[EDIT 3: June 23rd 2022 11:00 PM CST]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT CAN MAKE EVERYTHING BELOW OUTDATED PER-SAY
This is Google’s cache of https://store.gaijin.net/story.php?id=10636&partner=News&partner_val=wj5d8xt5. It is a snapshot of the page as it appeared on 13 May 2022 00:19:33 GMT.
This means this bundle was indeed sold separately as earlier as May 2022, which makes me wrong. That being said, take everything I say below with a grain of salt until the end where I give a better option to relay how bundles and sales should work for the shop so there can be no confusion ever.
[original post]
Okay, everyone needs to see this. On November 4th, 2021 the Vanguard Bundle released.
What was included in this bundle? Sherman IC “Firefly” and Pz.IV J - both are Normandy tanks.
What was the cost on release? Look below to see the full context - TLDR: $59.39 for BOTH.
“FROM THE 22ND OF JUNE AT 11:00 GMT UNTIL THE 4TH OF JULY AT 11:00 GMT DISCOUNTED CUSTOMIZABLE BUNDLES!”
“The new discount mechanism will allow you to create your own bundle of several packs with a discount, by adding them to your Cart. Each single pack from the list would have a 25% discount when added to the Cart, but the discount increases to 50% if you add two or more packs from the list to the Cart at once.”
So the developers broke apart of the squad and charged BOTH tanks for $44.99 each. Basically $90 for BOTH vehicles when BOTH were originally released as $59.39. I am only using this single instance as an example because this affected every available credit card squad the game has on its store page.
Doing the math, this is a 27.6% discount instead of 50% this tries to claim: “two or more packs”.
What gives, darkflow? Why are you doing this?
If you want a true 50%, and a split in the purchases, both tanks should be $29.69 each and then add the 50% off for people who buy these two together, which would be a total of $29.69 from $14.84(2).
Remember guys: $44.99 = $29.69
[EDIT]
All I wish is some rewording and clarifications for the entire store to take effect immediately.
If you want to keep the same day discount bundles, fine - it is your project and we have no say.
But, we have all the power to purchase or ignore anything you spend time and money creating.
Simply make it have a LARGE notification that says something along the lines of “This squad was originally bundled for X amount with BOTH items together for its total. Now you can purchase (name of specific item of the bundle) for X amount, or buy it together as a bundle.”
Then add the following lines if there is discount events. “Completing the bundle will give you an X% discount.”
[EDIT 2]
Let me try to think this as the developers…
Release a bundle for 60 for two tanks at 45 a tank so total price is 90 dollars, so this is a 30% discount since a bundle.
Now, the tanks are not in a bundle so that 30% is removed and thus they are now 45 each a tank but if right now, you decide to purchase them together, they claim it will be a 50% discount, but in fact it’s a 20% since that 30% was removed. But it is also true since 90/2=45 for both tanks?
Logically, this bundle price should keep its 30% bundle after you COMBINE them both, and then ADD another 50% since this special sale discount.
This means the total should be 80% off for both of the tanks combined on a special sale, or 30% if bundled, or full price of 45 if bought separately.
