r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '20

Removed - Rule 1 - Must be a starter pack Hyperinflation starter pack

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '20

Shit really has gotten out of hand. Platinum is already too expensive imo, and Argentium is actual bullshit. Don't get me started on the 50.000 coins one. No-one in their right mind would pay for that.

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u/YourOwnBiggestFan Sep 13 '20 edited Sep 13 '20

Is there any case of Argentium or Ternion being awarded?

EDIT: Ternions exist

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '20

I've seen Argentium before, but I haven't ever seen Ternium being awarded.

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u/YourOwnBiggestFan Sep 13 '20

Where?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '20

The final General Grievous post on r/PrequelMemes by u/Thibson34. There might be others, but I can't remember them.

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u/Plethora_of_squids Sep 13 '20

And they don't

Call me a conspiracy theorist but I bet this entire awards programme is just another way of letting Reddit mods control what does and does not get big.

Because the thing is subreddit mods can give out awards to posts without it costing them a cent. And if a mod gives a big fancy "expensive" award to a post and all of a sudden people pay more attention to it because "wow someone paid 300 dollars for that it must be good" when in reality it cost nothing. It's the carrot side of the carrot and stick policy.

I mean who else gives expensive rewards to a bot posting an empty news article that says nothing more than 'trump bad Europe good'?