Cosmic Break Europe - The many mistakes and wrongs. - The Final Chapter to its 1st Service. -

SOURCE : http://www.cyberstep.eu/_/forum/en/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=798

Yatsuhashi wrote:

Heroes and Heroines,

[size=150]We regret to inform that we will stop CosmicBreak service the 17th of July.[/size]

6 month have passed since we started the European version of CosmicBreak and unfortunately, we couldn't gather enough users to let the server open any longer.

We are truly sorry for all the users who were enjoying the game from the start and we sincerely thank you for playing CosmicBreak.

Here is the schedule for the period left:

[size=150]◆Today (the 18th of June)[/size]
・Billing page shutdown.

[size=150]◆Tomorrow (the 19th of June)[/size]
・Last official Update.
After this update, all the shop will become available in the UC currency except for the UC Exchange Ticket which will remain at the price of 10Rt until the end of service.
The "ALL x3 Ticket beta" item will be added to the Item Drop List.

・Game Server closed to new Accounts.
To avoid any repercussions on other CosmicBreak servers during that period, All the accounts created on the European portal after the update won't be able to login to CosmicBreak.
Only accounts which first login was made before the maintenance will be able to enjoy the last month of CosmicBreak Service.

[size=150]◆The 12th of July[/size]
・Last Event. (not confirmed yet)

[size=150]◆The 17th of July[/size]
・Server Shutdown.
The server will stop at 3am, CEST.

・Forum still open.
The forum will remain opened for an undefined period of time (an announcement will be made directly on the forum and Facebook when we will have further information about the forum shutdown).

Again, we are sincerly sorry to announce you the end of CosmicBreak EU but we hope we will be able to meet again in the Cosmic Ark in a near Cosmic future.

*sigh*, 6months, the earliest of any Cosmic Break Game Server to close down, Hong Kong lasted around 8months before it started to go into its firesale. I am not too sure about CB-KR's first firesale, but it should be closer to HK's timeline.

So what went wrong? A lot would tell you, Cosmic Break English Server and Cosmic Break Japan was smashing away at Cosmic Break Europe to be not great. The price for RT is so high, compared to the English Server. The continuous release of RT Garapons, without catering to the needs of the F2p players.

So where should i start? Let's start with the shop.

The shop is a mirror of Cosmic Break Taiwan's frontlead to get people to play. Yeah they got over 1.0k players with it... Some of the bots like Ouka were also discounted. But yeah, for the people who played CB-TW's opening day, the shop got old. On Europe, it got old really fast. Steep pricing and almost zero players in arena, there wasnt much room for customizing and shit.

Yep, that's the 2nd problem, the Arena. Cosmic Break is and always around PVP, but because the RT Garapons out there, and the clear evident mismatch with F2p players, the F2p would quit and just play their CB-EN/JP/KR/TW/BR accounts. Of course it doesnt stop there, Slot Protectors, if it were available to the masses, that would've been nice too. But nope, not even after trying to reason with the service team, they didnt put much, and they didnt change anything that connects them with other cosmic break servers. Is it really that bad to have competition? I mean out of all of this, CB-KR is reigning champion out of all CB Server's Drops and whatnot.

The 3rd problem, assosciated with Arena and other game modes, was the rate of things. I mean come on, you've got a really low player base, the best you could do would be to Give Freebies; Do Lumberjack Events (They've only done it twice.); Run Multiplier Events All week long, or weekends; CB-KR example would be [Pow] Unlimited Challenge Cube and much much more.

The 4th problem, the steep RT Pricing (Euroes to RT) with no "Targets" in game == lesser RT Players. and Considering these are all players of English Server. There was no blatant copying of accounts from EN to EU (That would've been too much really), there was no boosts for RT players that much, you get a bot/blue ball... nothing much else.

The 5th problem, the staff all seem to be so sure that they'd earn money. I'm not too sure how Getamped and Getamped2 actually work, and how they even survive under "MILK THE PLAYERS MORE!"... quitefrankly i dont feel like finding out 

The 6th problem, Cyberstep as a whole, is just trying to milk money from everywhere around the globe. its too bad Cosmic Break is a great game, but how they handle (RT Garapons/Pricing/Treatment of F2p players), its no wonder lotsa people either Bot you (Automatic Gameplay by Code) or just forget you even existed. And also, placing it in Europe, haha... yeah. :/

So yeah, i'm sure there's more problems... but aye, that's all i have.

So for the next 30 or so days that Europe is active until it finally bleeds out... well... i hope there's more arena matches ...

Cosmic Break Europe RIP 2013 July 17th.

by rei_hunter

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY DID WRONG? WAS THEIR SCHEDULING WRONG? WILL THERE BE A EUROPE SERVER SEASON 2 (like CB-KR)? post your comments/emotions below. ;3

Welp, i play few days on EU, RIP.

inb4 CBBR get the same update.

