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Party Bomb. Worth the buck?

honestresearcherhonestresearcher Posts: 657 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Items and Crafting
I love Champions, and i certainly like seeing new things to buy in the C-store that DO interest me. One of the thing i SHOULD have loved a lot more, but cant is the Party Bomb.

Id like to explain this to help Cryptic regain peoples interest in the item, aswell as help the players get more bang for their buck.

[Party Bomb]
300ft
Effects all in a 15ft sphere. (max 20 within the 15ft)

It costs real life money for Zen points, as it does cost 150 Zpoints, for x1 Party Bomb.
10 Party Bombs cost 1500 Zpoints, it quickly becomes expensive.

Onto my point...
It can be used on someone up to 300ft away, of which theres not really much in the game that can fire over 100ft, and it only effects up-to 20 targets in a 15ft sphere on impact.

Considering the cost of the item, shouldnt the Party Bomb have NO TARGET CAP, and effect things MORE than 15ft?

15ft is very small, considering the unusual throw-range of 300ft.

Parhaps Cryptic/PW, you have these two figures the wrong way around?

I want Cryptic/PW to have more sales and have the Party Bomb be a more fun and successful selling item, but to do this, the Party Bomb needs to have a much much hieghtened and area of effect. Sure 1 or 2 people might find it annoying, but you have to realise, someone spent money on that Party Bomb, and you can simply stop dancing by moving a little if you so desire.

15ft is not going to be effective enough, to make the Party Bomb an interesting enough item to buy in its current state. As well as finding 20 players within this small area of effect, is extremely unlikely.

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  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    No. It's not worth the buck. Wait for Halloween Event an collect those pumpkin presents, you get Party Bombs from them. And the presents drop like crazy..
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  • nextnametakennextnametaken Posts: 2,216 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    They should be in the recognition stores.
  • chalupaoffurychalupaoffury Posts: 2,559 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Yeah, I've got like 50 from halloween. I'd never buy one.
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  • doomiciledoomicile Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    There ought to be a permanent version available in the Z-store or Q-vendor. It's a waste of money for a 1-time use vanity effect.
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  • dikawolfdikawolf Posts: 77 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    doomicile wrote: »
    There ought to be a permanent version available in the Z-store or Q-vendor. It's a waste of money for a 1-time use vanity effect.

    I don't know about vanity effect. I've used them a few times on villains as a short term hold/placate.
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  • secksegaisecksegai Posts: 1,354 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Really needs to have a endless charge version, one with a 2 min cd or something.
  • agentnx5agentnx5 Posts: 2,026 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    honestresearcher wrote: »
    [Party Bomb]
    300ft
    Effects all in a 15ft sphere.     (max 20 within the 15ft)

    It costs real life money for Zen points, as it does cost 150 Zpoints, for x1 Party Bomb.
    10 Party Bombs cost 1500 Zpoints, it quickly becomes expensive.

    Onto my point...
    It can be used on someone up to 300ft away, of which theres not really much in the game that can fire over 100ft, and it only effects up-to 20 targets in a 15ft sphere on impact.

    Considering the cost of the item, shouldnt the Party Bomb have NO TARGET CAP, and effect things MORE than 15ft?

    15ft is very small, considering the unusual throw-range of 300ft.

    Parhaps Cryptic/PW, you have these two figures the wrong way around?

    I want Cryptic/PW to have more sales and have the Party Bomb be a more fun and successful selling item, but to do this, the Party Bomb needs to have a much much hieghtened and area of effect.

    [...]

    15ft is not going to be effective enough, to make the Party Bomb an interesting enough item to buy in its current state. As well as finding 20 players within this small area of effect, is extremely unlikely.

    I agree, and switching the dimensions (for the max range and radius of effect for the AoE) visa versa would be better and pretty simple to do.

    Ideally I would say:
    max range = 100 ft
    AoE radius = 100 ft

    As there's a cap on how many can be affected that ok, it'll just use the 20 players or pets nearest to the target.

    And yes party bombs DO work on summoned pets! Gnashers are the most hilarious to watch because of their tiny little arms. IT'S. SO. CUTE!

    If you ask me they should also affect action figures hehe
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  • ashensnowashensnow Posts: 2,048 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    If the item only affected NPC's and/or willing PCs I would support this. As it stands I cannot.
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  • monaahirumonaahiru Posts: 3,088 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    secksegai wrote: »
    Really needs to have a endless charge version, one with a 2 min cd or something.

    I want endless charge X'mas become Teddy Bear device more then anything.

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  • taintedmesstaintedmess Posts: 446 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Personally I detest the party bomb it could be used far to easy to grief.
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