GlassGoblin

Here are a few enhancements I would appreciate.

• "New Items" tab: list most recently added items (50? 100?) in reverse order of date added to market
• "Limited Time Offers" tab: show all items or bundles with an expiration date for availability (Valentine pack, Halloween costumes, snowball power, etc), ordered with nearest expiration first
• Visibly tag market entries as to attributes: Character bound, Account wide, Tradeable within account, Tradeable in Market, Consumable, Premium required, VIP required, etc.
• Unbundled items: if single costume pieces or emotes are also included in a bundle, indicate this in the item description
• "Already owned" tag: grey out or flag account-wide items already owned
• "Already owned" feedback: if the system can't determine that we already own an item prior to checkout, then at the very least the error message should be a little friendlier than "quantity exceeds maximum allowed."
• In-game checklists: provide a way (via the Collections interface?) to see all purchased items, grouped by type

Of course, the standard code rant applies across the board, even moreso as the market is handled by a third-party, and appears to be at least somewhat out of Paragon's hands. I certainly wouldn't deign to propose they take it in-house, particularly since this system straddles the firewall between in-game development and accounts/billing. From what I've gleaned reading the forums, that's practically out of the question.

I have this horrible feeling that at the end of Part 7 we will (probably through some MacGuffin) beat the powers out of Wade to the point where he surrenders, only to have Manticore pull a Green Arrow, shooting Wade right in the temple to avenge his wife. Oh yeah, and avenge Statesman, too.

Conceptually, I don't have a problem with it, for the reasons others have outlined. However, I do think it's a bit more expensive than it could/should have been. I had been toying with getting them occasionally as time-savers, but at that price I'll just do without the badges/PPPs/etc, or wait until I can use my game time for a week or two to make the switch.

It was great to meet those who were able to attend today's event! My thanks to those who put it together, from the organization and coordination to the outstanding name badges. This may have been a small group of people, but they have a remarkable amount of talent!

It was also good of Traegus to choose to share his birthday with us. What a great sport!

You know, I had a pretty good opinion of the players of this game before attending this meet & greet, but seeing what a sharp, funny, friendly, and generous group we've got here in the DC/Maryland/Virginia are lends credence to CoH's reputation for the best community around.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all in game, on the forums, and at the next get together.

Barring something unexpected, I should be at the Starbucks by 3pm. Should you see a somewhat befuddled guy in a Residents t-shirt blinking and squinting at people, it's probably me. And if it isn't me, then the damned game is leaking into reality again, and I'll end up facing You? for the thousandth time.

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!

Okay, here's mine.

Harper Valley, PTA

As director of the Paragon Transit Authority, Valley is charged with making sure the trains run on time (as well as the teleportation devices, interdimensional portals, and temporal gateways). He was appointed to this position shortly after the First Rikti War, and assigned the responsibility for overseeing the construction and maintenance of the tram tunnels through the War Walls. However, as a politically appointed bureaucrat, he was open to pressure and *ahem* financial considerations, leading to the building of enormous unprotected tunnels through those tremendously expensive force fields.

As the saying goes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely*, but a little bit of power just makes you a jerk. Valley wanted to ensure his job security, successfully lobbying for a an ordinance outlawing the use of cell phones between superheroes and their contacts until the rather lengthy form 27B-6 was completed and notarized. This forced heroes to ride the trams -- increasing their popularity among the hero-worshipping citizens -- just to ask the police for more information. Fortunately, in the last round of elections many of Valley's cronies lost their positions, and subsequently overturned that ordinance.

Even with his reduced stature, Harper Valley is still a force to be reckoned with. He wields the power for which there is no defense: Red Tape. Be careful if you cross him, or you may well find yourself with your PTA transit pass revoked, and walking back from Ouroboros is no fun at all.

*Yes, I know that's not the real quote. Work with me here.