Spoiler:

I was about to make an account over there. Condolences (?) to all the long-term players of CBeu. Hard to say CB didn't have this coming their way considering all the problems mentioned above.

make an account, play and experience all the bots you might never get ever again!

Eh, might as well! I'll give it a go once I get home. See you guys at the arena.

register first mang xD

Wait for the update "mang XD"Nvm. You gotta register and login to the game before the next update l0l

does CBEU has Zero Breaker?

I don't think we got him. I'll try rolling da Wing Sluts, elsewise I'll keep on dunking

This may sound stupid...but how could I try out new bots with a nub account? I will assume that I would require a shit ton of UC and such. Just trying to see if its even worth the time playing.

dragongx92 wrote:

This may sound stupid...but how could I try out new bots with a nub account? I will assume that I would require a shit ton of UC and such. Just trying to see if its even worth the time playing.

there's 3x ticket beta in the drop list

^There isn't they changed it to a double multiplier instead. CBeu's greedy till it's last breath :3c

Tickets + Rank Up rewards should do the trick, I guess (If there are RUR in Eu, that is). Also, the Rt gained by Ranking up can be exchanged for UC, a feature worth using for the first time ever.

Downloading client.

BTW, login as soon as you can you have 10hrs before maintenance. (from this post's timestamp)

In Soviet Russia CBeu, one doesn't earn Rt from ranking up.

Zwiebel Force wrote:

In Soviet Russia CBeu, one doesn't earn Rt from ranking up.

That's too bad. I already registered and logged on the main site but it seems like I'll have to wait 7h~ until I can get near a PC capable of running CB =P

I can probably make it before the update, though.

To be fair, most people already settled in CBJP/EN, so why move to another cb where you have to start over?
And no, starting over in this game is not fun whatsoever.

aight, registration is closed good luck mateys
^ False alarm xD carry on!

CAV : yeah, that was one of the problems with EU, there's nothing alluring, its same old shit, except everyone's a nuub except for the RT Chargers.

rei_hunter wrote:

aight, registration is closed good luck mateys
^ False alarm xD carry on!

CAV : yeah, that was one of the problems with EU, there's nothing alluring, its same old shit, except everyone's a nuub except for the RT Chargers.

Implying I charged Rt ever.

Astral_Goddess wrote:

rei_hunter wrote:

aight, registration is closed good luck mateys
^ False alarm xD carry on!

CAV : yeah, that was one of the problems with EU, there's nothing alluring, its same old shit, except everyone's a nuub except for the RT Chargers.

Implying I charged Rt ever.

>Implying you're not nuub :3c

Jokes aside: Astral please!

Come to use and "enjoy" the final month of CosmicBreak. We can play beach ball with Crim and Lily!

Attaaack-u!

Astral_Goddess wrote:

rei_hunter wrote:

aight, registration is closed good luck mateys
^ False alarm xD carry on!

CAV : yeah, that was one of the problems with EU, there's nothing alluring, its same old shit, except everyone's a nuub except for the RT Chargers.

Implying I charged Rt ever.

^this for me aswell..

Annnnnnnnnnd to make matters worse, CB-EU is getting the worst firesale ever.

All the garas that were up before the maint?  Well guess what.  Most of them are gone now.

http://www.cyberstep.eu/_/forum/en/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=804

WORST FIRESALE EVER!

[10:42] rawr
[10:54] Sylian
[10:54] looks like we got gimped
[10:55] <~Sylian> ?
[10:55] ?
[10:55] <~Sylian> pffffffft
[10:55] <~Sylian> just saw the news
[10:55] <~Sylian> that's
[10:55] <~Sylian> why are they doing this
[10:56] <~Sylian> so ark and wing gara removed?
[10:56] <~Sylian> any others?
[10:56] * ~Sylian rolls rei_hunter
[10:57] worst firesale
[10:57] pfffft
[10:57] <~Sylian> I wanted Icy
[10:58] no icy
[10:58] worst firesale
[10:58] WORST FIRESALE
[10:58] well the server MIGHT AS WELL GET UNPLUGGED RIGHT NOW
[10:59] yep.
[10:59] no Dracken?
[10:59] but how will I learn what the taste of a dick is like
[10:59] screw you CS
[10:59] worst firesale
[10:59] BWhauhauhauha

Out of 19 Garapons, they only leave us with 5 RT that has UC gara, and the 2 UC Garas.
UC and EXP x2, but seriously, x3 would've been nice.

Honestly? Cyberstep at its finest of being a jerk.

Holy shit these fucking fags act as if being nice for once will kill them.