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coloncocon's avatar
coloncocon
Seasoned Ace
6 months ago

Should I buy Kits right now before Marketplace?

Now I'm curious, will the Kit's price be higher when bought with Moola on Marketplace?

I saw a lot of people saying they want to buy the kits before the Marketplace launch. One of the reasons is that they don't want to support this kind of selling system. But some also said that the exchange rate is not okay either (not sure about this, I may misunderstand).

When it was TS3's store, I bought many points in the early days. It's quite expensive, that make me feel guilty about buying too much. However, after a few months, I can farm the points by watching many ads and do not need to spend anymore, then I complete all possible items except the worlds (not included in the discount combination).

But what will TS4's Marketplace be? Will it have any chance to get free Moola in the future? But right now, from the FAQ, no sign of getting free Moola. You have to buy it with real money.

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I'm unsure what I should do. I have a wishlist of Kits I want to gradually buy because I don't want to spend over my quota for each period of time. Having 3 EPs per year recently has made me broke already. And I don't even have time to play them deeply. Now, the decision of moving Kits from the normal store is like another FOMO that pressures me.

So, should I buy what I want right now for a better price? Or is it not much different to buy it under the Marketplace ecosystem?

advice

10 Replies

  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    6 months ago

    I already read the FAQ about Marketplace, but I only found the rate of buying Moola with dollars and the news that Kits will move to Marketplace. I haven't seen the confirmation of Kit's price in Moola. I only saw the price of CC contents, which vary.

    If there is any info on this from somewhere, please update me here. Thank you!

  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    6 months ago

    Just found that my thread was moved to the Marketplace-related discussion. I found that people already analyze the rate. But I can't delete my thread myself. So, I have to leave it like this. Sorry for posting spam.😂

    P.S. That's why I can't see the info I want to know, and make me decide to make the thread. Then know later that people discussed since last week.

  • professorlilith's avatar
    professorlilith
    Seasoned Vanguard
    6 months ago

    I don't advise buying from the Marketplace at all, actually. You'll always end up paying more than sticker price.. I would be shocked if EA doesn't soon move to multiple in-store currencies and the chance to purchase "pulls" from a random selection of items, just like gambling in Gacha games. Also, none of that time you spent watching advertising was really "free", as it cost you part of your most finite resource: your lifespan. 

  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    6 months ago

    Thanks for your advice! I thought that it wouldn’t be cheaper after being Marketplace at all. I’ll buy some kits I want before the change.

    And that’s right, watching ads cost “time” and lifespan. I had to use pc to stand by watching many of them during TS3 time. And I don’t want to do it again.

    Also, don’t want to see Gacha pulls here as well. I think it’s almost impossible, but as many “new low” actions happens, I can’t guarantee that it’s not happen. (But next gen of this franchise may do…)

  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    5 months ago

    I'm a PC player, and I'm looking to try using free CC Build & Buy from now on as well. Previously, I avoided them because I didn't want the game to be cluttered too much. But as TS4 will have many CC instead of actual packs in the future, it wouldn't be difference.

    Now let's see what the Marketplace will be.

  • MATTONEmatty's avatar
    MATTONEmatty
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    Hey, 

    the answer you're looking for is aweful. The Marketpace is aweful.

  • SEREFRAS's avatar
    SEREFRAS
    Legend
    5 months ago

    It's my understanding that the regular Kits are safe from the bad Marketplace.  That's right up to the Wonderland, Tea Time, Yard & Silver Screen Kits.  Anything after that, I recommend not to ever get because they will be locked into the Marketplace & be very expensive.

  • simgirl1010's avatar
    simgirl1010
    Hero+
    5 months ago

    All kits are now exclusive to the Marketplace.

    With the exception of kits for console. Kits are still available in the Xbox/PlayStation stores until the Marketplace becomes available for console players.

  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    5 months ago

    Thanks for letting me know. I don't have time to check in my game right now, but it doesn't seem okay, right? I will check myself soon.

  • NerdyNanaSims's avatar
    NerdyNanaSims
    Rising Traveler
    5 months ago

    I can't tell you what to do, but now that kits are in the Marketplace, I will no longer buy any of them. What I have is what I will have going forward, unless I can find a way to buy them outside of the Marketplace, such as a discount site. There were about 10 that I still wanted, but I guess I will do my best with cc going forward. I will still buy other packs that are not in the marketplace, but I won't support it. That is my personal stand, and there are quite a few of us. I don't use fake currency.

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