Fardarter Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Yesterday they nerfed cxp for killing mobs, today they want to sell you a booster. Of course you need to pay monthly just to be able to pay to use them. I see this going over very well.
ZETA_SCORPII Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 "They're earning CXP too fast!!! Nerf their progress then launch the cash grab!"
jauvtus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Just want to point out what someone already stated related to gold mobs (lazy to find quote): 1*1.25=1 CXP
Darkside Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) "They're earning CXP too fast!!! Nerf their progress then launch the cash grab!" That's the real reason they quickly nerfed the cxp! They were afraid it was going to interfere with people buying the boost items, and cut into their profits. Bioware seriously sometimes doesn't have a clue. They have long past the days of decent quality development, and have gone to straight to money grabs. Edited December 6, 2016 by Darkside
Eshvara Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Where exactly are the cxp boost items? I looked through the CM but didn't see any. What are they priced at?
jauvtus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Pay to win has arrived. It's still not p2w. But that's ok, there is enough reason to hate BW regardless.
Vyerix Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Pay-to-win has been put into effect Ques Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell or Another Brick in the Wall
Darkside Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) It's still not p2w. But that's ok, there is enough reason to hate BW regardless. If you want the advantage over others, and if you want to get to the end game/pvp leader board first, then yeah you can now pay to get there first. Edited December 6, 2016 by Darkside
jauvtus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 If you want the advantage over others, and if you want to get to the end game/pvp leader board first, then yeah you can now pay to get there. What difference is if I get green crap every 50 or 60 minutes? If they sold "Guaranteed BiS drop" tokens, now that would be p2w. But cry on this if you wish
Eshvara Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Imo the real question is, who is going to buy it. Who has the guts to say, I WILL?!!
eriksarcasm Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 What difference is if I get green crap every 50 or 60 minutes? If they sold "Guaranteed BiS drop" tokens, now that would be p2w. But cry on this if you wish It's barely p2w, if we're being honest, but it's still on the wrong side of that line, and absolutely shameful for a subscription-based game. Before someone says F2P, reminder that you need a sub to progress, now you can pay real money to progress faster.
stoopicus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 It's not even close to P2W. It's just buying convenience in that it slightly speeds up the time. It's exactly like XP boosts in that regard, and it offers no guarantees at all that the RNG will be kind to you - statistically you get the same number of crates. P2W would be a cartel unlock that increased the legendary drop rate in the crates.
Jherad Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) It's not even close to P2W. It's just buying convenience in that it slightly speeds up the time. It's exactly like XP boosts in that regard, and it offers no guarantees at all that the RNG will be kind to you - statistically you get the same number of crates. P2W would be a cartel unlock that increased the legendary drop rate in the crates. The only way to get tier 2 gear and subsequently tier 3 gear is to grind out LOTS of CXP. If you do ranked, which from 5.0 on will have a spread of differently geared people in it, you WILL be at an advantage if you use boosts, for many months to come. For PvP, it's pretty much P2W on the nose. Edited December 6, 2016 by Jherad
exitusengel Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) It's not even close to P2W. It's just buying convenience in that it slightly speeds up the time. It's exactly like XP boosts in that regard, and it offers no guarantees at all that the RNG will be kind to you - statistically you get the same number of crates. P2W would be a cartel unlock that increased the legendary drop rate in the crates. u never know at the moment all things can happend with this dev´s a secret buff when you use the CXP booster Edited December 6, 2016 by exitusengel
stoopicus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 The only way to get tier 2 gear and subsequently tier 3 gear is to grind out LOTS of CXP. If you do ranked, which from 5.0 on will have a spread of differently geared people in it, you WILL be at an advantage if you use boosts, for many months to come. For PvP, it's pretty much P2W on the nose. Weekly cap is the same for everyone. Though yeah this does allow for hitting the cap faster. And the cap is absurdly high.
eriksarcasm Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 It's not even close to P2W. It's just buying convenience in that it slightly speeds up the time. It's exactly like XP boosts in that regard, and it offers no guarantees at all that the RNG will be kind to you - statistically you get the same number of crates. P2W would be a cartel unlock that increased the legendary drop rate in the crates. In THAT regard only, they're alike. That's like saying a shark and a goldfish are exactly alike because they're both fish. XP boosts get you to max level faster, at which time every player has the same access to end game gear. There was no way to buy high end gear faster. CXP boosts grant those players who buy them more chances to acquire high level gear, than players doing the same content at the same speed at the same max level. Given the nature of RNG in this game, the advantage is a huge variable, but it is a purchased advantage nonetheless... thus, falls under the definition of Pay to Win.
stoopicus Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Of course if they lowered the weekly cap to something humans can attain, people would scream. I really don't see a way for them to easily fix this. What a weird design.
ScottishDrunk Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Please buy our boosts that won't boost you as we made everything 1xp You should be wearing a mask....
Darkside Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Please buy our boosts that won't boost you as we made everything 1xp You should be wearing a mask.... I'm surprised they don't just resort to taking money straight from our bank accounts....... Oh wait
ZapBlast Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 This makes me sick, EA has shown its true colors once again.
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