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About the TF merits... Will they be retroactive?

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Not a chance...

+Regen or +Recovery aren't really procs - what's meant by procs are the "chance of X" enhancements.

That said, they all work in auto powers.

Coming Soon(tm)! Issue 13: I Got Nothing

But seriously, there is only going to be one more issue this year (if that). That's why they're testing Halloween and Holiday content with the I12 build, just in case I13 isn't ready to go this year. And if I13 might not be ready, guess where I14 is? That's right, 2009.

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Except this screws with the game in no way at all. All the previous options for getting respecs are still there.

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Well, I see you completely ignored the fact that I was talking about the decisions the company makes going forward. So this doesn't address my point at all.

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This seems like a bad idea.

You've just created an income stream where your success doesn't depend on the quality of the game, but rather the reverse. From this point on, every change will be viewed by some as simply trying to drive respec revenue.

"Making Gaussian Unique? Oh, they're just trying to make people buy respecs"

"Eliminating Permadom? Oh, they're just trying to make people buy respecs"

etc...

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I assume by "some," you mean yourself.

Every time they've changed powers in the past, they've given out freespecs. That won't change, as Posi noted.

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No, by "some", I mean "some." If I meant me, I would have said so. But thanks for implying that I'm trying to hide something :P

And no, they haven't handed out freespecs for *every* power change. For example, they are not handing out a freespec for the Gaussian Unique fix.

A shop for things that can't be gotten otherwise in the game is fine. But once the company has financial incentive to start screwing with the game, you're in trouble. You don't even need there to be conscious motivation.

For example, suppose someone brings up in a meeting that the rate of respec recipe drops seems low. There's bound to be a tendency to say 'well, there's some on the market, and people can buy them anyway, we have better things to do with our time.' Issue tabled.

It doesn't have to happen that way, but it can - and this just enables it.

This seems like a bad idea.

You've just created an income stream where your success doesn't depend on the quality of the game, but rather the reverse. From this point on, every change will be viewed by some as simply trying to drive respec revenue.

"Making Gaussian Unique? Oh, they're just trying to make people buy respecs"

"Eliminating Permadom? Oh, they're just trying to make people buy respecs"

etc...

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Ok, my slots are back, as the store options.

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Confirmed. Back here too.

Oh, that makes sense...

As for re-locking slots, it might make sense if the system is set to not let you create any characters over 12 unless it can confirm with the account database that you have the free slot.

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We are also missing slots but I agree its probably because the store options are missing. However sending petitions and posting it here is a good idea IMHO, they can't fix what they don't know about

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If they don't know it's happening, then some of the grumpy faces are warranted. It seems obvious to me to have someone keep an eye on the forums after any patch. Should be standard business practice.

I doubt any slots are actually lost, looks like they just reverted to a character selection screen that doesn't know about additional slots at all.

Since they're uploading a new build to TC today, I'd say 50-50 whether they try to emergency patch this or just roll it into the next patch.

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I'm pretty sure this will be dealt with soon, though.

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Yep. Be nice if a Redname would drop a quick "We're looking into it," though.

LOL, might be faster if we ask if anyone who still *has* extra slots or the buttons to post.

I'm thinking it's universal at this point...

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Same here, I lost one and deleted a character and lost that slot that should have been open also.

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Ouch.

Less urgently, the Server Transfer, Rename, and Buy More Char slots icons are gone from the UI too...

Having the same issue here.

Reality check: Incoming. Creating content: Expensive. Reusing events: Economical. Subscription fees: Not raised. Developers: Caffeinated. Badgers: Appeased. Downside: Minimal.

Big Red Ball has been sighted in Inventions! However, it was deemed overpowered and has been nerfed down to Little Puce Spheroid.

Sorry.

Actually, SR is a mugging in a dark alley.

But that's neither here nor there...

Welcome back.

Eh, costume parts I can see - I mean, after the initial rush is over, I expect the drop rates on those to be well over the demand.

Rare and set IO's though, yeah, those are gonna get snapped up if anyone lists them low. Heck, on day one there'll probably be a hundred or more buy orders on Numina's from one million up up up and awaaaay!

Addendum for minor doom - if that happens, expect RMT (real money trading) to happen. They go hand in hand, those two.

The weird thing is - if set IO's really turn out to be rare - as in "wait til Issue 17" rare, there's no way in hell they'll ever be at the consignment shop. No amount of influence will ever be enough. Yep, you guessed it, we've entered the realm of "Trade only". God, I hate those words.

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Player A1 puts up a Level 12 TO for 5,000,000 inf.

Player B1 puts up the same Level 12 TO for 1,000 inf.

Player A2 (trying to transfer funds) offers to buy that level 12 TO for 5,000,000 inf.

Since player B1 wants less, and is obviously trying to move his items faster, his "for sale" is processed first, so he ends up with 5,000,000 inf (minus fees).

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That is disturbingly brilliant. I would have never thought of that. You did a fantastic job.

Symbolically speaking, the last roadblock has fallen. I am officially euphoric for the arrival of i9.

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Actually, it's stolen wholesale from FFXI.

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Who're you kidding, our devs probably paid retail.

Is it just me, or is Statesman's star in the Statesman TF promo image on the launcher screen... unnaturally flesh toned?