Fix False Advertising Visuals in Store Page

A somewhat minor gripe, but one that really should be looked into for the sake of Professionalism.

 

On the store page, the pictures advertised for each DLC pack have ships and stickers that are not included or are from different DLC packs.

 

Examples:

Corsair Pack:

DLC ship is the Joker - the ship in the picture is the Sai.

Only one sticker is shown.

No mention of unique title.

 

Jolly Roger:

DLC ships are the Sai and the Reaper - the second ship in the picture is the Grim.

Only 2 of the 5 stickers are pictured, and the third one (the brightly colored pirate flag) is not sold in this pack.

No mention of unique title.

 

Dead Man’s Chest:

DLC ships are the Shark, Grim, and Phoenix - the Joker and Reaper are in the picture and the Grim is nowhere to be seen.

The Shamrock and Black and White Crossed Sabers stickers are from the Jolly Roger pack, not this one.

No mention of unique title.

 

Soldier of Fortune:

Does not include a DLC ship - The Bear is featured front and center. (This one wouldn’t be a problem, if one of the later packs didn’t include it.)

No mention of unique title.

 

Galaxy Explorer:

DLC ships are the Superkite and the Desert Eagle - the first ship in the picture is the Dragonfly.

Only one out of five stickers is shown.

No mention of unique title.

 

Elite Pilot:

DLC ships are the Wasp, Priest Bartle, Dragonfly, and Bear - the Desert Eagle is pictured instead of the Wasp.

4 and 1/2 stickers are pictured out of 10. I’m not even sure how many of these are actually from this pack.

No mention of unique title.

 

In addition to all of this, their is absolutely no mention of the unique titles that each pack awards to the purchaser. You could argue that players can look up which ships and titles are given with each pack in-game, but as a professional game company, your customers should not have to do extensive research to verify what they are about to buy. It should be right there on the store page, so the transaction is quick and easy to understand.

 

There needs to be less emphasis on making the picture ‘look cool’ and more focus on showing the customer exactly what they are about to buy.

 

P.S.  There is absolutely no way to know what stickers you will receive either in-game or on the store page without asking someone who has bought the pack to post screenshots.

 

P.P.S. There is also no indication given anywhere in-game that the bonuses to credit gain (Captain’s Cut) is active, which leaves players having to trust that said bonuses are active, and that they weren’t sold a load of pony farts dipped in gold. I am assuming synergy gain (Gold/Platinum VIP) and loyalty gain (VIP Card) are the same way.

Yes, you should have some effect/status listed, if you own some/all DLCs, in stats debriefing screen and player profile to indicate what DLC pack is “currently” active/ you own and how many bonuses you’re getting from them in the game itself.

 

I am glad that you brought this up. I really am.

I noticed this issue just recently, when I looked at those pictures, but at least you managed to put this on the forums.

However, this cannot be ignored now.

 

It’s a major issue of false/sloppy advertising and it must be fixed as soon as possible, because of possible legal ramifications.

Make sure to post about this issue to support as well, so that it can get fixed as soon as possible.

If I could +1 you on my phone I would!

I don’t suppose this has been forwarded to the Developers, has it?

I have to agree, I bought all the dlc’s last year, and I still do not know, for certain, that I do indeed receive all the perks from all the packs purchased.

I shouldn’t have to try to work this out, it should show in end of game stats, or in my profile, how and what I recieve.

I don’t suppose this has been forwarded to the Developers, has it?

 

No. I thought you will do it, so I won’t have to. :stuck_out_tongue:

No. I thought you will do it, so I won’t have to. :stuck_out_tongue:

 

I thought that was the job of a GM?

Gekaler is in charge of forwarding suggestions to the devs. Rakza and me are in charge of forwarding bugs. So wait for Gekaler to see this thread.

+1

thanks for the input - forwarded to Devs