New Store - Heroes for Hire (4/11/17)

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  • WRIGHT3OUS
    WRIGHT3OUS Posts: 60 Match Maker
    Or you can just get them in pvp/pve. They come pretty fast
  • PuceMoose
    PuceMoose Posts: 1,445 Chairperson of the Boards
    I am a little confused on this store. It appears that there may be some randomization in stores (3600/2500 HP), but is there also a scrollable version of each store? Do we have:

    3600 store, one offer, no scrolling to other offers
    2500 store, one offer, no scrolling to other offers (that seems to be what I have)
    3600 store, multiple offers to scroll between
    2500 store, multiple offers to scroll between

    I just found this thread, so I'm trying to get up to speed on what's happening.
  • Daredevil217
    Daredevil217 Posts: 3,990 Chairperson of the Boards
    @Brigby, could you provide some insight on this??
  • spatenfloot
    spatenfloot Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
    Puce Moose said:
    I am a little confused on this store. It appears that there may be some randomization in stores (3600/2500 HP), but is there also a scrollable version of each store? Do we have:

    3600 store, one offer, no scrolling to other offers
    2500 store, one offer, no scrolling to other offers (that seems to be what I have)
    3600 store, multiple offers to scroll between
    2500 store, multiple offers to scroll between

    I just found this thread, so I'm trying to get up to speed on what's happening.
    Yes
    ..
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    @Daredevil217

    This FAQ here might provide a bit of insight into the different options players are seeing: Different Price Offers
  • smkspy
    smkspy Posts: 2,024 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited April 2017
    Brigby said:
    @Daredevil217

    This FAQ here might provide a bit of insight into the different options players are seeing: Different Price Offers

    Oh man, you're having some bad Sean Spicer moments these past couple of days lol.

    Quite a scam when you can look at your girlfriend's phone and see the difference in offers. 
  • mega ghost
    mega ghost Posts: 1,156 Chairperson of the Boards
    A lot of people here don't seem to understand what A/B testing is, and that it is standard and commonplace.

    That said, the developers also don't seem to understand that this was a foolish form of A/B testing to institute from a customer service standpoint. Testing pricing on a new store would have been less of a negative PR lightning rod if we all had the same price point each time, and you just alternated between price points from store to store over a longer period of time.

    Testing it this way would only work if we were all unaware of what the options were. Even if you don't use the forums, you'll find out in your alliance chat pretty quickly.
  • Arphaxad
    Arphaxad Posts: 278 Mover and Shaker
    smkspy said:
    Brigby said:
    @Daredevil217

    This FAQ here might provide a bit of insight into the different options players are seeing: Different Price Offers

    Oh man, you're having some bad Sean Spicer moments these past couple of days lol.

    Quite a scam when you can look at your girlfriend's phone and see the difference in offers. 
    Different offers for different players is not good customer service. @Brigby you may want to discourage the devs form EVER doing this again. Personally, I was thinking of purchasing until my wife had a different offer. I'm sitting this one out. Your lose.
  • vinsensual
    vinsensual Posts: 458 Mover and Shaker
    Brigby said:
    @Daredevil217

    This FAQ here might provide a bit of insight into the different options players are seeing: Different Price Offers
    I don't think this FAQ answers anything in a helpful way.  It should be taken down because it's only widening the divide between yourselves and the players. 
  • drayviper32
    drayviper32 Posts: 123 Tile Toppler
    Another store I won't waste HP in!!!  :D
  • DarthDeVo
    DarthDeVo Posts: 2,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    I'm a Day 345, S.H.I.E.L.D. Rank 75, VIP player, with the 2500 HP offer. I've currently got 9,200 HP, although I have a 5* Hawkeye and 5* Iron Man in my queue. The reality is, I probably won't cover either of them any time soon, BUT I'm also playing the long game and feel like ditching any 5* is shooting myself in the foot in the long run.

    Current offer: 4* Iron Fist blue; four 3*s (Luke Cage, Hulk, Dr. Strange, Black Panther); 4,000 ISO; and 1 CP

    Pro: My Fist is only 1/1/2. This would bump him to 2/1/2. All the 3*s would be champ levels (an extra 2,000 ISO and 3 CP). Price is the cheaper rate, which is more enticing
    Con: Fist will be in the tokens for months to come, so the odds I'll get more of his tokens are pretty good. BUT, I'm currently hoarding CP and LTs for when Thanos gets rotated out, so I'm not pulling anything for the foreseeable future.
    Verdict: I'm probably going to get this one.

    Hulkbuster: Red cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: It's his red cover, the most useful of his covers. He's a vaulted character, and thus harder to come by.
    Con: My Hulkbuster is 4/1/2. This would put me at five covers, making a fairly unbalanced build even worse.
    Verdict: I'm probably gonna pass on this one. The only two 4* Bonus Hero covers I've gotten so far have been for HB (although I've since switched my BH and settled on Iceman). I'll eventually get another black cover and the final red cover as champ rewards from IM40, who is currently at Level 210.

