OneLastGambit wrote: You correctly state that the devs are trying to balance what the forum wants (a metric that they know) with what the rest of the playerbase wants (which at best is an educated guess). Given those two sets of information I would be far more inclined to go with the metric that we know for sure (what the forum suggests) as you can reliably predict the outcome of that change as you are starting with definite information.
Brigby wrote: Hi Everyone. I want to inform you all that this is not necessarily the final iteration nor is it necessarily the only solution that will be presented. Data evaluation is needed in order to determine how the store affects the entirety of the game and its players before being able to make adjustments, or even presenting an entirely new idea. We know it's not something that can be immediately ascertained, and I apologize for the delay, but it really is something that the developers will monitor and factor into whatever the eventual permanent solution may be.
OneLastGambit wrote: You correctly state that the devs are trying to balance what the forum wants (a metric that they know) with what the rest of the playerbase wants (which at best is an educated guess).
Brigby wrote: Data evaluation is needed in order to determine how the store affects the entirety
Brigby wrote: Data evaluation is needed in order to determine how the store affects the entirety of the game and its players before being able to make adjustments, or even presenting an entirely new idea.
Brigby wrote: We know it's not something that can be immediately ascertained, and I apologize for the delay, but it really is something that the developers will monitor and factor into whatever the eventual permanent solution may be.
New McG wrote: OneLastGambit wrote: You correctly state that the devs are trying to balance what the forum wants (a metric that they know) with what the rest of the playerbase wants (which at best is an educated guess). That's only an educated guess for people on the outside. They have the same data regarding purchases, playtime, engagement, etc for the people who have no idea there's even a forum for the game, as they do for every person with 1,000 posts on here.
Ayasugi-san wrote: OneLastGambit wrote: You correctly state that the devs are trying to balance what the forum wants (a metric that they know) with what the rest of the playerbase wants (which at best is an educated guess). Given those two sets of information I would be far more inclined to go with the metric that we know for sure (what the forum suggests) as you can reliably predict the outcome of that change as you are starting with definite information. You're forgetting a group: the megawhales that have a direct line to the devs. They know that one for sure, and it's probably far less diverse and debated than the myriad suggestions the forums come up with. And the megawhales probably didn't see anything wrong with the store, because how they play is very different from how everyone else plays. So the devs come up with a solution that they think will placate the masses while generating max profits, the megawhales take a look and nod and say they'd use it, and the devs think that means the problem is solved. Of course, they do give lip service to taking our opinions into account. They give the forum liaison a little information about what they're planning, and because we're desperate for any sign that they're listening, we respond with mostly approval. But either by oversight or intention, they don't tell Brigby key pieces of information (that the new store is only once a month with very limited chances to earn tokens, and that it also contains more 2 s than vaulted characters), so we don't know what we're implicitly approving of.
Brigby wrote: Hi Everyone, This off-season we will be running a new Cover store that will give players an opportunity to collect older 3-Stars and 4-Stars. Here is some information on this pack: Vintage Heroic Cover Store • Runs from Sunday, April 2, 8am EDT to Saturday, April 8, 3am EDT • Pulls cost the same as the Heroic Cover store • The 40x pack also gives a new Classic Legendary token, which you can use in the Classic Legends store. • Contains all 2-Stars, and all 3-Stars and 4-Stars that are not currently in packs o Does not contain Limited characters such as Spider-Man (Bag-Man), Howard the Duck (Howard, A Duck), etc • Bonus Heroes are enabled with this store. • Rewards in Off-Season Versus Tournaments o Heroic tokens in progression rewards (350, 650, and 850) are replaced with Vintage Heroic Tokens o Heroic tokens in placement rewards are replaced with Vintage Heroic tokens.