Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

[iluvnug]

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I´d really liked the idea of the Auction House, but as it stands right now, I am unsure if it will working.
To me, everything is depending on the minimum price of a card. My guess is, that this one will be to high. Which means, that not enough guys will spend credits on Super Rares or Ultra Rares.

I´ve just started the game a few weeks ago, never was thinking about buying credits and double-checked the prices today.
50 € for 6.500 Credits? The saving between buying 2.500 credits three times and 6.500 Credits once? 2€.

That is to me not looking like a balanced systems. It looks more like a system where some idiots spend a hilarious amount of money to get some higher valued cards.
And if the minimum price is based on the pack prices (which I think), the Auction House is dead before it is even breathing (at least for me).

Important to say, I am not complaining about it. As I said, I just started the game and I am quite happy with my proceeding so far. Auction House would have been another option to get dupes or something like that, but I really don´t mind.
If there is no market for my Ultra Rares and Super Rares, I simply use them for boosting my deck, wait for the next Rivals Clash and hope for some more Epics.

The game is free, but paying for one higher valued card something around 20 - 50 € looks crazy to me. I bought 2k15 brandnew for 29€. I don´t see any reason why I should invest the same or higher amount into an app.
I understand the reason why CD is doing it, because there is an market for it.

Some of us don´t like the idea, but at least there are more than enough guys who will spend money on it. For whatever reason, I don´t get it. But it is part of the business, and I really don´t like that part. Cause to me it looks more like generating more money out of basically nothing. Create a demand instead of creating a great product.
But that is just my opinion - gaming has changed, and I really don´t like that change.
But as long as there are enough guys who spend hundred of Euros, Dollars or whatever in virtual coins, Donuts, Credits, Fifa Points or however you call it, nothing will change.
Cause it is pretty easy to make some money that way.

Back in the 80s/90s tons of people dropped 20 dollars at the arcade to get their game on every weekend. I see credits in games like these in a similar way as tokens you would buy at the arcade. It's all for fun. It's great people don't have to buy credits to play this game but I understand why people do.

[mister_k]

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I finally realized that this game is not like Fifa or NBA 2K where you can buy and sell players as you like and be able to buy your dream team. In this game it is hard to obtain cards, and if you want to get something you have to sacrifice something else (EG: Selling two legs to buy a leg you can dupe)

We should all keep the players prices to the minimum bid, though.

Not doing so is bad for both the buyer and the seller.

[Illmatic1909]

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Back in the 80s/90s tons of people dropped 20 dollars at the arcade to get their game on every weekend. I see credits in games like these in a similar way as tokens you would buy at the arcade. It's all for fun. It's great people don't have to buy credits to play this game but I understand why people do.

Agreed...there are worse ways to spend 20 dollars...

[Illmatic1909]

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Some people on here are complaining about prices...but it's still a bargain if you SELL cards. For example, I have some decision making to do: I have 15 star cards with no dupe, so do I sell one of those Star cards for say 6000, and then pay for a dupe that is also 6000. The reality of it is that the sale has only cost me 1800 (6000 x 30%). Maybe I lessen that by selling one of my many legendaries. It may have cost me an individual star card, but it gained me a dupe. Or I can wait it out through my star seasons and resets, but I have a feeling Star seasons are about to get a lot more competitive. It's just a matter of strategy...

[unreal_insan1ty]

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Agreed...there are worse ways to spend 20 dollars...

Yep, look at DOTA2

It is entirely free to play and free to win but people still drop massive $$ on entirely cosmetic items.

I'm not even a huge DOTA fan, I'm not very good, but I've still spent about $60 on the game, my usual limit for free to play games I enjoy.

I spent $60 on a credit pack for this game too, because I enjoy it. I got a Star RS Bill Russell and am content with that, even though in hindsight I did get a little lucky, but didn't realise I would have to buy more RS packs to ever pro him

There are some balance issues with the game I'd like to see addressed *cough* offensive *cough*, but overall its fun and as a huge NBA and Pacers nerd, getting a good card drop is super satisfying. Give me a Reggie Miller Rivals Clash and I'll drop whatever it takes to get him (I know not gonna happen but still)

[popsicle1228]

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Hello NW!

Thanks for the info on the AH update. Is there any chance that super rare enhancements will be available in the draft board or some other means in the future? I have a large number of legendary pros with no enhancements because I am waiting for super rares to be released to the general population.

[Dextro]

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Some people on here are complaining about prices...but it's still a bargain if you SELL cards. For example, I have some decision making to do: I have 15 star cards with no dupe, so do I sell one of those Star cards for say 6000, and then pay for a dupe that is also 6000. The reality of it is that the sale has only cost me 1800 (6000 x 30%). Maybe I lessen that by selling one of my many legendaries. It may have cost me an individual star card, but it gained me a dupe. Or I can wait it out through my star seasons and resets, but I have a feeling Star seasons are about to get a lot more competitive. It's just a matter of strategy...

That is fine, but is there really a market for it?
Do guys have tons of credit to buy something? That´s something I don´t see. Maybe I am wrong, but if the minimum bid is linked to the pack prices, I don´t see a chance that you really have a big market. Because that would mean, that a lot of guys spend hundred of dollars into credits.

[unreal_insan1ty]

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That is fine, but is there really a market for it?
Do guys have tons of credit to buy something? That´s something I don´t see. Maybe I am wrong, but if the minimum bid is linked to the pack prices, I don´t see a chance that you really have a big market. Because that would mean, that a lot of guys spend hundred of dollars into credits.

Trust me LOTS of players spend hundreds of dollars on this game.

In my Leg++ QC bracket, I would say a good 1/3rd of my opponents are very low games played with 2-3 Record Setter Legendary or Star players they haven't even played enough games to level fully.

[Khuang94]

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10 mins till it goes live!! AH

[LakerPride]

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Wrong date khuang

[JDaGr8]

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10 mins till it goes live!! AH

It goes live tomorrow bro


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[Dextro]

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Trust me LOTS of players spend hundreds of dollars on this game.

In my Leg++ QC bracket, I would say a good 1/3rd of my opponents are very low games played with 2-3 Record Setter Legendary or Star players they haven't even played enough games to level fully.

Okay, hopefully there are enough guys who´d spend the same in the ultra rare and super rare region
If not, I have to train them away

[unreal_insan1ty]

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Okay, hopefully there are enough guys who´d spend the same in the ultra rare and super rare region
If not, I have to train them away

Doubt it, I think most of the big spenders in the game want to amass lots of stars/legendary right away. Should be a decent market for Ultra Rares from new players who want to rise up more organically or people who want to use them to quickly train up Star cards.

[Dextro]

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That´s my feeling too, cause I don´t see a lot of guys who want to complete their catalogue (as long as there is no revenue).
And that would mean, that only the big guys or people who spend a lot of money can proceed faster.
Mind the gap, cause it will grow

But let us wait, we will see tomorrow.

[vash021]

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Okay, hopefully there are enough guys who´d spend the same in the ultra rare and super rare region
If not, I have to train them away

sell them cheap and fully trained people will buy them to level their legs/stars