Alec_Fortescue Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 So, as I understand it, for example if I buy Eradicator set, I'll pay some cartel coins extra and will be able to get that set on rest of my alts.... Same with color crystals or weapons? If that is the case..... BW, you just made me really happy bunny Yes, you'll pay a certain % of the set's price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjonxb Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 So, as I understand it, for example if I buy Eradicator set, I'll pay some cartel coins extra and will be able to get that set on rest of my alts.... Same with color crystals or weapons? If that is the case..... BW, you just made me really happy bunny That is what it sounds like. What I want to know. Will there be something in place for things that do not bind. For example the Life Day Orb, Music Therapy probe. And Similar. I would not be against binding items like this to be able to pat CC to unlock on my account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeweledleah Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 hmm... this sounds like one hell of a feature... and if I'm seeing it correctly, should reduce the cost of cartel items on GTN, since people won't have to buy them multiple times anymore. I'm guessing for a time the prices will drop a great deal, then less people will buy packs and prices will go up again but never to the degree that they used to be like. I think I need to do some planning O_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuixupu Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 More than a Legacy Unlock since it actually unlocks it for the entire account--not just whatever server. Of course, I don't know how many people play on multiple servers, but still XD I do, so this is great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarbNull Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 So we have to purchase it once then pay another fee to unlock it account wide. Sounds good for saving money if you planed to get it for other accounts. Question is what happens if you already purchase the multiples of the same items for other accounts? Do they get a refund for all those extras? HAHA Unlikely. Seriously though. This is both good and bad. Good because they are making so we can save a little bit of money when getting things for multiple accounts. Bad because they are still just focusing more on the Cartel Market which is a sign that the still want to Nickel & Dime us and that we will hardly see any more in game content that is not on the Cartel Market. I am both happy and mad about this bit of info. I think if they keep adding things only to the Cartel Market I may just end my subscription. I do not purchase Cartel Coins because that is more than I want to pay in order to play the game. The Allotment they give us as a Subscriber is just way to low to purchase anything good on the market. We have to basically wait two months or more just to be able to afford one suit of any new Armor that gets released. That is unless we purchase Extra Coins. So constantly see more and more stuff being added is basically showing me more and more stuff that I can not purchase with my Allotment. It would take me years to save up enough of the Allotment to purchase most of these things in the stores. That is years I do not have. For those wondering what the Allotment amount of Cartel Coins a Subscriber gets: It is anywhere from 500 to 600 per month depending on the Plan they get.Add 100 coins if they have a Security Key.Add 100 coins if they if they had Referred a Friend Subscriber and that Friend is still playing the game as a Subscriber. So the total amount of Monthly Allotment Cartel Coins is anywhere from 500 to 800 coins. That is no where near the over 1000+ coins normal we see for a new suit of armor in the Cartel Market. It makes one think about the Prices of things in the Cartel Market and is it really worth it. In my opinion. Since F2P the Cost to enjoy the game to its fullest has gone up. This is not like buying an Expansion. It is basically paying for each and every new item added to the game, instead of getting said items as loot or mission rewards or even crafting new items. Sure there have a few new items added as loot or mission rewards, but really, compare that what we see in the Cartel Market. It just gives me a bad taste. When I bought this game I was not expecting that I would need to pay around $10 for every new suit of armor that gets added to the game. That is what the game is turning out like. Sure this new feature of unlocking these items account wide is going to save us a little money, but we still have to pay that $10 to get the armor in the first place then a fee on top of that to unlock it account wide. This game is becoming way more expensive than it should be. Really BioWare, are you all that hungry for money? It is disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth-Malice Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Thanks EA-ware instead of making actual content and something substantial you make a user interface too remind me of which items I didnt get on your gambling market to try and milk me for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I'm still hoping there is hope for Legacy or Account wide Datacrons through this system or a system like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenzali Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 This feature is awesome for me - I had been saving up my Cartel Coins ever since they were first released for a nice Trooper set that I could outfit my entire Havoc Squad with. Nice to know that I can just buy it once now instead of 6 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommot Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 This feature is awesome for me - I had been saving up my Cartel Coins ever since they were first released for a nice Trooper set that I could outfit my entire Havoc Squad with. Nice to know that I can just buy it once now instead of 6 times I doubt it works this way. Hopefully I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metwars Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I doubt it works this way. Hopefully I'm wrong. well, he does have to buy it once, then all he has to do is pay a small fee to unlock it account wide. After that, he can give it to as many as his toons as he wishes for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I doubt it works this way. Hopefully I'm wrong. You're wrong. It's specifically stated in the interview that once you've bought the item you can clone infinite (bound) duplicates at no cost. They even give the example of giving Revan's mask to every single companion (on that