To everyone who's missed it, it's not like you actually missed out on something that EVERYONE got. Most people already have a full collection (and as such, enough scraps to build it all again when HC hits), and the extra legendaries will only help to craft premiums. Think of it as an optional but really good offer, you didn't really miss out, you could still open your kegs any time, as usual. They'd just get upgraded for that amount of time. It wouldn't really be much of a surprise offer if it was advertised, would it? There will always be people who miss out, that's no reason to complain in my humble opinion. You still get tons of guaranteed epic card weekends, premium weekends, and every other event. While not devoid of development issues, CDPR definitely more than makes up for some with its generosity. And while this particular event was not too much to fuss over for older players, it definitely helps a lot the newer ones.
spoken like someone who didnt miss it lol. An event where you get a legendary in every keg right before a patch that gives full mill value is obviously a big deal for any casual player. Some of us dont have time or money to have a full collection, and for those people it was a massive chance at insane value. I have 54 kegs saved atm and I had been checking the game every day just to see if an event started, only to find out that it happened while i was away at drill with the army. Its fine if you want to claim you wouldnt care but for others its a really big deal. In all the kegs ive ever opened, includeing the ones I bought with real money, Ive gotten 3 or 4 legendary cards. How can you expect me to not be frustrated and sad that I just missed my chance to get 54?
you blame cdpr because you doesnt check or subscribed to news? when you enter the game with updated news it automatically throws you into news tab, if you play regulary you will not miss any event, if you play once per month - what a point of collection ?
Previous events were given more advance notice and lasted several days, giving most active players a fair chance to take part. This one was very different, and was for much higher stakes.
I didn't miss it indeed. But you can't expect such an event to last longer than it did. Because simply, the amount of golds given out for free increases proportionately with the time this event was on for. So the longer it lasts, the more generous this event is and it was already too generous as it was. To the point of actually damaging CDPR's revenue (from kegs) in the long run. So there had to be a limit in how it was implemented and how long it lasted.
For an event that is that generous, to the relative detriment of CDPR, it's only natural that it didn't last as long as others, or wasn't that much advertised.
As true as that might be does it not then raise the question: "Should this event have been done at all?"
As I pointed out earlier, I think it's sort of a middlefinger to long-time supporters that have grown accustomed to knowing about these sort of events a couple of days ahead. It has not earlier been the practice of CDPR to do Gwent promotions with such short notice and in such limited time frames. Suddenly changing their practice up (after almost two years?) and rewarding random players (veterans and newcomers alike), who just so happen to log in during a one-day window, seem to just be an inconsiderate move. At least I feel less inclined to support a company that treats its patrons in such a way.
This, along with a lot of other small things, have discouraged me further from spending time on Gwent in its current state. I don't plan to play the game before Homecoming. At that point I will have to decide if I continue to play it or not. But I highly doubt I will be spending more money on the game. I try to be a conscious consumer - and I don't like what CDPR did with this particular event. Yes, nobody would care if I play or not. I'm just trying to describe the result of such pratice.
If the total amount of golds given out were a factor, they could've (for example) run it for a week with a limit that only the first 3 kegs you open each day are golden. No, these so-called "exclusive, limited-time offers" are a well-known marketing stunt designed to coerce impulsive people into buying more with cash. And for this to work the time span must be short and there must not be a limit to how much you can spend. I'm not trying to demonize CDPR here*, I just want to dismiss the myth that such events are motivated by generosity.Because simply, the amount of golds given out for free increases proportionately with the time this event was on for. So the longer it lasts, the more generous this event is and it was already too generous as it was. To the point of actually damaging CDPR's revenue (from kegs) in the long run. So there had to be a limit in how it was implemented and how long it lasted.
No, these so-called "exclusive, limited-time offers" are a well-known marketing stunt designed to coerce impulsive people into buying more with cash. [...] I just want to dismiss the myth that such events are motivated by generosity.
If the total amount of golds given out were a factor, they could've (for example) run it for a week with a limit that only the first 3 kegs you open each day are golden. No, these so-called "exclusive, limited-time offers" are a well-known marketing stunt designed to coerce impulsive people into buying more with cash. And for this to work the time span must be short and there must not be a limit to how much you can spend. I'm not trying to demonize CDPR here*, I just want to dismiss the myth that such events are motivated by generosity.
* well, maybe I am, because even when wrong becomes the norm, it doesn't become right... right?
The point is not about the event outcome, I don't give a F if people get more stuff for the upcoming patch reset, I will do my shit anyway and still play Homecoming.But to COMPLAIN that there was such event?
Please.
I didn't miss it indeed. But you can't expect such an event to last longer than it did. Because simply, the amount of golds given out for free increases proportionately with the time this event was on for. So the longer it lasts, the more generous this event is and it was already too generous as it was. To the point of actually damaging CDPR's revenue (from kegs) in the long run. So there had to be a limit in how it was implemented and how long it lasted.
For an event that is that generous, to the relative detriment of CDPR, it's only natural that it didn't last as long as others, or wasn't that much advertised.