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  1. So are the choices Blue for Hero and Gold for Villain? Or is it more complicated than that where in a given scenario the heroic choice may be to thwart a resistance plot because the long term repercussions may be evil, and vice versa.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
    And yet a number of people have stated this, including people that I believe actually mean it. Whether or not you understand it, accept that some people WILL quit if they lose their character name.
    Another thing to remember is that many of those who would quit over this issue have multiple accounts. So if they quit, the company won't be losing one sub per person but 2, 3, and sometimes 4 subscriptions. I myself usually keep 2 accounts active when I can afford it and have had up to 3 active, and I know others have mentioned they have 4 accounts.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Decorum View Post
    I'm for either of those, as long as they don't perma-hide stuff you can't use. I often just have my richer characters buy stuff for lowbies/poor characters and send them to them.
    With the new email feature you can just send the poor/lowbie the inf and they can buy everything needed when it's convenient and not have to email 1 item at a time.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    I win!!!!
  5. Forbin_Project

    Refunds?

    Yeah. I've never heard of anyone getting a refund. The OP bought the game, and used it. The serial code and time can't be repackaged and sold to someone else. All he can do is cancel his payment plan and the account will go inactive once the time runs out.

    And NCSoft held up their part of the contract. It's not their fault the OP has buyers remorse. They offer free trials he could have used to see if he would like the changes in the game since the last time he played.

    He made an informed decision and now has to live with the consequences.

    But Decorum is right, feel free to contact billing. It doesn't hurt to try. The following info is instructions on how to contact support.



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  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zortel View Post
    Drop down menu at the bottom of the Stores screen, similar to the Hide Missing Recipes/Hide Unowned Recipes buttons.

    Hide Dual Origin Enhancements

    Why? Because when you go to a store in Talos/IP, these are still sold, which means a lot more scrolling.

    Hide Unusable Enhancements

    Stores that sell more than one origin type are a pain to scroll through to get to the ones you want. Stores like the Vanguard Quartermasters also have 35/40/45/50 Enhancements, which mean there are two sets to scroll through. Having the option of only usable enhancements showing removes clutter.
    Instead of hiding Dual Origins, how about the store window have tabs for DO's and SO's. Then after that selection, further tabs under each for Origins. From there they can hide the unusable enhancements.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bionic_Flea View Post
    Not accurate. Autolog is disabled when on a Task Force, Strike Force, or Ouroborus Arc.
    Thank you for correcting me, I completely forgot about those because the characters I remember seeing standing around were around levels 1-2 and had no vet badges.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Slashman View Post
    Or maybe I'm referring to the post by War Witch where she says that they didn't have the resources to revamp the starting zones?
    Could you provide a link? I haven't seen that post and would appreciate the chance to read it.
  9. Glad to hear our detailed answers helped resolve your problem.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Siolfir View Post
    There just haven't been enough postings of doom and gloom befalling everywhere.

    So, here you go!

    DOOOOOOOOOM!
    yeah, I know... not big enough.
    Hits Siolfir with a chicken

    Knight with a chicken

    And now for something completely different.

    A Scotsman on a horse.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Slashman View Post
    Or maybe they had to take an important phone call and the game didn't autolog them?
    The only times autolog is suspended is when a character is in an SG base or inside a mission. It always logs out afk players in regular city zones.

    Also notice that I said in notes I make the comment "possible RMTer" and I use the regular /gignore. I don't use /ignore spammer which generates a petition. This is because if I happen to end up on a pug with this person I can then see how/if he participates and change my mind and remove him from ignore and alter my notes.

    I can remember changing my mind on three occasions.

    Quote:
    In any case. Something seems odd to me.

    If what Posi said is true and new players are forced to start in Praetoria, what is the point of that if they are primarily pushing GR to old players?

    Given the relative small marketing efforts at enticing new players beyond a few promos, would it really matter that much if you forced new players to start in Praetoria?
    Yes. The devs know that when GR goes live most vet players will be there instead of the old zones. Thus even on low pop servers new players will see a busy game.

    Quote:
    I'm still a bit confused about what GR is supposed to accomplish for the game as a whole. That's not to say I don't like what is coming in GR...but if revamping the new user experience is the focal point of the expansion along with side switching, why leave the other 2 possible starting points untouched?

    Each starting point is, IMHO, just as critical as the other. Hero, Villain or Neutral. It shouldn't suck to start a new character period.
    This is a Role Playing Game. GR allows players to experience the morality issues heroes and villains face in comic books.

    Where do you get the idea the other two zones have been untouched? The only people that have access to that kind of knowledge is Beta testers. Are you violating the NDA by leaking information or are you just SWAGing (Silly Wild A*& Guessing) about something you know nothing about?
  12. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen a "the server's are dead" thread where someone says they were standing "under the AP statue" or "near Ms. Liberty" etc. for over an hour and no one invited them to a team.

