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purplesunset wrote...

Eisberg....well.... the whole point of the points system is to make people have leftover points.

This is why Bioware should have found some way to incorporate the old forum. This discussion also came up on the old forums, and the same points are being made. (did I say the word "point" enough in this post? [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/smile.png[/smilie])


The points system is very much like the credit/debit card system. Businesses know that consumers spend less if they can physically see their money going away. You are more likely to see the value of your money and hold on to it if it is sitting as cash inside your hand. Retail stores, e.g, therefore made using debit cards much quicker and more convenient than using cash. Debit cards are for the business's benefit, not for the consumer's convenience.

The points system is just another way like a debit card to mask the value of money from the consumer.  The consumer feels more confident spending points than spending cash. There is a lot of psychology involved in economics, and businesses have wisened up to it over the years.

Bottomline: Bioware won't be stickying this thread anytime soon, because it would  help to defeat the whole point of the points system.

Except for, it is only by the choice of the consumer to have points left over.  What I am trying to point out and informing people of is that they can buy exactly the amount of points needed, cause apparently there some people who don't realize this.