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That today we got a new FE, but the main website still has the C-Store Ad as it's main focus?

Also the Launcher, the C-Store ads/links are bigger than and focused more on than the New FE..

Doesn't this go to show PWEs priorities and bother anybody else?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Yeah, it does bother me... Perhaps buying something in the C-Store will make me feel better. :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Well the FE banner is the first one to load, so it's also the first one you see. The C-Store ad doesn't until you actually log in.

    That said, while I can't say it bothers me, it seems odd that they wouldn't slap it on the front page ASAP after release. Hopefully come Monday there'll be enough people at the office to do it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I guess you haven't been around long enough to know how cryptic does these sorts of things....u get some crumbs (new episodes..abit very buggy ones)...but the real money is in the c-store.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    GbeHlpnU wrote: »
    I guess you haven't been around long enough to know how cryptic does these sorts of things....u get some crumbs (new episodes..abit very buggy ones)...but the real money is in the c-store.

    Been out of the game for awhile I take it?

    I've been here and in the forums since launch, albeit not before launch.

    And with the other FEs, they always had them be the first banner on the Client and the website.. Even the banner in the forums would change..
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Katic wrote: »
    Been out of the game for awhile I take it?

    I've been here and in the forums since launch, albeit not before launch.

    And with the other FEs, they always had them be the first banner on the Client and the website.. Even the banner in the forums would change..

    Well, at least the forum banner isn't an ad for the C-Store yet...

    I suppose I'll regret saying this some day. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Bobservo wrote:
    Well, at least the forum banner isn't an ad for the C-Store yet...

    I suppose I'll regret saying this some day. :(

    Don't give them any ideas..
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Doesn't bother me - - I only look at the 'ENGAGE' button. I don't even notice whatever is listed above.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Only thing that bothers me is since I downloaded this from steam the friday night last week and I used two purchases from my steam wallet, finally found a way to use the money I had sitting idle in my wallet for the past couple years. I go to buy more credits to get the better deal of 10 keys for 900 c-credits and what do I get, I get directed to the webpage to buy xen points or what ever their called to put in some other companies wallet to buy items from. I just find it bothering that I used it this morning to buy 10 keys and now 12 hours latter the steam wallet option isnt even avaliable anymore.

    Looks like Cryptic wont be getting anymore money from me since I will not dump money into a wallet when I dont spend much for game play in the first place.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=254245&highlight=steam+wallet

    Rehpic wrote:
    Steam had an outage earlier today that caused us to disable payment via steam wallet. It should be re-enabled soon.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    milner62 wrote:
    Only thing that bothers me is since I downloaded this from steam the friday night last week and I used two purchases from my steam wallet, finally found a way to use the money I had sitting idle in my wallet for the past couple years. I go to buy more credits to get the better deal of 10 keys for 900 c-credits and what do I get, I get directed to the webpage to buy xen points or what ever their called to put in some other companies wallet to buy items from. I just find it bothering that I used it this morning to buy 10 keys and now 12 hours latter the steam wallet option isnt even avaliable anymore.

    Looks like Cryptic wont be getting anymore money from me since I will not dump money into a wallet when I dont spend much for game play in the first place.

    You DO realize that ZEN are PWE's virtual currency, and that PWE owns Cryptic, right? So, no, you're NOT putting money in another company's wallet.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Katic wrote: »
    That today we got a new FE, but the main website still has the C-Store Ad as it's main focus?

    Also the Launcher, the C-Store ads/links are bigger than and focused more on than the New FE..

    Doesn't this go to show PWEs priorities and bother anybody else?



    I can honestly say that I had not noticed. When I look at it, I usually focus on the Update Bar and the Engage Button. Most of the time I pick up the book that I keep on my desk and read while the game patches and loads. Some times I forget that there even ARE other items on the Launcher.

    As for the site, my bookmark goes straight to this forum. Likewise, I do not know what is on the main page.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Well, at least the login screen has the FE ad featured :\
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Eurrsk wrote: »
    Well, at least the login screen has the FE ad featured :\

    Thank the Prophets for small favors, eh?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    no it does not bother me. it did not even register as a problem until you mention it.

    the launcher has several pictures. the largest is the ad for the next FE which is larger than all the c-store ads put together.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Bobservo wrote:
    Yeah, it does bother me... Perhaps buying something in the C-Store will make me feel better. :rolleyes:

    hA HA. Funny.

    They really should promote things more.

    The new FE is not half bad and I was even able to complete it with my VC using my captain's yacht. Once again I was role playing as I was on "vacation" and visiting DS9 for the talks as a request during my interrupted vacation on Risa. And yes, I died a heck of a lot and lost multiple AI ships before the attack was over.

    Unfortunately, that ship choice worked to my disadvantage(like the thread I made that got deleted explaining how role playing did not work for an optional mission). Oh well.

    I look forward to the other four anyway. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Katic wrote: »
    That today we got a new FE, but the main website still has the C-Store Ad as it's main focus?

    Also the Launcher, the C-Store ads/links are bigger than and focused more on than the New FE..

    Doesn't this go to show PWEs priorities and bother anybody else?

    It doesn't bother me too much, since Cryptic must get a lot of money for content creation from the C-Store it makes sense for the focus to be there. Since this is the first FE to come out in nearly a year everybody will know about it so doesn't need much advertising
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Darkjedi wrote: »
    Doesn't bother me - - I only look at the 'ENGAGE' button. I don't even notice whatever is listed above.

    This. I don't understand this true intentions business. If PWE and Cryptic wanted cash that bad, why give the whole game away F2P?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    This. I don't understand this true intentions business. If PWE and Cryptic wanted cash that bad, why give the whole game away F2P?

    some people get put off by the idea of paying a sub, so they never play at all. when they can play for free they feel much happier spending some money as they please as they feel it gives them more control. even if they ultimately end up spending more money than the sub itself. some wont spend any money at all but thats a risk you take. the number of people that play the game now is huge, so you take your chance that the amount of people offsets the free part.

    even if people on average start spending less because of the lack of sub, you hope that the increase in people will create more overall.

    as a very rough concept do you want 100k of people spending $15 a month or 400k of people spending $7.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Katic wrote: »
    Been out of the game for awhile I take it?

    I've been here and in the forums since launch, albeit not before launch.

    And with the other FEs, they always had them be the first banner on the Client and the website.. Even the banner in the forums would change..

    Its a different company now, the game is F2P, if they don't sell stuff the game will go under. So expect most news, adverts and alerts to be about how awesome the stuff they are selling is.
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