Anniversary Pack Discussion

Aadi - Lost City wrote: »

December 3rd you mean?

The removal date is December 2nd...b:surrender

...

...well, that's game, then.

Takin' bets on what the next pack'll be, and how soon it'll be released after the Anni Packs leave (if at all).

Aadi - Lost City wrote: »

There are Christmas Packs in the database, and there are Big X'mas Boxes...

b:sad

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b:surrender

Purra_Pearl - Sanctuary wrote: »

But Spoons has said the Anni Packs will be taken out on Dec. 2nd at 1am PST during server maint. So, you're telling me that since they will be there on Tuesday, even though they will (supposedly) be gone on Wednesday, that you are considering them a permanent item? b:shocked

I do not doubt that packs will be back at some point in the future. And I am sure there will be a new QQ coming even before that happens. But, honestly, I wish the Anni Packs were permanent.

I am sad to see packs go. b:sad I have been making lots of coin off the packs. PWI has been making a lot of Major Moolah off of them too. $_$ They got me to charge a total of $100 since the packs came out because early on I thought I'd open a few packs. I got two tokens of best luck and a platinum spirit charm. But that was before I realized I could make more money by just selling packs. And now I have enough tokens for rank 6. b:victory

Greedy.

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Konariraiden - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Greedy.

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Yes, ty.

$_$ <--- This is mah greed-sauce face.

Ah Warren looks like u r not just a math guy, but also a free-market guy b:cute Have fun making money b:victory

Purra_Pearl - Sanctuary wrote: »

But Spoons has said the Anni Packs will be taken out on Dec. 2nd at 1am PST during server maint.

hmm...

Funny, 'cause they said "Until November"

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_ShOt_ - Lost City wrote: »

hmm...

Funny, 'cause they said "Until November"

b:angryb:angryb:angry

+1
b:angry

JanusZeal - Heavens Tear wrote: »

I don't see where it suggests that it will or won't be brought back. After all, the QQing is about whether or not it was a permanent or temporary addition. Derp. b:chuckle b:bye

I never said that it would or wouldn't be brought back. I merely answered your first question and pointed out to you where it said they would not be permanent. Funny how you chose not to reference my post that was in reply to Konariraiden. Derp de derp. b:shutup

i cant belive gm's wanted to keep this long after all negative feed back .... then again we all know why b:surrender

Nelae - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Negative from you, positive from 90% of the player base b:bye

OH NOES, someone has a different opinion them me, I better downplay his opinion with useless and fabricated statistics!!! Stop pulling numbers out of your ****. Just because you like them(err I mean won something?), doesn't grant you access to make up useless statistics. Heck, I've made a few hundred million from this event and I'm sick of the things, they've had their run and it's time to move on.

I've read every post in this long thread, and I'm sick of reading all posts saying:
BU- BU- BUT, look at how many people are buying them!!!eleven!!1!!!
Bottom line is PWI want money and these make them!!!one!!!1!!

Think about this with common sense, majority may BUY the packs, but that doesn't mean they actually like them.. maybe because uhhh ----they are the only thing worth the current 500k gold price point, so are the only thing getting purchased---- You can also be damn sure they notice other things aren't getting purchased, and it's also effecting their 'bottom line'. hurr derrr

Majority of people I've talked to don't like them. You and JanusZeal are practically the only people in this whole thread who like them and go out of their way to discourage people in voicing their opinion, with useless posts like the one you just made, and other various"QQfodder" references. Annipack-crusader for the sake of argument and in the spirit of pissing people off, or is it 'NOO dont take away my source of income'?

Obsessed - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Majority of people I've talked to don't like them. You and JanusZeal are practically the only people in this whole thread who like them and go out of their way to discourage people in voicing their opinion, with useless posts like the one you just made, and other various"QQfodder" references. Annipack-crusader for the sake of argument and in the spirit of pissing people off, or is it 'NOO dont take away my source of income'?

I like the anniversary packs. I wish they would have redecorated them for Halloween, and I look forward to seeing a similar event for Christmas & New Year, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year (you know, the fake one in spring), and etc etc.