    Now I can't speak for anyone else but when I actually notice that a character is in the same spot for that long in between the missions I'm running, I assume that it's a good chance that account is an RMT site gathering the names/globals of passing players. I 1 star them and make a note "Possible RMTer." Then I /gignore them just to be safe.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mrs_TopDoc View Post
    It wouldn't let my multi-quote, so my questions are missing. I had asked if we knew there would be a special promotion at GameStop later when people were first able to pre-purchase from NCSoft. So Forbin is correct that it's not relevant that GameStop had a special deal, but thankfully he(?) answered the main part of my question. If people knew that the "buy it now" deal wasn't going to be the complete edition that would be available later, then yes it was a decision to get access to the powers now and probably have to buy it again later to get the rest of the goodies and not just bad luck.
    Sorry about the "deal with it". In hindsight that was harsh. The forums have had a couple of arguments about the Gamestop issue and it's easy to forget that sometimes it's an honest question and not someone looking for an argument.

    I had hoped that by answering your main question it would in turn answer the following questions.

    It is unfortunate for people that started the game after those announcements and pre-purchase went on sale, because to them it could easily appear that this was sprung on the player base at the last moment, but it's not the case it is just bad timing.

    My impression from what I read from Black Pebble's (The marketing guy) announcements is that the Gamestop offer was something that went thru at the last minute. They held off saying anything until they were certain the deal was approved. Can't really blame them for not wanting to get egg on their faces if they hinted that they were working on a deal and it never happened.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    Or if the bio says something like "yeah yeah, this is a ripoff character, SO WHAT!!!"
    The bio that I encountered read, "Read the comic <offensive slur>!"
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    Yep. I had other friends reimbursed (one of them was someone reimbursed from the original global crash, lol) during the 30-day fiasco, but yes, people were reimbursed. One person I know who was reimbursed nearly threw a b---- fit because it was almost a billion and a half inf lost! lol
    Ok. I believe that you wouldn't make this up. If we keep following each other back and forth between these threads I'm going to get dizzy.
  16. Forbin_Project

    Globals Down?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    Wrong. As stated in the other thread on this subject, three people I know were reimbursed for missing items, so they had to have reimbursed pretty much anyone that asked. Which sets precedence to request reimbursement this time.
    And as I stated in that other thread, all I can say is we have had different experiences. I didn't get a response on the petition I sent, but since it wasn't much to begin with I admit I didn't bother following up on it. I know they reimbursed people when they nailed us with the 30 day rule they never announced, but this is the first I heard anyone say they got stuff back from that original global crash.


    Edit: I read Agge's response in the other thread and I'm preemptively trying to stop a response here again cuz I'm getting dizzy. I believe you Agge! HONEST!
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    One of my friends was reimbursed inf, the other two were reimbursed items - some salvage, a couple recipes, and some crafted enhancements.
    All I can say is we have had different experiences. I didn't get a response on the petition I sent, but since it wasn't much to begin with I admit I didn't bother following up on it. I know they reimbursed people when they nailed us with the 30 day rule they never announced, but this is the first I heard anyone say they got stuff back from that original global crash.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    Because it's Ice Blast. NOT because of the animations it uses.
    Not according to Warkupo's logic. If he likes the the way it looks he should be able to use it on his fire blaster, and if the devs don't allow it . . .

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Warkupo View Post
    The only reason not to bother is because the devs feel like being lazy,
  19. Good luck to anyone that was storing stuff in emails. I hope your stuff is there when they come back.
  20. Forbin_Project

    Globals Down?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BJShygo View Post
    Don't store things that way. Not crazy enough, but I see globals are back up right now.
    I learned my lesson the first time it went down, but there are people out there that insist on using the feature like a bank and I guarantee if anything is lost they will raise hell.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Melancton View Post
    The Global Server has apparently been coughing up hairballs all evening... would that be why all the emails with stuff I have sent to myself that are well under the time limit are gone, *poof*?

    Or did they change the time expiration on emails to 3 days and will tell us tomorrow?
    Last time globals went down everything people were leaving in emails was lost. Cross your fingers and hope when they come back your emails will still be there. If not you out of luck. They didn't reimburse people the last time so I'll be surprised if they offer it this time.
  22. Forbin_Project

    Globals Down?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BJShygo View Post
    Are globals down or slow?

    Was sent tell earlier and sent back quick to them. It seemed like they sent it earlier because they had full team when they responded back.

    Also my Global chats are missing on all Characters.
    I hope you weren't storing anything in emails because the last time globals went down everyone lost anything they had put into emails, and no one got reimbursed.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mrs_TopDoc View Post
    Is it a choice if there aren't any options?
    But there were options, and we were informed of them. Deal with it.

    Quote:
    When GR was first available for pre-purchase, was it known that there would be a different special offer from GameStop?
    Not relevant. We were informed before anything was put on sale in the NCStore that people buying early wouldn't be getting everything that came with the complete edition, and would have to spend more later.
  24. So how about this compromise. When transferring a character from the test server to a live server the character is stripped of all inf, enhancements, inspirations, merits, AE tickets, recipes, badges, levels, power sets, costumes, factions, and names. That way nothing can be brought over that would unbalance the game or get around pre-release issues.



    Don't say anything. Let's see if the OP figures it out for himself.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Decorum View Post
    Found it in the tentonhammer interview, and the language isn't the least bit ambiguous. Frosty's spot on. From Posi's mouth to our ear:

    “We have this alternate dimension, this alternate earth, called Praetoria. When you first start the game, if you’ve never made another character, we force you to start as Praetorian, because that’s our best new player content; that’s our best foot forward.”
    Ok. So my assumption was wrong.