"Naecabon;70500" wrote:
I think 5:1 could be a good number if it's a blanket formula for all shards.
The magic number has to incorporate Shipment sources. Obviously, F2P will use Cantina/Squad/GW Shipments as a primary source for surplus shards to feed to this machine, if they allow for it. This means sacrificing a purchase of 5 shards from one of these sources would net 1 new shard instead, which means instant conversion.
I feel like the problem with anything above 5:1 is that it carries with it a weight of sometimes getting nothing for the purchase. If you're only netting 1 shard for every TWO shipment purchases, it'll feel like a real bummer 50% of the time. At least by getting 1 shard every shipment purchase, you have something to show for the investment you put in right away.
This game is a series of real bummers. Have you not read any of the many forum posts telling people not to purchase chromium packs? The pain of farming for Geonosian Soldier or Dooku tokens? Or the sadness that comes from grinding purple equipment upgrades? :p
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