ThatGuyThere

I have a black wolf pet. If only I could sell it to you in Wentworth's...!

Say, that sounds like the sort of idea that belongs in the Suggestions forum.

I love the packs.

Got one to try them out, enjoyed it, got a "box" (24). Got lots of shiny stuff.

Five star, would buy again. May, in fact. Probably will when the next "set" comes out.

I've come back to a game changed for Tickets in AE.

While I'm lukewarm on the whole powerleveling thing (but if that's your bag, great), I'm right-in for ticket farms, and I can't seem to locate anything that's currently profitable.

Are there suggestions I'm missing out on?

Why do all the missions I find give such poor returns?

Edit - Apparently, that's the rate of return now - when did that change?

I just bought 24+1 of these, and my spouse did the same. Couple of small suggestions -

1 - There should be a unique, "triumphant" sound that plays if you get rares / very rares. The "cha-ching!" noise of getting drops doesn't quite cut it; when I flipped up the black wolf, there should have been a howl; when I flipped a Very Rare ATO, there should have been a blare of trumpets, or something. Just an observation.

Plus, there should be the "Zzzzzip" of shuffling a deck when you open a pack, and maybe the "ft-ft-ft" of dealing the cards out.

2 - Both my spouse and I got the Very Rare Shard Cannon (Beam Rifle) costume part. Neither of us have the Beam Rifle set, or any interest in it. This would be less troubling if it was a Rare, or Uncommon. But getting a Very Rare that we'd have to spend more Paragon Points to use was disappointing.

3 - I agree with and encourage the random packs, for the same reasons they're excellent ideas for D&D Minis, and Pathfinder Minis, and other "randomized miniature game" packs. But one of the reasons those packs "work" is that the stuff in the packs can be traded among players of the game. If I get an awesome piece that I personally don't care for, I can trade it to other players for pieces I personally would prefer.

There are three tiers in the Super Packs:
A) Stuff that can't be traded, but doesn't have any need to be. You get a lot of Windfalls, XP Bonus-ers, and Enhancement Boosters. And that's okay; virtually every player will sooner-or-later have a use for these; they might not have specifically bought them, but now that they have them, they'll probably find a use for them. You can include Reward Merits in here, too, although the sort-of can be traded, very indirectly.

B) Stuff that can be traded, with ease. The ATOs come to mind. The Reward Merits could kinda sorta go here too, because if I really want to, I can change them in for something sale-able.

c) Stuff you can't trade. Costume parts, and the wolf.

In my opinion, the problem is Category C; specifically, the problem is what's been chosen to be in Category C. I personally had no interest in the Elemental Order costume set (although I do find the gloves and backpack spiffy); my spouse, however, was head over heels for them. I now have costume parts my spouse want, which provide me neither enjoyment, nor benefit. Similarly, I have a big black wolf following me around that I'm sure others would get much more enjoyment out of than me.

It would have been much better if the items in Category C came as costume recipes (hopefully account-wide, mind you, or multiple recipes per drop). That way, if I got the wolf (...or the beam rifle, or the boots, or shoulders...), and didn't want it/them/her, I would have the option of giving, trading, or selling that item to another player, who did want it. Probably for a tidy sum of Influence. If I were that kind of person, I might then open more super packs, to get more costume parts, to sell, trade, or give to more players; every item sold on this "secondary market" still originates in a sold pack, and more profit for Paragon Studios.

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All of the above being said, thanks for the Super Packs! I think they're an excellent idea to present more new and varied content. I look forward to the next set!

As a former junkie of both Magic cards and D&D Miniatures, I have to say, these packs are much, much closer to D&D minis than they are to Magic cards. And I mean that in a good way.

I think the only "error" here - and I totally understand why they did it, but I still think it's a mistake! - is to take away the "secondary market" on some of the 'most desirable' pulls from the packs.

Out of my 24+1 packs, I now have a wolf I'd be perfectly willing to part with, and elemental costume parts I'd love to give away, and did <not> get anywhere near enough ATOs.

With D&D minis, if I end up with too many Orcs and not enough Dragons, I can trade for a dragon with another player. Conversely, if I end up with two dragons, I can receive exorbatant sums for them from other players.

Basically, what I'm saying is, in my opinion, we should be able to sell the stuff in the packs to other players, in Wentworth's. Yes, Inf is worthless, Wents is broken, marketeers are evil - do you want people opening packs and distributing their real-life wealth to the whole playerbase in exchange for pretendy-money, or opening packs and keeping their gains exclusively for themselves?

I don't see what the harm would be to Paragon Studios - they still get paid for every booster opened. This would open up, potentially, even more demand for boosters, from those interested in selling the items for "profit".

Incidentally, the reason Power Packs more like D&D minis than Magic cards?

Everyone buys D&D minis wanting dragons (wolves) and orcs (costume parts). A few people want minotaurs and goblins. And nobody really wants generic knights and flavour-of-the-week monsters. But if you sell them in random boosters, people subsidize the creation of "less popular" minis, because they want to open the "awesome" minis.

The power packs are the same idea. By buying the repackaged not-very-in-demand but easy-to-make stuff like Reward Merits, Unslotters, and Enhancement Boosters in power packs, you subsidize the creation of other, more demanding, items, including more elaborate costumes, more extensive missions and trials, more customization options, etc.

Implicitly, then, things like "power pool customization", which we've been told is more-or-less a coding nightmare, will be funded by selling boosters, which bring in more money than selling the Black Wolf and ATOs separately would have.

And not trivially, opening the boosters is actually a lot of fun. I would have put in the "pulling open celophane wrap" sound effect, though. And maybe trumpets or some other uniquely cool sound effect when you flip over the Very Rare.

Okay, this is great news.

...but.

I bought all the Female Gunslinger pieces individually, because I didn't need the bundle, which featured a bunch of male / huge parts I'd never need or use!

*Sad Trombone*

I know the answer, but ... If I now buy the pack, will I get any discount for the pieces I already bought?

Other ideas for mission maps:

Museums (art galleries, dinosaur statues, sculptures)
Strip malls and / or indoor malls
Amusement parks
Ocean liners / cruise ships
Space Stations and Rocket Ships
Hospitals

Thanks for the answer! Much obliged!

Long time absent, back for a visit...

Is this a known bug? Twice now when I've tried to list a stack of items, Wentworths takes my money, and lists the items for 0 Inf!

If I leave it there, will it sell for 0 Inf, or the price I gave?

What causes this bug, and how do you avoid it?

Thanks in advance!

I've lost the Victorian Steampunk face that had the red lipstick.

The face is available, but without the lipstick and beauty mark.

One of the convincing reasons to get the Steampunk pack was the face with bright-red-lips and a beauty mark.

I understand the reasons this face was removed, and a modified face inserted instead. I do not feel this was correct. I used, and would use again, frequently, the "original" Victorian Steampunk, red-lipstick face.

I agree with Bad Influence.

The 'correct' answer here was two faces. If they realized there was a problem, the "wrong" answer to it was to remove a face that at least some players were using. They should have made a second face that was "right".

I understand the 'problem', I get why it was a problem, I think the solution was ... incorrect.