WG: Change of policy? Oversight? The "Victory Europe Day" (VE) no longer has Upgrades discounted 50% for Credits...

[Seraphice]

So indeed after checking, indeed, it is simply to change up the bonuses and discounts with every event. But rest assured, just because it didn't show up here, doesn't mean it won't be available some other time, perhaps for an event that didn't have it previously.
Some things are set in stone as they relate to the event, such as discounts on specific ships for specific nations. However others, such as discount for upgrades, may move around.

Fair seas captain!
~Sera

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

3 hours ago, Seraphice said:

So indeed after checking, indeed, it is simply to change up the bonuses and discounts with every event. But rest assured, just because it didn't show up here, doesn't mean it won't be available some other time, perhaps for an event that didn't have it previously.
Some things are set in stone as they relate to the event, such as discounts on specific ships for specific nations. However others, such as discount for upgrades, may move around.

Fair seas captain!
~Sera

 

Thanks for info! 

 

Unfortunately this also means that we can't rely on past to predict future events (as we did before with good accuracy) and that

 

"Upgrades discounted 50% for Credits"

 

might or may not reappear in future...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[PeteEarthling]

3 minutes ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

Thanks for info! 

 

Unfortunately this also means that we can't rely on past to predict future events (as we did before with good accuracy) and that

 

"Upgrades discounted 50% for Credits"

 

might or may not reappear in future...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

Maybe we will get "Upgrades discounted 0% for Credits" instead... 

[Seraphice]

15 hours ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

Thanks for info! 

 

Unfortunately this also means that we can't rely on past to predict future events (as we did before with good accuracy) and that

 

"Upgrades discounted 50% for Credits"

 

might or may not reappear in future...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

You can be sure, that this discount will for sure make its return at some point. The only question is when.

In any case, fair seas Leo!

[ReDiR20]

Yeah, upgrade discounts seems to be rare, but we get them from time to time. I recall one on last Christmas and last summer, so two times a year at least

[Gnirf]

6 hours ago, Seraphice said:

You can be sure, that this discount will for sure make its return at some point. The only question is when.

In any case, fair seas Leo!

Problem is that a few of these discounts are more important to time as we could not buy if we have in store. If that would have been the case at least a limited number it would have been less critical. Personally I have regrinded/resetted lines with this date in mind so that I am ready with those 3 regrinds I have done a  few days before this last week where we have had this discount.

 

Now I cant regrind/reset as I would like. 

It is the same as you count with Black Friday/Christmas event etc those extra special things is a question of customer relations , now you create disappointment.

 

I want to point out a few other changes - previously the SCs if you got all ships you got compensated with the drawn duplicate in doubloons - now it is 1500 which is unremarkable. If it at least would have been the last christmas introduced steel compensation when you are out of ship drops - now I am punished for being a Top grade customer and player i.e. both spending and playing amongst the top percent.

Likewise if I want to buy flags it is when the doubloon discount on some economic flags and type 59 camos (which are good) are only possible if you have 0 , you would have increased the income a lot if you allowed targeted buys of those flags for doubloons even if you have in store. (But we miss out on sales on the flags packages in armory?)

No, because if I have 200 Zulu hotel and 1500 Papa papa the value of extra Papa Papa is zero but I use Zulu Hotel quite a lot and would have done even more if I would have been able to use and buy them separately. 

Coal goes to coal ships so that is not an alternative. For us who have huge stores the abilty to pinpoint is of great interest and you miss a lot of sales there.

 

I find it very strange that a lot of activities punishes the customers that have been the frequent buyers and brought in the most revenue, when some more flexibilty would lead to greater income and higher customer satisfaction. .

 

Maybe the rework in economy /flag/camo will adress some of those issues.

[RuneSlayers]

Vor 23 Stunden, Seraphice sagte:

You can be sure, that this discount will for sure make its return at some point. The only question is when.

In any case, fair seas Leo!

Thx for this info. So we have to wait, hopefully not too long

[britinmadrid]

On 5/6/2022 at 10:35 AM, kaesarsosei said:

I think its clear that with the introduction of Superships and now this "oversight" that WG are trying to establish credits as the main gate to progress in this game.

It makes sense as this is a 'mature' game now, and one which is in a niche market. Many of the players will have already acquired the Premium ships they want and use them to fund the game. This fundamentally changes the economy from real cash > gold, to silver for everything.

 

If silver is changed to a negative balance, real cash for Premium time becomes a reality.

[Cyclops_]

On 5/6/2022 at 11:31 PM, Commander_Rockstone said:

Maybe not all of Europe... about east of the Elbe river... and "liberated" is also a bit of an overstatement as liberty was not really present in East-Germany and eastwards.

 

 

I think you missed the point of my post 

[HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS]

On 5/6/2022 at 10:50 PM, Cyclops_ said:

Comrade, you must know that it was the great Russian armed forces that liberated Europe for you all to live in peace, so the discounts are not for you.

And now Europe is being liberated from the great Russian armed forces, so we can celebrate an additional VE day in the future.