My only concern about the game is...

[SoopaMan2K]

that it seems like it will be Pay To Win(P2W). I hope it will not end up like this. By This I mean P2W.

[Spolings]

why do you think that?

[Jay]

that it seems like it will be Pay To Win(P2W). I hope it will not end up like this. By This I mean P2W.

this was my concern also, the chests cost in game scryps (sp) you can purchase them with RL $$.. I'm assuming the tiers will go up at launch only T1-3 atm. Players playing Alpha said no but if I can basically spend $$ to get a chance at blue->purple drops that =PTW for me..

so far all the lockbox items I've received has been better than any drop or quest reward.. thats a huge concern

[Spolings]

this was my concern also, the chests cost in game scryps (sp) you can purchase them with RL $$.. I'm assuming the tiers will go up at launch only T1-3 atm. Players playing Alpha said no but if I can basically spend $$ to get a chance at blue->purple drops that =PTW for me..

so far all the lockbox items I've received has been better than any drop or quest reward.. thats a huge concern

P2W implies for me that I NEED to pay to get better items but in this game you just can get them faster, so I don't have a problem with it really.

[TwistedEvil]

They gotta pay the light bills bro. most 'good' games/worth playing, have some kinda way that ppl can spend money on. It is wat it is. But, I don't see this game as if u pay, u "win" though....u just get more stuff, faster etc.

[Feiv_Solo]

Until you go into a pvp match against a bunch of kids with daddy's card #...

Reasonable concern, will be watching this discussion.

[TwistedEvil]

haha, either dont roll pvp or, if in a 'match' with daddyboys money...then jet.

[Jay]

haha, either dont roll pvp or, if in a 'match' with daddyboys money...then jet.

I'm hopeful that the drop rate evens out at later levels and since its beta some of us have 4000 scryps to spend I get that.. but even the 1500 will be a HUGE advantage.. figure I got to 101 ego in ~4 hours or so was able to purchase 4 T 3 lock boxes and a few others... I'm currently rocking Purple 97 ego gear all over on two load outs..

just finished a very hard save *cough cough* mission solo that reward was a green AR that a blue AR I have sitting in my inventory that is ~30 levels less is better... In a PvE game this wouldn't concern me, but add PvP to it and it could wreck PvP balance between those that can spend the $$ and those that can't... granted in a Capitolistic society this is how it works but that doesn't apply well to MMO's

Listen I can afford to spend the $$ but if thats what it takes then I wont

[Avexion]

Maybe they should let you flag if your willing to play with legit players or Pay to win in PVP, Or not allow pay to play items in PVP Or even force a secondary set of item slots for things you earn only in PVP but Pvp items might carry over to PVE if you should wish it. So you can only use PVP earned items in PVP, I had gotten the impression that what you might be able to buy did not affect over all game play just how fast you may progress, like EXP gain or Scrip gain boosts and that kind of thing, maybe special vanity things. But if it includes pay to win weapons I would be a tad erked off to be honest, if pay to play includes having to pay for DLC to get access like in Borderlands to things you can find and get, and they drop reasonably alright that is entirely different.

Pay to play if it is for a vanity item or early access to something that well unlock is also different, it depends on the method the reason or how they set it up. Old republic pay to play has some questionable practices from what I have seen and why I have not logged into it since I quit.

[Desidus]

Those items are all obtainable in game, so its hardly the end all be all. Just a faster way to get what you want.