Let me get this straight?

Well, it is shield only for those, who have Traya but not revan. That is not so many people.

This is how you have to look at things: https://www.swrve.com/images/uploads/whitepapers/swrve-monetization-report-2016.pdf

There are players who always spend on everything. They make the less than 0.5% who are responsible for ~50% of the revenue. This group is subject to retention measures and needs get fed with new stuff frequently. As long as you can deliver you are safe.

As for Revan, there were a lot players who spend small amounts regularly, but a considerable amount for the first time. Plus there are people who might spend now on Bastila Fallen to make up for not having spent on Revan. They are a larger group than the first but contribute far less to total revenue. Both of these groups are to be converted to players who spend large amounts regularly. And some of them will convert.

It´s not about how long a meta should prevail. It´s about the perfect timing for new stuff and the likelihood that your target players do spend again.

Wah, wah wah.....call me an ambulance. If you pay for toons that's your choice. You dont have to have revan right away you can be patient like many others and get him second time around. They release new toons regularly to allow all to play this game for free or for pay.......its your choice. I chose to wait. All my revan toons are 5 or 6 star without any $$$ invested. I'll have him next time around. I'll wait for dark bastila too. I have her at 3 * now and I'll wait for the farm.

C'mon, dark bastila is not that of a big deal. Your Revan is still highly unbeatable and easy auto win on offense. Stop whinning. Think of the people that don't have traya and face Revan because he is roster independant. Those are the real screwed in this pay2win story

tshhhh

Agree with the op. Think next time not so many people will spend money.
Our Kraken on the arena shard quit the game today. Think its was to much for him that a 4*Dark Basti could beat him with easy. My friend list is also getting more and more filled with inactive peoples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyquiA8RL1Q

"Vinniarth;c-1697535" wrote:
Totally agree. This is outrageous!
I spent pretty much to get revan and get rid of Traya’s team. For what?! To be in top 30 for 2 weeks?! And you release free character that made Traya team impossible to win with Full revan team?
I am done with spending. What’s the point? There is no warranty next day you spend several hundreds there will be no free counter to it.
Maroons

Anyone who has played this game for over a year and didn't see this coming has no one to blame but themselves.

"But this time, it will be different."

Ummmmm...no. Same song, different verse. Money only buys a temporary advantage in this game - that's always been the case.

Now, in the interest of fairness, I have to admit, the release of the "Revan antidote" came sooner than I expected. But to act shocked that it came at all is either naive or disingenuous.

I guess Traya:Bastilla relation before Revan release is the best P2P:F2P relation.
P2P will gain previllage from paying, so they will keep spending money on this game. F2P will not have much chance against P2P, but the chance will not be as small as to discourage F2P to quit this game.
To put it in numbers; P2P defeats F2P with p>60% chance, F2P defeats P2P with q<40% chance.

Bastilla Fallen is either too soon to be introduced for a character with this much power, or too OP to be introduced when Revan meta has just begun.

This is great :D

"Nikoms565;c-1697538" wrote:

"Vinniarth;c-1697535" wrote:
Totally agree. This is outrageous!
I spent pretty much to get revan and get rid of Traya’s team. For what?! To be in top 30 for 2 weeks?! And you release free character that made Traya team impossible to win with Full revan team?
I am done with spending. What’s the point? There is no warranty next day you spend several hundreds there will be no free counter to it.
Maroons

Anyone who has played this game for over a year and didn't see this coming has no one to blame but themselves.

"But this time, it will be different."

Ummmmm...no. Same song, different verse. Money only buys a temporary advantage in this game - that's always been the case.

Now, in the interest of fairness, I have to admit, the release of the "Revan antidote" came sooner than I expected. But to act shocked that it came at all is either naive or disingenuous.

The timescale has me slightly on edge. I whaled for the first time on revan, partly because I was behind on Traya so would have fallen out of the top 20 if I didn't. Traya teams could still beat me, but ones that are modded/geared sensibly so that's fine. Now any Tom, dick or Harry will be able to drop me once they unlock Traya which is somewhat disappointing. I expected at least a couple of months.

Purchase is still going to give me the returns I expected, but I'll have to work a bit harder for them than I thought. Not the end of the world but mildly irritating.