On the fleet carrier models in store

[BluStar]

So instead of making actual fleet carrier classes that was talked about earlier, all we get is one carrier, but instead you made them into microtransactions ? How is nobody complaining about this ?
Every single costumization of the carrier is locked behind f2p model microtransactions ?

 

[Cmdr Travers]

It's a good idea. If you trade in a carrier you'll get the money back on that, but you'll lose 10% on all the services. It's much better this way to be able to "skin" your existing carrier to change its look and feel instead

 

[BluStar]

It's a good idea. If you trade in a carrier you'll get the money back on that, but you'll lose 10% on all the services. It's much better this way to be able to "skin" your existing carrier to change its look and feel instead

are you serious ?

 

[Cmdr Travers]

are you serious ?

I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't

 

[Andro]

I'm guessing you didn't visit these forums or at least the beta forums until now. This was known.

 

[Klearoflauge]

I agree

It's a good idea. If you trade in a carrier you'll get the money back on that, but you'll lose 10% on all the services. It's much better this way to be able to "skin" your existing carrier to change its look and feel instead

 

[CmdMarty]

Its shady business but you have an option to not buy into it like the sheep do!

 

[Old Duck]

I only wish I could buy an actual carrier with a microtransaction.

 

[Cmdr Miles Long]

Each of the models should be an award for reaching elite in either combat, trade or exploration. Or some other harder achievement. I'm not saying it shouldn't be available for ARX but it's just one more lost opportunity to actually reward people for grind

 

[Hellrot]

I'm guessing you didn't visit these forums or at least the beta forums until now. This was known.

Can you really blame her? If a feature is promising, it's almost destined to be reduced to uselessness by FDev. I didn't even bother to follow it in any capacity.

The way they've turned one of their promises into something you'd typically see in a hollow F2P mobile phone game is, however, most unexpected.

 

[BluStar]

Each of the models should be an award for reaching elite in either combat, trade or exploration. Or some other harder achievement. I'm not saying it shouldn't be available for ARX but it's just one more lost opportunity to actually reward people for grind

exactly ! all pay to play games work like that. You can get all the cosmetics through activities in game. Elite has literally f2p microtransaction mechanics

 

[JohnRoberts]

I would like to see Elite supported and evolved for many years to come, and that in turn means there needs to be viable business model to pay all the developers salaries and such like. The store for ship skins etc is hardly new, and many cmdrs (including me) are more than happy to support FDev in this manner, and have some fun customizing stuff in the game.

 

[Cmdr Travers]

exactly ! all pay to play games work like that. You can get all the cosmetics through activities in game. Elite has literally f2p microtransaction mechanics

Elite does this, with a maximum of 400 free ARX given to each player per week for everyday gameplay. This means in 32 weeks of general gaming you can get a free Carrier Layout from the store. Seems pretty good to me

 

[Crank Larson]

Paint has always been done this way - why would it be different for FCs?

Not that I can get any currently - it appears I am a little short on Arx.

 

[Deleted member 182079]

exactly ! all pay to play games work like that. You can get all the cosmetics through activities in game. Elite has literally f2p microtransaction mechanics

It literally doesn't

 

[Hellrot]

I would like to see Elite supported and evolved for many years to come, and that in turn means there needs to be viable business model to pay all the developers salaries and such like. The store for ship skins etc is hardly new, and many cmdrs (including me) are more than happy to support FDev in this manner, and have some fun customizing stuff in the game.

That's right! We SHOULD be paying full-game prices for paint schemes in a $60 game! It's VERY good for consumer, we get the best of both worlds - AAA titles and F2P Facebook games!

 

[BluStar]

I would like to see Elite supported and evolved for many years to come, and that in turn means there needs to be viable business model to pay all the developers salaries and such like. The store for ship skins etc is hardly new, and many cmdrs (including me) are more than happy to support FDev in this manner, and have some fun customizing stuff in the game.

oh yeah, poor little fdev, just made 6 other games with Elite money. lets throw some more cash at them

 

[Crank Larson]

oh yeah, poor little fdev, just made 6 other games with Elite money. lets throw some more cash at them

Nope, the other games make their own money.

I've got an idea... If you don't like the fact that FD are selling cosmetics, don't buy them...

 

[Cmdr Travers]

oh yeah, poor little fdev, just made 6 other games with Elite money. lets throw some more cash at them

If you think Frontier are overcharging, I encourage you to look at the ship prices for Star Citizen

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

I only wish I could buy an actual carrier with a microtransaction.

At 5 billion? That'd be a *macro*transaction