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But you could take time off from school, and get a second job. It's none of my business, but I'm just making a blanket example. I could take time off of work and save up money over the year. It wouldn't be very hard. I just don't want to put the effort into it.

That's why I'm interested in seeing an East-coast con. I can put less work into it.

As an aside, as a UK native, did you attend any of the Brighton events?

It's not a freaking punishment.

And if you think it is one, you need to reexamine your priorities in life.

NCSoft can give out the codes however they feel like. They're not brain dead to tuck it into a goodie bag. That's the point of an incentive. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing people say that cons are being held solely to spite people who can't afford it or can't take the time off. How do you live in life, walking down the street, and seeing people with better clothing or cars than you?

The pre-order helmets were an exclusive item, true. But they weren't a pay item, and it's up to NC to decide what they want to do with them. It doesn't automatically equate them to costume codes.

"Let's get realistic," you said. You also said this:

What Father said. You can't. The fraud problems with codes floating around were too much, so now it's all handled on an immediate and "account-internal" basis.

Also, remember that you're looking for an intact account code. Not a five year old scratched compact disc.

While I would love a Praetorian code...this is a give-away, so it's perfectly equitable. I can sympathize with *WANT*, but it doesn't make the method of distribution unfair. How is missing out on a give-away unfair?

Thumbs up to having them in the store, though.

Again, the mysterious CoX trial with no directions.

Like...from transferring servers?

Where is your red name?


EDIT: And who does your tailoring?

Double edit: Meh.

Well, I'm glad that all the other forum-goers and Mod8 have stepped in with their awesomeness. I was going to call doubts on the part of you being abused by a senior GM. Good luck.

Are you familiar with statistics. Something that happens 90% of the time may never happen at all, in a given data set. Similarly, something that happens once every hundred years could happen five times in one week. It's possible, just highly unlikely.

In game terms, I did two three mission story arcs and got five purples. It was wonderful. I haven't seen a purple in a month of playing since then, and I never saw any before that.

That's why I camp outside of Deebs' front door.

What?

There is going to be a crapload more than that. Marketing is just keeping a lid on things, so there isn't much to talk about yet. At the very least, there are new zones, villain groups, stories, badges, and powersets. You are not going to pay $50 for a new tutorial.

OOC: It's a level-based carrot reward.

IC: Because you actually have to earn your cape. Considering the sacrifice of Omega Team, it's seen as especially disrespectful for every craptacular joker who registers as a hero at City Hall to fly a dishtowel. Wearing a cape is a fashion statement, sure, but it's a loaded one. I'm a real hero, honest.

Alternately, you actually have to earn your cape. Considering that any two-bit criminal can call themselves the Master of Evil, it takes a particularly vile individual to go into the Big City and choke some half-wit hero to death with their own cape. Wearing a cape is a fashion statement, sure, but it's a loaded one. I am a badass. Look at me and die.