMG! This just in: business tries to make a profit!
They're not UNICEF. They're in business to make money. Next, someone will trot out a ridiculous line about ripping off your customers not being a good business plan. Tell that to companies that sell any luxury item. A $500 pair of sunglasses is not more functional than a pair costing under $100 but some people pay the big bucks. Similar situation here. I think the prices for purples and enhancement/salvage/recipe storage are ridiculous, so I don't buy them. But I pay for two VIP accounts and just about every costume part that they make. Everyone has their own opinion of what's 'worth it'. |
A good example of this would be powerleveling services. Other companies offer that service as well, but the player has to give them login information which would leave the account vulnerable to hacking attempts. NCSoft could offer a token in the cash shop that would instantly boost a character to level 50 with no risk to the player's account. The player gets a level 50 character, and NCSoft increases their bottom line, so it's win-win. I mean, I probably wouldn't buy something like this, but the demand is obviously there so such a service would be worth it to some players.
They should also consider selling incarnate powers. How many posts have we seen in the forums about people who are frustrated by the amount of time and effort it takes them to progress through incarnate content? In particular for the people who like to solo, it would take forever for them to get T4 powers across the board. If they could just buy the powers in the cash shop, I'm sure many of those players would consider that worth it.
And of course, badges. Some badges are nearly impossible to get or only available for a limited time, like the anniversary badges or ones for special events. If they were offered in the cash shop, badge collectors would go nuts. A mastermind with a first anniversary badge? Or maybe a bughunter badge without actually having to find a bug? Definitely worth it.
I believe all of these would sell like hotcakes if they were offered in the cash shop, and make a fortune. I don't understand why the devs haven't added them in there already.
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Originally Posted by Intrinsic
You are absolutely correct of course. It's all about the money; my concern is that by selling purple enhancements, NCSoft is entering a niche where they are not competitive on price, and have to gain market share by creating artificial barriers to entry such as banning players who buy from other companies. Perhaps they should consider focusing on other products that bypass content, but where they would have a distinct competitive advantage.
A good example of this would be powerleveling services. Other companies offer that service as well, but the player has to give them login information which would leave the account vulnerable to hacking attempts. NCSoft could offer a token in the cash shop that would instantly boost a character to level 50 with no risk to the player's account. The player gets a level 50 character, and NCSoft increases their bottom line, so it's win-win. I mean, I probably wouldn't buy something like this, but the demand is obviously there so such a service would be worth it to some players. They should also consider selling incarnate powers. How many posts have we seen in the forums about people who are frustrated by the amount of time and effort it takes them to progress through incarnate content? In particular for the people who like to solo, it would take forever for them to get T4 powers across the board. If they could just buy the powers in the cash shop, I'm sure many of those players would consider that worth it. And of course, badges. Some badges are nearly impossible to get or only available for a limited time, like the anniversary badges or ones for special events. If they were offered in the cash shop, badge collectors would go nuts. A mastermind with a first anniversary badge? Or maybe a bughunter badge without actually having to find a bug? Definitely worth it. I believe all of these would sell like hotcakes if they were offered in the cash shop, and make a fortune. I don't understand why the devs haven't added them in there already. |
In my opinion it should still be important to play the game.
and selling services and powerlevels as well as gold or badges is akin to legalizing drugs in a way. Stop the fight just make it legal and get your cut in form of taxes.
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I haven't bought any, but I'll have to examine the possibility. I can buy a set for less than 1 hour of overtime at work. I can't make that much inf in game in an hour. It's probably going to be more efficient to just work extra. Good thing I like my job |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I bought the Hecatomb Set today. They're the first Store-Bought Enhancements I've purchased.
It would take me far more than a month to farm the resources needed to get them given my play style and aversion to playing the market. I'm not complaining, but I think 1000PP should be the standard price rather than a 50% sale price (with an overall corresponding price drop across SBEs in general). |
1000 points about 10$ per set.
SHAME SHAME on you NC soft. SHAME on you I will never ever buy a set. And i have spent hundreds already on the market. Many thing i love and play with often
Look me up i spent a ton
but 10 bucks for 6 ios is shamefull.
boo hisss...... hissss.....
shame on you....