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Not that I support this idea (I don't), but this type of power segregation will already exist when Freedom launches, as Incarnates will be gated behind subscription fees and even the Invention System will require purchase or Paragon Reward tokens to access.

The “sweet spot” for Common IOs is between levels 25-35. A level 25 common has an enhancement value about equal to a “yellow” (-1) SO. A level 30 common is equivalent to an even-level SO, while a level 35 common is nearly as effective as a +2 “green” SO.

The Consignment House isn't a store. If you treat it like one, you're likely to pay significantly more than you need to. Nihilii had some good advice:

Prices on the AH fluctuate constantly. Bargains abound if you place your bids ahead of time and wait. If you don't plan ahead and decide to "Buy it nao," you'll be at the mercy of the market gods - there may only be higher-priced inventory left for sale at that time and you'll pay more than you wanted to.

Nitpick: Neither of these actually works "better" at low levels. The advantage of a lower-level IO is that you'll be able to slot it earlier rather than waiting to level up. However, a level 50 Stealth IO slotted into Sprint will work just as well as a level 10, even exemped: What matters is not the level of the IO, but whether the power it's slotted in is available. This is true of all IOs considered "Procs" or "Proc120s."

Other IOs, including the Steadfast Res/Def, are considered "Global" IOs for which the exemplar rules do apply (drop too far down and you *will* lose the effect), but the slotted power can be greyed out as long as the level of the IO itself is still within its working range. Another thing about the Res/Def is that the Resistance portion of the IO does scale down with level, so a lower level IO may be less effective in enhancing a Resistance power.

ParagonWiki has a Table of Special IOs to help you determine which category an IO belongs to.

I actually kind of wonder about this. Because if access to Apex/Tin Mage keys off the Alpha Unlocked *badge* rather than the slot itself, Premium players with a previous unlock would still be able to join the TF - they'd just be debuffed as though the slot were empty since it would be greyed out.

Unless they're planning on removing all the Incarnate badges from a non-VIP as well, which seems unlikely.

They will have to actually subscribe, though - Incarnate powers access has been confirmed as VIP only. Even a Premium player with a previous purchase of GR will lose access to Incarnates without a current subscription.

This. While Mids' will let you make a VEAT build with APPs, when you get into game you'll find that you only have access to Patron pools, if you've unlocked them.

I don't see them completely removing current vault storage. Besides, wasn't there a "Remote Vault" perk listed on one of the Paragon Rewards tiers?

I could see them adding a small shared inventory as a purchaseable QoL perk once the new store launches.

Actually, blasters have higher base HP than Corruptors, Defenders, Controllers and Dominators. They also beat out HEATs and VEATs (although the Epic ATs do have higher HP caps) and are on par with Stalkers, so they're closer to the top of the pile than the bottom.

Complaining about people complaining about people complaining.

Realistically I think 600PP is as low as they could go, for the reason you mentioned - it's just over Tier 9 VIP stipend, so subscribers will have to make the choice between saving up or paying more for instant gratification. Price it too high, though, and there's going to be a sizable contingent who will balk at the cost and decide to wait and accrue points rather than spending extra cash in the store.

I doubt that effort to create is the primary consideration for most consumers when assigning value to a product, though. They're more likely to look at its perceived utility/desirability vs. cost to them and go from there.

True, but in the past there's been an issue with people being okay with having to pay for "fluff" but not for things that affect actual gameplay mechanics. Rightly or wrongly, people may see the new powersets as something they "need" and therefore will be annoyed when they have to pay more for them, while being perfectly fine with costumes and other cosmetic items being in the store for what they would consider inflated prices.

This is where I am as well. If I were to go Premium, I'd probably choose to pass on Street Justice, Beam Gun and Titan Weapons - they sound interesting enough that I might try them out at a lower price point, but I won't pay $10 each just for new sets to mess with. Staff Melee *would* get my $10 since it's something I've been looking forward to for a while. The higher the price, the lower the volume of impulse buys. Hopefully there's a sweet spot somewhere in the middle.

Nothing will change until you choose to respec that character. Once you do, the entire Fitness pool will become inherent at level 2 and you can slot up the powers as you like during the respec process.

