While I do not think it is intentional, a trend seems to be taking place that is rather alarming.
I do not think anyone wants this to happen, neither WG, CSR, nor any player.
That said:
While the issue of genocide has been averted, the issue of fratricide--competing for survival (against your fellow Homins in fact) has not.
Since there is no Very-Basic Starter Pack, or Refugee Starter Pack, to simply retain one's online identity, it would seem that F2Pers are now being forced to compete for survival in terms of Starter Packs.
The way this is playing out is not good, whether in terms of F2P retention, or general community wellbeing...
There needs to be a better solution for simply preserving our online identities.
This would not be a difficult fix, and would require little effort on the part of any csr or dev. Provide a mechanism (ticket, Temp Fix etc.) to allow us to verify that we want to retain this character.
Afterwards, I'm sure the starter pack games will have a much better tone to them.
I do not think anyone wants this to happen, neither WG, CSR, nor any player.
That said:
While the issue of genocide has been averted, the issue of fratricide--competing for survival (against your fellow Homins in fact) has not.
Since there is no Very-Basic Starter Pack, or Refugee Starter Pack, to simply retain one's online identity, it would seem that F2Pers are now being forced to compete for survival in terms of Starter Packs.
The way this is playing out is not good, whether in terms of F2P retention, or general community wellbeing...
There needs to be a better solution for simply preserving our online identities.
This would not be a difficult fix, and would require little effort on the part of any csr or dev. Provide a mechanism (ticket, Temp Fix etc.) to allow us to verify that we want to retain this character.
Afterwards, I'm sure the starter pack games will have a much better tone to them.