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Free Lobi: good intentions, poorly executed
mrbele
Member Posts: 24 Arc User
I appreciate the free lobi.
But seriously....it shouldn't have been once per account. We're talking 20 Lobi a day.
I think it would have been more beneficial for the Cryptic Team to just give it to all characters. I think I'm like a lot of players. I have one character who's my primary focus, and a bunch of other characters I play but am not as invested in. It would have been smarter (from a business sense...this is just *my* opinion), to give it to all the characters; that way, players could have been (and I hate to use the word) manipulated to start accumulating lobi on all of their characters.
However, since it's once per account, my main character is getting it, and I probably won't be investing in lobi on any of the other characters.
Cryptic: I think that decision ultimately results in a lost opportunity to generate revenue. Just sayin'
But seriously....it shouldn't have been once per account. We're talking 20 Lobi a day.
I think it would have been more beneficial for the Cryptic Team to just give it to all characters. I think I'm like a lot of players. I have one character who's my primary focus, and a bunch of other characters I play but am not as invested in. It would have been smarter (from a business sense...this is just *my* opinion), to give it to all the characters; that way, players could have been (and I hate to use the word) manipulated to start accumulating lobi on all of their characters.
However, since it's once per account, my main character is getting it, and I probably won't be investing in lobi on any of the other characters.
Cryptic: I think that decision ultimately results in a lost opportunity to generate revenue. Just sayin'
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I disagree, the last time Cryptic gave something away for free per every character there was wide spread abuse. People were generating new toons with bots just to get the free stuff, transfer it to their main's and delete them.
Lobi is also now bound to account, so your statment "investing lobi into other characters" does not make any sense.
Good news though, after two days off free lobi give-a-ways, you can get a cat!
Come on, really??
Lobi is a big part of the moneygrab in this game. You can't just expect them to GIVE it to you with generosity and consideration and whatnot. They have a bottom line to make and players to bleed dry. As a player you should know better.
I'm wondering if it's time gated...
I'm glad they are doing this the way they are. I don't have much of it, so I get what I can. Hope one day I can have enough for some kind of purchase. Last time I got the warrior skirt for my new KDF tac.
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Hidden timers are plentiful in this game. First char to log in should get a "mission message" that you can go and pick it up, when it is up and ready. A lot of people tend to swap alts like crazy I noticed, so there can be a little hard to keep track of the "first" one. :P
Personally, I don't have an issue with it being once per account, but 20 Lobi per day for 3 days is beggar change; esp. given the current series of TRIBBLE-poor decisions made by Cryptic in recent weeks. They could have at least made it 50 to 100. If it was 50 per day for 3 days, that at least funds up to 3 Lobi ground weapons for players to use on their main (and alts, if they bought Account Bank slots or have them). If it was at a max of 100 per day for 3 days, that's enough to get them a costume or a ship-related weapon/console and one or two ground weapons to tide them over until they reach 50 and can start working on Rep gear and/or reach level 15 in crafting and can work on crafting their own gear.
If done that way, Cryptic wouldn't have lost anything; it'd just whet the appetites of players who get a taste of what they could enjoy if they gamble for more Lobi and the relative convenience of the equipment as stepping stones towards better gear. Additionally, missing out on any one of the 3 days wouldn't be as bad (all those players who couldn't grab the first 20 due to bugs/glitches even after trying on every alt). As it is now, those lucky enough to grab all 3 days worth can get one ground weapon or 2 cats, and those plain out of luck can just enjoy one cat.
I'm speaking with the PoV of a Silver player who's only joined in the past few months and don't spend money at all or not enough to really do much with; unlike long-time players and those with cash.
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Me and my nine toons appreciate your concern for our Lobi count, but this would be a pretty bad idea.
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Its a Damn Nerf everyday. I wish they would just hurry the Hell up with thier Armeggedon Nerf and be done with it. Nerfing everything this way is like chinese water torture. Only with the chinese they have the decentcy to kill you in the end.
Thanks for the clarification.
They also made the diliuthium claim boxes account bound.
I don't remember seeing any of this in the patch notes.
...but ty all for letting me know.
I think Lobi being account-bound may have been something that has been done before I returned to STO this year, but Dilithium Claims being account-bound is a recent change, it was only a few patches back.
I have 3 fleet mates with between 30 and 50 alts... this is why its 20 per acct per day