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i was looking in the cryptic store this morning,and i had an idea.
on coh(a great game),they have packs to purchase,from their store.how about some packs available,for ships,in sto's store?
what i mean is,have 3 packs to buy,that will unlock new looks for your ships,at ALL levels.one for each of the 3 classes of ships.

cruiser pack=one new look for your cruisers,at each rank.
sci ships pack=one new look for each sci ship at each rank.
escort ships pack=one new look for each escort ship at each rank.

if they made them look as good as the purchasable ship looks for ra ships,i think ppl wouldn't mind paying for them.
maybe about 300 points per pack?

any thoughts/ideas?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I don't think you can compare STO's C-store to the Booster Pack thing that City of Heroes does. The C-store works on a point-based system, whereas you're shelling out real cash to buy CoH Boosters at a fixed price.

    The City of Heroes Boosters also are more than just new costume parts/sets. They also contain additional emotes and special powers...usually quality-of-life things. A lot of folks buy the packs for the powers and perks, not the cosmetic stuff.

    Finally, the Boosters were introduced to City of Heroes after Cryptic sold the game. It's not something Cryptic's doing, it's something Paragon and NCSoft are doing.

    Now, all that said...I like what you're saying here. So far, all the new ship parts we've received are for T5 vessels, and you gotta buy them one at a time. It's probably more player-friendly to have 'packs' of some kind. And I'm sure there's some folks who'd like more options for lower tier vessels.

    Trouble is, how many people is that? How many folks still use their lower-tier ships once hitting RA5? I'd wager most people don't. Sure, a lot of us want to use our lower-tier ships more, but there's rarely a reason or opportunity. It shouldn't be surprising that Cryptic's only been releasing new T5 ship parts. Bit of a shame, but that's how it goes.

    I like your idea. I think it's an awesome idea. But I also wonder about it.
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