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I'm confused by Astral Deva's active bonus.
isammax
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Description does not say that bonus "Affects companion":
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/neverwinter/news/detail/6006693-limited-time-offer%3A-astral-deva-companion
This is really confusing, because after the first look I automatically assumed that it affects player. And if it does not affect player it's very disappointing for that price.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/neverwinter/news/detail/6006693-limited-time-offer%3A-astral-deva-companion
This is really confusing, because after the first look I automatically assumed that it affects player. And if it does not affect player it's very disappointing for that price.
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. . . It says in the item's tool-tip, "Applies to your summoned companion as long as this companion is active." So, in this case with the Astral Deva, that means it applies only when the Astral Deva is Active and then only to the Companion that it is summoned. Hope that helps!
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So this is a companion who's active bonus only applies to itself? I think that you're conflating "active" - being present in one of your three to five active companion slots, and "summoned" - being the companion who is out at the moment.
Either way, this would be a good description to have clarified to ensure that there is no confusion that it does NOT apply to the player.
Read what angrysprite said. I don't see how it could be any clearer in the description.
"Applies to your summoned companion as long as this companion is active."
As long as the Astral Deva is in an active slot your summoned companion will gain the effects of the active bonus.
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Right, that is the error I believe Zeb made - albeit with the best of intentions.
This would be a good companion to have a note (similar to the one the boar) that explicitly says "bonus applies to companions only."
In anycase, I corrected my wording.
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I bought the bonus pack and even though the belt is unlocked, the astral sea belt from the bonus pack wont equip on the companion.
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He even placed some screenshots telling that everything is in the same place as before.
But if he checked them he will notice that in his Damaran Sepherd after Active bonus we can see clearly: Affects Companion but in Astral Deva there is no such notice.
I usually expect from moderators more than this.
Personally I think you have the right to ask Cryptic to return your zen. 'Affects Companion' should be there. In any case, this is a Crypic's mistake without doubts. This could be a misunderstanding. If they refuse to return your zen, it is a cheating.
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Zeb, perhaps you could mention it to some folks that having someone do an editing pass for consistency would be a good idea and certainly more user-friendly.
Yep, it is a consistency problem, we were used to have "Affects companion" in white text before anything else (because it was the most important thing to know, since few people ever uses non-augments), then it was simply removed.
I purchased this companion too without noticing (thinking it had an awesome active bonus), but since I'm kind of companion collector I don't care much.
I'd also like to have non-augments somehow become useful in the main game (not only SCA, as that one makes both equipment and powers irrelevant), maybe with a dedicated game mode (some kind of a turn-based dungeon game mode where actual powers are used).
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No worries, I think that is precisely the point of confusion for some players.
Make the companion inactive then active again.
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Seriously, that's offensive. The smiley face doesn't make it better.
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Sometimes truth hurts. And the comment you found offensive is just that: truth. But these forums are loaded with comments and statements that will always offend someone. Fortunately there is no constitutional restriction against such in the United States, where these forums are hosted and served from.
Now, generally speaking (to everyone) -
Personally I despise political correctness and bastardizing the english language to soften anything for the over-sensitive types. Because there is no constitutional protection against being offended. Fact: the Deva Companion looks like a pretty-boy. No one here mentioned anything wrong with that, only the observation they it looks like a pretty-boy. And it does look like a pretty-boy. If you choose to infer that pretty-boy is a derogatory term, then you may have some issues.
No smily-face.
I lead a LGBT-friendly guild. The suggestion that the deva being beefcake is in some way suspect or not-quite-right is insulting.
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A deva is not a diva, if that clears anything up.
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I agree if that were the case it would be insulting. However, and in fairness - I think you are more sensitive to such and tend to take things a bit more between the lines than there are lines to be looked between. Fact: it looks like a pretty boy. Fact: typical "pretty boys" sexual orientation is not a definitive foregone conclusion. However, stating that it is an undefined foregone conclusion should not be taken as an insult. It is a simp, statement-of-fact.
Now, whether that particular subject and statement is called-for is another story altogether. It probably wash;t the best way to frame the context, but the context is still relevant: it looks like a pretty boy. I could;t care any less about that (I'm thinking a cupid-like creature, actually).
My only point: it's best practices to at least try not to take offense where there is an absence of it explicitly. Yes: smily face on my last statement.
I concur. However, when people confuse "mute" when they mean "moot" and and write "rouge" when they mean "rogue" - I have to say I do have concerns.
I've contacted Customer Support about this issue, however there reaction was exactly like Zebularsat the beginning, before he understanded what we all talking about.
Below is responce from Customer Support