Chad Gulzow-Man

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  1. It's Tuesday again, aka NEW STUFFS DAY!

    This week's release is a couple NPC transformation powers: the IDF Olympian Guard and IDF Ranger Transformation powers are available for 480 Paragon Points each. BUT, they're also both available in the Imperial Defense Force Transformation Power Pack bundle at a 50% discount--they're 480 PP together as well. (The bundle is only available until August 20.)

    We've got some items temporarily returning for the Captain Mako Week event as well--the Piranha Head (60PP), Fish Monster Gloves (40PP) and Fish Monster Boots (40PP) are all back until August 20. There is also a sale on the full set of Mako's Bite enhancements.

    This week's sales:
    • Alignment System (level 20+ side-switching) -- 50% off (600PP)
    • Invention License (30 day) -- 50% off (80PP)
    • Auction House License (30 day) -- 50% off (80PP)
    • BUNDLE: Chainmail and Leather Armor Costume Pieces -- 50% off (140PP)
    • School Backpack -- 25% off (60PP)
    • Time Manipulation Power Set (FREE for VIPs) -- 50% off (400PP)
    • Select Store-Bought Enhancement Sets for 50% off:
      · Mako's Bite, Melee Damage (30-50) -- 450PP

    EDIT: Spreadsheet and OP have been updated.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MentalMaden View Post
    Awww man I missed the sale on street justice by a few hours. Got so excited that I bought it last night before I logged.

    Doh!
    On the other hand, they missed a sale from me, because I was out of town this weekend. Had I been forewarned, I would have arranged to purchase Street Justice for my second account.

    Guess I'll just wait until the next time it goes on sale... (while continuing to punch faces on my primary account).
  3. Bonus sales for this past weekend (just for posterity's sake):


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Freitag View Post
    Double XP Weekend Sale at the Paragon Market®!

    A different Power Set will be on sale each day of the Double XP Weekend, beginning at 10:00am PDT (1:00pm EDT; 6:00pm BST; 19:00 CEST), for that day only!

    Friday, August 10th, 2012:

    Darkness Control Power Set

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Saturday, August 11th, 2012:

    Street Justice Power Set

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Sunday, August 12th, 2012:

    Beam Rifle Power Set

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Additional Items On Sale All Weekend!

    Mastermind Archetype

    Price: 1200 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 900 Paragon Points!



    Controller Archetype

    Price: 1200 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 900 Paragon Points!



    Alignment Change Token

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Character Rename Token

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Character Respec Token

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Character Server Transfer Token

    Price: 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!



    Character Slots

    Price:
    1 Slot = 480 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 360 Paragon Points!
    2 Slots = 800 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 600 Paragon Points!
    5 Slots = 1600 Paragon Points - 25% Off! = 1200 Paragon Points!



    Revival Temporary Power

    Price:
    1 x = 60 Paragon Points - 50% Off! = 30 Paragon Points!
    3 x = 150 Paragon Points - 50% Off! = 75 Paragon Points!
    5 x = 200 Paragon Points - 50% Off! = 100 Paragon Points!



    Location of these Sale Items:
    • Paragon Picks > Sales

    Check out other offerings at the Paragon Market here!
    Sorry I didn't get them added to the spreadsheet, I was out of town this weekend. No delicious Double XP for me.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Agent White View Post
    As I recall, there actually isn't a 'premium' flag. You're either VIP or Free. but Free players get bonus goodies as they get more reward tokens and fill out the reward tiers.
    Agent White speaks the truth. I just checked my second account, which I had to let expire a couple months ago for financial reasons, and its account type is listed as "Free" as well.
  5. Much like Aggelakis, I received diddly squat for my 8 year anniversary--no badge, no extra character slot, no bonus Reward Merits... nada.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Shadowblaze View Post
    they decided to release Nature Affinity before Bio Armor
    The fact that anyone is actually surprised by this floors me.

    Nature Affinity has been pretty much ready since its first patch. Bio Armor is still undergoing a couple light tweaks. Obviously they're going to release the set that was finished first.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr. Aeon View Post
    Marauder is not replacing Ms. Liberty in Atlas Park. However, he will appear somewhere with the use of phasing technology.
    Is this somewhere a place (and situation) where I can headbutt him?
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nericus View Post
    Would Kheld customization and granite armor customization be included in this issue?
    They've already said there's NOT Kheldian customization in i24, but I've not heard anything about Granite Armor. (I'm assuming no, though.)
  9. Oh, and it really also ought to be noted:

    The current incarnation of the Pocket D bundle does not contain the dance emotes or the Pocket D Transporter power.

    The Roman bundle does not contain the Cupid Bow.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by GPBunny View Post
    Just curious you do want us to actually spend our points right? That way we spend real money to get more points? Cause you sure aren't acting like you want us to use any of our points.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Xzero45 View Post
    Stop whining, please. They can't bust out a new powerset or costume pack every week. Not only that, if these items are gonna be in the market permanently now (since I'm not seeing a time limit on the forums, at least), then it's a very successful week IMO.
    I think GPBunny actually has a point (though it certainly could have been phrased a tad more politely).

    There is literally nothing new in the market this week. The Pocket D and Roman costume bundles both made it back to the store last week. The Boost Kit is also back, but it's been less than a month since it was introduced in the first place.

    They didn't have to release a new power set or costume bundle, or even new Super Packs; they could have added a new Very Rare enhancement set to the market, or some more uncommon/rare enhancement sets. (It's not like the rest of the purple enhancements haven't been on the beta server since before i23 went into testing.)

