What to Spend $$$ On?

dont spend in game. I spent tons on my team. Now they gave everyone 3* bastilla for free who can win over most teams with gear 8 or 9 and bad mods. Dont spend and try get g12 or good mods couse bastilla still wins with bad gear and mods.

"Rebel_yell;c-1626170" wrote:

"CHFC22;c-1626151" wrote:
Don't spend money - it engenders an awful sense of entitlement. See all the Bastila posts for hilarious proof.

Is this sarcasm? My sarcasm meter may be malfunctioning.

Regardless, as a broader point, I'd say the real sense of entitlement is thinking you should get to play a game every day, that you seem to enjoy enough to have a forum account, for free and compel others not to spend money as well.

It’s the game maker’s prerogative to figure out how to best get paid for their game. It is the player’s prerogative to gain the most enjoyment out of the game for the least money.

Buying crystals for energy refreshes and buying character packs early is the best use for those who want to spend money in game, in my opinion. The game is set up so free players can be competitive over time, so as a paying player, your advantage is the head start you can get over free players. If you can be at or near the top of your arena and fleet arena shards from the beginning, you create your own crystal income stream and minimize the amount you need to spend later.

"Kai_Mulai;c-1626208" wrote:

"Rebel_yell;c-1626170" wrote:

"CHFC22;c-1626151" wrote:
Don't spend money - it engenders an awful sense of entitlement. See all the Bastila posts for hilarious proof.

Is this sarcasm? My sarcasm meter may be malfunctioning.

Regardless, as a broader point, I'd say the real sense of entitlement is thinking you should get to play a game every day, that you seem to enjoy enough to have a forum account, for free and compel others not to spend money as well.

It’s the game maker’s prerogative to figure out how to best get paid for their game. It is the player’s prerogative to gain the most enjoyment out of the game for the least money.

Buying crystals for energy refreshes and buying character packs early is the best use for those who want to spend money in game, in my opinion. The game is set up so free players can be competitive over time, so as a paying player, your advantage is the head start you can get over free players. If you can be at or near the top of your arena and fleet arena shards from the beginning, you create your own crystal income stream and minimize the amount you need to spend later.

Absolutely agree. My point had nothing to do with whether or not someone should spend money on the game, but simply pointing out that irony in calling all people who spend money on the game "entitled".

If you read back, I made a post earlier that makes the exact point as you. If you're going to spend, spend on arena.

"FREEDOMfrom;c-1626246" wrote:

"CoastalJames;c-1626240" wrote:

"FREEDOMfrom;c-1626236" wrote:

"SemiGod;d-179337" wrote:
What is the best thing to buy for this game?

Nothing. Don't give them the satisfaction.

And, presumably, say goodbye to the game that lots of us (myself included) enjoy playing for free.

I play for free too. There's plenty off completely free apps out there, but we do have enough people forking out money on this app to not worry about that.

it's a weird response though. You get satisfaction from playing the game, otherwise why would you do it and why would you be on the forums. But all the infrastructure that brings you something you enjoy shouldn't also get satisfaction in the form of monetary contribution?

Look, I totally get suggesting ways someone can progress in the game without spending money, but to propose not spending money as a direct slight to a company that provides you entertainment seems... I'll say foolish and save myself another warning.

You have someone who has already made a choice to spend money, and we as a community can warn them of the pitfalls of spending on say, shard packs for new toons. We can help another player spend wisely or even not spend at all with an effective strategy. So why use it as an opportunity to disparage people who do spend on the game? And disparage the creators of the game? I don't get it.

If everyone stopped spending their money this app would die. Sure there are some completely free apps out there but there's no way in hell CG's business model is set up to facilitate zero income from this game.

Don't spend. This is the first thing I've learn. They will always make a better offer and in the end, you'll end up spending for nothing more than a collection game that hide behind the strategic curtain, collection will always be the main goal so spending will always be a thing. Don't start and you won't have this problem.

"Guest;c-1626294" wrote:
Don't spend. This is the first thing I've learn. They will always make a better offer and in the end, you'll end up spending for nothing more than a collection game that hide behind the strategic curtain, collection will always be the main goal so spending will always be a thing. Don't start and you won't have this problem.

Careful - someone will accuse you of being a freeloader.

in general, crystals. the best is probably the $10 packs for guaranteed shards. imo NEVER buy the char packs with crystals, they say 5-300 shards or whatever but you're lucky to get 7, from my exp and what others here have said.

"everything"
-CG

Gear for characters.