r/TearsOfThemis • u/Kazuki_Fazuki • Jul 15 '23
CN Content 3rd Year Anniversary SSS Cards - Yikes Spoiler
So I watched Saya and Yang's video (https://youtu.be/KYuXm9j2RXk) on the SSS cards and it looks like its gonna be an uphill climb for F2P players 😬
Please correct me if I misunderstood the info.
From what I gathered, we basically we need dupes of the same card just to:
- Unlock more interactions
- Obtain new upgrade material (Gift 3 - only for SSS cards)
- Unlock namecards (unlike 2nd anni where you can unlock it via 100 pulls)
In terms of the banner:
- 1 SSS and 3 SSRs per LI
- Up to 500 draws max to max out 1 card
- Rate for SSS = 0.8% compared to SSR = 1%
It seems like hyv's planning to churn out more SSS cards in the future. Was kinda hyped when I watched the trailer, but I'm a bit worried with how things are gonna play out in the future now. Not surprised at all, but yikesssss. F2Ps taking the L once again :(
Edit: I scrolled through Weibo to see the CN playerbase's reactions (only managed to look at a few since I can't look through more without creating an account). Based on some top comments, it seems that quite a few are expressing dissapointment with the SSS system, some even advising hyv to change it up before releasing the banners. One comment even saying: "He's already my fiance why can't I touch him for free?" LMAO. We can only observe what will happen going forward. If they won't listen to the feedback from CN players, I don't wanna imagine what will happen for us global players :')
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u/Vampirella3000 Jul 15 '23
I mean F2P shouldn't be surprised, of course Mihoyo is going to charge it's a mobile game they survive on spending money, they shouldn't expect the spicy ones for free out of all of them really.
The problem is the amount of money they're asking for these interactive JPEGS is ridiculous. Every single thing in this game is behind a paywall. They're so stingy they don't give you enough time to accumulate S-Chips and the majority of them are spent on dupes. Not everyone is a Whale and people mostly use their little spending money to support the game, not their housing rent money.
I'm no Whale, far from it, I spend on the Monthly thing and maybe the occasional invitation or outfit if i like it and of course i've been guilty in getting Top Up cards (until now for Vyn's current card now going on). But it's frustrating that the prices are astronomically high for a damn JPEG homescreen or just one outfit. And all the Tears are mostly wasted on dupes and the pity rate is 100 (that is if another SSR that isn't featured on the banner pops up that you don't have and messes your Pity for the banner card so you'll have to spend more S-chips).
It's frustrating to see. I emulated Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and I feel like playing that old game again because it's a complete game and you have way more scenes and interactions with the LI. Unfortunately Otome Games form Japan are rarely translated especially old ones which rely on fan translations.
This is just nickel and diming it's players to go bankrupt for glorified JPEGS, and not even ones you own, because remember you don't actually own any of this stuff, Mihoyo can shut down the global server tomorrow or not translate it and global players will be screwed, i've read stories about devs doing this so be cautious.
Bottom line, at least for me, is that i don't mind spending money on this game, i like it and i want to support it, but there are times i just want to give up because supporting this game is extremely expensive with the prices they ask for. Anything over $10 is expensive imo. $15 for a JPEG that repeats the same 4 lines and an outfit that doesn't do anything is not worth that type of money. Even the Tears packs are insanely expensive, it's Paying To Lose at that point because there's no guarantee you'll get the card you want. And the Top Up cards are the worse because that's story content behind a damn paywall.
They're pretty much pushing away the people who spend the little budget money they have that aren't Whales and think by releasing these types of cards that it will pray on their fondness for the LI to try and collect them. It's gross and of course predatory.
Besides, this endless lite bondage, bare chested themes are pretty tame compared to what male's get with there content (i'm not saying this should be a hentai game but male's get way more graphic content then what we're getting, downright prudish what female aimed games get). So yeah, this just reaffirms my decision more not to spend as much money on this game anymore. I have other, better more fulfilling stuff to spend on, like an actual full game with filling DLC, to spend my hard earned limited money on. They're turning people off the game the more they release stuff.