Events, Vehicle Devaluation and Marketplace Integrity ---> An Open Discussion

[Beeschurger]

You must be ignoring the Vilkas comparison on purpose; as well as the fact that we can see how prices developed in time, because it doesnt fit your narrative; otherwise I have no explanation for your actions.

@Oni-chan-Yamete-kudasai

people cite past event vehicles that have great prices on the market right now, but I have to remind them that they’re only worth that much because each one has something that truly makes it unique

1) CRV is still unique

It might not be the first wheeled Spike platform in the game, but its still first Spike platform for the UK, and first Boxer for the UK. It is also distinct from Vilkas as it uses different turret and gun. It complements entirely different nation and lineups.

2) Past even vehicles have great prices on the market right now because the price changed over time

Even if the Gaijin market might be “walled garden”, the prices are following the supply and demand. Any vehicle in low demand is in high supply. That drives the prices down. Thats the very basic principle you cannot tip toe around.

This is easily proven if you look how price of some of these vehicles developed in time. Lets take look at two rather popular event vehicles first:

F-14 IRIAF, when it became sellable by the general public on 23.10.2024, as thats when the supply spiked, was priced at ± 51.56 GJN. It only got to its current price of ± 125 GJN after year or so after the supply dwindled.

Same growth in price can be observed in Obj 292, which was as low as 60.23 GJN at the beggining; curretnly it sells at 194 GJN at the lowest after almost two years since it was added (time really does fly lol).

But I think theres one much better comparison to be made, that being, once again, Vilkas.

Vilkas was selling, at one point, for as low as ± 18 GJN. Its price then grew over time to as high as ± 69 GJN, and currently sells for ± 47 GJN.

Vilkas initial price isnt that much different to CRV initial price.

You are for whatever reason expecting CRV to sell at the same price as Vilkas without realizing that now when everyone is selling and thus the supply is at its highest; as well when everyone who wanted CRV got one for free through event.

@Oni-chan-Yamete-kudasai

Because of a rushed update released during the event, the effort of players who completed it was basically made worthless, since they can’t even get the equivalent of two months of premium time for free by selling the vehicle.

It is entirely YOU problem.

[Bruce_R1]

So, long time market watcher here.

The price of a vehicle has very little to do with its usability in game. There are exceptions, but supply and demand is always going to be the bigger factor.

The bigger issue here is all the Christmas event vehicles since 2024 are being underpriced due to there being so many being made and sold. Best indicator of price trend is always number available for sale vs number of realistic buy offers.

A common fallacy is to measure the time against the reward as if you have to count the entire event time in pricing your labour. For these purposes, it’s better to price it against the differential between getting the vehicle and making it sellable, ie just the last two stars in this case. In this case, people looked at their options, and ground hard for 2 more nights, or spent 10 GJN to avoid that, to make it sellable. A return to the player of 15 GJN for that level of effort is on the low end, but it’s not unreasonable. You were going to play those other 8 nights anyway.

Christmas event that differential’s much lower than the single-vehicle events of the last couple years, where the couponable version takes significantly more effort than just getting one for yourself (like, double the playtime). So the number of those on the market of those single-vehicle event vehicles is more limited and their prices reflect that.

Similarly battle pass vehicles are pricier because so far the high end rewards never been put in SL lootcrates, so supply is very limited now for earlier seasons and their prices reflect. Has nothing to do with how good they are as vehicles.

You can’t compare to vehicles from the crafting events before 2024 either. There the market was limited by events that essentially forced you to pick one of three high end rewards, keeping post-event supplies of those vehicles quite low, only modified a little by lootcrates since.

[Thomas_Belgium]

@Bruce_R1

Christmas event that differential’s much lower than the single-vehicle events of the last couple years, where the couponable version takes significantly more effort than just getting one for yourself (like, double the playtime).

Exactly, The past events have gotten easier and this christmas event was the easiest I’ve ever had since 2016 (low points threshold for the coupon).

@Bruce_R1

Similarly battle pass vehicles are pricier because so far the high end rewards never been put in SL lootcrates, so supply is very limited now for earlier seasons and their prices reflect.

Exactly, once these vehciles become available once a year in SL crates, their prices will go down and often stagnate around the price for a comparable premium at those ranks (not always, but often).