Tarogato, on 26 April 2017 - 10:12 AM, said:
I put C-Bills into modules. If modules are going the way of the dodo, then I should get those C-Bills back. Simple as that.
If the new skill tree requires me to put my refunded C-Bills back into it, that's fine. Whatever. So long as the costs are fair. But even then it's my choice to put those C-Bills back in or not. I should have the option to do what I want with them. PGI is taking that option away, and instead giving us a bunch of "GSP" which can only be used to level mechs, and a lot more than we'll need for a long long time.
I agree with you on 90% of things but not here.
When you bought the seismic sensor for 6m c-bills, you bought it for the impact it could have on a mech. You understood when you did that, it would only perform that function. If you decided you didn't need it anymore, or you desperately needed to liquidate for some reason, you could turn around and sell it at a depreciated rate of 3m.
Now, the seismic sensor is being recalled. PGI is giving you 6million worth of GSP related coupons that could also be used to buy seismic impacts via the node tree OR some other node related item, so in effect, you're getting a more flexible version of that purchase. You can still sell the module before the recall for $3mil in c-bills however.
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You bought a CD-player for $100 knowing it can only play CD's. You can sell it later for a depreciated rate of 50$ or keep using it as a CD-player in your car, house, backyard etc.
For some crazy reason, Sony decides they wanna retain you as a customer but know CD players are going the way of the dodo due to technology creep and recalls the CD-player because it's about to be unusable. They GIVE you $100 towards the cost of a $100 dollar Sony blue-tooth capable player instead of 100$ cash. Before the post-man comes to get the cd-player though, you can still craigslist it for $50.
Crazy analogy, but essentially the same thing.
In this closed, warped economy, the GSP still has extreme relative buying power and if you don't like it's form, you can still pre-empt the recall by selling (at an already known and understood loss) to get liquidity.
Edited by Lukoi Banacek, 26 April 2017 - 10:28 AM.