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BOP or BOA who cares? its a content killer either way. NWO is already bare bones content wise, apart from the foundry which has been left out of the BO - whatever bind. Profit margin, loot for guild, and loot for friends are all redeeming feature for missions that a GM expects the players to run many times over. Quests…
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This really seems like the best way to do it here. Since character trading is something I've never seen Cryptic implement, if they DO initiate it here I expect the sticker shock from the price will drive most people off and stifle profits for any potential character vendors. CCP has managed Eve beautifully. From being able…
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My first 5 toons got it, but they all went through either in beta or by mid July. Could be it got nerfed. I've got another 60 I need to send back there for the bag. I'll see if he gets it. Maybe it's just RNG.
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And dragon eggs don't just drop. Everybody gets ONE in the graveyard. Tymora spread some around but that was over very quickly. The fact is, to make ANY purple gear in this game you have to not only spend zen, you have to spend a LOT of it.. or its AD equivalent, usually well over a million. Purple assets and dragon eggs…
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The idea has worked in other games, and has worked well. Even though I voted yes for it, I question the need here. I was In Eve Online for 3 years, bought one pilot and actually traded another with a friend, There was a $20 fee paid by the transferring player , and a verification trail to catch scammers. But in Eve what…
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The whole DD system just brings out the worst in people. OP loot, but not enough for everybody. I can see putting OP mobs there to protect OP loot. Mobs that make party wipes a real threat are fine, but the grind just seems endless, with spawn after spawn of steroid adds. There is too much at risk, too much effort…
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We trust in plumed procession For such the angels go - Rank after Rank, with even feet - And uniforms of Snow. ~Emily Dickinson Just keep your Legendary Vorpal Thread Scissors handy.
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Give the guy a break. Sounds like a shavetail to me. Give him a few dozen runs, then if he still wants all that safety margin put him on your ignore list.
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And yes this is effective and I do it too, but is it really what the AD/zen exchange was put there for? I think it would be better to have a dedicated sharing mechanic in game offered as a cash option for inter-account use. Stacking items in the mail que to save bank space and constantly adding and withdrawing ADs from the…
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I would gladly pay 30 - 40 zen apiece for shared bankslots. Co is selling them for about 22 zen apiece if I recall.
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Invoking is in the game to get you to log in every day. Period. That is its sole purpose. If you miss you lose them all. I think they put the mandatory 7 limit on celestials to protect players somewhat when they miss. They MAKE you take these so the whole thing isn't just a waste of time if you fail. Ardent coins are pie…
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One of the points of this thread is to enable more CASUAL use of TM. Let's say a player just really liked the orc club from the cloak tower and wanted to change whatever weapon he had ATM to look like it as he leveled. At 50k six weapon changes later he's out 300k ADs which he's gonna have to get from a mature alt…
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Every chance they get they take they absolute highest road possible for all pricing, zen market or ADs. In CO I can STILL spend $5 for a costume package that often provides several costumes for EVERY character on my account. And here they are still asking $20 for the wedding attire for ONE toon. No wonder almost nobody…
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True enough I see your point there. But the problem is still the same. Unless players use these sinks, they will not work. Take the Bazaar, for example. The AH undercuts its price on most of what it sells. See? Do you buy her enhancements? More pets and mounts are available for zen than for ADs. To make it effective, you…
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Getting and keeping a good rep as a team leader is part of the art of playing in an MMO. Que systems have an inherent weakness in this regard, because they have no way of evaluating one player against the other. I don't believe a que generated team either needs or should have a leader. It's just another problem waiting to…
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Using transmutation as an AD sink is not necessary. The game already has a massively effective AD sink. That sink is the zen market itself. The beauty of the zen market is that, coupled with the zen/AD exchange not only does it soak up excess player wealth, it generates revenue for the company. Unfortunately, the NWO zen…
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Oh come on, this sounds like a reality show, not a game. Do you seriously think 'voting people off the island' is a good idea? It's a very negative concept, and negative concepts have an alarming tendency to make the problem worse. Losers would be forever screaming 'GRIEFING!!" at the GMs. Mini rebellions---'Let's get rid…
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90% of my zen expenditures in Champions Online were for customization (costume packs) and storage. (shared bank slots) You could buy all the regular bank slots, storage bags and costume changes you NEEDED with in game gold. A player could look like his character concept and store most any loot he really needed without…
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Actually Cryptic's closed teams go way back to the COH task forces. A TF was a series of missions ending with a major boss archvillain, and could take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours. You wouldn't get a big item reward. You were nicely compensated with ONE primary enhancement of your level. Players did the TF for the badges,…
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Actually back while their only game was COH, some of Cryptic's metrics were pretty much an open book. Even in CO at the beginning their was much discussion and give and take with the devs over drop rates, experience paths etc. Particularly in beta. Once they moved into F2P and Perfect World entered the picture, it's been…
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Best I can tell it's about 15% maybe less. This is compiled over the last month or two. Drops can be very streaky in this game. Next time you have 15 open one a day till you get a hit, then try opening all that are left at once. I'll go 2 weeks with nothing then get several in just a few days.
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More than likely if you were posting normally.. renewing it as it scrolls off is my usual method... the only people who will work to get you banned is your competition. What I call 'cartel' players, multiple entities whose sole function is to mass farm and spam sell for one particular 'business', feel that since they gat…
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And you, who has no more information or experience than me are right because... WHY? You can assume that the company knows best business wise all you want. But I'm gonna point out that Cryptic has had a very rough ride in the MMO universe since the COV half of COX was released. Much of their original core team stayed with…
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550 is the whole account option, per toon its 175. So when is NWO going to loosen up and allow whole account customization purchases? Just curious.......
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Do I have their sales information? Ha. Do you have the Coca Cola recipe? When walking around in game... PE in particular, I see a very low percentage of customization on the PCs. Character customization is a such an easy revenue source, I don't understand why this game has made it so hard. Saleswise, whether sales come as…
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Yeah, but in CO $1.75 gets you a whole new look. What you are talking about is like advertising 'All you can eat for one dollar', then giving the customer a register bill that looks like this: Tea 1.00 Dinner roll 1.00 Spaghetti 1.00 Meatballs 1.00 Salad 1.00 Total 5.00 Technically true, but you won't get many repeat…
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Back in COX there was a group I played with late nights called the 'Undies' with under/swimwear costume themes. they were all great players and teaming with them was a hoot. Total fun. So don't run down other people's style (or lack thereof) it's not cool. I spoke with several who I saw like this regularly, just to see…
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CO costume changes can be paid for with resources (CO's gold) with a minimum of grinding and so effectively are FREE. Extra slots beyond the ones the game gives you just for playing and leveling do cost zen. But this can be for just one toon or a one time account wide charge... ALL your toons get another slot. In short,…
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I only know what I see. Maybe the devs know better than me. I can only tell you that I have never seen a drop from a leadership chest that was not on its stated list of possibles. Sorry man, best I can do. :)
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Just cycled my leadership... fight off spellplague pays 10 silver for my other characters, but the one with basic armor and basic infantry weapon gets 11 silver and 49 copper... worn tools boost for 8%+8% or 16%. Basic boost for 16%+ 16% or 32%. 16% difference. but the actual yield is nearly 15% more. Still works like its…