    Medusa: Yellow cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: She's already champed, cover would net me 2,500 ISO.
    Con: She's already champed, so I really don't need the cover. Not for 2,500 HP, anyway.
    Verdict: Pass

    War Machine: Red cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: Mine's 2/5/5. This would be the last cover I need to max him. He's vaulted, so he's harder to come by.
    Con: He's vaulted, so it's not like I'm going to accidentally pull another blue or green. I also currently have a red cover in my Taco Vault and 60 of those tokens. I think I'll pull those; if I get it cool, if not, I'll use 120 CP to buy that last red cover if I get a blue or green through placement/progression rewards.
    Verdict: Pass

    Wasp: Yellow cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: This would bring her to 5/4/3. She's the next one being rotated out of the tokens (I believe), so she's essentially a vaulted character, as I'm hoarding CP and LTs until Thanos rotates out. Wasp will probably rotate out before that happens, so this will probably be the last chance I have to get a cover before she's vaulted. Plus with this build, I can always buy the last cover I need for 120 CP.
    Con: Honestly, none that I can really think of.
    Verdict: Probably getting this one

    Ghost Rider: Green cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: Vaulted character, so he's hard to come by. Mine's only 1/3/1, so it would be useful.
    Con: Mine's only 1/3/1, so it's really not going to make that much of a difference. If it were a black cover, I would be more tempted, but only slightly.
    Verdict: Pass

    Star-Lord: Purple cover; four ETs; 4,000 ISO; 1 CP
    Pro: Vaulted character, so he's hard to come by. Mine is only 1/0/4, so it would be useful.
    Con: Much like Ghost Rider, one more purple cover isn't going to make much of a difference. A yellow cover would have been more tempting, but not much.
    Verdict: Pass

    I like the idea of this store, but won't be buying all that regularly, and will only use earned HP. I'm not buying any extra for this. And I'll echo the sentiments about two different pricing structures. It would have been better to offer both options to everyone and let them choose.
  • Alsmir
    Alsmir Posts: 508 Critical Contributor
    edited April 2017

    Why am I seeing different store offers and pricing than others?

    From time to time, players may see different store offers and in-game pricing that other players might be receiving. These offers and pricing are unique to the specific user it is being displayed to and are not available universally to all users. In addition, these offers and pricing are not permanent (we can't credit from expired offers). We are unable to offer these same offers and pricing to other players.  Furthermore, to compensate for fluctuation in currency exchange rates, we may adjust prices from time to time without prior notice.

    Translation:

    We do what we want.
  • ahunter5
    ahunter5 Posts: 5 Just Dropped In
    edited April 2017
    "From time to time, players may see different store offers and in-game pricing that other players might be receiving. These offers and pricing are unique to the specific user it is being displayed to and are not available universally to all users. In addition, these offers and pricing are not permanent (we can't credit from expired offers). We are unable to offer these same offers and pricing to other players.  Furthermore, to compensate for fluctuation in currency exchange rates, we may adjust prices from time to time without prior notice." - text from Brigby's link

    Reading between the lines of Brigby's post - is it possible that the different prices are due to the country that people live in?  It seems unlikely, but I can't come up with any other possible reason to have different prices for different players. 

  • vinsensual
    vinsensual Posts: 458 Mover and Shaker
    I think they've already accounted for exchange rates in the recent past.  They did this by adjusting the HP prices for those countries.
  • Alsmir
    Alsmir Posts: 508 Critical Contributor
    ahunter5 said:
    "From time to time, players may see different store offers and in-game pricing that other players might be receiving. These offers and pricing are unique to the specific user it is being displayed to and are not available universally to all users. In addition, these offers and pricing are not permanent (we can't credit from expired offers). We are unable to offer these same offers and pricing to other players.  Furthermore, to compensate for fluctuation in currency exchange rates, we may adjust prices from time to time without prior notice." - text from Brigby's link

    Reading between the lines of Brigby's post - is it possible that the different prices are due to the country that people live in?  It seems unlikely, but I can't come up with any other possible reason to have different prices for different players. 

    I have a 3600hp vault.
    My country's currency is Polish zloty which is currently worth 0.251222 U.S. dollars.
  • Starfury
    Starfury Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
    ahunter5 said:
    "From time to time, players may see different store offers and in-game pricing that other players might be receiving. These offers and pricing are unique to the specific user it is being displayed to and are not available universally to all users. In addition, these offers and pricing are not permanent (we can't credit from expired offers). We are unable to offer these same offers and pricing to other players.  Furthermore, to compensate for fluctuation in currency exchange rates, we may adjust prices from time to time without prior notice." - text from Brigby's link

    Reading between the lines of Brigby's post - is it possible that the different prices are due to the country that people live in?  It seems unlikely, but I can't come up with any other possible reason to have different prices for different players. 

    No, that's just a catch all text.

    Just accept that they've randomly selected some players for the 3600 hp package and some players for the 2500 hp package. It's far less likely than any convoluted attempt at finding a pattern. There is none.
  • Nick441234
    Nick441234 Posts: 1,496 Chairperson of the Boards
    Its definitely a silly idea the pricing. The minute I realised people were seeing an offer 1100HP less than what I was seeing, that ruled me out of ever purchasing anything at the 3600HP price tag. Its the 4* cover you are buying more than anything else, I'm not paying 1100HP more for that than what someone else can get that cover for. 

    While I keep seeing the price tag at 3600HP, it will be an instant non purchase for me now. 
  • Justice Jacks
    Justice Jacks Posts: 116 Tile Toppler
    I hate to say it, but it doesn't violate TOS, and your analogy doesn't work. This, and pretty much all other mobile games, operate with an in game currency. You spend money to get the posted amount of in game currency, and you are free to use that currency on whatever you wish.
    Well, Apple disagrees with you. And since they are their TOS . . .

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