Doubling relic gear requirement madness

"MaruMaru;c-2399104" wrote:
stashing crazy amounts isn't a skill .

Stashing crazy amounts while still being competitive in all game modes is absolutely a skill.

I think his point was that stashes can fluctuate based on circumstance. I usually have between 1k and 2k carbs. But upon finishing Jabba reqs, I had less than 50. And I'm already back up over 1k. So despite me being a generally good hoarder, doubling the stash at a bad time for me would make me a sad panda. Again, I think this was his point as another reason why doubling stashes would be a bad idea.

I wasn't in favor of stashes doubling. But given the advanced notice, if they were getting doubled, I would have just postponed all my gearing for a month until stashes were doubled. Of course, CG doesn't want us doing that either.

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2399136" wrote:
I think his point was that stashes can fluctuate based on circumstance. I usually have between 1k and 2k carbs. But upon finishing Jabba reqs, I had less than 50. And I'm already back up over 1k. So despite me being a generally good hoarder, doubling the stash at a bad time for me would make me a sad panda. Again, I think this was his point as another reason why doubling stashes would be a bad idea.

I wasn't in favor of stashes doubling. But given the advanced notice, if they were getting doubled, I would have just postponed all my gearing for a month until stashes were doubled. Of course, CG doesn't want us doing that either.

I think that's a fair point and I agree - but I don't think TVF was responding out of context, nor did his comment deserve the response that it got. I think at least some of us can see why doubling everyones stash would be a bad idea.

Sorry for double post. But I just realized that even if they doubled the stashes, without an in-game notification, people would still get upset. Because they might have just dumped a stash on GL reqs right before it happened :D

Maybe someone already made this point, sorry if I'm repeating. But yeah, I think the only thing I wish CG had done differently here is sent an in-game message that there were major changes coming and to check the forums for details. But I also still think anyone who wants to take this game seriously needs to at least follow dev announcements on the forums, for realz

"TVF;c-2399084" wrote:

"Screerider;c-2399074" wrote:

"TVF;c-2399055" wrote:
I am sitting on over 5,000 carbs, I don't think they want me to have 10,000.

How many do you think they want you to have?

Less?

But the Gear Economy changes gave of more Core Gear.

"RTS;c-2399114" wrote:

"Tellithowitis;c-2398862" wrote:

"Sceptog;c-2398807" wrote:
The drop was ~~doubled, so should be net neutral (more or less)

And what about the hundreds of thousands of pieces we all had saved up over YEARS that instantly lost half it's value? Even with the double drops it will be years to get enough to match what we already had. And don't say that "you should have already converted" because hundreds of thousands of players have no access to forums or could have intuitively known this was about to happen

Should have scrapped it ahead of time I guess?

Like the rest of us?

Did you or did you decide to keep your gear and start working on lower gear characters in your roster?

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2399147" wrote:

But yeah, I think the only thing I wish CG had done differently here is sent an in-game message that there were major changes coming and to check the forums for details. But I also still think anyone who wants to take this game seriously needs to at least follow dev announcements on the forums, for realz

This times 100.

This is the mistake CG made.

They know the forums doesnt represent the entire playerbase.... yet no in game announcement warning you that your gear would lose half its trade in value at the scavenger before hand....

Thats a big miss and CG should be taking to task on that.

Doubling the gear in your inventory isnt gonna happen and we all know its not a reasonable fix.

Making economy changes without an in game heads up should never happen. Even if its just a brief "go to the forums for more detail on scavanger trade in value changes going live in the next update"... it has to be given in game or not done till it is announced in game with some prep time.

"ShaggyB;c-2399162" wrote:

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2399147" wrote:

But yeah, I think the only thing I wish CG had done differently here is sent an in-game message that there were major changes coming and to check the forums for details. But I also still think anyone who wants to take this game seriously needs to at least follow dev announcements on the forums, for realz

This times 100.

This is the mistake CG made.

They know the forums doesnt represent the entire playerbase.... yet no in game announcement warning you that your gear would lose half its trade in value at the scavenger before hand....

Thats a big miss and CG should be taking to task on that.

Doubling the gear in your inventory isnt gonna happen and we all know its not a reasonable fix.

Making economy changes without an in game heads up should never happen. Even if its just a brief "go to the forums for more detail on scavanger trade in value changes going live in the next update"... it has to be given in game or not done till it is announced in game with some prep time.

Thats why you see people saying they robbed them or stole the value of something.

It may be an extreme take on what they did, but not letting everyone know something negative to their current investment was going to happen ahead of time in a way that ensures as many players as possible had thr chance to know first hand without help from youtube or guild mates, was going to get that kind of response.

Do better CG.

You should know better and im pretty sure it was mentioned to you in response to the original post on the change. Not sure why you didnt send in game notification. You had time and warning.

Perhaps doubling everything but Core Gear would have been a good compromise.

"Screerider;c-2399178" wrote:
Perhaps doubling everything but Core Gear would have been a good compromise.

No. The issue is the lack of announcement.

The double thing wont resolve the issue. Those who didnt hear and then spent whatever gear they would have doubled will be upset that they didnt get the memo and the extra gear.

Perhaps just never reduce the value of the player's investment..... and if you are going to do it, you better let the players know in game.