Originally Posted by
Unown
I'm a little confused at all the anger going on right now from the general public on cK.
From the perspective of someone who always trades for UC pets onsite, yeah, you lost the main part of what you've been coming online for, and I understand your anger and frustration at the way TNT handled this. However, hasn't this been the 'up-and-coming' change that everyone has heard about for such a long time? I remember that we were told prior to this AMA announcement that NC UC were coming about, and that people would be able to buy them. Maybe it was just my own assumption, but I had thought that every UC would be the same. Previously, the value of the OGUC would be that even without the NC item, they'd still be UCs, but right now it's that 'trophy' that makes them stand out. On the other hand, it's a very understandable action from TNT to convert all of them to prevent future hiccups.
And now, from cK's (cheaters') perspectives, I thought it was always something that we had advocated for - the ability to purchase something with money, and not having to go through the shitshow that is the PC just to get the pets that we wanted. I'm all for this change, and the fact that I'm able to get all the UCs that I want in due time by just purchasing it from the mall directly, instead of dealing with the black market and having the chances of reversals, getting caught, getting frozen etc.
From the black market sellers' perspective I totally get the anger because you've essentially lost an income source, especially if you've put in the effort to gather your stock. But then again this was something that has been coming for a long time. You still hold your "value" on those pets because of the trophies that you will be getting. Whether they are different from old pets, we would still have to see. It might even be similar to the AC trophies that have minor differences. But nevertheless, it is evident that change is necessary on this game and this is one of the actions that makes a lot of sense from the standpoint of TNT.
I've made my fair share of investments in buying items, stamps, UCs, be it from the black market or from in-game. My investments made at that time are now considered almost zilch, but nevertheless I paid for it at that point in time for the happiness that I got.
Sorry for the long rant, I am just surprised that people aren't happier about this - especially since it was something that (I thought) the community wanted for a long time.