C Store Ship Bundles

terascque

Hey guys just curious if anyone else would ever have any interest in a create your own pack or whatever you might call it.

For example I see they have lots of packs for sale on the c store. Maybe T6 Odyssey Bundle, Command Starfleet Battlecruiser Bundle, or T6 Cross Faction Cruiser Bundle.

Honestly I would really like the ability to create my own bundle. For example I would be interested in the Sojourner but not the Endeavor, or Yorktown. Or the Ops Command Battlecrusier but neither the Science or Tactical versions. Or the Arbiter but not the Kurak or Morrigu. Would Cryptic ever allow us a way to do this? Would anyone ever care or take advantage of this?

I know personally I will unfortunately never buy any of the bundles they have as I am never interested in more then one ship per bundle. By allowing us to create our own, I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on spending some money in the c store.

Thoughts?

vetteguy904

bundle just the ships with the good traits?? they are not going to let that happen. they want you to buy all the ships so you have to buy more drydock space

echatty

With C-store ships you don't need more drydock space. You can dismiss and reclaim them infinite times. Only lobi store/exchange/Phoenix box/lockbox ships would need drydock space.

avoozuul

You forgot fleet ships.

davefenestrator

The point of the bundle is to get you to spend more than you would otherwise, to get a mix of ships you actually want plus some others thrown in "free." For example if you want 3-4 ships from a 9-pack, you might as well get the whole thing at 12000 zen.

They're never going to have an option to pick any 3 T6 ships that you want for the price of just 2 ships, or 9 for the price of 4. They will make less money doing that than with the current system, and as we point out in every other similar "it would be nice if Cryptic did this thing for me" thread:

- Cryptic/PWE is a business
- You get the story episodes and queues for free
- C-Store ships, Lock Box, Lobi and Pack sales are what pay for the servers, staff, and voice actors. Lowering prices gives them less money to bring you the free content

It doesn't matter whether you personally as a single buyer will spend less money under the current system. What matters is how much players as a group will spend.

echatty

Dave hit the nail on the head. The C-store, lockboxes, lobi store and pack sales are what gives Cryptic the funds to keep bringing us free content.

I, for one, would buy more, but I don't have extra funds, so I do the best I can with what the game gives me or that I can craft.

seriousxeno

I would like a "Rear Admiral Overhaul Bundle"

T6 versions of:

Patrol Escort, Star Cruiser, Deep Space and Recon Science Vessel, Hegh'ta BoP, Vo'quv Carrier and Vor'cha Battlecruiser.

terascque

I hear what you guys are saying. I'm not suggesting we get the best three ships in the game for the price of two upper tier ships. I know everyone is different and to each their own when it comes to spending money in the c store. Increase the price of the bundle if needed.

Just for arguments sake instead of 6K for three ships, make it 9K. There could be other restrictions for balancing or whatnot. I wasn't suggesting that I get something for nothing, only that I wish I had the ability to purchase the ships that I was interested in.

I am sure there are still plenty of whales playing the game who wouldn't have any problem spending some additional Zen to get exactly what they want.

They can still allow the current system to exist it does not need to be either or. Sadly, to me, the bundles are a waste of money as they currently exist. Why would I spend 6k or more depending on the bundle for multiple ships I don't want when I can spend 2-3 k for the single ship? Simple math do they want me to spend 6K worth of Zen or 3K worth of Zen? Small, at least in my opinion, changes, would get me to spend substantially more money.

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davefenestrator

Just for arguments sake instead of 6K for three ships, make it 9K. There could be other restrictions for balancing or whatnot. I wasn't suggesting that I get something for nothing, only that I wish I had the ability to purchase the ships that I was interested in.

You can get 3 ships for 9K now, just buy them separately. I can't think of any cases where you must buy a bundle to get a ship, the closest is that you can only get the Voyager bridge bundled.

vegeta50024

davefenestrator wrote: »

Just for arguments sake instead of 6K for three ships, make it 9K. There could be other restrictions for balancing or whatnot. I wasn't suggesting that I get something for nothing, only that I wish I had the ability to purchase the ships that I was interested in.

You can get 3 ships for 9K now, just buy them separately. I can't think of any cases where you must buy a bundle to get a ship, the closest is that you can only get the Voyager bridge bundled.

Except that buying ships separately breaks bundles up, which is something that you should never do.

terascque wrote: »

I hear what you guys are saying. I'm not suggesting we get the best three ships in the game for the price of two upper tier ships. I know everyone is different and to each their own when it comes to spending money in the c store. Increase the price of the bundle if needed.

Just for arguments sake instead of 6K for three ships, make it 9K. There could be other restrictions for balancing or whatnot. I wasn't suggesting that I get something for nothing, only that I wish I had the ability to purchase the ships that I was interested in.

I am sure there are still plenty of whales playing the game who wouldn't have any problem spending some additional Zen to get exactly what they want.

They can still allow the current system to exist it does not need to be either or. Sadly, to me, the bundles are a waste of money as they currently exist. Why would I spend 6k or more depending on the bundle for multiple ships I don't want when I can spend 2-3 k for the single ship? Simple math do they want me to spend 6K worth of Zen or 3K worth of Zen? Small, at least in my opinion, changes, would get me to spend substantially more money.

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Basically, when you're buying a bundle that is made up of 3 variants of the same ship, you're essentially unlocking the ability to customize the ship to your liking. If you were purchasing a single ship, then you're losing out on the customization features that they spent time in developing, as well as consoles that those ships come with. No one says you have to keep the ships once you purchase them.

For instance, I purchased a few of the mega bundles. What I do is I take one ship, put all of the consoles together, then delete the other two ships from my list of ships I have and I can fly the one I want.

vetteguy904

seriousxeno wrote: »

I would like a "Rear Admiral Overhaul Bundle"

T6 versions of:

Patrol Escort, Star Cruiser, Deep Space and Recon Science Vessel, Hegh'ta BoP, Vo'quv Carrier and Vor'cha Battlecruiser.

and since that is 7, add romulan versions of the Voquv and Vor'cha

davefenestrator

Except that buying ships separately breaks bundles up, which is something that you should never do.

I share your view that "Space Barbie is the real endgame" but not everyone agrees with us

Being able to customize ships matters to me, and so does being able to play with the full console set. But some people do just want a single ship and care much more about specs and mastery traits than the looks.

I was just pointing out that you can already make your own "bundle" if you pay full list price for individual ships, which is what @terascque said they were willing to do.

asuran14

I would not mind seeing some short-term bundle packs, for ships that might not otherwise have a bundle. I could see short term bundles for ships that are normally single ship purchases, or even for pre-tier six ships could go over well at times.