Hello, I’m a fairly new player, I’ve started playing 4 days ago and after hitting tier 2 I found myself really disappointed with the game.
The gameplay is really good and I felt glad to see the game wasn’t going to be pay-to-win, since everything bought with premium had the same stats, being the only advantage the fact that you didnt have to spend time leveling each faction reputation. Everything on tier 1 seemed fine.
Yet when I got to tier 2 I realized something. The cost for repairs, even when I only died 2 or 3 times, where extremely high! Around 22k each match! When we lose the rewards we receive is around30kWITH the 50% income bonus from the membership which is given for 1 week when you first join. Which means, after that the amount of credits you get per losing match is around 15k and 25k if you you don’t have a membership, nowhere near enough to keep a ship, if you lose! Which means maintaining a ship after tier 1 is only possible if you have a membership. Which is much like saying this game has a monthly fee, otherwise you can only play in Tier 1, being equal as the “trial” for other pay-to-play games.
Will the repairs be fixed so the game can be played to full extent by players who can’t afford buying memberships?
I would gladly pay for a ship, some parts or a membership from time to time. But if I have to pay every single month so I can play more than just tier 1, then I just won’t play the game, since I have alot of expenses studying at university at the momment.
Thanks for the time you took reading this and please keep this suggestion in mind: Reduce the repair cost
Umm, i think the repair cost is fine as it is. It forces players to think before rushing into battle. My repair cost is around 20k as well but my contracts and playing smart keeps me from paying so much in every game. If you don’t die, your repair cost will be 8k max. I suggest you start hiding behind some frigates like me xD
i think that the repairs are a little high for tier 2, and the ship prices in general are about 20-30% to much. they badly need to be reduced, which will give players extra cast for repairs. I hear this will be fixed eventually.
To have more gold, u need to achieve your missions.
And you have to learn how to survive.
If you want more gold, then you also need to get points. Take beacons, kills, assists.
Real problems come in T3 imo.
Even if i do all that the max I’ll get is around 50k, with income bonus from the membership. Which means without it I only get 25k. And to do all that you take an extra risk which means dying more. Which means you barely get 1 or 2k from each match you play. There IS a problem in T2. Try playing without the membership.
I really never lose money when I play. And that’s the most important thing
You can give me more creds if you want. But for me it’s ok.
I have to add :
I always see some people going suicide.
When you play the captain game, STOP SUICIDE !
You can’t die in this game if you play carefully.
While a beacon game, stop staying near a beacn when their frigate are targeting you.
Dont stay alone while they are 3.
It’s common sense.
What tier are you exactly? Because I only played until tier 2 so far, and even in good games (when i get in the top 3 and win) i dont get more than 60k and I have the membership active. And yes I know how to play the game, I don’t rush, I don’t suicide.
And someone always has to die. Atleast in captain mode.
I have to agree, repair costs are much too high at T2 and higher. Died once in a match, had membership active and was second in the scoreboard…Still only received 50k-9k repair - 5k ammo.
I looked yesterday : When I am first in my team, I can earn 70-80 K.
I think the worst i can earn is 30-40K
I spend 5-8K in for ammunition.
3 times dead is the maximum i did. (Usually, i die once when I loose). When I die 3 times, I spend around 25K to repair.
I play Jericho interceptor
Federation fighter
Jericho frigate
All my stuff is blue/rare.
I dont have premium account.
Are you sure you don’t have premium? Remember if it is the first week of playing you have premium for free, just check top right corner. My free membership ends today, I’m going to check if I actually get 50% less income. Because as you are saying, you get 80k without membership, that would mean 160k with the membership if it does boost 50%. Even with membership the max I got was 85k in a really good match. So I’m finding it hard to believe you get 80k without membership.
i am still leaning toward the idea that repair costs are fine, what i find is that in general players who are dying a lot are losing a lot of money. There may be some alternate solutions to this, that can be addressed in the future.
Lastly, bare in mind that the matching system has to do with the amount you pay. once the game has better matching systems, you should see your money increase more often, then losing it. reducing the repair rates will inflate the games economy.
on the backend players are unaware that typically actually economists are factoring the games economy. so there is alot more to it then you see and its important for people to only be making just above what they spend. the trick is to balance that with player greed, and the players desires to save up for something new, flashy or better.
I still don´t get the whole discussion. I have never ever even been close tolosing money. With or without premium i always end up having at least 20-30k plus after the round.
