Dark Energon

An ode to Statesman, our former King.
He walked into an obvious trap, so his last fight he could not win.
Now to much dismay, it has to be put on a daily display.
That he was missing his ding-a-ling.

Ok, let me clarify my statement about the discount for vets a bit, since it wasn't clear enough, and that is my own mistake.

Yes, we get 400 a month free, 550PP a month if you have T8 Filled.
Yes we got a free Sever Transfer per month.
Yes, we have Access to VIP Beta server.
Yes, we receive a free monthly reward token.

NO, these are not awarded to just veterans, these are awarded to ALL VIPs, and people with enough cash to throw at a game, can buy their way up the reward tree.

What i was suggesting, per 1 year veteran badge you will receive 2.5-5% discount on your purchase (Buying items with Paragon Points). A 1, 2, 3 or 4 and so on. Veteran badges can not be bought, it has to be earned. This discount bonus is to reward the long time players, not the few who buy their way to the top, only to leave when they are bored or when a new game comes out. This is for the loyal players, who year in year out showed that they love this game, support this game and in my opinion, those players should be rewarded more than the players who bought their way up.

I worked in a store as a sales rep, and i rather sell something small to a returning customer, than have one big transaction and the guy never returns.

With these Yearly veteran badges discount bonus, you entice and reward players for their loyalty.

Let me give you an example of what i mean:
I have seen a new player in-game who in his 1st week of play bought his way up the reward tree, and filled every slot with having a few tokens to spare. I have been here 2.5 years, and i just filled my 4th slot on T6.
This new player gets more rewards, more options more PP and such than someone who has been loyal to this game for over two years.

I have bought all the boxes: CoH:CE, CoV:CE, GvE, AE, Mac and GR box.
I bought all the bonus packs when they came out, not just cause i like most of the content, but also to support the game. Then i lost my job.
Now i'm struggling to keep my head above water, but one thing i make sure of, keep my sub active to not only support the game i love, but also cause playing this game keeps me from going into the deep end.
Now back to the new player...
I haven't seen him for a while, it took him less than 2 months before he quit playing this game.
He just got in, spends a load of cash and has the same stuff all of the people who either have the cash to waste or who have been loyal to the game for well over 5, 6 7 or even 8 years now.
He gets bored with his new toy, leaves and that's it.. A chunk of money for the game, but the player is gone. Yes, he funded the game for about $500 or more, but he isn't an active sub, or someone who buys PP once every few months or so. So the number of active subs went down again with this person. And we all know what happens to games when they can not maintain their subscription count.

I know i am not the only one who is struggling atm, and still maintains his subscription. Some of you have a nice job and have been here for years too. Wouldn't it be a nice gesture to show some love back to their loyal players, the players who year in year out show how much they love the game?

I rather have McBarky, that's how i call him, growl like the Dire Wolf. Once in a while isn't so bad, just the constant basking is VERY OBNOXIOUS!

I Came, I saw and I left the thread.

I'm torn.

Yes, i 'bought' some new powersets due to my free 400PP a month, i don't have BM nor TW, and i felt like MC Hammer hopping after a trend when it was 5 years out of style by buying StJ two months after it came out.

However, i still have not paid a dime more than the 15 a month.

Granted, till the Dark powersets came out, i was skeptic, since all but one powerset was really free. But Darkness being free for VIPs while being 800PP for non VIPs made me hopeful.
Hopeful that for all the powersets we have to buy, that there will be a few who are free for us VIPs, and maybe one or two which will be free for all.

I'm still not choosing sides however.
As a VIP player i wonder why there is so little coming out that is free for VIPs, or even at a discount for VIPs.. we are paying our subs, and some of us have been here for years. Maybe a thought to grant a small discount per Year Vet badge, not for tokens, they can be bought, but the Yearly Veteran badges have to be earned. Would be a nice gesture to the long time players. 2.5/ 5% per yearly badge sounds about right?

However, as a company standpoint, fully justified.
They need to make a profit, pay their staff, and pay for the server upkeep.
If they were losing money while all this stuff has to be paid while still having to release content, the plug will be pulled faster than you can say 'Hi'.

So like i said.. i'm in the middle.. i haven't paid extra, i have gotten a few without points, there is a steady cash flow to development, and they are releasing new content pretty fast.. so yeah.. can't really complain.

So, i guess you guys don't want the Cheetah Travel power they are working on?

Ok, some words.....

This guy is standing in it's normal position when you see him, however, when i came close, he showed this animation fast paced, just a split second.. it took me a few tries to get this screen shot.

When you approach him, he will not do it, back up and come close again.. it's pretty funny to see.

ps: Yes, it's the RV Rep in PI near Ghost Falcon.

Praise to you.

I tried finding someone who overpaid, but no luck. 900mill is a nice chuck of change, i hope you find the person, if not, i hope you spend it wise.

Either way.. Props to you for trying to do the right thing!

A picture will say a thousand words.



So, uhm.. yeah.. I'm at a loss for words here.

I was out one day, and i thought of a great name for a new toon.
The whole day i was thinking concept, costume and even a few back up names cause, we all know, good names go fast.

When i came home.. great name taken... all, and i mean ALL 5 back up names.. taken.

I thought screw it, logged in with my main, go check new people in Atlas to make myself feel better, and what do i see? 'My' great name on a low level toon from a new player. >.<

Needles to say i logged out for an hour :P