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Re: Rainbow Star Concerns

Yo @spIash_damage,

Very well said, and I agree w/ a lot of what you've stated.

The earn rate is very slow, and would take Months, just to get one Legendary if you can't afford it right off the bat. I made the suggestion that these should be decreased to at least 700-750, rather than 1000. Considering 100 stars = $1, $10 is a bit much for one Skin, especially when that's how much the extra Content Bundles cost, such as Deluxe Upgrade and Seasons Eatingz and you get more Content.

As far as the Weekly Challenges go, and being PVP centered, I agree that it's going to drive a lot of people away, especially those that are into PVE more, such as myself. So, diversifying these Challenges, and including PVE would be an excellent idea, so people aren't losing out on earning Rainbow Stars that way.

I also agree that converting Currencies should be a thing, especially for Prize Bulbs and/or Rainbow Stars, since Coins are pretty much useless once you've emptied out Reward O' Tron. The XP machine is available, but that's the only outlet available to spend Coins. 

We also need to take into consideration the Cosmetics that were available in Reward O'Tron, the Prize Maps, and other Challenge Rewards that are essentially free to all Players. They've given us a lot of amazing cosmetics, free of charge. That's pretty generous of them, to be fair. They even helped us by granting Prize Bulbs, not once, but twice, and changed the earn rate to get these Cosmetics. 

I understand there is still a lot of things that need to be addressed and/or fixed with the game, but they still need to make some sort of income to continue doing what they do. I know you mentioned about "milking" money.

Anyways, hopefully this situation will be fine tuned at some point, and everyone will be happy. 

Thank you for being respectful about this 🙂 

19 Replies

  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @iluminatethesky  You bet and thank you for chiming in.... 

    I never want to complain... only help the game/community.

    We have the ingredients for an AMAZING game here... just need to perfect the recipe.

    I still think a panel of PVZ vets should be employed to help straighten out things moving forward (I’d volunteer my time). 🤔

  • ToastedSarnie's avatar
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    6 years ago
    @spIash_damage It's a great idea & I nominate you for it!! Would anyone pay attention though? (Genuine question, not putting the boot in!)
  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @ToastedSarnie wrote:
    @spIash_damageIt's a great idea & I nominate you for it!! Would anyone pay attention though? (Genuine question, not putting the boot in!)

    Can’t say whether anyone would/should listen to me but a panel of us... even if just an advisory panel, would be great.

    I know 4 - 5 other vets I’d be proud to create an advisory board with....

    That said... some newcomers (and vets) want the game to favor their favorite character or faction and some want the game to be GW3.  If the “right” (unbiased) panel was assembled to help develop BfN, I think magic could happen.

    ... and thanks for the vote of confidence. 🙏😊

  • ToastedSarnie's avatar
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    6 years ago
    @spIash_damage You're welcome! Your posts have made me think that even if you have (or have had) favourites amongst the characters that you'd put a balanced game above those, even if it's natural not to want to!! And I have confidence that the vets you selected would have similar views. (Best to pick an odd number of people for the group though, just in case of deadlock!! 😉😂)
  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @ToastedSarnie wrote:
    @spIash_damageYou're welcome! Your posts have made me think that even if you have (or have had) favourites amongst the characters that you'd put a balanced game above those, even if it's natural not to want to!! And I have confidence that the vets you selected would have similar views. (Best to pick an odd number of people for the group though, just in case of deadlock!! 😉😂)

    That's exactly correct.  I would put balancing first, without a doubt.  @dwooten77  and I have talked about this often, that vets should have an advisory panel.  While it's not always the most fun to see your favorite characters nerfed, it creates the most fun environment for everyone else in the community.

    It would be nice to have 2 - 3 representatives of each platform (for obvious reasons) as well as a DIVERSE panel that enjoys ALL MODES or can (at minimum) resist showing favor to their favorite mode (IE - giving Engineer an ability like Double Time that is USELESS in all modes outside of TT and Gnome Bomb makes zero sense to me).  Not to be too tangential but this is a SHOOTER game.  Why develop a shooter for Turf Takeover (many abilities and upgrades suggest this implication) rather than developing the CORE of a shooter game (which is the SHOOTING MECHANICS).  Any abilities and most upgrades should not favor one mode only...  mini-rant end.

    =]

  • ToastedSarnie's avatar
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    6 years ago
    @spIash_damage Yep, agree. I'm sure all of us on the forum will be happy to back / help / support any way we can, so just say the word 👍
  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @ToastedSarnie wrote:
    @spIash_damageYep, agree. I'm sure all of us on the forum will be happy to back / help / support any way we can, so just say the word 👍

    If only wishes came true.  😢

    @dwooten77  word.  We could make a separate thread about it and I bet it’d be a super popular idea.

  • dwooten77's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @spIash_damage Sure thing.  Right after I find what lobby this kid is in.  He called me salty.  I’ll show him.

  • Provin915's avatar
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    6 years ago

    Well said man. You should be in charge of developing this game. So many things are terrible compared to GW2. You nailed it with your post. Keep on with suggesting positive changes and hopefully the team will listen to you and the community ofcourse.

  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @Provin915 wrote:

    Well said man. You should be in charge of developing this game. So many things are terrible compared to GW2. You nailed it with your post. Keep on with suggesting positive changes and hopefully the team will listen to you and the community ofcourse.


    I’m flattered but must say MANY vets could fix things and several of the ones I know would likely do a better job than me.... we.... just need to speak up more.

    I’ve only become more vocal lately because I’ve been asked to be by 5-6 people. 😊

    I absolutely love the compliment/faith in me. 💚🙏


    @dwooten77  🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️  I can’t take you anywhere.

    EDIT: everyone laughing at him- just- stop.  Y’all encourage him for Pete’s sake!

  • MordantMusic's avatar
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    6 years ago
    @iluminatethesky Very well articulated thanks - could someone please confirm whether Rux's items are exclusive to his shop or whether they could be earned with coinage/a bit of luck at the Reward O'Tron?..if so, I'm in no rush for the Overlord acorn/aok kit but if not then I wouldn't want to miss it...apologies if this has already been covered...cheers, MM
  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @MordantMusic wrote:
    @iluminatetheskyVery well articulated thanks - could someone please confirm whether Rux's items are exclusive to his shop or whether they could be earned with coinage/a bit of luck at the Reward O'Tron?..if so, I'm in no rush for the Overlord acorn/aok kit but if not then I wouldn't want to miss it...apologies if this has already been covered...cheers, MM

    Nobody knows yet (or staff hasn’t confirmed).

  • iluminatethesky's avatar
    iluminatethesky
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    6 years ago

    @MordantMusic,

    Thank you, much appreciated.

    As far as I know, Rux's items are only exclusive to him at the moment. Whether or not they'll make them available in the Reward O' Tron, or anywhere else, hasn't been specified yet. But, I don't think that's going to happen at the moment.

  • spIash_damage's avatar
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    6 years ago

    @Iron_Guard8   I’m marking your reply as the Solution because I feel it adds the most value to this thread and hope others can see another vets unbiased, well-spoken input regarding this issue.

    We’re so close to having a special game and equally as close to losing many of the die-hard, day-oners. 🙁

    On a happy note, outstanding post, man!

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