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skollulfr
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and how does it apply to STO?
mine is pretty simple
if its more than about 20 bucks, im buying a new game instead.
if its about 15 to 20 bucks, i might consider it for a one off or annual
if its about 10 to 15 bucks, its a consideration, but it needs to be useful
if its about 5 bucks, thats the cost of a drink or two in the pub, if i think it will get me as much entertainment and have it spare, i might grab it
how this applies to sto? honestly... not well.
they blocked functionality of the 5 bucks purchase in arc. + there is jack all for kdf in that price range anyway. hence no spend for 6 months.
there is next to nothing in the 10 to 15 bucks range either...
there is some stuff in the 20 bucks range... but anyone buying a marauder fdc is an idiot. or there is the buy 1/3 or a package deal that gets you questionable value for your investment and means if you want the set abilities you are lookin at an extra 10 bucks.
i cant even do something as simple as use sms to make a purchase. which doesnt matter really, because there is nothing in any kind of 'impulse buy' category worth looking for.
how about you guys?
mine is pretty simple
if its more than about 20 bucks, im buying a new game instead.
if its about 15 to 20 bucks, i might consider it for a one off or annual
if its about 10 to 15 bucks, its a consideration, but it needs to be useful
if its about 5 bucks, thats the cost of a drink or two in the pub, if i think it will get me as much entertainment and have it spare, i might grab it
how this applies to sto? honestly... not well.
they blocked functionality of the 5 bucks purchase in arc. + there is jack all for kdf in that price range anyway. hence no spend for 6 months.
there is next to nothing in the 10 to 15 bucks range either...
there is some stuff in the 20 bucks range... but anyone buying a marauder fdc is an idiot. or there is the buy 1/3 or a package deal that gets you questionable value for your investment and means if you want the set abilities you are lookin at an extra 10 bucks.
i cant even do something as simple as use sms to make a purchase. which doesnt matter really, because there is nothing in any kind of 'impulse buy' category worth looking for.
how about you guys?
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If I still got bills to pay though or things i need, Well the game shoves off for as long as it takes before I spend money on it.
I was Klingon before Klingon was cool.
Now that those hardly exist I tend to toss 5-10 bucks a month or so at my current F2P game I'm playing. Most F2P games have desireable things at that range but STO really doesn't. I tend to spend other people's money in STO as I am a decent farmer.
I go to Starbucks 3-4 times a week and have a large caramel latte and a scone of some type. That is around $7.00, or $20.00-$30.00 per week. I do not find it unreasonable to spend on my gaming hobby in a month what I spend on coffee in a week.
But after the last few years, my desire to spend money on any online game is pretty much gone. In that time, how I perceived the gaming industry has drastically changed, and I am more cautious about where I spend my money. I take into consideration what I purchase and where that money goes, and how it could potentially influence the industry, positively or negatively. Less games have stood out to me and there are less good developers out there worthy of supporting. More companies seem hell bent on testing their luck to see how far they can push the consumer before consumers start crying foul or start boycotts. Overall, I'm just [REDACTED] tired of it.
I place more value in the purchases of full games (physical or digital) more than cash shop items that cost as much as a full game, or several games. Cash shop items that lose value when the MMO tanks, whereas games that I've bought 10-20 years ago still retain their value to me and are still accessible whenever I wish to play them.
My PvE/PvP hybrid skill tree
I haven't spent real money on STO since it went f2p. Every update is one step forward, two (or more) steps back.
You reward devs? Text is rather cheap I suppose
My PvE/PvP hybrid skill tree
However, when I do get the inclination to spend real money on STO, it's generally because I feel like I want to reward them for something I agree with.
If they make an announcement I like? I may buy some Zen to say thank you.
If they make a trend of announcements I dislike? I generally don't give them anything at all.
If I see someone from the Cryptic team being extremely helpful or informative on the STO forums? I might buy Zen to say thank you.
I find out Suricata was hired by Cryptic? Well, hey. My wallet might be loosening up if I see some MSD art assets being added to the game.
I look at buying Zen as a reward system for PWE/Cryptic doing things I agree with. Not because I want anything they're selling, per se. I try to coincide my Zen purchases with behavior and decision-making that is more in line with my own.
I bought the Mogh battlecruiser not because I wanted it, but because I wanted to pad their statistics that showed people were buying KDF ships. I still haven't used it to this day. But I know that blip is somewhere on their datasheets.
If I could attach a small message to my zen purchases to inform PWE why I'm buying Zen, I'd like it even more.
"Tacofangs was very helpful in informing us the art team would make an attempt at connecting trophies to the Voyager interior, here's $20."
I spent quite a lot on GW2 until their "feature update" in April.
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
If I can't play the game offline: 0
If it includes DLC's: 0 (For the DLC's... I stick with the core game)
whats this got to do directly with sto? it should be in ten forward.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
This is me these days. And in my opinion it's the best way to be..... But each to their own.
Since I don't play frequently enough, I don't pay to play anymore. Having said that, I will spend money on what I deem to be worthy for my enjoyment. With two kids I squirrel away a few bucks (literally) a paycheck until I have want I "need" to spend on STO. Then I spend it.
Since I'm at the top of my game, then it's typically for Keys so I can sell the LB contents for EC to get the more rare stuff I want but didn't get from the chance of opening the Box.
This is a fairly simple and easy plan since I only have one toon and fly one ship
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True. Now that Cryptic has let the shoe drop that ship purchases are just "gear" I'm really leery of ever buying a ship again. Really, at this point I really am weighing continuing to play.
I have neither bought a ship, nor plan to...
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STO player since November 2013
^THIS!^
Since I'm relatively young, not married yet and don't have a family of my own I can afford to separate some funds for what I call "gaming entertainment budget" for my gaming needs. I don't, however, waste it just because I can; like the poster I quoted said - I reward developers for doing good work that I feel it's worth of my financial support. Or just keep piling money in that "fund" for something better along the way if I don't feel what I'm currently getting satisfies my norms for quality entertainment.
Non-cash options exist to get the remaining shinies.
However, I will drop cash on the game from time to time if I feel like it.
And, purely for me, the overwhelming quality expressed from cryptic that opens my wallet, is generosity.
Alt discounts for event ships and giveways make it easy for me to spend money. I enjoy spending that cash.
And, as this is entertainment, if theres a significent element of non-fun about a cash purchase I wont make it.
But I look at its value more than anything. What am I going to get out of it, how long will it last me(in terms of hours playing whatever it is I'm buying) and how will it effect my gaming experience overall.
In general however, I've been spending less and less on F2P games. This is mainly because of lack of value when I compare what I could spend with another game entirely(not F2P).
I have a PS4 also and to get a new triple A title game these days cost around $60-$70 and I keep that in the back of my mind when making any purchases.