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Kumapon Advanced Member Joined: 7/28/11 Posts: 385	5/16/12 5:23:39 PM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) EME has been keeping it more on the hush-hush, but today they opened up a premium cash shop for players that want to buy fluff. If it starts to become pay to win I am gone, but what do you all think about it ? http://store.enmasse.com/store/tera/html/pbPage.PremiumServices/ThemeID.19945700?resid=T7QmagoBAlUAAAPmbGoAAABJ&rests=1337206378655#novelty-items
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Leethe Elite Member Joined: 3/12/09 Posts: 869	5/16/12 5:26:20 PM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Someone beat you to it. http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/351482/page/1 There is NO miracle patch. 95% of what you see in beta won't change by launch. Hope is not a stategy. ______________________________ "This kind of topic is like one of those little cartoon boxes held up by a stick on a string, with a piece of meat under it. In other words, bait."
Otakun Advanced Member Joined: 12/28/07 Posts: 756	5/16/12 5:28:06 PM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not.
Wakygreek Spotlight Poster Joined: 4/30/08 Posts: 1134 Reason is a necessity	5/16/12 5:29:36 PM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Kumapon EME has been keeping it more on the hush-hush, but today they opened up a premium cash shop for players that want to buy fluff. If it starts to become pay to win I am gone, but what do you all think about it ? http://store.enmasse.com/store/tera/html/pbPage.PremiumServices/ThemeID.19945700?resid=T7QmagoBAlUAAAPmbGoAAABJ&rests=1337206378655#novelty-items The cash shop is nice so far, but I do agree with you... if EME starts putting pay to win items in there I am unsubbing. Given how well they have been taking community feedback however, I do not see this happening with NA Tera. I hope they add more fluff like costumes and additional skins etc. P.S. I would love if they sold a hearth stone of sorts that teleports you simmilar to how the safe haven scrolls works. Put it on a 15 minute CD and call it a day, I would pick that up.
Dahkot72 Apprentice Member Joined: 7/16/11 Posts: 274	5/16/12 5:30:50 PM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I know right ? WTH ? I mean these things let you buy weapons that let you wtpwn in PVP and skip levels in PVE and get better equip than raiders and everything , Right ? I mean surely they must do that because no one would really whine and complain about people being able to buy cosmetic items that have zero effect on gameplay. Would they ?
Wakygreek Spotlight Poster Joined: 4/30/08 Posts: 1134 Reason is a necessity	5/16/12 5:31:43 PM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Otakun P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w.
Xasapis Tipster Joined: 1/12/07 Posts: 5480	5/16/12 5:32:45 PM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wakygreek *...* The cash shop is nice so far, but I do agree with you... if EME starts putting pay to win items in there I am unsubbing. Given how well they have been taking community feedback however, I do not see this happening with NA Tera. I hope they add more fluff like costumes and additional skins etc. P.S. I would love if they sold a hearth stone of sorts that teleports you simmilar to how the safe haven scrolls works. Put it on a 15 minute CD and call it a day, I would pick that up. For now you can use the unstuck function from the menu. It works the same as a heartstone.
GeezerGamer Advanced Member Joined: 4/03/12 Posts: 2092 Who ever said "Familiarity breeds contempt" didn't have an internet connection.	5/16/12 5:35:36 PM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wakygreek Originally posted by Otakun P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w. Because p2p is supposed to mean equal opportunity. That's how MMOs used to be and it was a foundational principle. Notice how when that went out the window for profits...so did the quality of current MMO offerings? If the conversation turned "Tit-for-Tat", and I've stopped posting, Consider it your win.
Sovrath Elite Member Joined: 1/06/05 Posts: 14589	5/16/12 5:35:45 PM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I've never had a problem with cosmetic items as that is a "your choice" thing. If they do put actual pay to win items then that would be an issue.
Wakygreek Spotlight Poster Joined: 4/30/08 Posts: 1134 Reason is a necessity	5/16/12 5:36:47 PM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Xasapis *Originally posted by Wakygreek* *...* The cash shop is nice so far, but I do agree with you... if EME starts putting pay to win items in there I am unsubbing. Given how well they have been taking community feedback however, I do not see this happening with NA Tera. I hope they add more fluff like costumes and additional skins etc. P.S. I would love if they sold a hearth stone of sorts that teleports you simmilar to how the safe haven scrolls works. Put it on a 15 minute CD and call it a day, I would pick that up. For now you can use the unstuck function from the menu. It works the same as a heartstone. Thanks I did not know that. I kind of want them to implement the hearth stone idea and remove the safe haven scrolls from the game. Make it a fluff item from the cash shop, I be a ton of people would pick that up if the CD was short enough. I kind of want to make a thread on the official forums to that effect ... maybe tomorrow hmmm.
Zadawn Hard Core Member Joined: 11/04/10 Posts: 464	5/16/12 5:37:55 PM#11 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wakygreek *Originally posted by Otakun* P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w. [mod edit] A sub should give you access to ALL a game has to offer,yes,all of it. And yes it gives you an advantage,the advantage of having better aesthetics.
