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Quote:You won't find any info on it other than the copyrights to the name was bought up, if I remember right by NCSoft. Probably to stop anyone else from doing so and holding it for "ransom" in the future. It is a pretty common business practice.Originally Posted by Optic_Spark
COH 2 ? whaa? where was this info found ? and why would they make a 2.0 when 1.0 is working fine ? -
Quote:I may have read this wrong, but the power is usable 5 times and gives you a half level of +50% XP. You just have to make the kills in order to get the bonus XP. Unfortunately, it seems to still be bugged and not working properly, at least according to some recent posts.Originally Posted by Optic_Spark
Perhaps its time for the game to progress beyond a reward every three months, perhaps every 6 months or yearly, then the Devs have much more time to come up with something more "epic" ( if you will) Not that i am saying the free one time use xp is bad, it's pretty cool but perhaps an improvement on it would be a 25 to 50% exp bonus ( or somehwhere in between) for 1/2 hour a day ( doesn't apply to Ae missions in any way) that way it't something the older vets get for being loyal to the game, and the power levelers cant get it untill they have played the game for 6.5 years(ish) A one time use xp bonus for someone who has played the game since it's retail release is a little weak to be honest.
If your playing a toon that has already lvled to 50 ( more lvls please) then perhaps it could be applied to inf instead, 25 to 50% inf bonus ( or somehwhere in between) for 1/2 hour a day. though the bonus inf shouldn't be allowed to be used to buy SG prestige ( quite honestly no inf it should be. Prestige should be earned not purchased since there is a ranking system involved and some SG's use that to promote thier SG's)
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Quote:I wasn't saying it will go live with Issue 19, just that I am not at all certain it won't happen.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The devs can change their minds. However, if there are "no plans" to add enhancement slots now, even if someone changed their minds tomorrow there's essentially zero chance of them showing up in I19. Such fundamental changes to character powers would probably have to run a pretty significant internal gauntlet of discussion and testing.
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Quote:Cool, so they do still exist. I was really starting to wonder since everyone I asked in-game about that (after posting) said they had gotten one to drop in the first month after it was introduced to the game and hadn't seen one since OR had never seen one. Thanks for the info Diggis.Originally Posted by Diggis
Got one a week ago. Sold it for 270 mill!
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Quote:From my understanding once you do the Patron Arc, you will always have acces to the APPs, or am I wrong on this one? I know the chatter was pretty confusing on several occasions.Originally Posted by Alexandria2000
Here's a question -
I have a 50 MM that I brought hero-side. Have never respecced her so she still has the Vill APPs.
If I respec her, she'll lose access to the Vill APP, that I know. But what if I respec in build 2? I *can* just leave her original build the way it is, correct?
Asking because I rarely respec characters as it is already.
As for your second build, that is a different matter entirely. When you do a respec it is only for one build and does not affect the other build at all.
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Quote:Word it however you like Daystar, your idea IS a micro-transaction. If they "sell" the reward sooner than normal, it is a micro-transaction. If they at least allowed you to pay your account forward then you received the subscription time AND the Veteran Reward at the same time, then that is just your normal subscription, with a small perk, as far as I am concerned.Originally Posted by Daystar_NA
except that AGAIN you bring up micro-transactions, and while i agree with you that micro-transactions are bad, my suggestion had NOTHING to do with micro-transactions. a micro-transaction is when they provide content that can ONLY be obtained by spending extra money. vet rewards are obtained by waiting. allowing people to spend a lot of extra money to shorten that wait is NOT the same as denying them that content entirely until they pay. a system like this already exists in-game. once every 12 months (or so) a free character slot is added to the vet reward. you could (in theory) unlock all available slots simply by waiting long enough, or you can spend extra money to buy more slots right now. again, this is NOT a micro-transaction because what you get would come to you for free anyway if you just wait long enough.
i also am unclear as to why you don't like my idea. it would affect you in no way, it would make some people happy, and would make the company more money. and, since my definition of a win-win is where everyone is either unaffected or happy, this looks like a win-win to me. if you still have some real problem with my idea i would like to hear it, as long as you can do it without mentioning micro-transactions.
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I'm a little off the token topic, but staying with the respec one. Has the respec recipes been eliminated? I have personally never gotten this drop and never spoken to anyone that says they have.
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Quote:I have seen several different posts in various threads now that complain the power is bugged. Unfortunately I am about 4 months shy of getting it so I can't help you any more than that though.Originally Posted by EvilRyu
has anyone gotten this thing to work? I clicked it on one of my characters but nothing happened. Any idea what I am doing wrong?
