Cert Grants Incoming

Hamma · 2013-03-23, 09:48 PM

DirtyBird · 2013-03-23, 10:43 PM

Thats nice but I have quite a few spare certs already.
Better than nothing tho!

o Solei o · 2013-03-23, 11:26 PM

I'm surprisingly ok with this...

Chaff · 2013-03-24, 01:08 AM

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I'm confused. I thought they were going to spread unlocks to every char we have on the same server. I have 3 TR on my server (Connery). My unlocks ae not there universally across all three. Did I miss something (again) ?

Shouldn't I have the same Ammo, Silencer, Scope, etc ..... for the same gun across all three characters ?

Will I get the same vehicle upgrades for all three TR toons I have on Connery. This would be another great gesture from SOE.

Whenever SOE activates this (& some Cert credits) ....... well, it's a policy change that will generate legit goodwill.
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Climhazzard · 2013-03-24, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Chaff

I'm confused. I thought they were going to spread unlocks to every char we have on the same server. I have 3 TR on my server (Connery). My unlocks ae not there universally across all three. Did I miss something (again) ?

Shouldn't I have the same Ammo, Silencer, Scope, etc ..... for the same gun across all three characters ?

The account-wide unlocks only apply to things that you've unlocked with Station Cash, not Certification Points. Also, they're not limited to a single server. Your TR characters could be on different servers and still have access to, say, the Striker if you unlocked it with Station Cash.

Koadster · 2013-03-24, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Chaff

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Shouldn't I have the same Ammo, Silencer, Scope, etc ..... for the same gun across all three characters ?

Will I get the same vehicle upgrades for all three TR toons I have on Connery. This would be another great gesture from SOE.

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Account wide cert unlocks were never gonna happen. Buy a 1x reflex for 1 TR toon, get it on 3 TR toons..

That kills all progression for your 3 characters..

I saw on reddit some guys complaining about buying guns is better then subbing because of the cert grant.. Ill reply what I posted there.

To make you have less buyers remorse. This is assuming you bought a 6month sub ($71).. 500SC per month (3000sc) plus the 48 passive certs you can earn about 8 guns alone if you get 48certs everyday in your 6month sub (You earn roughly 8640 certs over the 6months assuming you log in everyday)

3000sc + 8640 certs allows more guns(around 12 assuming all 700sc guns, more if they are less) Buy guns for the cert grant.. $71 is straight up 10 guns (10guns = 10,000certs once again assuming 700sc guns)

Subbing is still a better deal.

Ghoest9 · 2013-03-24, 08:00 AM

The point of account wide unlocks has nothing to do with certs earned and never did.

Its about not making feeling players feel like spending station cash is a waste if they for some reason decide to start playing a diferent character.

ChipMHazard · 2013-03-24, 08:14 AM

And thus making players more likely to buy and use SC.

PurpleOtter · 2013-03-24, 11:59 AM

So.. if i wanted to abuse this, I could ostensibly (if I had a lot of excess station cash laying around) purchase a bunch of duplicates right now across my three alts...and then get them converted to certs later....

Kail · 2013-03-24, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by PurpleOtter

So.. if i wanted to abuse this, I could ostensibly (if I had a lot of excess station cash laying around) purchase a bunch of duplicates right now across my three alts...and then get them converted to certs later....

You would have had to have bought the duplicates before the account-wide patch (because now if you buy a weapon that is shareable, it'll just unlock for everyone).

PurpleOtter · 2013-03-24, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Kail

You would have had to have bought the duplicates before the account-wide patch (because now if you buy a weapon that is shareable, it'll just unlock for everyone).

That makes more sense...

Falcon_br · 2013-03-24, 01:34 PM

Nice, I will buy the vehicle starter bundle for 2000 SC with my alternative character so he will receive 10.000+ certs for it!

ItZMuRdA · 2013-03-26, 02:14 PM

Doesn't make sense to me but I won't be the one to complain about this when I honestly didn't expect compensation at all (and I was okay with that).

Neurotoxin · 2013-03-26, 02:25 PM

I'm glad that something is being done, but certification points seem like the exact opposite of what should be granted as compensation. Maybe a pile of boosts, maybe some Alpha Squad camos, maybe an appropriate duration of subscription membership?

Maybe giving out 50% of the item's value in SC back, and giving the player a 50% discount pass corresponding to the value of each purchased item. A 700 SC item would grant 350 SC and a "700 SC Item Discount Pass - 50%" so another 700 SC item can be purchased. Different purchase value levels would have corresponding passes, which can only apply to items of that value range.

ZoranTheBear · 2013-03-26, 02:31 PM

My question is. What will happen if I keep buying NS-11A Station Cash cards from Gamestop? Will I keep receiving Certs from the NS-11A reward? Or will it just be considered a 1500 station cash card at that point? Or is this a 1 time cert thing?

I'd suspect the reward isn't valid after you already got one. But it begs a thought.