Star Wars Galaxies

I posted this on the vet forum, but also wanted to post it here, since the forums are sometimes read by different groups of people.

I've read some posts about people losing a lot of money trying to get a specific loot card in the StarWars TCG.  Has that happened to anyone on this board?  I'd be curious to know what you were after, how much it cost you, and whether or not you ever actually got what you were looking for.

Originally posted by ArcAngel3

I posted this on the vet forum, but also wanted to post it here, since the forums are sometimes read by different groups of people.

I've read some posts about people losing a lot of money trying to get a specific loot card in the StarWars TCG.  Has that happened to anyone on this board?  I'd be curious to know what you were after, how much it cost you, and whether or not you ever actually got what you were looking for.

2 guys in my guild have spent well over 400 quid (each) trying to get a Sith speeder and got a painting, a sweater and a Jawa vendor between them.

This is why I am so angry about the TCG, these guys dont have that money to spend and CLEARLY have a gambling problem. I had a long talk with one of them and he had trouble with his wife when she saw the CC bill.

The TCG needs to be stopped. I am doing everything I can to raise awareness with state and provincial agencies. I'm also trying to convince my guild mate to let me use his story (backed up with evidence of how much he has spent).

S

 Yes lets blame the game for some idiot with a gambling problem wasting his cash to get a certain card.

While we're at it, lets blame the casinos for not letting everyone who enters win the jackpot.

Originally posted by razgar

 Yes lets blame the game for some idiot with a gambling problem wasting his cash to get a certain card.

While we're at it, lets blame the casinos for not letting everyone who enters win the jackpot.

If it was advertised as a lottery/gambling, I wouldn't have any sympathy at all. As usual, SOE aren't playing by the rules.

Obviously you dont understand that gambling is a disease and is not easily controlled.

S

As usual, people look for someone else to blame.  If he can't restrict his spending then he shouldn't have access to a Credit Card.  At all.  Things shouldn't be stopped for others because a small minority have no self control.

I think loot cards should be cards that you have to earn in the game with in game currency rather than having to pay for them. However SOE knows that then TCG wont make any money so they'll never do that. I find it a shame the route SOE are going and just glad they ruined SWG before this came.

I like the TCG but I think the loot card system is total bollox and just adds something else to the list of how SOE ruined SWG.

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Originally posted by Obraik
As usual, people look for someone else to blame.  If he can't restrict his spending then he shouldn't have access to a Credit Card.  At all.  Things shouldn't be stopped for others because a small minority have no self control.

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it's gambling obraik. Enabling is half the problem. Don't be ignorant of marketing. They know exactly what they're doing. I'm sure they're getting more money per loot card than they otherwise would have if they offered a straight fee. So people are being taken advantage of.

did soe provide the odds of getting certain loot cards? At least at a casino you can find out the odds of winning at certain games to help you decide how much money you're willing to waste beforehand.

Again. This guy is trolling for effect. See his post HERE.

And my reply as well.

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Originally posted by ssnautilus
Again. This guy is trolling for effect. See his post HERE.
And my reply as well.

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yeah that's gambling ssnautilus. It doesn't matter that everyone gets a few quarters for the slot machines each month. In fact that might entice more gambling since it gets everyone involved.

Originally posted by razgar

 Yes lets blame the game for some idiot with a gambling problem wasting his cash to get a certain card.

While we're at it, lets blame the casinos for not letting everyone who enters win the jackpot.

And why are people with gambling problems losing their money to an MMO?  As Sharky has rightly pointed out, this isn't advertised or regulated as gambling...and yet people with gambling problems are losing all their cash.  See the problem yet?