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So there's been a little chatter lately about the recent move to put bonus items on the C-Store. I think I've seen a thread or two about it.
Thing is ... we all forgot that STO is an MMORPG. The RPG part being important here.
Cryptic is merely roleplaying part of the Ferengi Alliance.
And thus ... this move can be explained by two rules of acquisition.
The First Rule ...
This rule covers the Lifetimer Subscriber aspect of the ongoing discussion. It would seem that lifers forgot the very first rule of acquisition. They paid for a lifetime sub, but were ignoring how ferengi treat the act of money changing hands. It's probably part of Cryptic's ongoing inter-office RPG campaign that this came to a head like it did. It is, after all the very first rule of acquisition. So it would have to be a basic aspect of any RPG module or campaign they're running.
And the 239th Rule ...
This rule is the crux of the argument itself for the people complaining. They forgot that Ferengi are ... cutthroat business people. And this quote is a tenet that they do business by. So to tell a Ferengi that you the consumer were deceived by the labeling on their product ... isn't going to get you anywhere.
For further research ...
The Rules of Acquisition
Thing is ... we all forgot that STO is an MMORPG. The RPG part being important here.
Cryptic is merely roleplaying part of the Ferengi Alliance.
And thus ... this move can be explained by two rules of acquisition.
The First Rule ...
Once you have their money, you never give it back.
This rule covers the Lifetimer Subscriber aspect of the ongoing discussion. It would seem that lifers forgot the very first rule of acquisition. They paid for a lifetime sub, but were ignoring how ferengi treat the act of money changing hands. It's probably part of Cryptic's ongoing inter-office RPG campaign that this came to a head like it did. It is, after all the very first rule of acquisition. So it would have to be a basic aspect of any RPG module or campaign they're running.
And the 239th Rule ...
Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
This rule is the crux of the argument itself for the people complaining. They forgot that Ferengi are ... cutthroat business people. And this quote is a tenet that they do business by. So to tell a Ferengi that you the consumer were deceived by the labeling on their product ... isn't going to get you anywhere.
For further research ...
The Rules of Acquisition
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Although I know I disagree on your stance (from most the posts I've read before), I must admit, this post is ingenious at best. =P
I have one that I would like to add.
Buyer Beware (aka know what you are buying)
For instance, with all the 'compansation' threads there's rule of acquisition 98; Every man has his price.
For the whole thing there's also rule of acquisition 17; a contract is a contract is a contract... but only between ferengi.
In regards to everyone asking if they'll release other exclusives in the c-store is rule of acquisition 208; sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is the answer.
Whenever they make a change based on some of the peoples wants there's always rule of acquisition 285: no good deed goes unpunished.
And finally a good one to remember for forums in general is rule of acquisition 190; hear all, trust nothing.
If you're going to quote translations of Latin terms for doing business, it would help to know what the actual meaning of the term is. It would also help to use the proper acronyms, as I will demonstrate.
You mean "Caveat Emptor" i.e. "let the buyer beware" not "know what you are buying," but "the buyer is responsible for being mislead by the seller". By the way "aka" means "also known as." Aka is used when giving a name for something or someone, then giving a nickname, or vice versa. (Oh look, another Latin term.) For instance "Michael Jackson aka Wacko Jacko". The acronym you're looking for is "ie" which means "id est". This is latin for "that is", i.e. that is to say that "i.e." means "that is to say".
My response to Caveat Emptor is Caveat Venditor, i.e. Let the seller beware. In otherwords "the seller is responsible for misleading the buyer".
To Tendel, your argument is a hindsight is 20/20 thing. In hindsight, I had no indication that the MU uniform would ever be given out. Infact, Daeke even said that it would not be given out any way other than the COLTS. As such, even then, the whole "listen" and "read the fine print" nonsesnse does not work. I read the fineprint, I listened to what was being said by Cryptic. They actually did mislead me, no tinfoil hats required. I did not mislead myself.
Sorry I was translating from the original Ferengi, and my Ferengi is not that strong.
Metallurgist, bitter much?
Oh? What was the original Ferengi? Since we don't have the Ferengi alphabet availible to us, please give your closest phonetic guess. Also, please provide canonical citation as to the Ferengi language.
Please explain? This should be entertaining to say the least.
To a certain degree, yes, but what if the contract as it was signed is violated, not by the signor, but by the one issuing the contract; such as what happened with the COLTS?
Yeah, all I'm saying is that caveat subscriptor doesn't adequately cover all scenarios.
Fair enough
Anyone who has any understanding of Latin tends to use Latin as a verbal bludgeoning weapon. I myself have only a small understanding from High School and a bit of self teaching. But a doctor... some doctors will spew latin at patients just to be jerks. I just use it to politely beat sense into people :P
What stance? That Ferengi shouldn't speak latin?
Thing is, the entire issue has been muddled up by more than those who are simply the victims of questionably ambiguous terminology. It's also been muddled up by the fact that the items from the COLTS actually affect those who have it and who play STO. If it's addressed on the CO forums, you're going to get a lot of COLTS people who don't give a rat's TRIBBLE because they aren't also on STO.
Seeing as how it's a combination factor and that the part of the COLTS promotional propeganda that was violated is isolated to STO content, I feel it's best addressed here. It's a COLTS issue that pertains only to STO, not to CO.
Also there are many who bought COLTS for the bonus in STO. I am not one of them, but the STO bonus on the COLTS was actually a deciding factor. Without it I would have remained evenly balanced on either buying it or not. The MU uniform was what tipped me and many others (though perhaps not all) onto the buying side of the line. You see, intended on playing both games and I already wanted a lifetime account, so why not?
As it is, I feel mislead, lied to, bamboozled, hoodwinked, etc.