Amjoco Elite Member Joined: 9/15/10 Posts: 2469	5/16/12 5:41:14 PM#12 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Tera fans, GW2 fans hand the cash shop debacle to you! Oh, throw in the subscription fee with it. I'm playing Tera myself, so I'm not a total GW2 Fanboi, but this will be fun to watch! Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
Wakygreek Spotlight Poster Joined: 4/30/08 Posts: 1134 Reason is a necessity	5/16/12 5:41:50 PM#13 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by GeezerGamer *Originally posted by Wakygreek* **Originally posted by Otakun P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w. Because p2p is supposed to mean equal opportunity. That's how MMOs used to be and it was a foundational principle. Notice how when that went out the window for profits...so did the quality of current MMO offerings?** Well everything in game is obtainable by every player that currently has a sub. And any player can pay extra money to aquire the cosmetic changes. So given that I don't really agree with what you said. However I do agree that more companies are focused on return over quality of the product.
Wakygreek Spotlight Poster Joined: 4/30/08 Posts: 1134 Reason is a necessity	5/16/12 5:46:24 PM#14 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Zadawn *Originally posted by Wakygreek* *Originally posted by Otakun* P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w. I can't believe how stupid can some people be. A sub should give you access to ALL a game has to offer,yes,all of it. And yes it gives you an advantage,the advantage of having better aesthetics. So, not to beat a horse to death here. We can agree to disagree.
BarCrow Novice Member Joined: 2/25/07 Posts: 2017	5/16/12 5:50:16 PM#15 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I know what many people mean. Just the other day ..living in Florida I went to Disney World. I paid full price to enter the park but I'll be damned if they didnt charge me for all the food and beverages as well as a pair of Mickey Mouse ears and a Pluto keychain. Pay to play at Disney World and Cash shop. Bullshit!!
gaeanprayer Advanced Member Joined: 8/06/08 Posts: 2327	5/16/12 5:53:02 PM#16 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Got my issues with TERA but this isn't one of them. Weapon skins, big deal. Doesn't add to in-game power, still equal footing. I could understand if TERA was like Dragon Nest where pretty much all equipment looks the same from level 1 to level 50 unless you buy costumes, but TERA doesn't have that issue. Plenty of cool looking things in the game, why you'd want to spend $10 on it I don't know, but no point begruding those who will. Originally posted by BarCrow I know what many people mean. Just the other day ..living in Florida I went to Disney World. I paid full price to enter the park but I'll be damned if they didnt charge me for all the food and beverages as well as a pair of Mickey Mouse ears and a Pluto keychain. Pay to play at Disney World and Cash shop. Bullshit!! I hope you're smart enough to realize what's wrong with the analogy you just made. What TERA's doing isn't a big deal, but that doesn't mean video games should suddenly start breaking your bank by charging you both admission + sub then more for every fun thing there is to do. That's not a path, even those more liberal with cash shops, would want games to take. "Forums aren't for intelligent discussion; they're for blow-hards with unwavering opinions."
Zadawn Hard Core Member Joined: 11/04/10 Posts: 464	5/16/12 5:54:17 PM#17 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Wakygreek *Originally posted by Zadawn* *Originally posted by Wakygreek* *Originally posted by Otakun* P2P + cash shop = rip off. Whether it's P2W or not. Sorry cannot agree with you here, not sure why a cash shop that is not P2W is a rip off, it is your choice to purchase the item and it in no way gives anyone an advantage. More games are going this route for some additional income, I think its a great idea as long as it doesn't go p2w. [mod edit] A sub should give you access to ALL a game has to offer,yes,all of it. And yes it gives you an advantage,the advantage of having better aesthetics. So, not to beat a horse to death here. We can agree to disagree. Only that it is not a matter of opinion,those are facts.
Gunzie Novice Member Joined: 12/04/10 Posts: 9	5/16/12 5:55:11 PM#18 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by BarCrow I know what many people mean. Just the other day ..living in Florida I went to Disney World. I paid full price to enter the park but I'll be damned if they didnt charge me for all the food and beverages as well as a pair of Mickey Mouse ears and a Pluto keychain. Pay to play at Disney World and Cash shop. Bullshit! great fuckign analogy kudos
Zadawn Hard Core Member Joined: 11/04/10 Posts: 464	5/16/12 5:55:34 PM#19 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by BarCrow I know what many people mean. Just the other day ..living in Florida I went to Disney World. I paid full price to enter the park but I'll be damned if they didnt charge me for all the food and beverages as well as a pair of Mickey Mouse ears and a Pluto keychain. Pay to play at Disney World and Cash shop. Bullshit!! Because there's absolute no difference between disney world and a mmorpg.
Painlezz Novice Member Joined: 5/30/11 Posts: 621	5/16/12 5:57:57 PM#20 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) 9.99 For a cosmetic weapon skin? Is this a joke? goes back to playing Diablo 3 Hardcore (there is no CASH SHOP)