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Quote:I did read it, and I chose to ignore it because the odds of getting what you want from the packs are better than the odds trading in AE tickets and Brainstorms as far as I'm concerned. And I don't have to do any mind numbing farming to get the stuff I want.Originally Posted by DarkGob
Would it kill you to at least read my posts?
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Quote:Whose obfuscating things? The devs told us exactly how the packs would work long before they were added to the game, and the price for each pack is clearly posted.Originally Posted by DarkGob
You know exactly what I mean so please try to stop obfuscating if at all possible.
The random draws in the packs are no different than spending AE tickets to get random draws, or the random draws we get when we convert Brainstorms.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Goatrider
Yes I could buy a bunch of things to be able to use the things I already bought...
But what you don't seem to understand is that I only spent money on the account to be able to join a SG/chat privileges. I spent 5 dollars on the account (got an error said try again...so I did...then it became 10 dollars instead of 5). So while yes I COULD buy VIP...why would I?
I could have investigated the packs more before purchasing. But I actually did a fair amount...on my VIP account I purchased several packs which is where I found out about the merit vendor ATOs. On the VIP account it said nothing about meeting a requirement to make them by being VIP...and since they were just added I did not think to check on the f2p account as well...since ATOs were available to freebies.
And again yes I can trade the ATOs to my VIP account. But that's not the point I was trying to make. The point I was trying to make is that premium players who can't do that really get shafted since they can't check for prices, or list on a market.
Hearing about the i22 thing is great but I have one more thing to say...Even though I'm a complaining pain in the ***...the things I'm complaining about are obvious problems. They are either extreme oversights or ploys to earn extra money from honest paying customers.
You spent $5 bucks once and expect everything else on this account for free. As far as your Premium account is concerned, you are not a paying customer. You are just cheap.
The fact that you have another account that is VIP doesn't entitle you to special treatment for your Premium account. If you want extras then you have to pay for them. -
[QUOTE=mousedroid;4118906][QUOTE=Nericus;4118156]Quote:Well Lucas needed something to distract people from the whole Luke tongue kissing his sister on Hoth. Mal don't cotton to that sort of thing. The man has morals.Originally Posted by Texarkana
What I've always heard is that Ford lobbied Lucas to have Han killed in Return of the Jedi and Lucas refused. Not sure if that's true, or if it is why Lucas refused, other than the fact that he thought it would tarnish the "happily ever after" ending.
Zoe: Cap'n didn't make 'em fugitives.
Kaylee: But he coulda made 'em family! 'Steada keepin' Simon from seein' I was there. When I carried such a torch, and we coulda...goin' on a year now I ain't had nothin' twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries!
Mal [not a little shocked]: Oh, God! I can't know that! -
Watch the movie Ultraviolet. Our characters keep their stuff in the same place she did.
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Quote:What? Are you serious? The devs never advertised that the Super Packs contained 5 random draws from a pre-determined list of items? And the Super Packs have no price listed on the market, so people don't know how much they will cost before they buy them?Originally Posted by DarkGob
The difference is that when you bought those you knew what you were getting and you knew how much it cost. Not the case anymore.
If that's true then that's totally messed up, but I'd swear I not only saw a dscription on how the packs worked somewhere but I also saw player compiled lists of what they got from the packs here on the open forums. I believe I also saw that the packs were being sold for 80 points each on my market interface, but maybe that's a bug. -
Quote:That's not entirely true. Every CS job I ever had allowed the CS reps to tell abusive people that if they didn't modify their behavior while speaking to the rep, the rep would end the call. (and since all calls are recorded these days for Quality Assurance, it's easy to confirm if the caller is lying when they call back with a different story about why the CS hung up on them.) Same thing applies for emails. Emails are a record of exactly what you say to CS.Originally Posted by Organica
Righteous anger rarely works well in any exchange with customer service, but at least customer service is paid to be civil while you yell at them.
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Quote:Cool, so in a few weeks the OP's complaint will have even less merit.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
As much as I'm on the developer's case for these garbage packs, with Issue 22 you will be able to buy ATOs with reward merits. You will also be able to use converters (able to be purchased with reward merits) to have a chance to convert the ATO to one that you can use.
