raybob wrote on Dec 5
th, 2018 at 8:10pm:
Then smart money is to wait for the better stuff.
This.
The fact that RL went on sale in the DDO store for points with EVERYTHING in the Ultimate Fan bundle still intact was a real kick in the hairpurse for some people. I don't mind all that much, because I view the expense as entertainment and I had access to that content for almost 6 months before the frugal/patient people.
This package doesn't really offer much, but then again, that's good salesmanship. Slap "SALE!" on something and people usually come running whether or not the math adds up.
The whole "Beef: Everyday- $0.25/lb." vs "SALE! BEEF!!! 3 lbs for $1!!! SUPPLIES LIMITED! 9lbs/CUSTOMER MAX!!!" scam.
It also occurred to me that there's both some market feelers here, both for ongoing sales and also for hedging. It's unlikely even SSG knows their long term viability, but if enough people buy 2 year plans (non-refundable) and then SSG goes tits-up the next month/quarter/year... Then that's 1 whole year (or more) of cash that's in their pocket for disbursement when all the assests are liquidated.
Plain old VIP is still a better deal overall. Like Flav said, if you can't grind shit free on a standard VIP account, you're doing it wrong. Hell, in the 2 month VIP I got with the fan bundle I piled up so many TP I didn't know what to do with it all... And I haven't paid for anything with real world money since.
Also... That cosmetic armour looks like ass. And this is coming from a painted-cosmetics-whore. It probably can't be crunched at the vendor either, just like the 12 copies of Cerulean Waves or the Gold Party hats I have jamming up my cache.