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Poll: Should the new Guramba ship be available in game as well?

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Personally, I dont plan on flying it either way. But alot of people have strong feelings about this, so lets make those feelings easy to see without reading dozens of pages in several threads:

Should the new Guramba ship be available in game as well as the C-store?

After you vote, feel free to share your thoughts :D
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    They already said they would add it to the referall system.

    Not really in game but puts it in the same boat as the Gal-X.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Chat wrote:
    They already said they would add it to the referall system.

    Not really in game but puts it in the same boat as the Gal-X.

    no, no they said they will try. no guarantees yet.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    no, no they said they will try. no guarantees yet.

    And that was from the community manager too, not an actual dev, or dstahl.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Personally I feel all ships should also be obtained in game. Make some ships harder to obtain with the option to buy for those who are lazy. There are so many missed opportunities by only selling ships. For example. You could have a rare chance of discovering this ship while doing an STF. The ship could be derelict and you recover it. Making it a nice prize and a good reason to run stf's alot.

    Unfortunately this point is moot. As this is suppose to be the galaxy X equivalent, they've already set a standard to follow. They cant just give us this without igniting a fire storm from those who have already paid for the galaxy X. As much as it pains me to admit It. I don't think they can in good conscious at the point do this ship any other way.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Personally, I dont plan on flying it either way. But alot of people have strong feelings about this, so lets make those feelings easy to see without reading dozens of pages in several threads:

    Should the new Guramba ship be available in game as well as the C-store?

    After you vote, feel free to share your thoughts :D

    Is the Galaxy-X available through in-game means other than the referral system? No?

    Then SHUT UP ALREADY.

    Stormshade has already stated that he's getting the Cauramba added tot he referral system, sot he two are exactly equivalent. Polls like this do nothing and make you a candidate for a Forum vacation (read the Forum Usage Guidelines above).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I thought it was against the rules starting you're own poll...

    All ships should be obtainable in game :p hell everything in the C-store...

    Maybe a special token can be earned doing a very difficult mission & stuff from the C-store payable in combination whit emblems.
    Example, sell the Galaxy-X for 1000 or 2000 Emblems heck if you are not up for the grinding of emblems or want the ship quicker then buy C-store points.

    Either way people subscribe for a longer time because they have to grind the points or they spend money on C-store points or more people might get the lifetime but that is also win win, direct cash and a increase in the steady player database = Everyone happy
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    scorpiobe wrote: »
    I thought it was against the rules starting you're own poll...

    No, polls are fine. Petitions are not allowed.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Grox wrote: »
    No, polls are fine. Petitions are not allowed.

    That said, a lot of these threads will probably be closed down or moved to the C-Store section under the rationale that there is a place to discuss this topic and it isn't here.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    scorpiobe wrote: »
    I thought it was against the rules starting you're own poll...

    All ships should be obtainable in game :p hell everything in the C-store...

    Maybe a special token can be earned doing a very difficult mission & stuff from the C-store payable in combination whit emblems.
    Example, sell the Galaxy-X for 1000 or 2000 Emblems heck if you are not up for the grinding of emblems or want the ship quicker then buy C-store points.

    Either way people subscribe for a longer time because they have to grind the points or they spend money on C-store points or more people might get the lifetime but that is also win win, direct cash and a increase in the steady player database = Everyone happy

    Well, Cryptic in the past had said items in the C-store you could get in game just difficult. Of course so far this hasn't been the case. They can always change their minds, see Federation cloaks. So come on Fed carriers!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    There is absolutely no reason it should not also be in the CStore, even at the current price as long as it is available through ingame means as well. All items in the CStore should also be per-account though with no per-character items.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Simple rule of thumb. Content is content and is paid for by subs. That includes ships, race types and any item that offers a bonus, (that includes the tribble pets). The rest is just visual like the uniforms and bridges etc which is a C-Store item.

    Costumes and any visual stuff to make your ship LOOK like (as opposed to getting extra BO slots on it etc), a different ship is just fluff and should be made available through the C-Store. There are enough fans who would like to fly a particular ship and would buy it but it should not offer any bonuses. These should be just skins for visual use ONLY. The same goes for uniform and off duty wear. Personally, I'd like to see jeans and T Shirt included in the off duty wear instead of a uniform variant.

    ALL actual ships should be available through the game, (that doesn't mean referral programs etc either), Even at an EC cost and even only to VA or other specific rank and above, it should be possible for any player to own it without forking out additional RL cash.

    Ther are enough fans who would pay for the fluff to provide funding for the service. However, keep actual gameplay items out of the C-Store.

    Many have said WOW, EQ and Eve et al sell stuff through the online store but notice that nothing in their stores can be used in the game to give a bonus. Eve Time cards can be sold in game for Isk but it is still essentially a 60 days time card that someone has paid for and given to you in exchange for you farming ISK for them, players could do exactly the same in this game as an out-of-game exchange, I'll pay your months sub if you can give me x million EC. Nothing that either affects gameplay nor gives a bonus in game is sold via the store in those games. If you want a T Shirt, a coffee mug or a model, the C-store is where to get that sort of thing along with items to make your crew/ship etc LOOK cool.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    WHAT?? I thought you could get it in game! This is very irritating! Of course it should be! No free tokens sure, but something. I would be satisfied with the referral system thing.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Yes. The same applies to the Excelsior.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I think it's fine the way it is.

    :eek:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Martok42 wrote: »
    WHAT?? I thought you could get it in game! This is very irritating! Of course it should be! No free tokens sure, but something. I would be satisfied with the referral system thing.

    Had it been intended/announced prior to release, I probably would have been as well since it gives the Klingons some reward for recruiting 5 friends. As it is it seems like so much butt covering to appease the ire of a portion of the community so, no.
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