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Quote:More likely he signed a contract that contained the option to do multiple films if required and was obligated to continue the role as long as was needed. That's how studios keep actors/actresses from bailing on them if they change their minds about sequels. Established actors/actresses can afford to renegotiate, but Ford was virtually a newcomer at the time.Originally Posted by Nericus
I suspect the paycheck is what kept Ford involved and Han alive.
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Quote:Don't forget the Hero Collector's Edition Power Slide.Originally Posted by ThatGuyThere
The Magic, Science, Good Vs. Evil, and Mutant packs, plus the Pocket D VIP Pass, all disagree with you.
There's always been "pay to play" features.
You might mean powers. In which case, Ninja Run, Beast Run, Mystic Fortune, Secondary Mutation, steampunk jump-jet, and GvE Jetpack all disagree.
And not trying to sound unfeeling but if a player gets something they can't use it's because they choose not to use it. It's not the devs fault if a player doesn't use a certain power set, or Archetype, or has used all of his/her character slots.
(There's already someone complaining in player questions that he can't use the AT specific enhancement's he got because he used all his character slots)
You get other stuff for those 80 points you spend on each pack. -
Quote:Just for Blue.Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
OMG!!!
I wuv you this |---------------------------------------------------------------| much!!!
You cute cuddly warm fuzzy huggable thing you!
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! ^_^
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Quote:Plus the damn things so big he can't hide from predators. Rabbit's basically have 3 expressions.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Hmn, l'd say it has the default expression of rabbits everywhere. Which is vacant, with a hint of "Is this edible?" to it.
The vacant "is it edible"
The "RUN!!!"
and the "Hey baby want to go back to my burrow and do some math?" -
So the OP is willing to buy Super Packs but unwilling to unlock extra character slots so he can create the AT's that use the stuff he got.
Not seeing how this is NCSoft's fault. I'm a VIP and there's ATO's I can't use because I don't play those Archetypes. This isn't a problem with F2P accounts it's one of a player's own creation. -
Quote:I think it says a lot that the OP still refuses to answer any of the questions put forth by Rajani and Texas Justice and instead he says he'll post video evidence, but pre-emptively accuses everyone of dismissing his evidence as doctored.Originally Posted by Dr Abyss
Yes, I was wrong to have bought it. No I did not lie when I said it took me DIRECTLY to the payment screen. I'll post video evidence later, just to prove it which you'll no doubt say I must have doctored in some way because you're obviously never wrong yourselves.
Sounds like a guilty conscience to me.
The only person you have any right to be annoyed with is the person you see when you look in the mirror.Quote:As for being civil, I'll be civil when people can give a response that isn't condescending or downright rude. I think I have every right to be annoyed with NC for this one.
By your own statements you claim you blindly clicked the "Buy Now" button instead of the "More Info".
So even if there is a webpage that everyone here is unaware of that skips over the information page. You still are the only one responsible for not taking the time to find out what it was you were buying.
You chose to buy a product without clicking on the "More Info" and finding out exactly what it was that you were buying.
No matter how you try to spin this, You. Made. The. Mistake.
NCSoft is blameless. No one at the company forced you to disregard reading the product description.
And if the attitude you are displaying here is the same one you are showing Customer Service, you aren't going to be happy with the resolution. -
Careful Iron. I had a post modsmacked a while back because talking about inebriation is against forum rules.
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Quote:Never said anything about whether or not it was justified. Just posting that it was another example of Mal shooting first.Originally Posted by Dark One
Totally justified. That guy just helped slaughter an entire village of Mal's friends. What does he expect is going to happen? Mal to drop him off at the nearest Alliance base?
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Quote:Doc Emmet Brown didn't "discover" electricity. Lightning is more appropriate for Ben.Originally Posted by Nericus
Hey now! If a locomotive steam engine is good enough for Doc Emmet Brown, then it's good enough for Ben Franklin!
