Really??? 50 vet points for Insurance Claim Recall Beacon?

[Rurounin]

The people who would purchase level 1 to 200 would most likely just sit AFK from the early levels either way. Let them pay $700 and increase the AO budget, more budget to the game is something we all would benefit from

[Knyffen]

Price is too expensive I agree.

I could not resist and got one.

Agreed, but I couldn't resist either. Must... support.... vp-sink.

And I even have Scheol sanct and was using it with the SL bacon.

[Ekarona]

I can't afford it. I would be okay with 20-30 points in VP shop. Now do I need extra year of paid time to get last points...

[Gimpynoob]

The people who would purchase level 1 to 200 would most likely just sit AFK from the early levels either way. Let them pay $700 and increase the AO budget, more budget to the game is something we all would benefit from

This post is the reason they made it so expensive. For now...

[Ekarona]

This post is the reason they made it so expensive. For now...

On other thread it's told that price is lower than similar services provided by third party. So it's competitively priced.

[Lazy]

On other thread it's told that price is lower than similar services provided by third party. So it's competitively priced.

I'm sorry but no. For USD 700 you can buy 20 bilcreds - enough to powerlevel 1 to 220 AND buy all LRs to make an endgame toon. He'll you can buy an account with an endgame geared toon on it for usd 700 if you're too lazy to log your own toon for powerlevelling...

[Uaintseenme]

Let them pay $700 and increase the AO budget, more budget to the game is something we all would benefit from

I dont know if you've been living on mars for the last few years, but that money thats spent on the item store, wont go in to AO, it will be spent on the next offering of all new Fail-sauce from FC.
(ie. "The Second age of Conan" cus the first one did so well, or "An even *MORE* secret world")

[drainbamage]

Let them pay $700 and increase the AO budget, more budget to the game is something we all would benefit from

Yeah, screw that. I don't have to support things I find distasteful just because it will make FC some money.

[Traderjill]

In regards to the issue listed in the original post.. I agree that 50 vet points is too much for that beacon.

[Ilaliya]

I dont know if you've been living on mars for the last few years, but that money thats spent on the item store, wont go in to AO, it will be spent on the next offering of all new Fail-sauce from FC.
(ie. "The Second age of Conan" cus the first one did so well, or "An even *MORE* secret world")

Project budgets are tied to revenue, obviously. So revenue goes to AO (or shared costs that AO uses -- such as office space, and the like). If you are interested enough and know how to read the documents you can probably find where we raise capital for new projects... there is a lot of public information in the quarterly reports and the various financial announcements that occur, by the way.

[Agentcora]

No, 24000 points for 150 - 200. 14,000 for 100-150 and another 10k or so for 1-100. All in all, to get a 200 you need to spend almost 400 USD, and then more for faction. And then these people will probably buy all the keys as well. So, in the end, spending nearly 700.00 USD for a virtual character in a virtual world!

You can only use heckler juice once per character, so you can't level from 1 - 200 with it

[Ophiuchus]

50 Vet points makes no sense. Surely that has to be a hiccup?

[phybrizo]

AO is one of the oldest game alive, and probably the most expensive too.

monthly fees are insane if you don't pay for a full year
items in store are just ridiculously overpriced.

AO combines free to play shops + monthly fees.

wondering how many desesperate peeps on crack spent their money on these items...

[Unkfix]

people on crack usually spend their money on crack, just sayin.

[aramsunat]

monthly fees are insane if you don't pay for a full year
items in store are just ridiculously overpriced.

Then dont buy nofin from the ****ing item store. Problem solved. In other games you need microtransactions otherwise people who pay will whupp your ass. At least in this game you only have to do the subscription fee (which is tbh more fair) and in rare cases, you dont even have to

[Mako]

FC hates veteran players, nothing new here. Don't expect any kind of advantages for being loyal, paying customers for years upon years. Their focus is on the new kids with daddy's credit card.

[aramsunat]

FC hates veteran players, nothing new here. Don't expect any kind of advantages for being loyal, paying customers for years upon years. Their focus is on the new kids with daddy's credit card.

yea fc hates us boo boo! nobody should get advantages. I at least the game world is a place with more or less equal chances.

Though I agree that FC should toss more social etc. items to vet players to pay from vet points. I suggest letting vet points be used as a currency in the itemstore. Or better, eliminate vet points and convert it to a hefty sum of itemstore "gold" (I hate that ****ing icon in all the ****ing microtransaction **** games)

anyway. Use the ****ing RK beacon!

[Warhead]

The vet shop is like the red haired stepchild. We should be grateful for Funcom still adding something to it every 5+ years...

[Utopian]

I believe the secret mission of FC is to get all the long-time vets spend all of their VET points on the beacon and then they are going to put everything in the Vet Shop. I am holding out for my ACDC (and assuming it will be 4000 vet points - oh, wait...).

[Lheann]

And how nice that FC responds in the thread but does not address the original point which is why in someones name is the new beacon 50 vet points?

Yes despite the ranting some of us do want the question answered.

Sorry it hit when I pressed submit so I am editing in the possible answer. 50 vet points is stupid high so we will spend 1000 FCP on each toon and thus encouraging us to spend CASH for more FCP. How stupid was I think to think it was an error. Now waiting for all vet/item shop shared items to have stupid vet point prices. Cash grabbing is the new FC skill and they must have learned it from EA based on the prices.

We now see who is driving where AO goes and it has nothing to do with creative positions. Tell the bean counter we have pitch forks and have the proper skill to wield them.