All Posts by Tyavai67

Did I lose alot of money to get a loot card? Actually, no.

As I started, my first five free booster packs contained a Jawa Vendor/Black Corset Dress/ and a Housing Cleaning Kit.

Second free set of packs, I recieved a Gungan Vendor.

Third Free packs I got an large indoor fountain.

Now, that aside I spend about $15.00USD for 5 packs about every other week. So, we'll take about two months. So, that's about $150.000USD total and I managed to get a few things here and there. hell, I even got that elusive Sith-Speeder.

Was it a gamble? Well, that depends. I bought the cards to play the game not to attain loot cards. In which, like some have stated, is just a bonus. What I do with them? I traded or sold them and with whatever I got I gave away to friends or guildies who needed help with their Collection venure.

The gamble that everyone argues about is the mind set forth by SOE. Is it a money making scam? Probably. Do I care? No.

The gambling element in the SWG:TCG is that if you're only paying to acquire loot cards, that's the gamble in of itself.

I'm not against anyone at this point because both sides are right. It's up to the legal system to decide what it is or what it is not.

The points through the entire thread is about how the TCG ruin the game. Unfortunately, it did not. It was an uproar about what the community asked for in a certain length of time, only to receive it through a payment method. Such as new vehicles. Engineers of the game went berserk.

Buff items. However, the only thing that came out was the for one hour you get a +%20 experience point increase.

Decorations and such are the primary loot bag.

To that guy who's friend ruined a paycheck to try and get a Sith Speeder, I feel for. Seriously, that's a problem if you spent nearly $500 to get one. However, what people fail to realize that you can set up a trade/or sales requesting one.

Again, I see no reason why to be upset about something that has no real issue with real life.

It only becomes a real life debacle if you let it. Again, it is your choice to buy or to get mad, or to stand defensive.

Because I would like people to try and say something about those free MMOs with a Cash Shop place. In which you must spend real money to get store points to purchase a virtual item.

Originally posted by PapaLazarou

I've had a good night tonight.

Done most of the MLK stuff and got my 5th gen Light saber and got 7 outta the 10 holocrons towards the master cloak. I wasn't happy about giving up my Jinsu hilt cause I don't have a good crafting tool for making my saber but I'll use my republic saber until I make the new Hilt.

It's a shame I had to do the Kash content which involves going into space now because I hate that :( For some reason it says I only have 58 months on SWG for veteran rewards even though I put the cd key in on day one.

Might be a bug for Veteran rewards or that the fact that you didn't pay for those 58 months.

Again, not disagreeing that there is some sort of gambling element to the TCG.

I mean, almost 80% of the people who interact with CotF are people trading the cards for Boosters and/or Loot cards only only that whatever is left other then Loot cards from the new boosters are being traded for more of the same.

However, the other 20% are just collectors or players themselves.

However, you know how it is here in the states. What ever way someone can earn some cash by confronting with a lawsuit/complaint they will do it.  Unfortunately, I don't think it matters with SOE. As they're covering their asses very well with their EULA.

The only sense I can see is that you're 'renting' a virtual product that you can do nearly anything you want with it, however if SOE themselves see it outside of the EULA they can terminate your play.

Where I'm coming from with this is that it really can not be considering gambling when you do not own anything on what you're paying for. With gambling, if you get something, you keep it.

nowutimene?

I know what you're saying it's not bad that it's considered gambling, however, why does this affect you?

Why should everyone consider it gambling?

Sure, I paid nearly 150 USD for all the packs I bought, but it has nothing to do with the loot cards. I'm an determined TCG player and well, just something that makes cards valuable to me. Add that on top of the years I spend how many thousands of dollars on Magic cards and among various other TCGs.

Out of all the money I spend, I'm not guaranteed a great card or anything I need to construct a deck. All this can be considered gambling but however, why so wrong?

Again, I'm just curious as to why this bothers you.