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Quote:Funny or not rabbits are a valid suggestion.Originally Posted by Twigman
HAAAAAAAAA Thats funny :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish_Giant
http://www.documentingreality.com/fo...rabbits-48808/ -
Quote:Originally Posted by gameboy1234
Yes, it has been reported here that NC Soft support, with a lot of *polite* begging, will invalidate a code and transfer it to another account. They permanently close/ban the account you transfer from, in that case, to prevent any kind of RMT or account selling. But they can do it.
Bear in mind they are not obliged to do it. The item really does say that it can't be applied to an existing account, so you have no one to blame but yourself. Support is just ordinary folks who don't make these rules. And any time they bend a rule, they are sticking their own necks out for you. So do please be civil.
What Gameboy said. Tho I don't think the OP can be successful at being polite and civil to CS. He's too wrapped up in self righteous indignation at the very idea that he just made a mistake.
For some people it's far easier to throw a temper tantrum that man up and admit they were wrong. -
No matter what the OP clicks on
he is still led to the same place.
And when you click on the "Buy Now" button the very next screen you are taken to is this.
You can't buy the VIP Starter Kit without going to this screen first, where it clearly tells him that:
The City of Heroes FreedomĀ VIP Starter Kit can only be used to activate a NEW account and cannot be applied to existing VIP or Premium accounts.
You can't buy the VIP Starter Kit from the Paragon Market.
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Quote:Don't forget the scene in Serenity where Mal shoots and kills the unarmed (and surrendering if appearences are correct) Alliance crewman climbing out of the crashed ship after Shepard Book died in his arms.Originally Posted by Texarkana
For reference, here's the "Mal shot first" scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP9eiXMPLcQ
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Quote:Originally Posted by Dark One
Didn't Mal say something to Simon to the effect that he would only kill/shoot him if Simon was armed and facing him?
I can recall a mercy kill or two from Mal, notably that villager in the movie when they escape from the Reavers, but the rest were people that were fittin' to do harm to him or his.
[A tied-up Crow is made to kneel outside Serenity as it prepares to lift off]
Mal: Now this is all the money Niska gave us in advance. You give it back to him, tell him the job didn't work out. We're not thieves... well, we are thieves, but the point is we're not taking what's his. We'll stay out of his way as best we can from here on in. You'll explain that's best for everyone, okay?
Crow: [stands up] Keep the money. Use it to buy a funeral. It doesn't matter where you go, or how far you fly, I will hunt you down, and the last thing you see will be my blade.
Mal: Darn. [kicks Crow into Serenity's engine intake]
[Cut to another henchman being placed before Mal]
Mal: Now this is all the money Niska gave us in advanceĀ
Henchman: Oh, I get it! I'm good. Best thing for everybody. [desperate grin] I'm right there with you.
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[Mal refuses to kill the prone, humiliated Atherton.]
Sir Warrick: You have to finish it, lad. [Mal doesn't move] You have to finish it. For a man to lay beaten, yet breathing? It makes him a coward.
Inara: It's humiliation.
Mal: It would be humiliating, having to lie there while the better man refuses to spill your blood. Mercy is the mark of a great man.
[He lightly stabs Atherton.]
Mal: Guess I'm just a good man.
[He repeats the poking.]
Mal: Well, I'm all right. -
Quote:I have the whole thing on my computer via ITunes.Originally Posted by Dante
Gods damn it, now I want to go and watch the whole gorram series again...
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Quote:Originally Posted by Dark One
Didn't Mal say something to Simon to the effect that he would only kill/shoot him if Simon was armed and facing him?
I can recall a mercy kill or two from Mal, notably that villager in the movie when they escape from the Reavers, but the rest were people that were fittin' to do harm to him or his.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?
Mal: You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
Simon: Are you always this sentimental?
Mal: I had a good day. -
Quote:I have the same problem with a lot of concepts where the color doesn't match up between the head and torso.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
What really irks me about the robotic claws is that the grey it forces on you doesn't even really match up with the greys you can choose. The forced grey is a tad warmer as I recall. It bugs me every time I try to use those pieces.