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So let me get this right Zen/Cpoints etc

mrtoken_1390846233mrtoken_1390846233 Member Posts: 58 Arc User
edited June 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
So now I can't buy C points and I have to buy Zen and then covert that to C points?
Which is yet another currency we all have to worry about.
So that means we now have 2 currencies outside the game and about 4 inside the game?

So for me to now work out how much I need to spend on a new ship
I have to take the Local Currency in New Zealand (i live in NZ), covert that to US (or other currency that zen wants to use) then covert US to Zen then Zen to C points

And to top it all off it seems I cant even buy Zen as I get this

* At least one of your characters must be level 10 or higher.

I have a number of level 50 chars on my account already.
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  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Zen is also a very stupid name for a currency.

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    Just felt like throwing it out there.
  • rickeyredshirtrickeyredshirt Member Posts: 1,059 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    mrtoken wrote: »
    And to top it all off it seems I cant even buy Zen as I get this

    * At least one of your characters must be level 10 or higher.

    I have a number of level 50 chars on my account already.

    I am in the same boat, I just tried to 'charge my Zen' and it sys I need a lvl 10 character. I have quite a few lvl 50s as well. What gives?
  • branmakmorrnbranmakmorrn Member Posts: 82 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    This is a completely unnecessary change from a player's viewpoint, obviously a fail decision by a parent company exercising its will over a smaller company.

    Let's aliennate the playerbase some more, shall we?
  • drudgydrudgy Member Posts: 367 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I admit i'm a little confused by the Zen / CPoint thing as well. Perhaps they will give us some kind of Q&A on it?
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  • gespensterjaegergespensterjaeger Member Posts: 157 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    mrtoken wrote: »
    So now I can't buy C points and I have to buy Zen and then covert that to C points?
    Which is yet another currency we all have to worry about.
    So that means we now have 2 currencies outside the game and about 4 inside the game?

    So for me to now work out how much I need to spend on a new ship
    I have to take the Local Currency in New Zealand (i live in NZ), covert that to US (or other currency that zen wants to use) then covert US to Zen then Zen to C points

    And to top it all off it seems I cant even buy Zen as I get this

    * At least one of your characters must be level 10 or higher.

    I have a number of level 50 chars on my account already.


    strange things
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  • wolfpacknzwolfpacknz Member Posts: 783 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    mrtoken wrote: »
    So now I can't buy C points and I have to buy Zen and then covert that to C points?
    Which is yet another currency we all have to worry about.
    So that means we now have 2 currencies outside the game and about 4 inside the game?

    So for me to now work out how much I need to spend on a new ship
    I have to take the Local Currency in New Zealand (i live in NZ), covert that to US (or other currency that zen wants to use) then covert US to Zen then Zen to C points

    And to top it all off it seems I cant even buy Zen as I get this

    * At least one of your characters must be level 10 or higher.

    I have a number of level 50 chars on my account already.

    Yeah a kiwi here in the same boat...
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  • mrtoken_1390846233mrtoken_1390846233 Member Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    wolfpacknz wrote: »
    Yeah a kiwi here in the same boat...

    Right back to school to get a degree in mathematics then.
    Looks like we are going to need it.
  • gamegeekettegamegeekette Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    rickeyredshirt wrote: »
    I am in the same boat, I just tried to 'charge my Zen' and it sys I need a lvl 10 character. I have quite a few lvl 50s as well. What gives?

    yea im confused too i have like all lvl 50 characters
  • darthoricidarthorici Member Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    oh dont forget. youer PW acount has to be a week old too.
  • cohas79cohas79 Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Sooo were the hell are all my Cpoint
    Have No Fear! Cohas is Here!
  • mindwipecjgmindwipecjg Member Posts: 0
    edited June 2012
    if i were you ppl id simple reinstall the game via STEAM and use the steam wallet to pay for your C-Points..

    its quicky, its more secure, its priced in local currencies. and theres not VAT..

    oh and most importantly its INSTANT! no waiting around
  • metalbardmetalbard Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Steam is your best bet to get around this horrific mess. At least until they quash that and zen becomes the default; Which will probably mean vastly increasing prices across the board.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I am hoping that they convert our Cryptic Points to Zen and get rid of Cryptic Points since it looks like everything is done through PWE now. I don't want to convert my Zen to Cryptic if they are only selling Zen points and the game only accept Cryptic Points. Although the conversion to Zen if it happens makes it easier to understand since we can easily find out the price of a C-Store item instead of doing a calculation. After all 500 Zen is worth $5 instead of 500 CP is worth $6.25.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I merged my account a little while ago. using the zen thing is ok. a little more time consuming, although you do get a record of what points you have bought and when, and if you buy in bulk you get a tiny amount extra free.

    its better, just less streamlined.
  • mercuriciodidemercuriciodide Member Posts: 342
    edited June 2012
    It's not better if it won't let people buy. I bought through the Perfect World website a while ago and now I'm getting the level 10 error that others are getting. Annoying.

    It's plenty bad enough that purchasing things like extra duty officer slots aren't account wide.
  • tharkantharkan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    You do realize that it is possible to fill out surveys and watch videos to earn zen, right?
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