Silver Gale

I first learned of CoHF in June 2011. The decision to go F2P was probably made about two minutes before. That would put the NCSoft ultimatum about ten minutes before *that*. I don't have any hard data, but that's just what seems most likely.

Also in that presentation, note that "Who will die?" is not just a tagline, but the actual name of the first 7-part-long storyline.

Oh, crud. Okay, so one or two shots of 1200 points will put me at VIP Tier 9.

"Here's your CoT robes, now *stop asking*. No, it's legit - see? The CoT are wearing them."

Next up on the conversion list: The Tsoo.

Well, yes, obviously non-specific feedback is going to be pretty useless. "I liked it, I thought it was nice, you're pretty good at this" is just as useless as "I hated it, it sucks, you're terrible at this". The first one makes you feel a bit better, the second one makes you feel a bit worse, but they're both equally non-issues for the quality of your writing.

But conversely, specific feedback is always useful - whether positive or negative. "When you introduce the ruthless Emperor 'skipping along the flowerbeds' it doesn't really build the air of menace you seem to be going for" is good feedback, as is "great idea with having the brother always saying 'poodle skirt', it really takes on a whole different meaning on a re-read, especially in light of what happens at the variety show".

I watch Zero Punctuation and I've seen most of MST3K. I know the entertainment value in ripping into bad stuff. But as noted, that doesn't apply here - neither you nor Johnny find this game to be so laughably bad the only possible entertainment value it has is in taking apart its every mistake.

Your first response to "but you complain all the time!" wasn't "no I don't, I'm positive plenty of times." It was "well positive things are not really worth talking about, are they".

You ran into some bad RPers. Good RPers treat RP as a collaborative story, not a showcase for their own characters.

Hey, talking during the movie is annoying. But that's not what I meant - I was talking of the situation where you're all sitting in the diner having a snack after the movie and everyone's sharing their favourite parts (you know, when the the guy was all WOOSH! on the bike and the other guy was like GRR and seal was all BARK BARK BARK) and there's one guy just pointing out the flaws. And eventually someone turns to the guy and asks, "so you didn't like it?" and the guy shrugs and goes "well, everything else was okay, so I won't mention it".

The forums may be a feedback tool, but the forums are also a community. You don't use your phone only to call the cable company when your cable breaks, you use it to call friends for a chat too. Or, well, maybe you don't. Maybe your phone is, to you, strictly a means of placing complaints when something doesn't work. And ordering pizza.

Maybe you guys don't see the point of talking about something you like with other people who like the same thing... that's okay, there's nothing wrong with that, but you do come across as somewhat grumpy, just like that guy who never talks about the parts of movies he likes.

Pssst. I think those two might be related.

This is comics. Female characters who die don't get replaced by new female team members.

The forums aren't a problem hotline, though, they're a place to discuss the game in general. It's more like you're being that one guy who, whenever the gang gets together to watch a movie, only ever points out the parts that are implausible or badly acted or terribly CG'd.

So basically, instead of everyone getting the same stuff free with their subscription, each person is allowed to pick which stuff they want. You like powersets but don't care for costumes? Your subscription now comes with lots of free powersets, but costumes are extra. You like costumes? Your subscription comes with free costumes and extra costume slots, but you have to pay for powersets.

You want PS to hire a bunch of new people and work double-time to bring you *all of the things*? You'd even be willing to pay more money per month if if meant you get all the stuff you want? Well, guess what, now that's an option, and without having to raise the subscription price for everyone else!

Edit: And even better, instead of making a decision once and then possibly regretting it, you can see what comes out and then decide what will come free with your sub. How's that for freedom of choice?

It doesn't matter how much of the game you love, if you only ever post about the 15% or 10% or 1% that pisses you off, you'll come off as a malcontent.

And point bundles.

If you buy 1200 points for $15, then spend 800 point on a powerset, the monetary value of that powerset is $10.

If I buy, say, 6000 points at a discount price of $40 (DISCLAIMER: I have no way of knowing if this is a real thing the store will offer), then spend 800 on a powerset, the monetary value of that powerset is $5.34.

A-ha. I see what you're doing. You're trying to ferret out who's in the CB (by the fact they post here in this thread but don't send you Inf). I refuse to play your little game.

Yeah. It'll be super extra tragic because oooh, they just had a wedding last year. Really *hoping* it doesn't go this way, because it would be terrible, but cynically I can't help but expect it.

All the European servers are physically located within the US nowadays, so that likely wasn't your problem. Freedom is just packed. Try Virtue or one of the others.

Because who cares if she has the same interests as you, if a chick isn't hot she's not viable girlfriend material, amirite?

Or how about 3. EVERYTHING is in the store, and Premium players can buy whatever they like, but VIPs get access to a large part of it automatically as long as they're subscribed? Y'know, like Inventions are "Purchasable" for Free Players and "Included" for VIPs, or Time Manipulation is "Free for VIP players, or you can buy this from the Paragon Market"?

Let's now confuse "X will be available in the store" and "X will only be available if you spend Paragon Points, even if you're VIP".

Well, you can use the idle time to do RP scenes to flesh out the transition (since the Tips themselves mostly make your character go "you know, having lots of money is more important than kicking puppies. ... actually, petting puppies is even better than having lots of money"). Or you could play your other characters. Or you could use the time to pursue any other hobbies you have, like I dunno, pulling a random example from the air here, writing some really awesome fanfic?