This thread is putting a bad taste in my mouth. Some of you really think the pricetag on these ships could be as much as 5k zen or more? I'm not sure I want that Mat'ha that much.
Only way I could see T6 being less than 3000-4000 zen is if T5's prices will be reduced because of the upgrade costs associated with them and a new tier of ships coming with DR and the T6s that will come later.
Considering T6 is what everyone should (eventually) be aiming for, the price of T5 ships should drop. They're averaging between 2000 and 2500zen now, right? Well Cryptic should be able to knock 250 - 500 off each.
T5 Ships that are 2000zen should be reduced to 1750, and ships that are 2500zen should be reduced to 2000. T6 ships? 2750 at most. I highly expect T6 Fleet Ships (if/when) will cost 6 or 7 Fleet Ship Modules too, so it's not like they're going to lose money. Plus, if the zen prices for existing ships drops, more people may be tempted, especially if they're not set on T6 ships, nor the upgrading of their T5 ships just yet.
This thread is putting a bad taste in my mouth. Some of you really think the pricetag on these ships could be as much as 5k zen or more? I'm not sure I want that Mat'ha that much.
I have a hard time believing they'll be that much. I suspect a maximum of 3000zen.
The minimum possible price would be 3000. However this will not happen because the upgrade from T5 will make those ships cost either 3000 or 3500.
So the minimum price will be 4000 for T6. I think there's an outside shot they will go 5000, maybe with a bundle for 10,000.
Upgrades will be 500 or 1000 - tossup.
Ya I think the min is 3500 zen other than that agree 100% with the above. People better have 10-20,000 zen if they plan on buying 3-4 ships. There is a reason they are waiting until the last moment to announce prices. They know people are going to be going nuts, so they don't want to release prices until the last moment to deflect chaos as game issues and talk will end up trumping the price complaining.
I wouldn't pay that for a borg sphere with permission to rapid fire the invisible insta kill torpedo right outside ESD.
Let's get real here. The t6 ships are first of all no longer official star trek and second don't take longer to build because it comes with an additional console slot.
Realistically I expect them to continue on the current path of wtf decisions so 4500 zen or more why not
I have a hard time believing they'll be that much. I suspect a maximum of 3000zen.
Indeed. Flights of fancy to believe a single ship would cost $50 USD. Even 3000 zen is far to much for a single ship. FAR too much. 2500 zen was pushing it. 2000 zen is a lot, but acceptable for an account-wide unlock. This is especially so when you consider fleet modules for fleet upgrades and now the new T-5U unlock cost.
It's absurd. Cryptic is pricing themselves out of business at this rate. Too much cost with this free game. If they weren't hell-bent on ripping the playerbase off at EVERY turn, I'd gladly subscribe for long periods of time, as most of us would. Regular subscriptions are worth more than 1-and-done ripoffs.
I am in no big rush to buy a T6 ship. I can wait for actually prices to be released before making a purchase. I am guessing a T6 ship will be $30 USD or 3,000 Zen. Making T6 ships the same price as T5 ships would simply kill most incentive to purchase T5 ships unless people are looking to purchase the ship for aesthetics / nostalgia reasons since an upgrade token would also need to be purchased to make them competitive with T6 ships.
It would be nice if T6 did sell for $25 USD 2,500 Zen and the cost of lower tier ships would be permanently decrease appropriately, but I doubt this will happen.
If anything,, T5 cstore ships should be reduced since they will require upgrading, would anyone be stupid enough to buy them at all again? T6 should be at 2500 Zen, they have no reason to price them higher, they are not physical products, they cost no more to initially produce and it cost them nothing to reproduce. I know just about everyone will disagree with me but it's just my opinion.
It would be funny if they reduced all of the current ships by 20% or more thus making that last sale redundant at best and over priced at worst. Actually seeing how poorly timed Cryptic has been doing these types of things I'm starting to think this is quite possible.
Were having a 20% ship SALE!!! (*extreme fine print* all ships will be repriced in two weeks to 25% below current values. HAHAHAHAHA!!!)
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T5 Ships that are 2000zen should be reduced to 1750, and ships that are 2500zen should be reduced to 2000. T6 ships? 2750 at most. I highly expect T6 Fleet Ships (if/when) will cost 6 or 7 Fleet Ship Modules too, so it's not like they're going to lose money. Plus, if the zen prices for existing ships drops, more people may be tempted, especially if they're not set on T6 ships, nor the upgrading of their T5 ships just yet.
I have a hard time believing they'll be that much. I suspect a maximum of 3000zen.
Ya I think the min is 3500 zen other than that agree 100% with the above. People better have 10-20,000 zen if they plan on buying 3-4 ships. There is a reason they are waiting until the last moment to announce prices. They know people are going to be going nuts, so they don't want to release prices until the last moment to deflect chaos as game issues and talk will end up trumping the price complaining.
I wouldn't pay that for a borg sphere with permission to rapid fire the invisible insta kill torpedo right outside ESD.
Let's get real here. The t6 ships are first of all no longer official star trek and second don't take longer to build because it comes with an additional console slot.
Realistically I expect them to continue on the current path of wtf decisions so 4500 zen or more why not
Indeed. Flights of fancy to believe a single ship would cost $50 USD. Even 3000 zen is far to much for a single ship. FAR too much. 2500 zen was pushing it. 2000 zen is a lot, but acceptable for an account-wide unlock. This is especially so when you consider fleet modules for fleet upgrades and now the new T-5U unlock cost.
It's absurd. Cryptic is pricing themselves out of business at this rate. Too much cost with this free game. If they weren't hell-bent on ripping the playerbase off at EVERY turn, I'd gladly subscribe for long periods of time, as most of us would. Regular subscriptions are worth more than 1-and-done ripoffs.
If anything,, T5 cstore ships should be reduced since they will require upgrading, would anyone be stupid enough to buy them at all again? T6 should be at 2500 Zen, they have no reason to price them higher, they are not physical products, they cost no more to initially produce and it cost them nothing to reproduce. I know just about everyone will disagree with me but it's just my opinion.
Were having a 20% ship SALE!!! (*extreme fine print* all ships will be repriced in two weeks to 25% below current values. HAHAHAHAHA!!!)