Snow Globe

Incarnate Merit Vendor:
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Incarnate_Merit_Vendor

Specifically: Empyrean Michael for 3 Empyrean Merits.

I seem to remember comments from Ustream saying that it -was- an animation issue. They would have to add new animations for all powers for the rocketboard to allow attacks.

Heh. I'm just glad there aren't any new costume change emotes lately. At any rate, people can use the edited first post as a template to add new emotes.

That costume emote file is 2,050 lines long.

Updated the original post with a better organized menu, added store codes to enable/disable based on purchases *, and added costumes slots 7-10.

* Found through chat logging of /mypurchases command.

If it is possible then $5/month would be acceptable. Though it would take 2 years to get it permanently unlocked that way if the player was only buying that.

Zwillinger, there are GM support staff that seem to be unclear on this subject. I was told by another player that the GMs told them that players will get their Reward Tokens every 3 months, not every month.

Edit:
I've put in a support ticket myself as I just checked my records and my previous vet rewards were awarded on the 12th of the month for February, May, August (my last Vet Reward date before Issue 21 went live), and November. I didn't get a Reward Token yet.

I'm glad the effort to put that onto paragonwiki paid out.

Edit:
I mean that section.

Yes, but is it cost effective when it unlocks anyway at $45? Remember development focus is on subscribers, not free players.

At tier 3 completion, it is a basic readily available tool. It also provides incentive to spend more than $5 on the game. It also offsets server use a bit.

Actually after thinking about it, it is probably a way to get around the "block emails from people not on your global friends list" setting.

I wasn't sure. Thanks for the info.

That is pretty much what we have currently.

See my next point:
No, that would devalue the reward for completing Tier 3.

Yes, people are wanting complete chat access. I get that. However I see no reason strong enough to change the current system to bypass the reward system. I can understand why they did so with Archetypes, but not with chatting.

About the only compromise I'd go for is a 30-day chat to 2 global chat channels access for 200 Paragon Points a month. The tech doesn't exist for that, so it would be 6-12 months out. By which time it would just be easier to subscribe for 3 months. In other words, it is probably not worth their time to change how things work currently for the global chat access.

Actually it is for having 34 (edit: or more) Reward Tokens, you don't actually have to slot the tokens for that bonus to kick in. You still need to be a subscriber though.

However if you want to get the Tier 9 consumables or the Tier 9 VIP stuff, then you do have to finish slotting Tiers 1-8 first.

No. Absolutely not. The system, as it stands, is fine.

Some of the channels I'm on are open channels where anyone can join. That fosters community. What you have just suggested would disrupt those communities.

How many reward tokens you should have had before September 13th, 2001:

At most your old Vet Reward time should have got to the 87 month mark. So 37.

Yes, only 1 though.

You don't get more than the one for owning any amount of retail codes on your account.

However you should have gotten +1 for September, so I guess this is a bit moot.

+1 for your first points purchase, yes.

Yes, when you bought to the 1,200 mark, you get +1.

This one is slightly variable due to September's launch of the converted system. Contact NCsoft support for a definitive answer. Short answer is that you should get it today or on the monthly anniversary of your old veteran reward date.

Free players, and players that haven't got 5 Reward tokens (including the one that F2P players gets), cannot chat globally. To talk to the friend channel they have to use "/friend <charactername>".

Even if they are trying that, it won't work the way you are thinking it does.

Yeah, but most will want something from that list. That is what Paragon Studios is banking on.

Just because YOU are focused on global chat channels, doesn't mean everyone is. Character slots, archetypes, costume bundles, the alignment system, the various power sets are all attractive to a broad range of players.

Non-subscribers are a loss of revenue for the game. Given that players are dropping multiple-hundreds of dollars already on Paragon Points, I think your opinion is wrong.

