Regarding the Cherry Tree, Thank You

[Roda]

I really just don't understand how anyone in this thread can say that $5 for a single decor can be okay. For $25, I could buy OVER 250 decor items in the WildStar cash shop - probably closer to 300 or 350, as decor packs are somewhere between $3-4.

This is a complete rip-off. >_>

Not to mention in wildstar you can earn that decor through ingame means as well, regardless of subscription status, and that not only do they bring back previous rewards for seasonal events, they make the previous year's shop item be available for the event currency, the complete opposite of XIV.

[AmalonStar]

Or some million gils to buy a tradeable event tree from last year

I don't think it wa a last years event you could get the trees cause I had looked for them. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure they were gotten in the little lady's day event from a few years ago.

[Bixillarla]

I don't think it wa a last years event you could get the trees cause I had looked for them. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure they were gotten in the little lady's day event from a few years ago.

Yup wasn't last year. It was 2-3 years ago for the trees.

[AmalonStar]

Yup wasn't last year. It was 2-3 years ago for the trees.

Ok thank you I was starting to wonder if I was imagining things or not cause I could had sworn I looked for those trees during the last 2 years when I got a house 2 years ago lol

[Omegakiyohime]

I kind of wish they would just have made it a craftable item (lvl 70** ALC, etc) in Stormblood now that they are adding Shirogane. I feel like this is going to deter them from adding similar far eastern flora and it just feels silly to have cherry blossoms wall off in a shop when you're introducing far eastern housing.

It's not just those though. I wonder how they are going to square off the exclusivity of far eastern event items (the new years event and little ladies day) with the fact that we are going to Othard and presumably should pick up and have similar items there.

[Roda]

I kind of wish they would just have made it a craftable item (lvl 70** ALC, etc) in Stormblood now that they are adding Shirogane. I feel like this is going to deter them from adding similar far eastern flora and it just feels silly to have cherry blossoms wall off in a shop when you're introducing far eastern housing.

It's not just those though. I wonder how they are going to square off the exclusivity of far eastern event items (the new years event and little ladies day) with the fact that we are going to Othard and presumably should pick up and have similar items there.

I mean they walled off a basic pose on the cash shop so i'm pretty sure they're ready to deprive us of anything just to make an extra buck off of their already paying subscribers. :T

[Naunet]

Not to mention in wildstar you can earn that decor through ingame means as well, regardless of subscription status, and that not only do they bring back previous rewards for seasonal events, they make the previous year's shop item be available for the event currency, the complete opposite of XIV.

Yup, and that's a f2p game. Says a lot that a f2p game handles this better than a p2p one.

Given this, and the emotes on the store, I'm only expecting more and more things to go directly to the cash shop instead of being included in our mandatory subscription.

[SokiYagami]

Or some million gils to buy a tradeable event tree from last year

If you read my first post on this thread, I'm fine with having a second option to obtaining the cherry tree, just not the price that is listed.

[Lovescake]

the best thing about these threads is that people forget that these items don't have to come back, they were seasonal exclusives, people complained, SE responded, then people complain again, the store is completely optional, dont like it? the gil option is there. (which im pretty sure is kept as is to marketable on purpose, it was done with the xmas trees etc also.) and if you dont like the gil option/mog station, then i guess there's always acceptance?

[SokiYagami]

the best thing about these threads is that people forget that these items don't have to come back, they were seasonal exclusives, people complained, SE responded, then people complain again, the store is completely optional, dont like it? the gil option is there. (which im pretty sure is kept as is to marketable on purpose, it was done with the xmas trees etc also.) and if you dont like the gil option/mog station, then i guess there's always acceptance?

A) They could add it onto a vendor NPC for purchase via gil the next time the event come around like they did before.
B) As this is a digital good with no production cost, nothing is stopping them from lowering the price if they wish to, but we saw what happened.

In an ideal world, we will be able to purchase the cherry tree with gil via the vendor NPC everytime the event roll around, or for those who missed the event and don't/can't wait, they will be able to purchase it via the kupo store with cash at a more reasonable pricing.

I understand SE is a business company and not a charity organisation, so just take it with what you will, everyone is entitled to their own opinion after all.