Shard Economy Changes [MEGA]

"Shadowmaster4;c-2191204" wrote:

"Kyno;c-2191202" wrote:

"Shadowmaster4;c-2191198" wrote:

"Kyno;c-2191193" wrote:

"Ravens1113;c-2191187" wrote:

"Kyno;c-2191166" wrote:

"Shadowmaster4;c-2191160" wrote:

"Ravens1113;c-2191156" wrote:
Also I don’t see why they can’t just keep the shard shop the same then. It takes away the hassle of fixing Bronzonium cards, still gives the newer players a fast tracking for their characters and does what veteran players have been begging for now for years, easing the gear crunch. There’s no way that the extra shard shop currency would kill the in game economy. It’ll ease up specific areas and there still is the idea that there are a finite number of slots and gear is randomized. Not to mention you need to spend crystals to refresh the choices and you’re not guaranteed gear in those spots that you need.

Yeah and if they're that concerned, or if data shows that it *is* flooding the economy, then they can always do something like make the shop only refresh naturally twice a day. That way if people still want to take advantage of lower prices, they have to spend crystals. This'll also increase the value of crystals when farming since you'll be able to practically clean out the shop with every refresh, so people might be inclined to buy crystals to get a ton of rare salvage with their doubled SSC

They have stated they dont like to take things away, so putting it out there with a plan of "if it doesnt work, we will just take it back" is not going to be the way they would prefer to do things.

"Ravens1113;c-2191156" wrote:
Also I don’t see why they can’t just keep the shard shop the same then. It takes away the hassle of fixing Bronzonium cards, still gives the newer players a fast tracking for their characters and does what veteran players have been begging for now for years, easing the gear crunch. There’s no way that the extra shard shop currency would kill the in game economy. It’ll ease up specific areas and there still is the idea that there are a finite number of slots and gear is randomized. Not to mention you need to spend crystals to refresh the choices and you’re not guaranteed gear in those spots that you need.

Because if they did that it would add more change to the gear economy, and if they have plans to work on that, which it seem they do, they would need to wait longer for this to settle to get good data before they could move forward on that plan

As was stated the goal was to help new players get shards faster an leave everything else neutral.

"Kyno;c-2191166" wrote:

"Shadowmaster4;c-2191160" wrote:

"Ravens1113;c-2191156" wrote:
Also I don’t see why they can’t just keep the shard shop the same then. It takes away the hassle of fixing Bronzonium cards, still gives the newer players a fast tracking for their characters and does what veteran players have been begging for now for years, easing the gear crunch. There’s no way that the extra shard shop currency would kill the in game economy. It’ll ease up specific areas and there still is the idea that there are a finite number of slots and gear is randomized. Not to mention you need to spend crystals to refresh the choices and you’re not guaranteed gear in those spots that you need.

Yeah and if they're that concerned, or if data shows that it *is* flooding the economy, then they can always do something like make the shop only refresh naturally twice a day. That way if people still want to take advantage of lower prices, they have to spend crystals. This'll also increase the value of crystals when farming since you'll be able to practically clean out the shop with every refresh, so people might be inclined to buy crystals to get a ton of rare salvage with their doubled SSC

They have stated they dont like to take things away, so putting it out there with a plan of "if it doesnt work, we will just take it back" is not going to be the way they would prefer to do things.

"Ravens1113;c-2191156" wrote:
Also I don’t see why they can’t just keep the shard shop the same then. It takes away the hassle of fixing Bronzonium cards, still gives the newer players a fast tracking for their characters and does what veteran players have been begging for now for years, easing the gear crunch. There’s no way that the extra shard shop currency would kill the in game economy. It’ll ease up specific areas and there still is the idea that there are a finite number of slots and gear is randomized. Not to mention you need to spend crystals to refresh the choices and you’re not guaranteed gear in those spots that you need.

Because if they did that it would add more change to the gear economy, and if they have plans to work on that, which it seem they do, they would need to wait longer for this to settle to get good data before they could move forward on that plan

As was stated the goal was to help new players get shards faster an leave everything else neutral.

Yes they have plans to but it’s no guarantee. They even said as much themselves. Perhaps they can give us some kind of idea on what they plan to do so people will be more understanding of this bronzonium issue. They forget, as it stands they have a bad track record of fixing things in a timely manner or doing things that are beneficial for the entire player base, this shard change notwithstanding

We pushed for more details, they are not going to commit to anything more strongly than they did.

They didnt forget, but that doesnt mean they will be able to say everything they want to about a situation.

Just curious, as I don't understand too much how they can ignore this. As a project manager, like you can relate to, if you came back after a holiday off, and your desk was littered with almost 500 pieces of correspondence from the people you are *doing the project for* and who are *paying for the project,* do you just throw all the mail away and go back to business as usual?

You can say all day long that they will continue on their regular schedule because that's what project managers do, but that just doesn't seem practical given the gravity of the situation. I find it hard to believe that's something that would happen in any other real-world scenario

This is very different than what you are describing, but if we made a clear statement about our plans and were not authorized to say any more, then yes, as my hands would be tied, I would file all of this and use it as ammunition for why we should change our policies and work towards doing things differently. That may or may not work, but in that position you dont have the authority or the power to do anything differently.

So do we know that they are not authorized to say more? Or are you assuming their hands are tied? Because at this point, you're making as many assumptions as us, but "us making assumptions" is somehow because we don't understand what's happening?

I am describing the situation as best I can from both my perspective in the work I do, and with the understanding that I have gained through the many conversations I have had with them. (As you brought in my position in your comment)

About this topic directly: they will not word anything more strongly than they did.