character) after only buying it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommot Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 You're wrong. It's specifically stated in the interview that once you've bought the item you can clone infinite (bound) duplicates at no cost. They even give the example of giving Revan's mask to every single companion (on that character) after only buying it once. Awesome great to know. I cant view that link at work for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsheraII Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Question is what happens if you already purchase the multiples of the same items for other accounts? Do they get a refund for all those extras? HAHA Unlikely. I'm in the same boat, LOL Got at least 3 characters with the Outlaw outfit. Might be 4 or 5 though. And I'm pretty sure one of my smugglers actually has 2 copies (one for herself, one for Risha), while one of my Inquisitors still has a completely unbound set, that I bought just incase it got removed from the the store again before I figured I'd want it on yet another character. I'll see what I do with that one. BUT! I figure additional copies created through the collections interface will have a special icon or something? Maybe an extra prefix in their name or something? Because I doubt we'll get to make unlimited copies of our stuff to vendorize for unlimited gold? So there's probably something to denote which item was original and which one was collection-created? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxidenstore Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 OMG, at this point they should just make the game FTP for all and have all the abilities that subs have, if this is a trend they are going to continue in terms of patches. I mean, hell, we probably can't even buy a patch amount of content for our monthly 500cc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeweledleah Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I'm in the same boat, LOL Got at least 3 characters with the Outlaw outfit. Might be 4 or 5 though. And I'm pretty sure one of my smugglers actually has 2 copies (one for herself, one for Risha), while one of my Inquisitors still has a completely unbound set, that I bought just incase it got removed from the the store again before I figured I'd want it on yet another character. I'll see what I do with that one. BUT! I figure additional copies created through the collections interface will have a special icon or something? Maybe an extra prefix in their name or something? Because I doubt we'll get to make unlimited copies of our stuff to vendorize for unlimited gold? So there's probably something to denote which item was original and which one was collection-created? I'm guessing it will be flagged the same way complimentary xp boosts you get on quest chain completion are flagged. usable, but bound and not vendorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec_Fortescue Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Enjoy building army of Revans out of your companions. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDrone Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Enjoy building army of Revans out of your companions. haha That's right. Force the Revanite belief onto all of your followers. Havoc Squad? It's Revan Squad now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Awesome great to know. I cant view that link at work for some reason. ROFL, I had the same problem, maybe we work at the same place. I e-mailed the link to myself and brought it up on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine-Elf Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I'm lukewarm about this feature. I'm concerned new players will be struck with information overload as they try to sift between the achievement system, the reputation system and now this. It will also be a nightmare for the development team to keep this feature free of bugs. If breaks, and it will, all hell will ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW_display_name Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) So is the original "You can either pay CartCoins or Credits for these features" thing that we've had with most CartCoin stuff just being completely abandoned from here out? Edited May 6, 2013 by SW_display_name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine-Elf Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I'm lukewarm about this feature. I'm concerned new players will be struck with information overload as they try to sift between the achievement system, the reputation system and now this. It will also be a nightmare for the development team to keep this feature free of bugs. If breaks, and it will, all hell will ensue. Also expect much rage to ensue when they tie achievements to this feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paitryn Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Be a good boy and it will be in your stocking for Christmas Seriously, I really hope hood toggle is included in this patch, but it seems doubtful, unless they are holding info on it back intentionally so it's a surprise it seems unlikely it will be in there. Believe it or not, what would seem like a simple hood toggle is a lot more complicated. You have to reitemize every single hooded gearpiece to allow for it to be switchable before you can even command it to do so. so the art department has to find all hooded gear pieces, make sure each has both options availible (hood up and hood down) scripts have to be made for each piece, and then the UI has to have a separate one. This permission just allows you to clone a piece of gear you already own. Much faster and easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panazul Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 So if I bought all the level 7 ship upgrades off the Cartel Market, does that mean fo a small fee all my characters can automatically get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDrone Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Did i understand this correctly, at all? You are only charged CC if you want to make some items ACCOUNT-wide, correct? What about just legacy-wide? Is there some kind of charge for that too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veerlo Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 So if I bought all the level 7 ship upgrades off the Cartel Market, does that mean fo a small fee all my characters can automatically get them? Thecnically yes if they're included in the collection interface. But since we don't know what will be included yet this is all speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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