Actually if someone is going to leave just because they wont spend $45 to either subscribe to the game for 2-3 months (two if they buy the VIP Starter kit or off the shelf retail package) or up to $45 worth of goodies, then I wish them well in finding a game that suits them better. They are not the players that Paragon Studios wants. They want subscribers who, get this, have access to global channels in addition to a lot of other benefits (extra characters, bonus Paragon Points, a reward token, Signature Story Access, 12 characters per server over 15 servers, all the archetypes, etc). If your friends want global channel access, then you should be persuading them to subscribe.

Because if they aren't willing to spend $45 and want to play for years, then they want something for nothing and shouldn't be upset they are getting exactly what they paid for.

F2P are properly locked out of tells, broadcast, and global channels.

Premium players that haven't invested in the game enough are playing an extended demo and are locked out of many other rewards, not just global channels. The auction house, the invention system, archetypes. The items are locked out because Paragon Studios wants players to subscribe. If a player subscribes, they get all that as long as they are subscribing. As it seems to be something that you care deeply about, I'm GLAD that Paragon Studios have both locked Global Channel access and have set it to a low reward level. That means that they are going to get a minimum amount of money from some accounts while not costing players upwards of $400 to get access to the higher level rewards.

Gift cards works for buying Points. Besides which, what does that have to do with anything being discussed here?

No, I'm against this because this game has an annoying tendency to reverse settings without player interaction. Or have new settings which are not explained to the users like the new "opt-in" setting to show alignment on a player's info screen, the whole mystic fortune fiasco (is it set to accept or prompt as a default?), and is it on a per character or global option? Does that mean I have to, on every single alt I make have to go to Gull the Null just so someone that has no investment in this game isn't inconvenienced? Give me a break.

No matter how much you deny it, it isn't about you. It is about the person sending the tells.

I stand corrected.

Hmm, lets see:
1,200 points for the Controller AT.
1,200 points for the Master Mind AT.
1,200 points for 3 costume bundles.
1,600 points for the ability to hold +10 enhancers (can buy twice).
1,200 points for the alignment system.
1,200 points to start as a praetorian.
160 points for a 30-day Invention System license.
400 points for each signature story arc.
1,600 points for 5 character slots.
800 points each for up to 5 extra costume slots.
600 points for the First Ward contacts.
800 points each for various power sets.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

I don't accept that there isn't anything worthwhile to buy. This is not a free to play game. Paragon Studios' loyalty reward system rewards players that pay them. One of the rewards you really want is gated behind that loyalty program. That doesn't mean that they have to give away that perk for less than they are asking. Especially since what they are asking for isn't very much.

I don't really need to because the developers have set a perk's price at $45 or maintaining a subscription. You are demanding that perk's price be lowered. You should be providing a compelling financial argument that Paragon Studios should lower the requirements.

As for my objections, they are just as valid as your reasons for wanting a change. The difference is that the way things are provides Paragon Studios with more money than with your reasons. The way things are also protects their subscribers (their main revenue stream) from most RMT spam.

There is a 'buy it now' price for SG chat: $5 will buy 400 Paragon Points and give new players 1 Reward Token. At that point they will be able to access super group chat and belong to a super group.

Now if you are talking about a global channel chat, they have that as well: For $45 a new player can buy 3,600 points which will give them 4 Reward Tokens, which is enough to unlock global chat access when added to the 1 token that everyone (including F2P players) gets. Though if they are going this route, I would suggest they should get the $50 package and gain the extra 600 Paragon Points bonus.

Probably not. Given that channels can be disbanded at anytime or players kicked from the channels by other players, I would say that wouldn't likely ever to be sold on the market.

You probably bought the claws then.

Use this command in game:
/mypurchases

Look for the line:
Vanguard Claws

It isn't true.

For the Caverns of Transcendence you have to do Talshak the Mystic's arc (either by being introduced to him or do his arc via flashback.

For the Katie Hannon Task Force you have to do Buck Salinger's arc (either by being introduced to him or do his arc via flashback.

For the Hess Task Force you have to do Lars Hansen's arc (either by being introduced to him or do his arc via flashback.