SolarSentai

That's okay. Everyone has different views - that just happens to be mine.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm just questioning whether or not the choice to put unlockable temps in the store is a good idea.

I think it's a safe assumption that most people like to do the least amount of work for the most amount of reward.

The devs spent the time and effort to put certain arcs, rewards, goodies, etc in game. If they're made available from day 1 of a hero's career there's less of a reason to run the content in game, especially with the focus lately being on Incarnate content.

Do I want to spend time weeding through lower arcs or level as quickly as I can to get the big shiny?

Anyway, as I said, YMMV.

Give them time... give them time...

"New with i25, CoH:Sims Edition! Collect 'fun tokens' to increase your character's happiness level! Don't forget to use the bathroom from time to time! And be sure to wash your hands! Enjoy fine dining at 'Sparky's Bar and Grille!' Don't let your hero or villain go out on the town on an empty stomach!"

But yea... you're right, people play for fun. But the way I see it, the more you can buy in the store without having to do the pre-reqs in game, the less incentive there is to do it.

As always, YMMV and that's just my opinion.

I believe you need to defeat Nictus Romulus 5 times in the ITF to unlock it.

Which means you have to run it at least twice because in the last mission you can only defeat him 4 times.

It's listed under temp powers but it is permanent. When they ported it over, they just copied the Halloween Temp power text.

If you right click on the power in the powers window, you'll notice there's no option to delete it whereas if you right click on other temp powers, you can delete the power.

I'm 12 and what is this? ... or something ... I forget how that meme goes :P

I'll echo the statement that most players are "adults." I don't think I've ever met anyone in game under 18.

Now, whether or not players -act- like adults is another story...

*steals DB's Halloween candy and runs off*

I love my Portable Crafting Station. It was one of the best investments I made on my farmer.

I really need to get around to getting it on my other 2 farm brutes though >_>

*ish a lazy Zombeh*

My work here is done

Also... Synapse as the Verizon guy! "Can you hear me now?" *Super Speeds to next location* "Can you hear my now?" rinse, repeat, infinity LOL

Sting probably has the greatest gimmick ever too!

Or maybe the Undertaker... 20+ years and he hasn't changed much, except for that biker phase he went through...

Also, I had a nice long post typed up in response to the OP but my elbow hit my mouse into my printer and the stupid side/back button erased my post.

tl;dr version - I can understand the analogy and agree to an extent - but the bottom line is WWE is still going strong despite whatever competition is put in front of it.

Wootsauce

Thanks GF!

Yea I mean, I'm definitely in the minority with those who thought the initial prices for the costume codes were okay.

I went to the M&G in NYC last year, and even as a NYer between train fare, subway fare and the time involved, I'd have much rather paid $20 in the store.

Not that I didn't enjoy meeting folks from NCSoft but I had no interest in anything other than CoH and that was a small part of the M&G.

My perspective on the whole store thing, the store should be for extras that are either conveineces (unslotters, respecs, etc), bonus packs ala Boosters and cosmetic stuff - like the costume codes. I have no issue laying down a few bucks on that type of stuff, but gameplay related items like Power Sets really upset me. IMO those should be included with subscription fees or offered at prices relative to the expansions we've gotten.

Either way, as I said, thank you for offering these again. I was disappointed when the other codes were pulled and missed out on a couple that I was saving for.

I agree with this sentiment 1000%.

Compared to the cost of either traveling to a convention out of state or having to look to alternatives, these are a great price.

Hell, even at $10 a pop I didn't have a problem with the pricing.

So with that, thanks for offering these and hope to see more convention codes in the store soon

*cough* Ring Mistress *cough*

I was able to apply it. Best case scenario, I have the pack for 2 months. Worst case, I get an extra day out of it.

Red-name confirmation on what happens would be nice

At first glance I saw a bit of smugness/cockiness.

It's been my (personal) experience that people who've gone from non-fit to fit do have a bit of smugness about them. The whole "Well, I was able to do it so you should be able to do it" mentality. It's kind of a like an "I'm better than you" attitude.

Just because you're more physically fit doesn't make you a better person.

Now granted you can't tell anything about the people featured in the article, only what you see in the picture, which doesn't really mean much to begin with - but that was the first impression that I had gotten. The people could be extremely nice or mean as pancakes.

Either way, to me, all the article says (proves?) is that gamers have a mindset that has synergy with working out.

Bottom line - anyone who is determined enough can do whatever they set their mind to, and to me, that's not news.

And I'll leave you with: "Why have a 6-pack when you can have a keg?"

I think a few brain cells died after reading that.

When it's all said and done I hope they make a way to run the arc as one complete task force instead of in bits and pieces the way it is now.

Maybe it will be better in that format...