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Quote:Honestly, you thought that was "derailing a thread"? Nope, sorry, it's called sarcasm and explanation.Originally Posted by GMan3
Good job advancing the micro-transaction model here. Seriously, it's bad enough we pay for packs with at least decent content on top of the regular monthly subscription fees, but something like this would be so cheap as to be sickening.
Try this . . . read BETWEEN the lines. My above statement was pretty clear, but I will say it in plain language - I feel your idea is bad because I feel micro-transactions in general are bad, especially when we are still having to pay a subscription just to play the game. In my opinion it basically amounts to someone going into a fast food joint, buying a soda for $1.79 and then being told it will be another $.25 if you want a straw to drink it with. I may not "need" the straw and I certainly can do without it, but I do like to use them and do not feel I should be charged extra for them.Quote:Originally Posted by Daystar_NA
it's derailing because you didn't say you thought my idea was bad.
that contains no reference to my idea. it simply states that you don't like micro-transactions, and since my suggestion had nothing to do with micro-transactions your comment was off topic. i have no problem with you not liking my idea, but you didn't say that, you just started talking about micro-transaction, several people followed suit, and thus, the topic was derailed.
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Quote:Don't take it personal Daystar, I just dislike your idea. Someone in a Veteran Reward thread once suggested that people be allowed to "pay in advance" for their subscription and therefore earn the Vet Rewards early. While not really practical, I don't have a problem with that idea. At least then they are getting their rewards up front but are not having to pay EXTRA for them.Originally Posted by Daystar_NA
except that, from what i can see, you're not actually willing to "talk" to them at all. i give a suggestion for a solution to the vet program that should make almost everyone happy and you go off on how you hate micro-transactions.
Still don't like it, sorry.Quote:which is all true. micro-transactions are for things you can only get by paying extra money as opposed to vet rewards that you will get simply by playing the game long enough. adding the option to allow people to pay extra to slowly catch up to people who have been able to play the game since the beginning is not the same as adding more micro-transactions since you can still get that content for free (as long as you play the game long enough).
How is saying I think you have a bad idea "derailing a thread"? I think maybe you just got upset because I do not like your idea and said so. That falls into the realm of discussion.Quote:so, please stop derailing a thread about vet rewards with your opinions (valid as they may be) about micro-transactions, thank you. -
Quote:Why not read it? As for posting, why not post? I will tell you why I did it though . . . BOREDOM. Waiting on other things to happen so I am not getting into a mission I might have to end, instead I read the forums and post something when it suits me.Originally Posted by Eva Destruction
So...if you don't play MA why do you bother reading, let alone posting in, a thread created to promote an MA mission?
By the way, complaining that you can't find anything but farms in a thread created to promote something that isn't a farm is even more....ah, forget it. -
Quote:Though I agree with you WHF, you have to admit that there has been many things that has been stated was "never going to happen", "not planned", or "not being looked at right now" that ended up happening, and with very little notice in all. I take pretty much anything Devs say on that front with a good degree of skepticism nowadays.Originally Posted by White Hot Flash
Yeah...getting hopes up about getting additional enhancement slots is a fruitless endeavor. I'm not sure how many times Castle and others have to say "No more slots" before people understand that.
Incarnate abilities are supposed to, among other things, allow you to keep your current power levels with less enhancements, since their abilities affect ALL powers. That should allow you to free up a slot or two from something you'd normally slot more heavily and put those slots in the three new powers that Inherent fitness frees up. It may not work this way with just the Alpha slot for every powerset and AT, but I'm sure that's a design goal for the near future. -
Quote:As well as Thursday and Friday, but I think we both are of the same opinion that late week Issue drops are a bad idea. To be honest, I would rather wait until after Thanksgiving than to have a buggy Issue drop late in the week and not get a patch until late the next week.Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
well there's only Tuesday and Wednesday to know for sure
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Quote:I agree IF it doesn't come out this week then I doubt it will be out before Thanksgiving.Originally Posted by MrHassenpheffer
Not betting on that horse.
Not trying to sound rude, just not getting my hopes up is all. -
Quote:Nope, no loss here. Just got tired of trying to find a good new mission that wasn't a farm of some sort. For me this game is about the story and the vast majority of the missions in the MA are farms with no story. There are some good ones, just not enough to make it worth my while to look for anymore.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
Your loss.
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First! Too bad I just don't play MA anymore.
