I've not seen it below 170 in long, long while. Usually goes no higher than 180s, though, so the 175 mar fees like a good "minimum" watermark currently...

I would reasonably expect it reach a limit at 200 Q per CP.

This doesn't seem that far off. The conversion ratio has been about 180-185 for the past few days, but with the purchaseable freeform slot, I expect the demand for C-points to drive that ratio up even higher.

It was never in doubt in my opinion, but some people prefer to be stubborn and think that "playing for free" is cheaper.

In a way it amazes me that there haven't been a bunch of rage posts about the cash shop in this game. Archetypes, transformations, retcons, retrains, catalysts, etc. all require $15+ currency investments. If one were to simply take that to the bank and drop it in their account, they'd be able to get a sub which offers what they were going to pay for in the first place. While a sub doesn't get you everything... It is by far the best deal on this game.

Sadly, I dont see this game worth being subbed to in it current state. As a subscriber, I'm not a fan of how little there is to do outside grind Q and rerolling a never ending amount of alts.

What this game really needs to do is allow PW cards of $15 that grant a monthly sub. That or lower some of the cs prices to pull more people into playing. While I believe this is PW's intention, I think cryptic is being a huge stumbling block in allowing this change to occur.