    Alternately, they could have had a sale that wasn't so incredibly bland. There is one thing and only one thing on sale: 25% XP Boosters, at 25% off. This weekend is Double XP weekend; they should be doing more to encourage creating new characters! Having a minor sale on character slots and GR/VIP power sets would inspire Free/Premium players to spend some cash this weekend.

    So again, I think GPBunny made a good point. There is nothing enticing me to spend points this week. They might make a small profit from VIP players intent on milking the Double XP weekend for 2.25x XP, but I think the vast majority of people are going to be fine without.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Angelxman81 View Post
    Have to check out if I can buy the Roman/Cupid's bow alone.
    Nope. And it's not part of the current bundle, either.
  12. It's Tuesday again, aka NEW STUFFS DAY!

    ... Or is it? Because I'm not seeing anything new in the store this week.

    The Boost Kit is back, and remains a treasure-trove of goodies for leveling a brand new character for 395 Paragon Points -- less than $5(US). Contents and cost breakdown below.



    This week's sales:
    • XP Boosters for 25% off (the 25% bonus for 1 hour variety)
      • XP Booster x1 -- 90PP
      • XP Booster x3 -- 225PP
      • XP Booster x5 -- 338PP

    EDIT: Spreadsheet and OP have been updated. (That was easy.)
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Venture View Post
    This is an example of Silverman's point in action. I didn't "throw out insults", but because any criticism is seen as "unnecessarily harsh" it's taken as such.
    Venture, I've seen several of your MA reviews in the past use the term "idiot ball." I would certainly classify that as an insult.

    I can't say whether or not you've changed this tactic, since I stopped reading your reviews as a result of the above.
  14. Think of it this way:

    For the most part, Incarnate powers that add properties to OTHER powers will only do so on powers that can accept enhancements. (Though there are a few effects that boost Judgement, Destiny and Lore powers.)

    No Incarnate powers will affect Interface powers. No Incarnate powers will affect Hybrid powers. Therefore, Hybrid and Interface powers will not affect each other, ever. Both Hybrid and Interface bonuses can be applied to the same attack power, but they do not affect one another; they each enhance a power separately.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gaming_Glen View Post
    SUPER ROVER!!
    Great, now I've got a mental image of it wearing a knight's helmet and a red cape...
  16. Already got thumbnails of the first two images transmitted. The first one was mostly just a dust cloud, but the second one is a clear image of Curiosity's shadow on the surface.

    Live feed from NASA:
    http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ma...ity_news3.html
  17. TOUCHDOWN!!!

    Science nerds win!
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kitsune_Rei View Post
    Suddenly Bonfire is a good power.
    Bonfire was ALWAYS a good power. It's just that it required you either lock your foes down to the ground with hold or immobilize powers, or catch them with it in a corner so they couldn't escape, if you wanted to use it to its full potential.
  19. Checked my second account, which has been inactive for a little over 50 days at this point, and I can't find anything that says how long it has been down.

    (However, I still have the email sent on June 13th that says "Your VIP Account Has Expired!‏" so I can track my time manually.)
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post
    Longbow would probably give the player villain a call and ask them to help subdue Recluse for the greater good in exchange for an Incarnate Slot.
    Heck, I did it just to get a badge. >_>
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quinch View Post
    Specifically, when does the turnstile kick in? For example, I've had DFBs start with four people, but also with eight - and in the latter case, I am certain there weren't seven other pre-queued players before I, too, joined.
    Once you've joined the queue, it will wait until you have the bare minimum number of players to start an event and THEN begin a(n invisible) 90 second countdown. Any other players that queue up during that countdown will be invited to the league at the end of the countdown, and if the maximum number of players happens to queue in then it will jump straight to the accept screen, skipping whatever is left of the 90 second countdown.

    Quote:
    Second, what about the "join events in progress" option? In one case I was sent to an empty, half-cleared instance. Another time I instructed another player how to queue himself with that option enabled, yet he never received a prompt to join our existing four-man team, nor anyone else's.
    That functionality has always been flaky at best, and I've never personally been able to join someone else's in-progress trial through the LFG tab. However, the league leader can invite others to join once a trial (by which I mean DFB, DiB or any of the Incarnate Trials) is in progress, as long as the maximum number of players has not been reached.

    Quote:
    And finally, DFB-unrelated, is it possible to queue for unlockable TFs, such as Cavern or Hess, if the player doesn't have it unlocked, but another queued player does?
    No, but they can join a team where the leader has it unlocked and get queued in as a team.
  22. I asked, and there should be an official announcement about the Pocket D and Roman costume bundles next week.

    As for Mercedes Sheldon appearing in Pocket D, Desi_Nova is correct, she's there so that Villains can speak to her when doing the Night Ward arcs.
  23. I wish I still had my family's Atari 2600, but our basement flooded when I was about 7 or 8 and ruined the box we had the system and games stored in, so my mom threw everything out. Every once in a while, in my preteen years, I'd see one when my mom took me to garage sales, but she never let me get one.

    But to be fair, I have like 90 NES games, safe and sound to this day. (If only I had a working console...) And of course, I've still got a working SNES, N64, Playstation, Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, and every iteration of Nintendo handheld save the Virtual Boy... I guess I can't complain too much about my stash of games.
  24. You know what hasn't even been mentioned in this thread?

    The Roman and Pocket D costume pieces are back in the market.

    The current Pocket D bundle does not come with any dance emotes or the Pocket D Transporter power, and the Roman bundle likewise does not contain the Cupid Bow (though it does contain 7 Shield models).