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That'd be the point. You said they DIDN'T intend for the hoarding to happen. "Didn't" refers to the past, meaning the previous events, not the current(or, really, future) one. So, no, I don't need the FAQ and it's not even remotely relevant.
Well, I do agree that the prize list is way too long. But at the same time, I think I can guess what they were thinking. Given that there are so many catalysts out in the open and people have to use them this time, if you consider everyone in the whole game using all their catalysts, the accessories will end up on the trade broker. So the point would not be to use the catalyst to hope for the item you want, but rather to take advantage of the fact that increased supply will enter the market and watch the broker for the item you want (and sell the items you don't want). This basically only works because of the over-supply of left-over catalysts and the deadline to use them up.
In other words, they were looking at the total supply of items entering the market on a server-wide level, rather than the experience of a given individual who just wants one particular thing. (And therein lies the flaw with the approach, of course. It's hard for an individual who doesn't get what they want to understand the value of the "long game".)
All i would like to see are some alternatives to the tedious dungeon spam, if they are sincere about making the event fun, they should atleast provide them.
Not to mention most of the geared and uber geared people arent going to let anyone else into their parties, wich again makes for an unfriendly enviroment.
Lower geared players are left with normal mode dungeons that have only a chance to drop catalysts.
I dont know, this whole thing is just badly thought out.
Yeah i know, just saying, but there are people who buy regardless of that, just take a look the first pages of this thread, plus lots of people dont go to forums at all, they dont see the prize list being bloated with all sorts of garbage.
Which is why I'm sticking to selling EMP because there's literally no risk, no loss for me
But at the same time, I don't think we need to be so fatalistic about the whole thing either. For people who hoarded so many catalysts, it's a way of getting something for them and injecting a whole bunch of accessories (and the occasional rare prize) in the market for those who want them. (And yeah, it sucks that people may not profit as much for having hoarded them as they would have if they had just spent them last time... but it was always a risk.) For people who didn't hoard, it's only a way to get a little something extra for playing the game that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise. All those left over catalysts will create item supply that didn't exist before. Even if it ends up basically being a flop, life will go on. I really hope, based on the feedback this round, they'll do a better job next time. Maybe there's still some opportunity to do some tweaks later on as they did in some previous rounds (but now it's the long-weekend, so it'll have to wait - the risk of launching anything so near a long weekend or holiday).
I guess what I'm saying is I that I think rolling out a disappointing event is a bit different than "treating players like crap". We've been through disappointing events before, and I have a fair bit of confidence that the disappointment will also be borne out in their metrics (i.e. sales and in-game participation). Even if everyone were to totally ignore this event, the next patch comes out next Thursday, so there's something else right on the near horizon, and the potential issues there are probably the most pressing concern.
It's a long weekend, and there's still plenty of time left of this event. You're going to just have to be patient and wait for something to be done.
There is also a bug with the 10k reward credits where only 1 credit actually goes into your credit count if you claim it, happened to me.
i completed it ..and got catalyst..then i tried on my other 65 character on same server/acct..and it didnt work?
is this normal or a bug?
The catalysts in Channelworks have only a chance to drop; it isn't guaranteed. So the fact you got it on one character and not on another is as expected.