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Correct. It's a suggestion to differentiate the currencies. The suggestion is that Omnibits stay EXACTLY as they are. Nothing would change. They are time gated, but available to everyone. Items you buy with them will be largely character-bound, as they are right now. Ncoin, however, would be getting a buff. Things bought with Ncoin, that would otherwise be character bound, would become account bound instead. Omnibits are the F2P currency, and they are great. I LOVE that W* has given F2P people full access to everything in the cash shop. However, I see two problems. Problem #1 is that the business model won't last. Omnibit drop rates WILL be nerfed in the future (or prices will be raised). They will have to be. There's simply not enough reason to use Ncoin at present, and W* has to make it's money, it's a business. Omni's are too easy to get, even with the time gating. It's only been a week, and I'm already more then halfway to the cost of even the most expensive store item I want (the riding license). Take that rate and extend over multiple months or years - the life of an MMO- and you see that it simply can't last if Carbine wants to make money. I'm suggesting a way to give Ncoin more reward, instead of nerfing Omnibits, because I want to see Omni's stay as they are. As an added bonus, Signature accounts could have the weekly Omnibit cap removed without devaluing Ncoin. This addresses one of the major complaints Signature players are currently having (ie, that Signature doesn't come with any store currency, as many other F2P games with a similar subscription service do). It also greatly increases the value of Signature subscriptions and gives more people reason to buy it. This would only be a net gain for Carbine. Problem #2 is that so many things are single character (riding license, dyes, mounts, bank slots, etc). My personal opinion is that if I'm going to pay real world cash for something (aka, Ncoin), I want to get as much use out of it as possible. I am an altaholic; I simply won't pay cash for anything that only affects a single character. The reward vs the cost is not there for me. So I'm also, in effect, asking for a product to be offered that I'm willing to pay for.

Edited October 7, 2015 by PaxAmarria


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