Originally posted by AG-Vuk

Originally posted by misterbeefy

Maaaaybe it would be acceptable if instead of 1 key for 100 CP (or about 1.25$ like Darth_Osor said) or the 10 pack for 900 CP, if 1 key would be 10 CP, and the 10 pack being 100 CP. Or better yet, how the keys dropping randomly like the lockboxes or being able to buy them with EC instead of CP?!

 

Sucks, cause I really want that Marauder.

F2P play means playing by the rules they establish and their prices. Good luck with that.

But what if you're a regularly paying subscriber ("Gold" member... haha)?  Or a Lifetimer?

Originally posted by Warmaker

Originally posted by AG-Vuk

Originally posted by misterbeefy

Maaaaybe it would be acceptable if instead of 1 key for 100 CP (or about 1.25$ like Darth_Osor said) or the 10 pack for 900 CP, if 1 key would be 10 CP, and the 10 pack being 100 CP. Or better yet, how the keys dropping randomly like the lockboxes or being able to buy them with EC instead of CP?!

 

Sucks, cause I really want that Marauder.

F2P play means playing by the rules they establish and their prices. Good luck with that.

But what if you're a regularly paying subscriber ("Gold" member... haha)?  Or a Lifetimer?

 Pretty well screwed . Cryptic laughed all the way to the bank.

Originally posted by Warmaker

Originally posted by AG-Vuk

Originally posted by misterbeefy

Maaaaybe it would be acceptable if instead of 1 key for 100 CP (or about 1.25$ like Darth_Osor said) or the 10 pack for 900 CP, if 1 key would be 10 CP, and the 10 pack being 100 CP. Or better yet, how the keys dropping randomly like the lockboxes or being able to buy them with EC instead of CP?!

Sucks, cause I really want that Marauder.

F2P play means playing by the rules they establish and their prices. Good luck with that.

But what if you're a regularly paying subscriber ("Gold" member... haha)?  Or a Lifetimer?

It's a pretty good reason not to purchase lifetime subs.  You're essentially giving away your right to vote with your wallet so if this kind of change, and all mmos seem to implement unpopular changes at one point or another, bothers you then it's best not to buy lifetime.  Gold members can just drop their sub, not that it will matter unless there is some mass exodus.

I'm not a big fan of these sorts of things, but almost all F2P games/publishers (Turbine, PWE, Frogster, SoE, etc) seem to have them in one form or another.  I tend to ignore them and sell them on the broker.

I'm an STO newbie so the game is still fun for me.  Yeah, it's a blatant money grab, but so are so many other things in MMOs and we, as a gamer community, have sent the message to devs/publishers that this is just fine.  From raid only dangly carrot progression in sub games, to cash shop + sub in others, to store exclusives, and lottery drops that require cash to play.  I feel like we've made our bed and now we have to lie in it.