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1600 Lobi?!?!

tragamitestragamites Member Posts: 424 Arc User
edited February 2014 in C-Store, ZEN, and Promotions
Why do I need 1600 Lobi to complete a Hirogen character? If I am to complete the feel of a Hirogen character I need to accumilate 1600 Lobi Crystals and get the droped ship!

Lobi Ship 800 Lobi...got it normal
Lobi Ship Set 200 ea...ok keeping in price with the others (600 Lobi)
Armor 200 Lobi....huh?

For 150 and mission rewards I get a complete SET of ground gear so why is this things so much? It takes away from a set bonus to use it yet costs more than an entire set?

Please fix this price to 100 Lobi or make it part of a set at 250 for the entire set.
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  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited January 2014
    Hey, they have to make $$$ somehow. I really need the 2 part bonus for one of my captains. I hope they do one of those episode reruns for 500 lobi so I can get them.
  • johngazmanjohngazman Member Posts: 2,826 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    tragamites wrote: »
    Armor 200 Lobi....huh?

    It includes a costume too, you know. Most Costumes are 150-200 lobi in and of themselves. This is an armour and an outfit.
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  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Lmao. All lockbox/lobi ship combos with lobi sets are like this...

    Just lol...

    I managed to get the mobius/wells kit with set and secret black skin.

    It isn't impossible...just pluck away at it and you will get it in about a month. unless you know the tricks(not exploits) of getting masses of ec
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  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    armour is both a costume and physical armour made up of multiple pieces for customization. so 200 is about the going price.

    the ground sets (i assume you mean the jem'hadar one) are the free items we get in game as a select reward to make missions attractive and to encourage replay. the 150 lobi does not buy it outright, it just makes it a little better.

    there are no free hirogen items to upgrade to you have to buy the whole thing from scratch.
  • jeffel82jeffel82 Member Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    tragamites wrote: »
    Please fix this price to 100 Lobi or make it part of a set at 250 for the entire set.

    You can't "fix" something that ain't broke.
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  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Because: http://youtu.be/cpbbuaIA3Ds

    That's why.
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  • mikeflmikefl Member Posts: 861 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    You've been around long enough to know how this works. The price is fair. It's some unique lobi stuff and it all cost roughly the same based on what you're getting similar to other lobi items.
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  • wazzagiowwazzagiow Member Posts: 769 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I would have thought it would have been along the same pricing as the jemhadar set which upgrade is 150 lobi. shame it's not a full hirogen set for 150 lobi aswell.
  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Ah, Lobi. Take the insideous lock box gambling and make it MOAR of a shameless, mercenary cash grab. The Grand Nagus thanks you all for your patronage.
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  • newromulan1newromulan1 Member Posts: 2,229
    edited January 2014
    Hold on hold on - when we're the Hirogen added as a playable character?
  • wazzagiowwazzagiow Member Posts: 769 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    newromulan1 wrote: »
    Hold on hold on - when we're the Hirogen added as a playable character?

    alien characters have the head parts as options for a long time and now you can buy their armor.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    There is absolutely no need to spend 1600 Lobi on these items only 600 Lobi for the Set. It will be a lot cheaper to sell keys on the exchange to get the Ship and uniform than to open enough lockboxes to get 1000 Lobi.
  • wufangchuwufangchu Member Posts: 778 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Welll, 1600 lobi averages to about $400.00 USD. Many computers dont cost that much brand new.. But thats what your going to pay for a game piece you cant even keep??Man! Have we become gullable.
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  • cookiecrookcookiecrook Member Posts: 4,539 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    wufangchu wrote: »
    Welll, 1600 lobi averages to about $400.00 USD. Many computers dont cost that much brand new.. But thats what your going to pay for a game piece you cant even keep??Man! Have we become gullable.

    Best common sense post I have seen around here in ages!
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    wufangchu wrote: »
    Welll, 1600 lobi averages to about $400.00 USD. Many computers dont cost that much brand new.. But thats what your going to pay for a game piece you cant even keep??Man! Have we become gullable.
    cookiecrook wrote: »
    Best common sense post I have seen around here in ages!
    While I agree with your sentiment, if you have the Lobi - due to buying them trying to get other things - you might as well spend them on something you want. There is not much point in just letting them accumulate. :)
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  • rickdias5500rickdias5500 Member Posts: 95 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Just buy the silly things and be done with it, becuse this dose not really happen.
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  • staq16staq16 Member Posts: 1,181 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    wufangchu wrote: »
    Welll, 1600 lobi averages to about $400.00 USD. Many computers dont cost that much brand new.. But thats what your going to pay for a game piece you cant even keep??Man! Have we become gullable.

    Cost and percieved value are incredibly subjective, depending on your income, lifestyle and interests. $300 may be a lot for you, but not for others; there are a lot of people who would pay that for a show, concert or a meal, which are equally intangible.
  • teuteburgteuteburg Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Hi!

    offtopic:

    Stop!
    dahminus: I managed to get the mobius/wells kit with set and secret black skin.

    What black skin? I also own the Wells and the Moebius.
    I can use the Moebius Skin on the Wells and vice versa,
    but a secret black skin? Do I need the Aeon-Shuttle for that?
    Please tell me....

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  • priestofsin420priestofsin420 Member Posts: 419
    edited February 2014
    teuteburg wrote: »
    Hi!

    offtopic:

    Stop!


    What black skin? I also own the Wells and the Moebius.
    I can use the Moebius Skin on the Wells and vice versa,
    but a secret black skin? Do I need the Aeon-Shuttle for that?
    Please tell me....

    Greetz Siegfried

    +1 would also like to know. I'm assuming you need the Wells and the Moebius, as well as the Temporal Warfare set...

    EDIT: You need the Wells, the Moebius, and the Aeon timeshuttle to get the black skin.
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  • odinfishodinfish Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I don't have any problem with the cost of the Hirogen items. Also, once you purchase one set of armor, the Hirogen armor costume is unlocked in the tailor. So you can hook all your Boffs up with the same look at no extra cost.

    I picked one toon, alien race, to go all out Hirogen. My only beef is that there is no proper Hirogen skin or whatever. There's the head and the nose bit, but not the skin. I searched a bit and it appears to be in the game, or was, but not available to the players. :confused:
  • teuteburgteuteburg Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Hi!

    offtopic again ;)

    Is it just the skin of the Aeon-Shuttle then, or an additional fourth skin?
    I know that one(from the Aeon-Shuttle):
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  • projectfrontierprojectfrontier Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    lucho80 wrote: »
    Hey, they have to make $$$ somehow. I really need the 2 part bonus for one of my captains. I hope they do one of those episode reruns for 500 lobi so I can get them.

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