After the promotion, I'm sure there will be plenty of the Magus available on the AH. Just spend your astral diamonds that you earned in game on it. No cash needed.
I bet everyone will be able to get one from next Simril event If we survive that long.
mrvincent1959Member, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 740Arc User
edited March 2015
I was going to buy more zen anyway, so this is great. I wanted that Harper Bard, so I am buying enough zen so I get him. BTW, it costs 1 million AD to make your companion Legendary in preview and it says you get a 15% bonus of the companions stats or some such thing.
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With Mod 6, many of our stats are being reduced as we level to 70 in order to set a new baseline from which to eventually reward stronger gear. Hit Points is one stat that we can rely on it seems...as the theory goes.
I love the QA they do on items and posts. The blog post for the campaign boosts was backwards, and now the tool tip for the Bard has several obvious spelling errors.
Not really. You can still log into the game and play it, for free. None of the game content or the classes are locked behind any sort of paywall.
It's like going out to eat at a restaurant where the entire buffet is free, including sodas and water to drink...but if you want alcohol, you need to buy it...would you complain that the restaurant sucks because the food isn't really free (since you can't get your beer without paying)? All the "free" food is being paid for by those people who are happy to pony up some cash for some extra drinks with dinner.
Actually it's more like going to a restaurant where the buffet is free and if you want a soda or water you have to buy a bottle of Dom Perignon for $300 and then they give you soda and water for free.
Unless you have another way of getting those companions (even for $) but without transferring $200.
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ironzerg79Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,942Arc User
Honestly? If I transferred 18,000 ZEN into NW, I wouldn't have to worry about companions. I wouldn't be able to play NW because I'd be dead. My wife would kill me for spending that much money on a game.
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Inevitably a bunch will end up on the AH. Buy them there without using real money. Problem solved.
Unless they farmed Castle Never in beta or put down $200 for zen (which would defeat the purpose the the argument), kinda hard for players to buy expensive stuff on the auction house considering the rewards in PVE at the moment
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bioshrikeMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,729Arc User
edited March 2015
What would be cool is if they had sort of "running tally bonuses", where your total expenditure on the game is kept track of, indefinitely, and you earn reward points at different milestones - sort of like the invocation coins - you could spend those points on different rewards...
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What would be cool is if they had sort of "running tally bonuses", where your total expenditure on the game is kept track of, indefinitely, and you earn reward points at different milestones - sort of like the invocation coins - you could spend those points on different rewards...
That would be so cool!
Those companions look amazing, I totally love that bard but...it's a bit out of my rage this time.
I'd love to see them become part of the normal shop someday, even if they were in a diminished status or wearing a different colour of gear.
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bioshrikeMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,729Arc User
The people who complain are probably ones who I imagine do or have supported the game. The ones who don't contribute at all probably don't care as either way they wouldn't be able to afford it. The general amount of people find it more unfair that they want to support the game and get all of the stuff, but not at a rate in which they feel milked.
I tend to agree - people who kick in $5 here or $10 there kinda get the short end of the stick with these promotions. Those people may very well stick around for a longer period of time, and may spend more over their tenure with the game, but because they're not dropping that amount all at once, they don't get anything extra. The "first time buyer's pack" is more in line with the kind of stuff we need to see...
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mrvincent1959Member, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 740Arc User
edited March 2015
Let me just make sure I understand this: The amount of zen I need to buy is additive between the start and end date and not needed to buy all in one transaction, correct?
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psyb3rtr011Member, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 340Arc User
Let me just make sure I understand this: The amount of zen I need to buy is additive between the start and end date and not needed to buy all in one transaction, correct?
Yes. I had to make two purchases to get the total. I was going to purchase some zen anyways, and getting 5 Companions and Epic Mount (That I will sell) was a win-win.
Spent my budget for a while, but that is fine.
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mrvincent1959Member, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 740Arc User
Yes. I had to make two purchases to get the total. I was going to purchase some zen anyways, and getting 5 Companions and Epic Mount (That I will sell) was a win-win.
Spent my budget for a while, but that is fine.
Thanks....too bad we have to wait until the 18th. I would like to have been able to level one of the companions this weekend.
Things are pricey in general here but I always like these kinds of promotions and free goodies. One thing neverwinter does really well. Also, it really seems like the companions look awesome compared to very many of the actual available armor sets for player characters. Don't know why that is!
Like the above posts it is absolutely free if you intend on charging your Zen any time soon. I personally am not planning on buying Zen but if these unlocks were account wide not just 1 use I would actually think about it.
