I turned off the system messages that tell me when someone has opened a mystery package and received a Cardassian ship. These messages are annoying and I don't even know most of the people who are mentioned.
I paid for a subscription and I still buy stuff from the C-Store and I think it is a bad idea to put these messages on my screen like spilled alphabet soup. I turned off the system messages but they still appear on the screen though not in the chat box.
I would not buy an item from the C-Store if buying it resulted in spam for other players. This type of advertising might be counterproductive.
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