Comments on: It’s About Time…

By: Dori

Dori — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:11:15 +0000

Well Zam, so did i. i don even remember why, but i did.

By: Lemmy

Lemmy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:20:11 +0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAH! So that was me, last year! Ol’ Bladeofawe!
HAHAHAHAHAHHA!

By: bladeofawe

bladeofawe — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:58:34 +0000

Peanut Master, I would like to say that There is a new 20,000 NG Pack avalibale.

By: ZamuelNow

ZamuelNow — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:22:45 +0000

>>Just to add, I have yet to come across a player who has bought NGs but is not SC<<

I did it. Granted, I still planned to get (and soon obtained) Star Captaincy, but I really wanted QWN-1138 so I got NGs before SC. Also, this was before Tweak Week so mechs were still really expensive for lower level players. I saw how credits really weren’t building up so I was more than happy to buy an NG mech.

By: The Peanut Master

The Peanut Master — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:02:58 +0000

Don’t underestimate the laziness of many players… *evil laugh*

By: Shindia

Shindia — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:56:22 +0000

That might be more relevant is leveling didn’t already give massive amounts of credits, it’s only really below 20 that credits are ever an issue.

By: The Peanut Master

The Peanut Master — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:47:42 +0000

Theoretically you would have to buy more Nova Gems eventually since you would run out, but if you had enough money to buy the initial $20, you probably have enough to get more in the far away future ($20 of Nova Gems does last you a long time).

I can’t see Nova Gem equipment identical to Star Captain equipment either, but there are a few reasons why someone would choose Nova Gems over credits: They are just too lazy. And there are plenty of lazy players out there who don’t want to farm for credits who would be more than happy to spend Nova Gems on the same equipment, to get it immediately.

By: Shindia

Shindia — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:44:44 +0000

I would still say it was arguable that buying a $20 NG pack was ever better than getting SC, SC gives you the ability to buy decent gear and mechs with plentiful credits indefinitely whereas those NGs will be used up fairly rapidly at the current pace the game is making mecha redundant (unless you only buy a house mecha and nothing else but where’s the fun in that?). The only point this might have been true was the long period where 20 was the level cap, during that period a single good mech could have lasted you months.

I can’t see them ever making NG weapons and mechs identical power to SC ones though, since there would then be little or no reason to ever buy NGs and that isn’t something AE wants.

By: The Peanut Master

The Peanut Master — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:32:43 +0000

@First comment: I know they do, and it’s definitely not at the point it should be, but it is a step forward towards giving Star Captains more power in the game.

@Second comment: Neither have I, but the point I was trying to make was that at the time it was a better deal to buy Nova Gems than Star Captaincy. In fact, what you just said (that you haven’t found anyone who has bought Nova Gems but not a Star Captain) proves my point: That Star Captains should get more, and be more powerful, than Nova Gems. And that’s not the case. My hope is that this is the first step towards reversing the current pattern.

By: Shindia

Shindia — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:22:17 +0000

Just to add, I have yet to come across a player who has bought NGs but is not SC so I’m not convinced that this even happens (if you can afford to buy NGs why would you not upgrade to SC?).