I would imagine if these were account wide many more people would buy them
last promotion event like this was buying 10.000 Zen and getting all in all 5 companions 01/15 i guess, 2 epic, 3 blues
purple: vulcanic galebm, red cap powry
blue: harfner, priest and a dead dog
they need money if starting all two month such a promotion pack i guess, Zen is highly requested for exchange atm
they need money if starting all two month such a promotion pack i guess, Zen is highly requested for exchange atm
OFC they need the money - it's what pays their rent, fills their fridges,...
These events are somewhat regular on a 6-8 weeks rota, as far as I can remember. Prizes and prices vary, but it's ever so often again. And that one is probably put up to make people consider buying their ZEN with cash instead of AD, and to preemptively buffer the temporary dent in their income due to the delay of the Oathbound Paladin Booster Pack's release...
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lirithielMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 2,482Arc User
This seems very tantalizing. Not only are the companions quite good, but so is the mount. And two of the companions are epic which would help a lot with gateway's sword coast adventures - to beat the final castle.
Nope none of them are worth the amount of zen you have to spend to qualify for the promo. Aimed at the wallet whales, nothing more. Priestess of Sune on promo again? I'll be damned if I'm paying 3k zen for that rubbish companion. The Cambion Magus seems okay but once again not worth the 9k zen you need to fork out.
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lirithielMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 2,482Arc User
Think of it like this. What if World of Warcraft gave out free stuff for people who purchased a 6-month subscription? You get the bonus stuff AND your six months of game time.
Since Neverwinter doesn't have a subscription option, think of this as being similar. You get the pets and mount for FREE for transferring Zen into the game. You still have all your Zen to spend on whatever you want. If you think in the future you might drop some Zen on the game, now's a good time to purchase Zen, because you get some very good pets for free.
But people will complain about anything...even if it's things that OTHER people spend THEIR money on so YOU can have a free game to play. It's pretty ridiculous.
Nice try to put a positive spin on it but without the subs you cannot play WoW, however, you can absolutely play NW without spending any zen. The one is not nearly the same as the other.
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I would like the bard for a character but will wait as can not afford it right now, but been seeing some bard companions makes me think there working on a bard class. Maybe after druid class comes out not sure but hope the sale happens again next week end when I have some extra money to spend.
I would like the bard for a character but will wait as can not afford it right now, but been seeing some bard companions makes me think there working on a bard class. Maybe after druid class comes out not sure but hope the sale happens again next week end when I have some extra money to spend.
ok me i random post ...cause i wanna get the priest package from the web page....so i wanted to know if it Qualify...as charge (zen) whats so ever (qualify for the charge rewards ) ??? is any mod can answer to that ty
Nice try to put a positive spin on it but without the subs you cannot play WoW, however, you can absolutely play NW without spending any zen. The one is not nearly the same as the other.
True and since these companions are very non Essentials, i have no idea what all the whining is all about? Its basicly just an extra incentiment for people to purchase zen, and in buying zen supporting the game and letting all the non paying customers(aka the freeloaders) continue to play this game.
Personaly i wouldnt mind buying 18k zen, but tbh there is absolutely nothing worth buying in the zen store imo, the only thing worth anything these days is Blood rubies, and ill be damned if i pay that absurd Price they are asking for those.. thing i spend a total of 300-400 dollars on this game, but well havent spend any Money for almost a year, mostly because there isnt anything i want, and i aint gonna Invest irl Money in refining stuff only to see cryptic make it useless 1-2 months later... And yeah the rest of my needs my leadership farm can take care of.
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lirithielMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 2,482Arc User
edited March 2015
The only time I go out of my way to buy zen is if I pick up one of those discount tokens in-game for refinement, which means I get to buy a Coal Ward for a decent price for a change. I may be tempted to buy the Air Archon when that is available in Mod 6. But absolutely nothing else piques my interest on the zen market.
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ironzerg79Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,942Arc User
Nope none of them are worth the amount of zen you have to spend to qualify for the promo. Aimed at the wallet whales, nothing more. Priestess of Sune on promo again? I'll be damned if I'm paying 3k zen for that rubbish companion. The Cambion Magus seems okay but once again not worth the 9k zen you need to fork out.
I just don't think you understand the promotion. You're not buying the companion. You're buying Zen. You get your 3000 Zen and the Priestess of Sune as a bonus. When you transfer 3000 Zen into Neverwinter, you still have every last cent to buy whatever you want. Get it?
Going price on the Priestess of Sune is 350-450k AD. That's worth an extra 700-900 Zen. That's more or less like saying "Buy 3000 Zen, get 30% bonus Zen" to a smart player.
