Trintric Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I see you have the "Newcomer Bundle" laughingly on "Sale" at 50%!! off for $405. Why does this make me upset? For one, I'm not sure the Bundle was ever as expensive as it is now that it's on sale. Also, and this is important, it was an EXTREMELY cost effective way for the beginner to get Piloting 1, a cheapie Czerka Speeder and 5 Minor Exp Boosters. All for originally 300 some-odd I believe. But $810? Ludicrous. A lie a deceit. Piloting 1 by it's lonesome? $475 getting it as a Legacy. Thousands of in-game credits. $40,000 if I remember correctly. And more thousands getting a low level speeder. And no Exp Boosters. This pack used to be, in my view, just about the best and most cost effective purchase for someone starting out. I laugh when I think it'll be $810 when the (haha) "Sale" ends and the cost of the pack gets to be more expensive than buying the pieces separate. WTG Bio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPryde Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I find your use of "$" as substitute for both credits and cartel coins pretty confusing. And where is the cheat with this? I was pretty happy last night to see, that a collection unlock was at -60% which I planned to buy anyway. It is as always... If you are desperate, you pay more than those who got patience and wait for a good offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrealean Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 This item launched as 405 Cartel Coins at a 50% discount, i.e. it's always supposed to have been 810. In short, you're wrong, and this thread is deliberately misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDougherty Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I see you have the "Newcomer Bundle" laughingly on "Sale" at 50%!! off for $405. Why does this make me upset? For one, I'm not sure the Bundle was ever as expensive as it is now that it's on sale. Also, and this is important, it was an EXTREMELY cost effective way for the beginner to get Piloting 1, a cheapie Czerka Speeder and 5 Minor Exp Boosters. All for originally 300 some-odd I believe. But $810? Ludicrous. A lie a deceit. Piloting 1 by it's lonesome? $475 getting it as a Legacy. Thousands of in-game credits. $40,000 if I remember correctly. And more thousands getting a low level speeder. And no Exp Boosters. This pack used to be, in my view, just about the best and most cost effective purchase for someone starting out. I laugh when I think it'll be $810 when the (haha) "Sale" ends and the cost of the pack gets to be more expensive than buying the pieces separate. WTG Bio It was always on sale, with the proper price being set at 810 CC, so no new price hikes really. That said, I've never viewed it as practical, even on the cheapest price, you get plenty of exp boosts in game, the in game prices for speeders are cheap for level 1, so no need to spend cartel coins, and the pilot license is early enough anyway without wasting Cartel coins on a single character unlock. At least they are to sunscribers. If people really can't afford a level 1 speeder without using CC, then I suggest they make an alt with cybercraft and buy the mailing unlock (if they need it), you can craft a speeder for each level, plus armours for your outfit and mail them to the characters you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallayna Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) It was always on sale, with the proper price being set at 810 CC, so no new price hikes really. That said, I've never viewed it as practical, even on the cheapest price, you get plenty of exp boosts in game, the in game prices for speeders are cheap for level 1, so no need to spend cartel coins, and the pilot license is early enough anyway without wasting Cartel coins on a single character unlock. At least they are to sunscribers. If people really can't afford a level 1 speeder without using CC, then I suggest they make an alt with cybercraft and buy the mailing unlock (if they need it), you can craft a speeder for each level, plus armours for your outfit and mail them to the characters you need. I did that for a while before they dropped the Piloting I level from 25 to 15 for subs (and thus dropped the cost of both the skill training and the speeders themselves). Frankly though, the cheapest bike on the market is usually around 2,000 credits and 0 real money. And buying the first Legacy Perk for 40,000 credits (again 0 real money) when I'm in that much of a hurry anyway- since you get that option at Legacy 5- so that's, what? By your second or third alt? So guess my question is, why would anyone even need to go to the CM for any of this anyway? Edited August 15, 2013 by Dallayna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBBP Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 You keep using that "$". I do not think it means what you think it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaceen Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I find your use of "$" as substitute for both credits and cartel coins pretty confusing. confused as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glumish Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 You don't even need it though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickious Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Why are you putting dollar signs? For a second i thought you were paying 405 dollars for a newcomer bundle pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjellvidar Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I purchased 3x Additional character slots the other day for 600 CC each, to find out they were lowered yesterday to 300CC. Cheaters! No really, Take my money and keep improving my favourite game, idc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphazoolou Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 yea well I bought 50$ worth of cc just to find out they were gonna half price to subs 1 day later lol I really was pissed but can blame no one for that other than my self just poor timing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branmakmuffin Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I find your use of "$" as substitute for both credits and cartel coins pretty confusing. Wait, wha- ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApostleThirst Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 1) They provide plenty of XP boosts anyways. I've rolled two alts to 55 and they both have plenty. 2) A tier one speeder is 8k, and it's 40k to buy Improved Speeder Piloting 1, so about 50k altogether. That's actually pretty cheap. If you really think speeders are expensive and don't want to buy anymore tier 3 speeders, buy a Cartel Market speeder off the GTN, like the Gurian Lightning or something, and then just unlock it to Legacy. No more speeder purchases for that server. Stop whining about something you don't need, especially when it's really easy to work around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoTwoSeven Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) I find your use of "$" as substitute for both credits and cartel coins pretty confusing. I was thinking the same thing. Took me a minute of reading to realize what he had done. I was thinking, "There's no way that costs eight hundred and ten US Dollars!" Cartel Coins, however... Edited August 15, 2013 by TangoTwoSeven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magecutter Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 You keep using that "$". I do not think it means what you think it means. inconceivable! nice one B' - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSchuyler Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 First, your facts are wrong. Second, no one is forcing you to buy it. Third, if you're "upset" over some fake pixels in a video game, that's a personal problem. Fourth, you're wasting our time with a misleading thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JattaGin Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Yes, it is cheap and easy to get your speeder nowadays. But you know, even though my speeder was expensive and harder to get, I don't mind. Because I got it in December 2011, long before the newbies got theirs for likkle moolah. Always try to find the positive side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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