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15% Bonus Zen and CP Promo!

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited April 2012 in Galactic News Network [PC]
We are happy to announce that from Friday, April 6, 2012 (3:00 PM PDT) until Sunday, April 8, 2012 (11:55 PM PDT), players will receive an additional 15% bonus when purchasing Zen* and C-Store Points.**

*through select payment methods
**Virtual Cryptic Point Cards are excluded from promo
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I'm assuming this wouldn't apply to those getting the stipend on those particular days?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Are perfect world cards bought at a store included?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    The payment through the site writes out the extra CP you get, so would buying right with your debit card through the STO site get those states extra CP as well?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    jg2112 wrote:
    Are perfect world cards bought at a store included?
    Given they have a fixed point value, I doubt it. Probably more like "purchase x amount of points online, and get y more free".
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

    Figures. I bought CP the day before the sale started, after a month of deliberation on whether I was going to.

    Oh well, karma loves making fun of me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    For the CP minded in the US:
    • $6.25 USD 500 CP + 75 Bonus CP
    • $12.50 USD 1000 CP + 150 Bonus CP
    • $18.75 USD 1500 CP + 225 Bonus CP
    • $25.00 USD 2000 CP + 300 Bonus CP
    • $62.50 USD 5000 CP + 750 Bonus CP

    So overall, an extra 75 CP for every 500 CP purchased.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So waitaminute... This weekend, during this CP Promo and First Contact Sale, I can get 15% more CP and 20% off, effectively giving me a 35% Discount!?!?

    Sheeee-oot!!!
    and
    Ooohweee!!!

    Where do I sign?

    Thanks Cryptic.

    :D

    >sigh<

    Unfortunately except the new Flagships, there's nothing out I want... Hmm... Maybe I'll just buy a couple "Magic Card Boosters", uh, I mean DOff Packs. :cool:

    Edit: Derp! The Flagships might not be the full 35%, but I still get an (effective) 15% off... Hmm.... Nah, I still can't do it. I hate flying a slug. Turn rates are just too low. Hmm... dunno... I'll have to think about it... :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    This would've been great if this came WHEN THE SALE BEGAN...

    Nice job Cryptic. :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    DS9 bundle. Here I come.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    *faceplants desk* I bought 2000 C-points about 2 hours before this started :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Que the music for folks saying "Why didn't you aounce this before today!?!?!".
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    *faceplants desk* I bought 2000 C-points about 2 hours before this started :(

    I feel your pain. I purchased the 5k bundle last night.

    Kind of miffed that they announce this the day after announcing the sale. The worst part is the wife is gonna get the same email, and will probably never let me buy Cryptic points again. Thanks.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    The reason it was not announced say last week, is because nobody would have bought CP for the entire week, ergo, no sales, now that it is sprung on us, those that did buy CP might, just might buy more at a bonus> All economics my friends. i would have done it the same way. Business is brutal, but it's fair.

    And by the way... Thanx Cryptic. Any bonus or discount is appreciated by the majority of us, but of course we ALWAYS think it is never enough, or too early, or too late.

    IMHO It should have been DOUBLE like the other MMO's are doing this weekend.

    Still love ya though.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    The reason it was not announced say last week, is because nobody would have bought CP for the entire week, ergo, no sales, now that it is sprung on us, those that did buy CP might, just might buy more at a bonus> All economics my friends. i would have done it the same way. Business is brutal, but it's fair.

    And by the way... Thanx Cryptic. Any bonus or discount is appreciated by the majority of us, but of course we ALWAYS think it is never enough, or too early, or too late.

    IMHO It should have been DOUBLE like the other MMO's are doing this weekend.

    Still love ya though.

    You know tha and I know that. But we're reasonable people. But folks truck in the same argument every time there is a sale of some type.

    Just like every time there is an event or free item folks yell "I didn't know event X was going on" when its over. I can already see it happening when the FC event is over.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    YEAH! Time for a c-store shopping spreeeee! Thank you, Cryptic! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Does anyone know if this actually works with creditcard, the post suggests otherwise, but the actually order form seems to suggest that it might actually still give it to you.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Does anyone know if this actually works with creditcard, the post suggests otherwise, but the actually order form seems to suggest that it might actually still give it to you.

    I just bought w/DebitCard I have I file for Sub and it gave me the extra points.....

    So YES!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    See, I just got this instinct to wait and not by CP when the 20% First Contact discount started :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    *faceplants desk* I bought 2000 C-points about 2 hours before this started :(

    So did I. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I bought 1500 c-points like right before as well. Kind of bumbed......... .... .... ..... .....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    PingaHead wrote:
    I just bought w/DebitCard I have I file for Sub and it gave me the extra points.....

    So YES!

    Oh that figures. I used Paypal payment (which I only used because I thought it was required for the bonus), and my payment is now in 'reviewing', which according to the faq can take 24 hours+ to get the amount into my account for PWE. It probably would of went through nearly instantly if I had used credit card instead.

    Edit:
    While still not completed as of yet, it turns out I read the faq wrong, as "Payment Review" is 24 hours and is caused by PayPal's side (which has already gone through), whereas "Reviewing" means "Your transaction is currently in the review/approval process and will be completed shortly." It seems "shortly" is more time than it probably should be, likely thanks to the sale(s) being popular.

    Edit 2:
    Lol. It completed after I hit post on the first edit. Impatient user is impatient.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Nice! Thank you
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Blue_Fire wrote:
    **Virtual Cryptic Point Cards are excluded from promo
    Since I buy those Virtual Cryptic Point Cards, the above exclusion pretty much disqualifies me from the promotional.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I'm so glad I made the decision to wait until the last day of the Cryptic sale to make my purchases as I was going to grind dilithium with all my toons.:)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    *faceplants desk* I bought 2000 C-points about 2 hours before this started :(

    Same amount, first day of the sale. I'm feeling your pain.:(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So waitaminute... This weekend, during this CP Promo and First Contact Sale, I can get 15% more CP and 20% off, effectively giving me a 35% Discount!?!?
    Sorry, picky math man here to say that's a little bit off. :)

    Before, $1 would get 80 C-Points. Now $1 gets you 92 C-Points (80 +15% = 92). However, 92 C-Points will get you as much as 115 C-Points normally would for most items (115 -20% = 92). So what would normally get you 80 C-Points worth of goods will instead give you 115 C-Points worth of goods; either a value increase of 43.75% or a price decrease of 30.4%, however you want to look at it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Tempting.....but uh...no. No moar monies from me till Cryptic stops driving the game through the bushes.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Kind of wish I knew about this yesterday when I bought 5000 Zen... :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    How nice I just bought 2000ZEN yesterday!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Epic was gojng to buy my new klingon ships last weekend and decided to wate then saw 20 %off and now 15% more will be spending abou 75$ in about now! Great idea cryptic:D
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