The Bard is going for about 700k. Volanic Galeb Duhr is over a million. The mage and the scorpion have really good active effects, and I would guess would also be in the million+ range. That bear mount has been on the AH for anywhere from 5 to 12 million AD.
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WTB Class Reroll please
I decided that Elemental Evil should be called Elemental Evil:Rise Of The Companions
With Mod 6, many of our stats are being reduced as we level to 70 in order to set a new baseline from which to eventually reward stronger gear. Hit Points is one stat that we can rely on it seems...as the theory goes.
No deal at just one magnus.
/wow
Actually it's more like going to a restaurant where the buffet is free and if you want a soda or water you have to buy a bottle of Dom Perignon for $300 and then they give you soda and water for free.
Unless you have another way of getting those companions (even for $) but without transferring $200.
Inevitably a bunch will end up on the AH. Buy them there without using real money. Problem solved.
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Unless they farmed Castle Never in beta or put down $200 for zen (which would defeat the purpose the the argument), kinda hard for players to buy expensive stuff on the auction house considering the rewards in PVE at the moment
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That would be so cool!
Those companions look amazing, I totally love that bard but...it's a bit out of my rage this time.
I'd love to see them become part of the normal shop someday, even if they were in a diminished status or wearing a different colour of gear.
I tend to agree - people who kick in $5 here or $10 there kinda get the short end of the stick with these promotions. Those people may very well stick around for a longer period of time, and may spend more over their tenure with the game, but because they're not dropping that amount all at once, they don't get anything extra. The "first time buyer's pack" is more in line with the kind of stuff we need to see...
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Yes. I had to make two purchases to get the total. I was going to purchase some zen anyways, and getting 5 Companions and Epic Mount (That I will sell) was a win-win.
Spent my budget for a while, but that is fine.
AKA Cyber Troll and Euben Hadd
Thanks....too bad we have to wait until the 18th. I would like to have been able to level one of the companions this weekend.
I would imagine if these were account wide many more people would buy them
purple: vulcanic galebm, red cap powry
blue: harfner, priest and a dead dog
they need money if starting all two month such a promotion pack i guess, Zen is highly requested for exchange atm
OFC they need the money - it's what pays their rent, fills their fridges,...
These events are somewhat regular on a 6-8 weeks rota, as far as I can remember. Prizes and prices vary, but it's ever so often again. And that one is probably put up to make people consider buying their ZEN with cash instead of AD, and to preemptively buffer the temporary dent in their income due to the delay of the Oathbound Paladin Booster Pack's release...
Nope none of them are worth the amount of zen you have to spend to qualify for the promo. Aimed at the wallet whales, nothing more. Priestess of Sune on promo again? I'll be damned if I'm paying 3k zen for that rubbish companion. The Cambion Magus seems okay but once again not worth the 9k zen you need to fork out.
The most important thing in life is to be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman.
Nice try to put a positive spin on it but without the subs you cannot play WoW, however, you can absolutely play NW without spending any zen. The one is not nearly the same as the other.
The most important thing in life is to be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman.
ok me i random post ...cause i wanna get the priest package from the web page....so i wanted to know if it Qualify...as charge (zen) whats so ever (qualify for the charge rewards ) ??? is any mod can answer to that ty
True and since these companions are very non Essentials, i have no idea what all the whining is all about? Its basicly just an extra incentiment for people to purchase zen, and in buying zen supporting the game and letting all the non paying customers(aka the freeloaders) continue to play this game.
Personaly i wouldnt mind buying 18k zen, but tbh there is absolutely nothing worth buying in the zen store imo, the only thing worth anything these days is Blood rubies, and ill be damned if i pay that absurd Price they are asking for those.. thing i spend a total of 300-400 dollars on this game, but well havent spend any Money for almost a year, mostly because there isnt anything i want, and i aint gonna Invest irl Money in refining stuff only to see cryptic make it useless 1-2 months later... And yeah the rest of my needs my leadership farm can take care of.
The most important thing in life is to be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman.
I just don't think you understand the promotion. You're not buying the companion. You're buying Zen. You get your 3000 Zen and the Priestess of Sune as a bonus. When you transfer 3000 Zen into Neverwinter, you still have every last cent to buy whatever you want. Get it?
Going price on the Priestess of Sune is 350-450k AD. That's worth an extra 700-900 Zen. That's more or less like saying "Buy 3000 Zen, get 30% bonus Zen" to a smart player.
The Bard is going for about 700k. Volanic Galeb Duhr is over a million. The mage and the scorpion have really good active effects, and I would guess would also be in the million+ range. That bear mount has been on the AH for anywhere from 5 to 12 million AD.