I just keep a general distance from this thread because it's where the GMs have decided to herd the naysayers. And seriously, "'people buy them but that doesn't mean the like them...' therefore they should go away," has got to be the dumbest... naw funniest thing I've read yet:

I don't like cars[anni packs] because I can't stand rush hour traffic in LA [gold prices], but I must buy one[them] because I need to get from home to work to the bar to the park to Val's house and then back to my place with some confidence that I won't have to walk too uncomfortably far [have nice gear that I would never have achieved otherwise, have affordable teleacoustics, plat. charms, MP & HP food, cupboard stones, and much much more].

But because I and most people don't like cars and the ruckus they cause, the car dealers [cat shops & gold sellers] need to stop selling them (even though the action of selling requires ready buyers); and Ford, Dodge, etc. [Perfect World] need to stop producing these highly profitable vehicles [anni packs].

Absolutely genius y'all... keep up the QQ makes for good world quest reading and stuff.

Obsessed - Heavens Tear wrote: »

You and JanusZeal are practically the only people in this whole thread who like them and go out of their way to discourage people in voicing their opinion, with useless posts like the one you just made, and other various"QQfodder" references.

I think the thing I find odd is that there's about 20 different legitimate arguments that could be made about cases where people really are being hypocritical and nonsensical QQers about their hatred of the Anni Packs.

Yet instead we've got defenders choosing to make up arguments that nobody is making, then use these imaginary arguments to pigeon hole and mock everybody who doesn't think the packs are a good idea. Plus, we've got people demanding proof of various statements from PWI, then ignoring the proof, or else retroactively changing what proof they were demanding once proof is posted.

Personally, I see both sides with the Anni Packs, and I don't know why trying to have a balanced and objective view is considered "QQ", but I guess these are the inter-tubes and that's how people solve their differences of opinion.

I've made a fortune off them without spending a penny. But do they drive up prices and devalue the rest of the game content? Absolutely. And they've also made doing anything other than being a cat-shop counter-productive and pointless in terms of actually advancing in the game.

To me, overall, I'd say that's a sum negative. I guess that makes me a target for being labelled a QQer, but I guess I'll have to make do with the 250million or so I've earned off them to comfort me.

You know what would i QQ in your place? A Major lack in coin sink. Some NPC that offers something of great value and everyone would love to have it. Plus that its used allot so it has to be bought frequently, and yeah it has to be worth 100k coins minimum. And now see the gold price falling down....with that happening i get a feeling anni packs would be demanded back xD

Purra_Pearl - Sanctuary wrote: »

I never said that it would or wouldn't be brought back. I merely answered your first question and pointed out to you where it said they would not be permanent. Funny how you chose not to reference my post that was in reply to Konariraiden. Derp de derp. b:shutup

Which made no sense whatsoever. Gotta love pointless rants.

Obsessed - Heavens Tear wrote: »

OH NOES, someone has a different opinion them me, I better downplay his opinion with useless and fabricated statistics!!! Stop pulling numbers out of your ****. Just because you like them(err I mean won something?), doesn't grant you access to make up useless statistics. Heck, I've made a few hundred million from this event and I'm sick of the things, they've had their run and it's time to move on.

I've read every post in this long thread, and I'm sick of reading all posts saying:
BU- BU- BUT, look at how many people are buying them!!!eleven!!1!!!
Bottom line is PWI want money and these make them!!!one!!!1!!

Think about this with common sense, majority may BUY the packs, but that doesn't mean they actually like them.. maybe because uhhh ----they are the only thing worth the current 500k gold price point, so are the only thing getting purchased---- You can also be damn sure they notice other things aren't getting purchased, and it's also effecting their 'bottom line'. hurr derrr

Majority of people I've talked to don't like them. You and JanusZeal are practically the only people in this whole thread who like them and go out of their way to discourage people in voicing their opinion, with useless posts like the one you just made, and other various"QQfodder" references. Annipack-crusader for the sake of argument and in the spirit of pissing people off, or is it 'NOO dont take away my source of income'?

Statistics? Every try selling anni packs? Tokens? Gold? You can test this out yourself the demand for these things but instead you choose to selectively nitpick your sources of an extremely vocal minority opposed to the active majority. This sounds like those who've spotted aliens just because they've talked to somebody who has and because all they do is hang around or listen to those who say the same thing. This much is clear. The "majority" are doing. The "minority" are busy whining here. Put two and two together.

Vast numbers of these things have sold.

Like it or not, a huge number of players buy them.