With today being the new "capsuleer day" and free items to all, as well as seeing the added items new to subscriptions; I'm progressively getting more peeved off with the Mystery Code and CCP's non committal attitude with it.
Free stuff to celebrate another year of Eve.
Free stuff because you paid for an amount of game time.
With those two things CCP is proving that they can give free stuff to people on a regular time frame.
I paid full price for the collectors edition not once but twice. One for both of my Eve Online accounts. That may make me a gullible dumbass but I paid full price for two products nonetheless. Detailed here, the Second Decade Collector’s Edition items are explained but it's the Mystery Code that is a key selling point.
It was highlighted as THE best item to have. It promises to deliver in the future of ALL CCP games not just Eve Online.
The following extract from the end paragraph, explaining why the mystery code boils my blood:
"This is just the beginning of what the Mystery Code will unlock. In the future, whenever we have big things happening—not just across the EVE Universe but across all CCP games—you will find a Mystery Code element to enjoy.
There’s much more planned we can’t discuss right now, but you can rest assured that as we continue our journey into the Second Decade with you, the Mystery Code will be your perfect traveling companion."
Exciting and compelling words. The more I read them the more they really do boil my blood because the reality is such a let down.
After reading that paragraph you'd think there was a ton of gifts heading your way. CCP is always changing and adding so much to EVE, it's expected you would get items with the changes.
Look at all the changes that have happened in Eve over the last year indeed year's since the mystery code has been out.
Look at the last batch of ships introduced into the game. Mystery code holders didnt' see a SKIN or a free ship. How hard would it really have been for CCP to give for free a ship skin for one of those ships.
People cry out that it would take resources away from the progress of the game, well to that I say CCP should not have promised a product that says they would do that.
Dust 514 may be over but in it's years it never received any mystery code items (the code in the box set was separate from the mystery code items).
Gunjack has no Mystery code items so far that I'm aware of.
Will project Nova have items?
I am really interested to see if Valkyrie will get it's "token" item(s). If it does get something it will not be what was promised those years ago.
What is worse is that only through players poking on the forums does some light be shown, like this reply:
"Not at all
The member of staff who was working on keeping stuff flowing with the mystery code has departed from CCP as of a few months back, and it hadn't been picked up yet.
It has now, and we'll see what we can put out for you guys next year."
There was a "flowing"? with the mystery code... "flowing"!?
Never mind the fact that the person left the company and nobody has been given the job, what a joke CCP! There was only one thing that needed ongoing care with the box set and it that ball was dropped! Shoddy!
The Mystery Code was the only part of the collectors edition product that they needed ongoing maintenance. I think they would have factored in that when selling the product.
I don't know of any company that would let a a role never mind a PR heavy role slide and disappear.
To take the people that supported them, who purchased the collectors edition looking for a second decade of ongoing adventure and treat them a little bit better for their loyalty not to mention the money they paid for the collectors edition.
CCP failed to do so and should be held to account for it.
Mystery code holders, as players, as customers expected CCP to deliver. When voicing what is expected as customers we are being shunned and looked down on as if expecting to get a proper, well managed long term product is a bad thing!
Not to harp on the subject but there are still people wondering what is going on with it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/44339y/on_open_discussion_on_the_mystery_code/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/47jra6/remember_the_mystery_code/
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6413678#post6413678
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6462046#post6462046
Towards the end of this news post for 12th of Feb 2016 there was mention of the mystery code:
And again from CCP Falcon here:
Special items for special occasions..... Wow really... citadels not special enough?
Before fanfest you say.... still waiting and fanfest is well over.
A dev blog in French says that mystery code holders will get items on a regular basis. (thanks google translate).
CCP Falcon says it's not scheduled or regular. He says so much he might as well say nothing at all.
I'm really really disappointed and frustrated by CCP's dealing's with the mystery code holders.
Once again I quote CCP from the Mystery code description:
"This is just the beginning of what the Mystery Code will unlock. In the future, whenever we have big things happening—not just across the EVE Universe but across all CCP games—you will find a Mystery Code element to enjoy.
There’s much more planned we can’t discuss right now, but you can rest assured that as we continue our journey into the Second Decade with you, the Mystery Code will be your perfect traveling companion."
CCP, The Mystery Code Misers!
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