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Dear Settlers,
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The Rare Building Sale is active in the gem merchant.
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Please leave your feedback on the Rare Building Sale here.
Love this Building sale going on right now, but I think a lot of us need a Gem sale in the morning to go with this.
I think BB would make a killing with a Gem sale right now :)
I have seen a lot of forum posts asking for this. Might be the only way I ever get a bone church. A bit pricey for my taste though. If it moves gem sales and keeps the game going I am all for it.
Really unfortunate to see this, but I suppose the idea of 'earning' a rarity was killed a long time ago...if not then, it is now
Agree... I do not like 'buying' everything, and prefer to 'earn' my stuff, but looks like I'll have to cough up the gems for a Bone Church... Not only is the .5% drop rate tough, but tougher still is getting 3 other players to want to play a Whirlwind.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweaterPuppies
+1
I sometimes wonder about their business model, lol
nah buy everything then you can retire lol
^^ This.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJHerbalT
If you really want to be successful on these special sales then BB needs to consider having a gem sale at the same time and advertising them in advance so that people can plan their schedules and purchases.
In addition, having a Building sale when there are known issues with Buildings being moved or torn-down and replaced and the loss of building sites since the last Game Update and before these issues are resolved is only going to compound the problem by increasing the number of players potentially suffering adverse outcomes by it...
See: [ http://forum.thesettlersonline.net/t...t-usable-space) ]
So I wont be making any further changes until the move/replace buildings issues are resolved and hope to see a similar sale after it is.
Based on experience, watching other sales as well as activity on other servers, my hypothesis is this: BB is following the standard business model - they are generating enough gem sales (revenue) for/from TSO from those players who are currently purchasing gems at normal (not sale) rates. I am guessing that though we have a few of these types of players on the 2 North American servers, the many other servers of the world generate more sales than we do; as such, gem sales to increase the revenue is a bonus and not a requirement. Further, consider that an excessive numbers of sales might stunt gem sales in the log run as those who can already afford weekly/monthly purchases, 'stock up'. BB is in this for the cash, for this there is no doubt.
When will XP be offered in the gem shop? Say 1000 gems per 1 million XP? Since everything else seems to be for sale.
I don't get why people expect them to just hand them extra gems on a silver platter. Gem sales are a way for people who play regularly to get extra gems for no more cost.
As for earning the special building, I think there should be two of all the special buildings just one labeled (possibly look a different) to solve the problem of those who earn vs those who buy.
i love the irony of the epic building sale during a time when moving or placing new buildings can be catastrophic to your island...
Is the sale over already? I can't find it in the Merchant.
What I don't get is why people see this as a "problem". If you don't like the idea of buying a building, then don't buy the building. Simple. Feel free to adventure and hope that minute chance of a rare drop pays off sooner or later.Quote:
Originally Posted by CiscoMODE
Whether I buy a building for gems or not affects only my game, nobody else's. We don't play against each other and one player's growth in no way inhibits another player's; it's not a zero sum game. Sure, it may have some small impact on the in-game economy if I buy stuff with gems and sell it cheap, but so what? It means you can use your hard-earned in-game coins to buy the stuff that I bought with my hard-earned real-world dollars.
I agree Supa. +1Quote:
Originally Posted by Supa_Poppa
The Frozen Manner was the only thing I wanted, but it was 10 times what Id pay. 495 and I may have bought 200 of them and another package during the Easter event.
But I won't pay 4750 each. Here's hoping the offer it again at a more reasonable price:D
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Originally Posted by Blamuut
lmao.......this made my day
At least we had a chance to get a rare building by using gems but it would be nice if we could have gotten them by playing the appropriate adventure a specific number of times. I spend money on gems because I liked the game enough to do that but not everyone can buy gems and that leaves them out.
Well stated. Completely agree. Buildings and special decorations obtained in adventure loot should not be tradable (like event items), imo, and thusly not available for merchant purchases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leahea
OH WOW! hours obtaining THREE ANGELS GATES OUT THE WINDOW, Thanks BB, you just destroyed the point of the game, All the good you have done just went to waist with this garbage. For everyone out there playing, don't bother playing and working towards making your island better and getting cool buildings, because eventually you can just buy everything for a few bucks and your troubles will be for nothing. BTW it took a WHILE to legitimately obtain 3 angel gates, for those of you who haven't done it.
Pretty sure you still have your three Angel gates - unless you've chosen to sell them. If I'd bought an Angel Gate for gems (I didn't), what real impact would that have on your game? Do you play the game because you enjoy the game? Or do you play the game because you enjoy being able to gloat about how many of your precious valuable hours have been spent looking for Angel's Gates? Seriously. In what way does someone else's gain diminish your game?
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Originally Posted by Ornias
hehehe
the prices for the buildings were extremely too high. Factor in you pay 95 gems for a noble.
Oh, but wait! Quick! You can soon buy yourself some improved farms from the guild section of the merchant!!! For a very reasonable sum! XD
I just want to say how ironic this thread is. Many of the people on here are complaining how people can get special buildings with gems, more specifically Frozen Manors. When you ask anybody who has a bunch of Frozen Manors, how did you get so many? What does literally every one of them say? Do they say oh yeah I ran a bunch of Nords 2, no, literally none say that, because maybe 5% of the FMs on the server are from Nords 2.
We all know where they came from, everybody who has a bunch, or has gotten a bunch from people on trade, all came from the Master Architect box years ago, & how much was that box? It only cost 95 gems, which when you compare to getting one straight up here, costs 50 times more. So yes I have to agree with everybody & suspend any logic, it's absolutely absurd for people to pay 50 times more for FMs then literally everybody else who has them did years ago, my heart goes out to all of you.
I beg to differ here; unless I own a significant portion of the stated 5%. With the exception of 3-5, I 'earned' my FM exclusively from running Nords2! Naturally, this was prior to the Great Nerfing of Fall 2014. At a 33% rate, it was purchasing the adventure for 2k gems, imo. Sure, got a lot of Arctic Mines, but getting 2 Rainbows was also an acceptable drop, so at one point Nords2 was worth the gems, now - only the filthy rich can risk those gems for a sub-2% drop.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordAirakx