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amayakitsune
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Why are all the old items being retired from the lobi store? What point does this serve... just add new things to it... and keep the old...
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GO GO GO GO GO NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW SPEND SPEND SPEND SPEND SPEND LIMITTED TIME ONLY LIMITTED TIME ONLY LIMITTED TIME ONLY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY SUCKER SUCKER SUCKER SUCKER!
The point of phasing them out is that it compels people to buy now as opposed to save. Then when something else comes along, maybe something you feel is better, you have to buy more because you blew what you had.
I believe the point is to remove the current items with their current prices before lockboxes start giving a minimum of 4 crystals per box instead of 1 or 2, where we would be able to get the older, possibly cheaper items with less effort.
I believe they see their options as either raising the prices of the older items or removing the older items and maybe bringing them back later when no one remembers the older prices. And, to avoid the flack they'd take for raising prices due to increased lobi drops per box, they just decided to remove the old stuff altogether.
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Yeah, its like the McRib. Take it away then bring it back later.
So all the folks who have the shinny stuff from the Lobi store now can lord it over other folks for a few months. Then they can bring it back and everyone will freak out because they can get jackal puppies again.
If they did that, all I can say, maybe they can open up a vendor in one of those empty kiosks at DS9.
BTW Devs, not sure why you took out the Physical Lobi store at Drozana, but to me, it would be nice if there was a physical place you could go to. Let's say you wanted to look at the goods and you had no Lobi Cystals. So no Lobi, no window shopping.
Same with the Whip.
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I agree, now it is no longer possible for me to complete the "ferengi marauder" ship set. I just got 1 part of it and my plan was to open lockboxes from time to time, collect Lobis, and then after a while buy the missing set parts.
And beside that ... where's the Lobi-Store now?? No NPC on Drozana station?
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Actually this is the opposite of how a ferengi would think... items being a limited time will on encourage me to not care about them... however, always instock, non limited items make me covet them and want them more, enticing me to gain the currency required to get them.
A ferengi would want me to want what hes selling, so he would make sure to always have that shiny item I want so I could give him my money.
Right-click on the lobi item in your inventory and select 'Use.' You can get it there.
I wouldn't mind if ANY item would migrate into the Gold-Pressed Latinum store.
No, can't do. No money for Cryptic involved with GPL.
Lobi store will soon replace Z-store and for that it will make dilithium exchnage useless
This is true, atleast for some consumers. I suppose it would be more accurate to say that CrypticWorld is more like the hilariously stupid and covetous Ferengi from TNG rather than the wiley business savvy Ferengi from DS9.
Mostly because my aim isn't good enough to hit them right in the uhh... Lobi Crystals. :eek:
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The highlighted made me giggle.
Yes, giggle. Not laugh, or chuckle, or s******. Giggle is the only word ridiculous enough to be appropriate to the situation.
I agree with the OG OP.
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I'd release the jackets and skirts:
With silver metal patches. ("Assistant Manager's Ferengi Jacket.")
With neon piping. (Advertiser's Nanopulse Jacket. With a funny line in the description about how Quark Enterprises is not responsible for burn injuries.)
And then latinum hull textured shuttle as "Gold-pressed Latinum Plated Ferengi Shuttle" (CAUTION! May not be suitable for orbital re-entry.)
And then a Ferengi energy whip with a "gold pressed latinum plated handle."
(Yes, gold-pressed latinum plating would basically just be gold plating. Shhhhh.)
As for the MACO Boff, I'd simply look at introducing a second one. Same color scheme variant but with the shoulder and helmet geo from the version of the MACO gear that comes from STF optionals.
Might also be cool to see more missile launchers that are not part of the Ferengi set.
Another stabbing blow for the casual player / star trek fan
Actually I planned to wait and see about the prices of they new stuff but when I realised that there was only one Photonic Tactical BO in the Exchange I changed my idea and bought him from the store.
I work for a living so I have been unable to grind and play gated content fo obtail enough lobi crystals......to buy anything good
Most people will feel that a "Limited Time Item" is very valuable, and thus go out of their way to get it, even if they have to pay Real World Money.
If an item is available ALL THE TIME, then people will be complacent, and won't go out of their way to get said item. Impulse Buys won't happen, since they'll assume the item will be there forever.
This is smart on Cryptic's part, or rather, should I say, PWE part.
*Facepalm* You realize you could play for all of one hour, and get like... 10-15 lock boxes? Then you just have to throw real money at Cryptic to get the keys for them, for your Lobi Crystals. No grinding required at all.
Or, if you're really low on time, wait a few days, and go onto the Exchange. I'm sure it'll be flooded with Lock Box stacks of 10+, for 1 credit each.
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Well I guess you didn't miss out on anything since there was never a "lobi grind" The pittance we got from accolades wasn't enough to cover anything fancy from the lobi store. Good thing you work for a living and make money right?
If you don't make enough money to support online gaming purchases either A get out of the rapid food service industry, or B stop complaining about things you cannot afford.
They already made a concession for "low-income" players by making the game F2P. Everything else is just fluff for those of us that can afford it.
If I truly lacked empathy or a conscience I would not take time out of my day to help someone who had a less fortunate education than myself correct their gross misunderstanding of words in the English language.
I didn't buy a single zen / c point and I have the rocket launcher, mines and MACO officer.
Nor did I spend hours a day online.
You really just have no idea of how to play a market I think.
They were running them hidden within episodes.....and I do not spend real money for in game rewards and feature updates. I already pay to play, I do not allow my pocket book to be abused or double dipped upon. If they want me to buy it put it into the c-store at a reasonable price. No gambling bs