DJ_Shecky
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Well, I've stopped in about 5 different Gamestops around Chicago and haven't seen one promo or announcement in them about Going Rogue, let alone the special preorder. Sounds like Gamestop is dropping the ball.
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*stumbles in and grabs coffee*
Ooo... Standoffs?
*Flops into his FBBC*
I"ll sit here and whatch the standoffs.
Oh and Morning everyone!
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*Saunters in*
Morning all!
*Grabs some coffee*
What's this glow over my FBBC?
*Sits down and gets ZAPPED*
OW!!! I'M AWAKE!!! -
Quote:No, actually, just got a break from work at that moment. *lets the golfball hit you in the head*Originally Posted by Tramontane
Just out of bed at eleven o-clock? SLACKER!
AND WHAT IS THAT? A PLEDGE PIN? ON YOUR UNIFORM? -
*Stumbles in and falls flat on his face*
Coffee... I need Coffee...
*Weakly reaches for the coffee*
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Quote:That is because they probably got in the Ref's face arguing.Originally Posted by LongClawTiger
Saw several matches. Still trying to figure out the whole yellow card thing. I get the red cards. Wipe out another player and you get kicked off. But every yellow card I saw was given to the guy who got wiped out by someone else, not the guy who initiated the collision. WTH is up with that?
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Quote:*Stumbles in*Originally Posted by Philly_Guy
The rules of soccer are simple. Rule 1: No one scores. Rule 2: If someone scores, the other team HAS to score to tie it up.
Also greetings and salutations everyone. Mondays suck now that Chuck's season is over. Can't wait till next season. *lays head on desk and falls asleep*
Tell those rules to Germany and Australia. Or tell them to the NHL.
*Grabs his coffee*
Good morning everyone.
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*Stumbles in*
Oooo, Coffee. Thanks Pogo!
*Pours himself a gallon*
So how are things? -
I blame Polaron
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*Stumbles in, face all swollen*
Yo Mick, I nedd coffee to go on....
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Quote:NO!!! MY COFFEE!!!!Originally Posted by Tramontane
*Smuggles in Shecky's coffee cup, drinks the last of it, and laughs. LAUGHS, I SAY!*
I drink root beer most days anyway, sooooooo...
*Falls on the ground kicking, screaming and crying*
my poor precious lifeblood coffee... its all gone!!!! -
*Stumbles in*
Oh Man. No Coffee.
I mena I love Root Beer and all, but I need me some coffee or else I won't be able to work. I'll be too tired and won't focus.
*Drinks his Root Beer Float while Kvetching*
I WANT MY COFFEE!!!! *Slurp* -
I can haz Coffee Pie?
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*Flops in*
Morning everyone
*Goes to drink his coffee but finds it replaced with Tapioca*
WHERE IS MY COFFEE?!?!?! -
Quote:Ummm, Sysadmins are not the Devs. From what I've seen they do have people watching the systems.Originally Posted by d00000000d
Uh, actually in the real world companies that use production servers that provide services to paying customers, actually do run 24/7 admin teams. And in the real world, management better be responsive to that team 24/7 when something big breaks. Like say...Virtue.
They expect their sysadmins to keep the system running and monitor it 24/7. If Paragon can't afford to hire 24/7 sysadmins, they a) need fire their CTO and hire someone who will run the server group like professional admins and b) to start cutting costs so they can afford professional admins and not have to have their servers hosted by Bob's Bargain CoLocation. -
Quote:Originally Posted by AreEss
Talos goes down again today. So now we have two zones crashed in two days.
Meanwhile, Positron is posting pictures of himself playing board games at BayCon.
After the entire company wasted a good chunk of Friday chilling around a barbecue.Nah, I think they expect the Devs to be up 24/7 watching server monitors only for any potential issues. No home life, no vacation, no rest. The Devs should only eat live and breath the game. Let's get the IV's of nutrients and caffeine ready so the dev's don't sleep.Quote:Originally Posted by Taiyanna
Heavens above the devs get to take a holiday, after all.
'sides, the devs aren't the ones that are dealing with server issues to begin with.
Sheesh, The Talos one, there was a new instance up in 15-20 minutes and people were able to get the characters back at that point. The NOC and server team responded pretty quickly in my book. -
Happy Birthday Rad.
*Looks around*
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Quote:We aren't going anywhere in the least.Originally Posted by Unknown_User
The Cape isn't shutting down is it? I hope not, even when not playing CoH I listen to you guys on my phone. I love what you guys do.
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Fellow Virtue players,
We here at The Cape want to thank all of you for your support over the last 6 years. Without you, the Virtue community, we would not have been around this long, and are looking forward to being part of the Virtue community for many more years to come. Please feel free to go to our website, and leave us thoughts and suggestions.
Once again, thank you all for providing the best in game community around, and here is to many more events, specials, and fun.
