Context: "As part of our recent Bilge Rat Weekender event, all players were intended to have their existing Doubloon balances converted into Gold, with only Doubloons earned through Seasonal Renown remaining in their wallets. This approach was designed to ensure a level playing field, allowing all players to complete event challenges and earn Doubloons for the exclusive rewards available in the Bilge Rats Black Market and the Smugglers’ Market.
Unfortunately, this currency conversion was not applied correctly to a small number of accounts, which enabled some players to purchase items from these markets without participating in the event as intended. To maintain fairness for all players who took part, these items have now been removed from the accounts of those who acquired them without earning the required Doubloons during the event."
My opinion on:
- Removing some items
- Yes, I understand. This makes sense for fairness.
- Removing my earliest purchased item (in my case: curse of ill omen)
- This is what Rare did. It does NOT make sense. I bought this first because if I had only 1.5k doubloons earned, this is the only thing I would've bought.
- Removing my latest purchased item (in my case: silver coin figurehead)
- This is what Rare should've done. It would make sense. I would not have had the doubloons to buy this if not for Rare's error in applying currency conversion.
Sure, this item would remain in the shop for a year. But maybe I won't be around as much to earn another 1.5k doubloons in this game. Seems like it's my mistake for buying stuff when my doubloon balance was erroneously high enough.
