P2W is bad?

ironically that is also true between the f2p and subscription models.

Just a question, where is this game breaking P2W comes from? I cannot find anything game breaking on cartel shop, a link would be nice please

Astute observation. people are worried about a slippery slope with the store. hell at least its not a nerf mara thread.

Okay, then consider the following:

"I want a university degree! What do you mean I have to actually i attend the university and put hard work into it? I have money!" Absurd?

"I want a language certificate! You don't really expect me to actually waste my time learning another language, when I have money, right?" Absurd?

"What do you mean I can't buy my PhD? Just look at how much money I have!" Absurd?

"I find it too tiring to ascend to the rank of director over the years. I don't want to waste my valuable time gaining prestige among my colleagues! Make me director of the company on day 1, I'll pay for it!" Absurd?

"Hey what do you mean I have to create some groundbreaking invention or cure some disease to get the Noble Prize? I don't want to waste years of my life grinding formulas and crunching numbers that might one day make me famous! I want to be the best right now, but no worries I can pay!" Absurd?

If you find these real life analogies absurd, then it's equally absurd to assume that you can replace time and effort with money in a virtual life. It doesn't work that way, it never has and never will.

Or please humor me and name some great achievement in real life that can be bought for money and doesn't require any effort.

Doesnt much matter for endgame but:

Advanced Orange-Yellow War Hero’s Crystal +41 expertise. REQUIRES LEVEL 35

But it doesnt stop there, I mean, seriously, you think that level 50 crystals available to level 35s was bad? well, how about this?

http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/...inkpurple2.jpg

Yeah, level 50 crystals, at level 10. There went the entire sub-50 pvp experience. It was annoying enough having to deal with the level 40s who saved up 6300 wz comms and bought weapons with the +18 expertise enhancements ... this just blows that out of the water completely.

President of the United States.

Yeah, Romney is pushing for P2W elections in 2016.

Guess who spent more for 2012, though? And had about 80% of the media lying through their teeth supporting him? Thats the real deciding factor, since most Americans are incapable of making decisions for themselves or, heaven forbid, coming up with an original thought every once in a while.

There was actually a dev response on this. These crystals are there to give an advantage to low level players that don't have access to the all the skills yet. The lower level you are, the more the crystal will benefit you. Its usefulness diminishes as you gain levels and at 50 it evaporates to nothing.

Also, they stated that they would like to make the crystals stats permanent, so you don't have to throw away your super-rare white or black-green crystal simply because it's not BiS anymore.

So, youre telling me that their "fix" to the relative imbalance of say, a team of pubs with 6 people under level 15 going up against a team of imps all over level 45 is something we now have to pay for?

" 'Content' Preview for January! The Bug Fix Patch!! After careful thought we have decided to release into the Cartel Shop a few new consumable items.

They include awesome things like:

- The Ultra-Desweeperizer! Once use of this awesome item will reduce any Guardian or Sentinel's Force Sweep damage on you by 70% for three (3) hours of play time!

- The 'OMGWTFBBQSTOP STUNNING ME!' This handy item will, when used, break you out of any crowd control effects, and make you immune to further CC's for 10 seconds without triggering your CC breaker cooldown!"

Etc. ...