Bioware is preparing yet another change to the Cartel Market’s organization and items available in the store. Starting today, 27th of March, with the Spring event, there will be new rules, prices and reorganization of the items, packs and direct sales.
The following is community manager Eric Musco’s message from the official forums:
Over the last year we’ve changed how we operate the Cartel Market based on your suggestions, including increasing the number of items and the frequency in limited time, direct purchase sales. Our goal is to give you more freedom to choose how you get your items. Want to get them out of packs? You still can! Want to get them directly? Now you can do that, too.
Starting with the Spring event on Tuesday, March 27th players will begin to see changes take shape in three key areas: direct sale of items, new items, and the next Cartel Market (CM) pack. This Spring event is a limited time event which will run from Tuesday, March 27th through Tuesday, April 17th. Check out each section below for specifics!
New Items
Starting today, the Dark Honor Guard’s Unstable Saber will be available for a direct purchase. This item, along with all other new items that arrive with Game Update 5.8, will be available for direct purchase.
The Next CM Pack
The new Cartel Pack will be called the “Ultimate Pack” will be available startnig today as well and it works a bit differently than other packs.
Each pack contains 4 slots. Slots 1, 2, and 3 can contain any item ever released on the CM, including the new items coming in ‘Command Authority’ (Game Update 5.8), and any future items. Slot 4 will then contain either scrap, Companion Gifts, or a Dye Module. Dyes being in slot 4 is a big change from how it worked in older packs.
Pricing of the packs has been lowered; they can be:
- Purchased individually for 200 CC
- Purchased in a 10-pack Supercrate for 1900 CC
- Purchasedin a 30-pack Hypercrate for 5400 CC
Cartel Market Limited Time Sale
From Tuesday, 3rd of April through Tuesday, 17th of April almost every Cartel Market item will be available for direct sale! Pricing is still unknown, of course. Bioware never reveals prices of Cartel Market items before the week they go on sale. Stay tuned and I’ll keep you updated on all changes as they happen.
