$50 for skill shard pack?

[RJMacReady]

lol. At least be transparent with those "deals" and offer a skirt and some lipstick. GTFO

[slauki]

i cannot imagine a worse timing for this offer....that's really ridiculous, the game isn't playable without significant bugs, but they try to milk the custumers.

really good marketing!

i would suggest to give that package away for those, who suffered from the bugs ;-)

[Gonzo]

I'm pretty sure this kind of offers are programed... Timing couldn't be worse.

[Vaseodin]

Seems like a slap in the face for that pop up right when the "weekly reset" occurs and a bunch of people aren't able to purchase skill shards with trooper points. "Hey I'm sorry you can't get those for free.. maybe if you give us a bit of that cash....?"

[jpmusic]

It must be programmed or something, because really... 50 bucks?! That's almost the price of a full console game, there's no way 3 skill shards, some Ironite and a little gold are worth 50 bucks, not here not anywhere.

[talpuz]

"oh nice, they sell skill shards now, maybe I will buy some"

after checking the store

"O_O well, no thanks"

[Jennie-5128]

Seems like a slap in the face for that pop up right when the "weekly reset" occurs and a bunch of people aren't able to purchase skill shards with trooper points. "Hey I'm sorry you can't get those for free.. maybe if you give us a bit of that cash....?"

I get the splash screen advert for this when my game refuses to load. Yup. My face feels slapped.

[Jessiah]

One question.... What kind of braindead windjammers do you have setting prices for items in the in-game storefront anyway?

There are a number of reasons why whoever controls your storefront is pissing into the wind at best. (These in shop item adverts do little save alienate your customers when the game in question is buggy, broken, or just plain unplayable for a large percentage of your user base)
1. The game is an obvious beta if not in alpha build status. (People are not going to be feeling charitable about your in-game shop when the game it is tied to is a buggy, incomplete and an unbalanced mess.)
2. The price structure for the in-shop goods (at least the ones that cost actual dollars) is laughable. The people that actually have that kind of money to burn are too busy getting their kicks by burning Benjamins in front of homeless people to think about playing your game.

As an alternative, how about a subscription service (like $2.50 a week or so) that delivers a couple of obvious benefits like cutting the unlock timers for the 3-star secret levels in half, cut revive costs in half, double gold, etc. (Perhaps even allow the customer to chose from a list of augments they want enabled in their gameplay.)

[osogaru]

In other games when there is 1 bug, there is rewards for the players as an excuses... here, nothing except offers at 50€ and a lot of new bugs every day...

[BillLion]

I prefer to give 50 dollars to a homeless that listens to iron maiden than to this scam company.

"Sir, can you spare some change?'

"What do you know about the Wicker Man?"

"Your time will come"

"Here's some money, best of luck to you buddy"