Not warning players of sales beforehand is one of very few actions of Cryptic/PWE that, imo, do not warrant criticism (you'll always get players that bought xyz right before the sale began/was announced).
The only advice I have here is only buy stuff that's on sale. With exceptions here and there, it's worked quite well for me.
Well, I did not criticize, I was merely stating that a little more warning would be nice. Not required, but a nice thing.
I usually wait for sales when I have zen built up, and it has worked well. But only a few hours notice, when other sales have in the past been announced with about a day or two notice is a bit of a difference.
Glad I waited on the Pathfinder bridge bundle, that extra 300 Zen I saved, plus buying 300 Zen on the exchange enabled me to get the Dauntless as well.
If I buy 1 of the intel ships am I locked out of later buying the whole pack?
It just came to my mind that while I have purchased many individula Romulan ships, the Legacy of Romulus pack still shows up as available for purchase for me.
Of course I can't guarantee it will work the same with the DR pack. The difference is the LoR pack was added in the store after I made the first (Tier 5 Mogai) purchase. Though I believe I continued to buy individual ships after it was released and that didn't affect it.
Also note that while the LoR (as well as the Romulan starter pack) remain available to me, the recent Intrepid pack is not as I've bought the Tier 5 Intrepid a long time ago.
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Thanks for the info about LOR pack. I didn't buy any ships for now. I guess I'll wait and see what's coming down the road next.
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If I buy 1 of the intel ships am I locked out of later buying the whole pack?
Nope -- I had bought the Guardian and was able to get the pack. The Black Friday sale happened on my birthday and with the "gift cards" (money people gave me ear-marked for zen) I got, I was able to get the pack because of the 15% off zen and the BF sale! So, thanks Cryptic!
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Uhm, google tells me it's now 10:40 AM PDT (PST cause there's no DST now), yet the sale is over already?
Maybe it's jut me, but that would mean I just spend a lot of hours rushing a romulan toon to 50 so I could get the scimi's at a discount, wasted...
Just check in the morning to see if they do a Cyber Monday Sale, it being an online game and all.
Or hold off until they do the next ship sale.
Or wait until they release a T6 Dreadnought Warbird of some sort (they did a T6 LRSV after selling T5-U Upgrade Tokens after all... and both KDF and Rom captains need more T6 ship options).
Or you could sell your Zen now, then re-acquire it when folks get Zen as Christmas gifts, want to Upgrade gear for their ships (not just from now, but also the Winter Event), and the exchange rate for dilithium shifts more in favor of dilithium sellers.
Basically... don't worry about it, there will be other sales and other opportunities.
Oh, and be glad you weren't saving for an Ops Pack. They're raising the price to 15K Zen soon, so it would take a much bigger discount to match the 10K Zen sale price this time around. Which is too bad, since that price increase is pretty much the nail in the coffin as far as my ever purchasing it, thanks to the gross faction imbalance it already suffers from (YMMV). :P
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Well, I did not criticize, I was merely stating that a little more warning would be nice. Not required, but a nice thing.
I usually wait for sales when I have zen built up, and it has worked well. But only a few hours notice, when other sales have in the past been announced with about a day or two notice is a bit of a difference.
That is all I am saying.
Either way, I am glad I got the Delta pack.
I think so.
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It just came to my mind that while I have purchased many individula Romulan ships, the Legacy of Romulus pack still shows up as available for purchase for me.
Of course I can't guarantee it will work the same with the DR pack. The difference is the LoR pack was added in the store after I made the first (Tier 5 Mogai) purchase. Though I believe I continued to buy individual ships after it was released and that didn't affect it.
Also note that while the LoR (as well as the Romulan starter pack) remain available to me, the recent Intrepid pack is not as I've bought the Tier 5 Intrepid a long time ago.
Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
Nope -- I had bought the Guardian and was able to get the pack. The Black Friday sale happened on my birthday and with the "gift cards" (money people gave me ear-marked for zen) I got, I was able to get the pack because of the 15% off zen and the BF sale! So, thanks Cryptic!
Please enable us to buy a token with Zen to faction change a 25th Century FED to a TOS FED.
Maybe it's jut me, but that would mean I just spend a lot of hours rushing a romulan toon to 50 so I could get the scimi's at a discount, wasted...
The sale ended at 12AM, which was 10 hours and 40 mins ago.
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Just check in the morning to see if they do a Cyber Monday Sale, it being an online game and all.
Basically... don't worry about it, there will be other sales and other opportunities.
Oh, and be glad you weren't saving for an Ops Pack. They're raising the price to 15K Zen soon, so it would take a much bigger discount to match the 10K Zen sale price this time around. Which is too bad, since that price increase is pretty much the nail in the coffin as far as my ever purchasing it, thanks to the gross faction imbalance it already suffers from (YMMV). :P