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Originally Posted by UnSub

I know of several people who signed up to the CoH/V trial with friends (also on trial accounts) who don't last long when they find they can't team with each other without trying to flag down another player to start the team for them.

Originally Posted by Captain_Simian

This may have been suggested, this may even be implemented (since I don't have that much experience with AE since its initial introduction) but I didn't want to sit on it on the off chance it wasn't.

Custom Rewards for the mission architect.

I'll give you an example of what I mean because it's late and I've just driven 30 hours...I am a bit tired.

So a Subordinate goes to their Villain Group leader and says "Hey boss, I'm looking for that snazzy upgrade<insert purple IO>, and I hear you might have a bead on it."

The leader has a group of missions he's created previously and saved. He goes to the Architect people, sets up the mission and puts the purple (that he has in his inventory) as the reward (or whatever the reward for the mission he wants to be specific). He then sets that reward to that player (so the next player running that mission won't accidentally receive it) and tells the Subordinate "Listen, I got this thing I need done. Go do it, and I'll give you this snazzy new thing".

The Subordinate goes to the mission, runs it and gets the snazzy new item.

Other things this could accomplish might be an auto-super group rank (you run this mission you become the next rank up in the SG) or any other thing that can be "given" to another player (custom super group badges...maybe?). To help prevent abuse to a given SG you can set lockout permissions with various criteria such as membership in the group, non-membership in the group, anyone below a certain rank in a group, and numerous other variables.

Originally Posted by Fulmens

Maybe this person is a PVPer or something.

I don't keep up on the latest trends. Imperious Task Forces used to give a WHOLE LOT of xp, last I looked. Lots of XP-onna-stick (Shadow Cysts- do they still give that much XP?) , lots of Elite Bosses, and about a thousand required kills.

Originally Posted by GoldenGuy

What's the fastest way to level these days? Been gone for a while and teams a more scarce if that, although I have found a few, but is there any decent ways to level from 1 -50 within a weeks time frame now?

I like missions and such, but if there's another way I'd be much appreciated in knowing.

Thanks...

Originally Posted by Oldeb

You can't be talking about the British when you say that. Did you mean to post in one of the non-English forums?

Originally Posted by Snow Globe

What did he do to you?

Originally Posted by Rodoan

Alternatively, you could be proactive and contact Paragon Studios and explain your case, that you were there first. They may take your side. Even if not, it would only be the loss of the name. No need to lose the whole character.

Originally Posted by ShadeovBlack

I completely disagree with all the restrictions impossed on trial accounts. Impossing them means the RMT'ers win.

Originally Posted by Aggelakis

Technically, Help isn't a global channel, it's a server channel. However, I agree with keeping trials out of true global channels.

However, I would agree with lightning the no-team-invites restriction: may invite a character to team if mutual friends (both characters have each other on friends list - and the error should state as such when attempting to invite when the stipulations are not met). The devs would probably have to make new code for this, but it would go a long way to making the trial "environment" more friendly to non-RMT folks.

Additionally, (again, new code), allow trial accounts to REPLY to tells, but not start their own conversations. Could even be a new command, /trialreply or something. The error message when using standard reply (/r /reply) or standard tells should state the availability of the /trialreply command.

Originally Posted by enrious2

Hello everyone,

As I've been working with a lot of new players of late (shameless plug for the Mentor Project, link in my sig) and talking to them has me questioning some of the trial restrictions currently in place.

Here's what I'd like to accomplish - I'd like to offer up some of my observations, along with some possible changes and get your feedback. In turn, I'd then make a thread in Suggestions with the finished project.

You can see a list of the restrictions here - http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Trial_Account

So in no order,

1) The Trial Account/Buy Full Version box. I honestly don't have a problem with this, but if you reposition the box, it will automatically reset to the center of the screen every time you zone or go in/out of a mission.

Personally, I'd prefer that it remembers where I moved the box for each session - in other words, if I logout and login, it should be back to the center of the screen, but if I move it and then zone, it stays where I moved it.

2) The 50k inf limit. To be perfectly honest here, I have no idea if that's appropriate for a lvl 14 toon to buy their enhs and so on. I think so, but maybe someone has some insight on if it should be higher (to say 1mil)?

3) Trial accounts can't walk up to a MA terminal, search for a mission, and then try out a MA mission - they have to ask someone to start a team and invite them.

No problem with them not being able to create a MA mission, but not being able to try one on their own?

On a related note, currently a trial player recieves a note saying "You're unable to acces Architect Entertainment from this location", in case someone asks you what's going on.

4) I'm guessing trial accounts are prevented from sending team invites because of a concern of spammers doing a /i then spamming a /g message, but I wonder how much of a concern that is compared to a couple of friends trying the game out and having to ask for someone to start a team for them.

Comments?

5) On a related note, global channels. As mentioned in my intro post, I run into a lot of new players these days and many are on trials. Until they get the full version, they can't join the Mentor global channel and part of me wonders if this restriction is still necessary.

As it stands, a lot of channels are silence on join or became so when trials could join global channels, to prevent the spamming.

Is this still a concern vs. trial players being able to get involved in what is arguably the most important social activity (as in widespread and everyday part of our in-game social lives) - that of participating in a global channel.

What about adding an option to global channels allowing them to prevent trial accounts from joining?

Any other thoughts?

tl;dr version - I like pie.

Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome

Oh, now you guys are just being mean... I mean isn't that kind of thing against the Geneva Convention?

Originally Posted by klaus_NA

i figured it was some sort of cult

Originally Posted by kojirodensetsu

GMs are... boring! Badge? K, get it once never need it again on that toon. Merits? Ya those are insanely easy to get. Yawn!

We need to add some spice to the mix. Make them drop something that ONLY GMs drop. Something that makes people want to hunt them besides the "Hey I need 2 more merits to do a roll can we kill a GM" moments. Some examples of such things:

1. GM recipies! We have PvP recipes, why not GM ones? Could add new recipes to areas that could use some more, like targeted AoE.

2. Temp powers! And I don't mean crappy ones that go away after you use it a few times. I mean ones that people would want because they're AWESOME. Like killing Jurassik could give you a temp power that let's you wield his godly car hammer.

3. Unique inspirations! And not any normal kind of inspiration but a super special awesome kind. A kind that would like add an -acc debuff to all your attacks or make your buffs 20% better!

Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA

Yes, but rather quietly. There's been no drama at all.

Originally Posted by NobleFox

Don't say it's name or it will come back.

Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA

Actually what happened to P_P, she's been very quiet recently...

Originally Posted by Hyperstrike

Also, did you make SURE you upgraded your game account and didn't accidentally create a NEW account?

Originally Posted by Twisted Toon

That's ok, LISAR. I like you better than I like him.

Originally Posted by Impish Kat

Make Baby Bab or PosiTot the contact?

I agree with the AE suggestion.

Originally Posted by Grouchybeast

Maybe you could put something together for him in AE? An outdoor map like the radio station one would be fun to fly around in, and you could put in some clickable and destructible objects for him to interact with.

Originally Posted by LISAR

There used to be but since it was visible even if you had rep off P_P complained till it was removed.

Originally Posted by Clebstein

Yeah, because then you don't end up with a string of pointless arguing PMs.

Originally Posted by Clebstein

I like rep because it gives you a way to compliment some one's post or let them know they're being an giant turd with out disrupting the thread.

Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker

Heh

Sounds like the nerf is working then! This is a good thing.