Alkaiser

You'll have to forgive me for derping here in this post, but I know this. However, I'm getting the feeling that the OP wants to give "freeloaders" the boot whenever a VIP logs on. That's what I'm butthurt about.

If my logging on to a server means that I suddenly boot a "freemium" player off said server while said "freemium" player is enjoying the game, which you seem to want in your previous post, then no, I no longer want to tell NCsoft and Paragon Studios to shut up and take my money.

I dunno about you, but I draw the line at my enjoying the game at the expense of someone else's enjoyment, be they "dirty unwashed freemium peasant scum" or "glorious VIP master race." I believe that with the new Freedom model, the game can--and should--be enjoyed by everyone, no matter their account level.

Going by that logic, I'm possibly "worth" slightly less than you, since I only play sporadically over the years and am just barely creeping up on my 45-month vet reward badge. Then again, I feel that judging a player's "worth" as such is a form of discrimination, which, by the way, is not cool.

By the way, I'd like to put this out in the open right now:

I do share similar concerns over the "freemium" crowd, and that it might--no, will--attract a fair number of the unsavory MMO stereotypes floating around. However, I still believe that they deserve the privilege of enjoying this game, just like you and me, even as "freemium" account holders. Maybe I'm a bit of an idealist, but I still want people to experience the game that I keep going back to when I want my superhero MMO fix despite--or maybe because of--its age and quirks, and deep down, I hope you do too.

At the very least, today's "freemium" players may become tomorrow's (returning) VIPs, so to speak. And again, you can always use your free monthly server transfer to move one of your characters to the VIP server, away from the "unwashed masses."

By the way, you do realize I'm using those terms in jest, right?

Just wanted to make sure.

I don't usually follow the forums all that much, but the whole "Praetorian Surge event = stress-testing the servers" kinda makes sense if you think about it in the long run.





tl;dr: No, I don't think that VIPs logging on should immediately boot a playing "freemium" player. I also think that you're overreacting a bit, though I do understand where you're coming from in a way.

If that seriously happened, I would stop giving NCsoft and Paragon Studios all my 2k monies right then and there.

I don't wanna play a game where a free player gets the boot every time a member of the VIP Master Race decides to log on and shoot the breeze. I'm just saying, that's all.

You mean there are difficulty levels other than "Level DIE all day erry day"?

You can take TGA screenshots, I believe. You just have to bind the appropriate button in the Options screen.

Of course, I could be wrong.

I'd say that that joke was...

...

... corny.

Yuuki Sato (as your friend Arata KaGAmi) disapproves of your actions.

Whoa there, Brotaro Brostar.

You might wanna tone down the RAGE just a tad, y'know? I don't think an outburst like that'll help you with your search, if you catch my drift.

I thought Sicilian style was where the crust was raised up and baked in a square pan (which is AWESOME, by the way). Chicago-style is the style where the sauce goes over the cheese and toppings. Also, sun-dried tomatoes.

Someday, I'm gonna stop at the Adrian's on Perry Highway and try a pierogie pizza.

It will. It may not happen "right" now, but it will happen eventually.

I forget, did I drag you along on that ONE time I fought the Envoy? It's been ages since I completed that arc, and I deleted my one Scrapper who finished that arc.

... wait. I may have fought the Envoy twice. Ah, who knows?
You're forgetting that before she was Countess Crey, the woman who would eventually become Countess Crey actually had--get this--a criminal record. Sure, she had lots of long-term plans to help the city, but with that criminal record hanging over her head, who's going to trust her?

Also, the Countess wasn't a heroine. She was an idealist.

6. 5 was Croatoa + Archery & Sonic sets, IIRC; 6 was pretty much Villains itself (assuming you had a CoV serial, before the two were consolidated into one product), along with bringing zone PvP, bases, and whatnot to Heroes.

Of course, I could be wrong. I probably am, too.

Kick. The. Rocks.

The end.

I ended up beating that game as the Raptor 'bout a week after my dad bought it for me, way back when. Grant, though... that took me a few months, and only because I didn't realize the solution was right in front of me.

When you go straight ahead, there's an FOE.
That mysterious orange thing is an FOE.
That thing that you aggroed is an FOE.
When you don't have any TP, there's an FOE.
Even during a boss fight, there's an FOE.
When your Protector's dead, there's an FOE.

... I still haven't hit the grindstone long enough for me to get past the FOE-only floor in Etrian Odyssey 2.