stainer wrote on Feb 21
st, 2012 at 2:00pm:
WTF would you do with more Turbine Points related to crafting?
Is the real issue that you are disappointed that they had to delay crafting and you are unsure of how to express this appropriately?
If you still don't get it, I can't explain it to you.
I am disappointed they had to delay crafting - there's no reason to *not* be disappointed. I can understand the reasons why, and still be disappointed.
How about this : It's like playing the BF3 Beta. The beta shows us cool maps, awesome infantry gameplay, neat weapons, and superb vehicle combat. (which is kind of lol if you actually played the beta, but work with me)
Well, I like all these aspects of the game, but I really really dig the vehicle combat the most. So I pony up the money for a preorder. I want to support EA/DICE putting out a game that I enjoy.
What I don't know is that EA/DICE put vehicles in the Beta, and opened Preorders, but also is cognizant of the fact that there is no way that they'll actually make it out on time for the release date. Vehicles will be a future update to the game.
I, as a customer, don't learn this until the beta closes, or worse until game launch. Do I still have a game? Yes. Is it fun? Sure.
But if it's missing the element that I really enjoyed the most, is it still the game I paid for?
Bait and switch.
In truth, most of these points will go toward Learning Tomes. Learning Tomes that I'd use while TRing. TRing that I'd do because I'd be online more often. I'd be online more often because - you got it - I'd want to be getting more tasty loots to deconstruct, and grab more essences, for crafting.
Because I don't know about you, but most of my essences comes from TRing toons.
But whatever. To me, what I spend the points on was irrelevant. Putting money into a company that was taking the game somewhere I liked was the reason, and that's all there is to it.