"Vos_Landeck;c-1779864" wrote:
If new characters aren't more powerful, then no one will spend money on them.....no one spends money, there is no game.
Power creep is fine. No one if arguing that. But there is a difference between power creep and power "jumps". The last 18 months has been almost exclusively the latter, not the former.
I also think it's worth noting that this is Star Wars. People would have spent on Revan even if his kit was not so crazy OP. They did it when GMYoda was first released. If CG would simply release characters and ships players desire with interesting kits that are competitive (even with some power creep), there would be more than sufficient income in the game.
The problem with the power jump model, is that a player only does that once or twice before they realize they are being taken advantage of. They lose interest and leave - or worse...stop spending, but then hang around and warn their guildmates or forum friends or buddies on reddit not to spend due to this practice. The disappointing thing about this "power jump" model is that CG wasn't always this aggressive about it. There was a time in the game's history where players felt that had real options as far as resource spending. For many it is now simply: save until CG releases the newest, OP character, then dump into that character. Then start saving for the next one. Repeat. THAT is boring - and certainly doesn't encourage spending.
I spent more money in the first 6 months I played this game than in the last 18 months combined. The above practice of the last 18 months is precisely why. Star Wars kept me as a player, but CG has lost me as a customer.
