MikeNificent
Space Marshal
As soon as I saw the price go up with the defender sale, I did the Defender warbond CCU > redeemer > $0 CCU to BMM. A $235 LTI BMM was just too good to pass on, since the same thing would cost 3 warbond Nox's and a $10 gift card more if I waited. Seems like 'get while the getting is good' is going to be the new normal.
I get it. It was a loophole. It's now closed. I hate that valued community members get burned by these transitions, but ultimately this will happen more and more as legacy marketing systems are replaced. Does anyone think that all these new CIG employees are game devs? Nope. At some point they had to have hired an accountant or two. There were meetings. Some new guy raised his hand and, VOILA! Loophole closed. Until CIG figures out how to pay rent and employee paychecks with RSI store credit, backers are going to be the ones keeping the lights on. From a business perspective, I shudder to think how much money they lost by not closing that particular hole before the defender sale...
Dear CIG:
I used the loophole, but you still got a fresh $235 (plus another warbond Defender because ships) so I think we both did ok on the deal. You made me feel that by giving you $400ish for those two ships, I was 'getting over.' Bravo.
My $0.02
I get it. It was a loophole. It's now closed. I hate that valued community members get burned by these transitions, but ultimately this will happen more and more as legacy marketing systems are replaced. Does anyone think that all these new CIG employees are game devs? Nope. At some point they had to have hired an accountant or two. There were meetings. Some new guy raised his hand and, VOILA! Loophole closed. Until CIG figures out how to pay rent and employee paychecks with RSI store credit, backers are going to be the ones keeping the lights on. From a business perspective, I shudder to think how much money they lost by not closing that particular hole before the defender sale...
Dear CIG:
I used the loophole, but you still got a fresh $235 (plus another warbond Defender because ships) so I think we both did ok on the deal. You made me feel that by giving you $400ish for those two ships, I was 'getting over.' Bravo.
My $0.02