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Quote:OK, the first part of the was funny.Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
No one is asking you to (well, other than NCSoft Marketting, but who cares about them?
). However, I think it's being heavily implied that you're being a little overly-vocal about things, since every time a microtransaction thread comes up, it boils down to you retorting things every other post...
As to the second part, it is called a discussion. If people reply to my post I am willing to "talk" to them. I thought that was what these threads were supposed to be about. -
Quote:Feel free to Nether, you have stated in the past that you are more than willing to buy things you don't need OR feel are over-priced and I am not trying to talk you out of doing that. It does not mean that I am willing to do that though and I won't.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
$14.95 in 2010 dollars is worth less than $14.95 in 2004 dollars.
Bumping the sub fee isn't a realistic option, ergo they need to find other ways to juice profits and stay in business.
Voila, boosters!
But by all means keep enjoying your rent controlled sub fee.
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Quote:First, what exactly is the "more" you get from them? YOU may be BUYING more, but you are not getting more from them since that would indicate that you are getting something for free or as a reward.Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
My willingness to buy the micros makes me a better customer for NCSoft, and that's why I get more stuff from them than you do. This is, in fact, the very logic long-time veterans tend to use against me when I argue against the Vet Reward system ("I've supported them for years, I deserve a little recognition for it!")
Second, you are comparing apples and oranges. Veteran Rewards are something given as a way of saying "thank you" for a long time playing the game, micro-transactions are something you buy. Keep in mind, I half support you on the Vet Rewards system, since I think the costumes should be taken out of it. The rest of it seems fine to me since almost none of it is really game changing, except maybe the "City Traveler" power and that is only by a little. -
Quote:I don't and they won't get any more micros from me. I would rather they increase the subscription price a little than continue these crappy micros.Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Welcome to the year 2010. Everybody does it these days. And as many, many people have already told you... if you don't like it, don't pay for it.
You may be happy with this kind of business model Chad, but I will continue to state my displeasure with it since that, and refusing to buy the micros, is the only real way I can make my feelings known to the company. -
Quote:I find it cheap AND sickening for the simple fact that not only is this game charging a subscription fee (which I don't mind) but then they go and charge addition micro-transaction fees for services as well. If they want to continue with the micros, then they should at least go straight F2P with micros only and stop the nickel and dime garbage.Originally Posted by Daystar_NA
cheap and sickening? how so? i am not a fan of micro-transactions and i hate it when the only way to get more content is to pay extra for it. i am, however, a big fan of taking things that can be purchased and making them available through actions in-game, or i this case, simple by being patient. again, if you wanted the vet rewards sooner, you could pay extra for them, otherwise you get those same rewards just by waiting. a solution that would seem to please both the patient and impatient alike.
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It's funny, but most of the people I see complaining about the respec tokens are the same ones that should have a bunch of them on each toon from their Veteran Rewards. Granted not all, but still a bunch of the posters here anyways.
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Quote:Good job advancing the micro-transaction model here. Seriously, it's bad enough we pay for packs with at least decent content on top of the regular monthly subscription fees, but something like this would be so cheap as to be sickening.Originally Posted by Daystar_NA
they should just make vet rewards purchasable. i know the whole point is that they are for people who have played the longest, but they also end up being for the people who have paid the most for the game. i say for $10 you can skip ahead to the next vet level, but that you can only do it once per month. that way it will still take time to earn them all, and you have to spend more money but you can get them in a third the time. that way the people who feel left out can catch up, the people who don't care don't see any change, and paragon makes more money. that looks like a win-win-win solution to me.
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For what it's worth, I do have my newsletter box check and NEVER receive anything from NCSoft or Paragon Studios. Ever. Well, except for e-mails confirming bug reports and such. I actually find the lack of newsletter info annoying since I have to come onto the forums to FIND new info instead of being told about it in a newsletter. I have also been invited to the last few closed betas as well. As a matter of fact, I got two invites for Issue 18 closed beta about a week apart.
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Quote:Not to start an argument LoY, but speculation on your part is not information on the part of the article. War Witch appears to have been purposefully obtuse in answering her questions and for good reason. This community, like most MMO communities, will latch onto ANY piece of information given and then later SCREAM if the information is not absolutely correct. On the flip side, if she only drops vague hints, she does not have to later apologize for misleading people.Originally Posted by Lady_of_Ysgard
In all, actually more informative than many of you are making this out to be by focusing on specific details rather than looking at the more broad potential. An old saying comes to mind about not being able to see the majesty of the forest for all the trees cluttering the area....