Thirded. Relogging didn't work for me, but having to claim something else first did. Just make sure you have room for both items.

It is, per Zwillinger:

Zombie Man put together a list of Paragon Market prices here based on what the devs have told us and the information coming out of ComiCon. It shows that so far, unlocking an AT will cost 1200 Paragon points ($15).

Keep in mind the list is neither comprehensive nor final and is very much subject to change before Freedom launch.

Zwillinger replied to this post by Emberly on June 21:

So unless there's been some information released that supercedes this, it looks like Paragon Points will be doled out monthly while Paragon Reward tokens will be frontloaded.

I think in this particular case (AT restrictions) the rationale is that maintaining a degree of goodwill will make non-subscribers who are on the fence more likely to subscribe.

I'm kind of on the fence right now - I have two accounts, one with around 5 1/2 years of vet status and one with around 4. My primary account is currently active, but has been off-and-on since around January; the secondary has been inactive since then. My inactivity has been due to a confluence of financial instability, dissatisfaction with the current focus on end-game "raid" content and its effects on overall game balance, and the fact that nearly all of my friends have already left, mostly due to boredom.

If I choose to continue my primary account subscription, it will be primarily for access to my Alpha incarnate slots. I enjoy running a trial every so often, but I certainly don't enjoy them enough to grind them over and over for rewards. My second account will likely stay at the Premium level. Even though 4 years of vet status means I should have enough time in to unlock Controllers and MMs automatically, I just don't like the way the announcement of "Keep everything you bought" was handled.

It's like being told "Everyone gets free cake!" and finding out a little down the line that free cake doesn't actually include the frosting, or the filling, or the plate. But hey, we'll throw in this fork!

It's not like you can get mad at free cake - it's free, after all - but it's certainly not everything you were led to expect. It feels disingenuous. I certainly don't think the devs are out to screw anyone (and for the most part, they're probably not the ones making decisions on which features are included with which subscription level, anyway) but there are probably people for whom the announcement was a deliberate attempt at a bait-and-switch. Players who feel like they've been intentionally tricked in order to get at their wallets are going to leave on principle, even if there are enough desirable perks in the VIP package that they would otherwise subscribe.

Personally, I just think the devs should be far more careful when making blanket statements of this kind. I also wish that there were some consistency to what features will be included or excluded from the rule. It's a bit irritating to have to follow every thread on the subject so closely, because otherwise you'll miss clarification on exactly why you'll still have feature X but not feature Y. Slots are rented, except when they're purchased; so are powersets, even if you can't use them because you've only rented the associated archetype. You need Going Rogue to access incarnate content, but you'll still be locked out of it if you drop to Premium. Note that I'm not necessarily arguing the specifics of *which* features will be available - I'm just bemoaning the fact that we practically need a roadmap to figure it all out.

No - that's why it's called the soft cap: It's the point at which, although technically you *can* add more defense, any extra will not benefit you. Enemy mobs always have a minimum 5% chance to hit you; that's just the way the game is designed. More defense won't change that. Unless you're being defense debuffed, or the enemies have +to hit, that purple won't do anything.

The issue I'm having is simply that the standard isn't being applied consistently. Buying a booster pack gets you "ownership" of the items included, but previous purchase of a game box doesn't - even though currently you can't actually access the content in *either* if you're not subscribed. How is it that booster costumes and emotes aren't also seen as "rented" content, given that they're also gated by whether or not you have access to the servers?

When the devs put out a statement that amounts to "You'll always keep what you buy," but then it's followed by "Well, except for this, and this, and this," and the exceptions have to be explained by a convoluted process involving heavy use of the words "Well, technically..." it kind of leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Personally, I would much rather they had not made the statement at all - it would have been more palatable and certainly easier to understand if they had just said, "Free players get A and B and C, and in addition, to thank you for your previous patronage, Premium members will enjoy access to D through J!"

This. I've gotten on teams before with my dark/ or kin/ and had the leader go searching for a "real" healer anyway, since apparently a power doesn't count as a true heal if it can miss.

Way too low. After they decided to distribute iXP throughout the entire league, average earned iXP dropped significantly. Before the change, I was getting anywhere from 10 to 35% iXP per run; it went down to a consistent 3% afterwards.