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petition for the ewok to be buyable via CC

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petition for the ewok to be buyable via CC
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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:31 PM | #201
Quote: Originally Posted by Ratajack View Post
I c an pay to avoid actually having to put forth a little effort, hence Pay 2 Win.
lol you have NO IDEA what pay to win actually means. Pay to Win in an MMO means that the ONLY way you can get a set of gear or a certain NEEDED item that makes you BETTER in the game is by paying for it. The ability to earn something in game along with the OPTION to purchase it with real money does not make it pay to win.

For me, you inability to even grasp the definition of the word discounts your opinion altogether.

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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:32 PM | #202
Quote: Originally Posted by Ratajack View Post
You can pay to avoid the legacy 40 requirement. How is that not pay 2 win?
Again, pay to win is when the ONLY way you can get an item that makes YOU BETTER in game is by buying it. Very simple.

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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:36 PM | #203
Quote: Originally Posted by Alduinsm View Post
It is not Pay 2 Win:
_If people pay money and then instantly get legacy level 40 : this can be considered Pay 2 Win.
_What can you win with an extra companion? win in operation?win in flashpoint? in pvp? send extra companion for crafting ?(the limit is still 5 comps maxed).
AGREED! Finally some common sense! Thank you!

Thankfully, most of the anti CM zealots on the forum are simply part of a small minority that claims the game is going to die every time Bioware does something they don't like. MOST players of SWTOR never go on the forums and sure as heck do not plan on quitting the game or canceling their subscription because a small but loud elitist minority of players thinks they should.

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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:39 PM | #204
Quote: Originally Posted by Mark-JPS View Post
I'm assuming you don't have legacy level 40. If that's the case, lucky you. No need to grind since you will get the Ewok by paying real money? Yay.

_If people pay money and then instantly get legacy level 40 : this can be considered Pay 2 Win. (Isn't that the same as bypassing legacy level 40 to get an item that is meant to be unlocked in-game?)
Lol think about what you just said. The ONLY reason you even are saying the Ewok is for higher legacy level players is because BIOWARE (the same company you hate) TOLD YOU it was for those with a higher legacy level.

As long as there is not endgame GEAR and items that clearly make you a BETTER player being sold on the CM exclusively then it is not pay to win.

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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:41 PM | #205
Quote: Originally Posted by iganksith View Post
Ignore those complainers, Eric. People will always compain for something. Instead of being grateful they have an option to get this without spending cartel coins they choose to be whiny little girls.

Thanks for the verification!
Agreed! And like I said before, thankfully the majority of SWTOR players do not believe the nonsense coming from the anti CM zealots and continue to enjoy the game. Yes Bioware has messed up (delaying transfers being one of my major issues) but they have NOT turned this game into pay to win, at least not yet.

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AlexThomasG
07.01.2013 , 11:43 PM | #206
Quote: Originally Posted by CrazyMcGee View Post
FFS...

I am an "old" player and have been playing for a very long time...

I am legacy level 50...

I have millions of credits...

I would rather buy the Ewok with cartel coins.

You wanna work for it, work for it. You wanna buy it, buy it. Seems to me that what the haters really want is for it to be rare and exclusive so that they have it and most other people don't. That doesn't seem very nice to me. It's a game. Hard work is fine if it gives you a sense of achievement, but it's a game! It's supposed to be fun.

And there is plenty of stuff that requires work. Focus on reputation vendor rewards - those take work and there is no quick fix. Same with Achievements. Are all your planets 100%? No? Go do that and don't worry so much about Ewoks. Killing 500 Black Sun strongs on Coruscant? Now *that* is grinding.
You feel this way because you are NOT one of the elitist jerk players who fill up every MMO forum and attempt to get other forum readers and the devs to believe they speak for the entire player population when in reality its a small and loud minority that simply believe they are better than all the other players.

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TheBBP
07.02.2013 , 12:00 AM | #207
Quote: Originally Posted by EricMusco View Post
Hey folks,

Just wanted to let you know that no petition is necessary, you will be able to acquire Treek via Cartel Market if you so choose. Having her be a part of the Legacy system allowed an avenue for players to get her without spending any of their Cartel Coins if they wanted!

-eric
Thanks a ton for that nod for putting in the time to get to Legacy Level 50.

Having that companion gated at level 40 Legacy would have been a great little trophy for those of us who have reached a high legacy level. It is a huge letdown to know that anyone can drop some cash and buy it for nothing.
I am extremely disappointed over this decision.

I do enjoy my "Living Legend" title and am very thankful for it, but c'mon. Throw us a bone. Let us have this one. Make people earn it.

Let people spend the coin instead of game credits but PLEASE keep the Legacy Level requirement.
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Ratajack
07.02.2013 , 04:25 AM | #208
Quote: Originally Posted by AlexThomasG View Post
You feel this way because you are NOT one of the elitist jerk players who fill up every MMO forum and attempt to get other forum readers and the devs to believe they speak for the entire player population when in reality its a small and loud minority that simply believe they are better than all the other players.
Let me guess. You don't have anywhere near legacy 40, do you? The only way you'll be able to see this new companion anytime soon is to throw money at BW?

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Annababy
07.02.2013 , 05:55 AM | #209
Ewoks rule when can we get one as a companion

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Mevan
07.02.2013 , 06:36 AM | #210
If it's a Legacy-wide unlock then I have no issues with this, but IIRC it costs 1 million credits to unlock HK per toon. Assuming this bear is going to be unlocked per toon as well, can we have the credit price reduced to 500K? Or just made a legacy wide unlock instead? HK seemed like a "Hey! Here's a really dull, time-consuming way of getting this companion, alternatively you can just pay us a small fee and get him right away!" situation, where we were being pressed into either repeating intentionally dull and lengthy content or getting him in under a minute for a small fee.

Happy to earn new companions in-game, but not for 1 million credits a toon (which is not a small amount for more casual players, despite what a minority claim). Making this Legacy-wide (if it's not already) would actually allow people to experience the new content more than they will otherwise, as most folks will buy it for one toon and one toon only, given the current price.