DJ Shecky -
Quote:I am glad to see that you are promoting GR in ways to try and attract new Players. The 2 questions I have are:Originally Posted by Black Pebble
Today, we announced a new promotion with GameStop and Razer. For those of you who may not have seen this information, customers who place an early reserve for the City of Heroes Going Rogue: Complete Collection at GameStop will receive a Razer Sphex gaming desktop skin with a Going Rogue design, five unique enhancements and a $5 off coupon for use at the Razer store. These benefits are in limited quantities.
I would like to take this time to provide some insight as to how this initiative came about.
What is the Goal of this Promotion?
As many of you have picked up on, City of Heroes Going Rogue: Complete Collection is really designed to attract new players to the game. One of the greatest challenges new MMO players face is learning how the game works. The enhancements are designed to make the starting experience even more convenient for these new players, but we didnt want them to be game-breaking, or make our veteran players feel like they had to have them as well.
This is why these are only provided to new characters and cannot be sold/traded/stacked. First, you cant have enough of them to 6-slot out any power. Secondly, for a L1 character, that 16% damage/recharge boost is nice, but once you hit L20+, IOs start getting a lot more competitive. The proc rate is low to begin with, and at L21 they wont even kick in anymore. A L50 character could use these enhancements if they chose to, of course.
We believe this would benefit the new players much more, as our veteran players have a better understanding of the options available to them.
Why Now?
When we launched the prepurchase program, we did not plan on offering incentives for preordering the Complete Collection. A preorder program is different from a prepurchase, and we did not see a value in offering competing programs.
Since we launched our prepurchase program, we have been having discussions with GameStop, Razer and some of our other partners about new ways to promote the launch of Going Rogue. As some of you have mentioned, as a new expansion for a major MMO, Going Rogue deserves a lot of attention. We agree with you, and so did our partners. But evaluating ideas and nailing down the details took a good amount of time, which is why you havent heard about it until now.
Why Are We Doing This?
As you probably know, GameStop is the top gaming-focused retailer in the US. When they expressed interest in putting together this new program, it felt like a great way to get the word out on Going Rogue and to make sure every GameStop store in the country was promoting our launch.
Fine, but what about people who dont have a GameStop nearby, or dont shop there? Thats where Razer comes in. As part of the GR launch, Razer will be launching their own GR site, promoting CoH in all of their forums, newsletters, providing a coupon for GR customers and even designing a brand new mouse pad with our help.
So we decided to pool our resources to create one powerful marketing campaign, designed to create an opportunity that seemed so interesting that someone who doesnt yet play CoH would be interested enough to try this game.
Our goal is not to force anyones hand, or cause you to feel regrets. This was an amazing opportunity to have two of the strongest names in the gaming industry support the launch of Going Rogue, and we feel confident that it will provide some of the visibility and buzz you have been asking for. One of the biggest features in Going Rogue is that we are redefining the new player experience. Our partners are helping us make that experience even more attractive.
Will There be Any Other Preorder Programs?
We have no plans at this time to have any other preorder program.
What About Prepurchasers?
We do understand that some of our prepurchase customers may have decided differently had they known upfront that this preorder program was coming. This is why we tried to make the in-game goodies something that would have a stronger value for new players than for existing veterans. We do hope youve enjoyed these past few months with early access to Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning. Prepurchasing Going Rogue is still the only way to get early access to these two awesome new power sets.
If you have any other questions or concerns that were not addressed by me, or in the information released by GameStop or Razer, please let me know in this thread. I want to make sure that you have all of the information available to you, and that details of this promotion are as transparent as possible.
A) What guarantee that a place like Gamestop (Which carries very little in the way of PC games last time I stopped in their store) is going to actually push and promote GR heavily, especially in their franchise stores.
B) What about the statement that was made that all in game items will be available through the special $7 pack to those that pre-purchased the game.
I'm not made about this at all, but from a long time player standpoint, that second question is a big factor, mostly because of a trust level that it instills in us. I understand that situations change, and I love the idea, but that second statement is where the biggest problem with a promotion like this comes in.
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Quote:They did say that there is a pack coming out for us at the GR launches for like $7 which is supposed to be all the complete edition in game items. The question is will it include these.Originally Posted by EvilRyu
But they told us ahead of time we could get those items digitally at a later time. Thats my point here.
So yes, they told us ahead of time that we will be getting stuff that comes with GR for a little price. The question is how exclusive are these special Enhancements?
Take a chill and let them answer before you go crying foul or doom.
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Yeah, are the in game enhancements part of the compelte edition add on that we can get for $7 or are they exclusive to this promotion?
I am under the assumption right now, since they are in game items, and we were told that we would be getting the in game items for that $7 price when GR comes out that they are included. -
*strolls in*
Good Morning everyone!
*Grabs some coffee*
Yeah, that's what she said to me also. -
*Finishes his Coffee*
Luckily I've built up a resistance to Iokane powder.
*Looks at Puppeh and Neko*
Alas bothe of them. They will be missed -
Quote:Take room 2B, its been cleaned more recently!Originally Posted by Pogothulu
To be or not to be? That is the question.
Go on, discuss amongst yourselves!
*Grabs his coffee*