VoodooGirl

So why the complaining now? Why not when it was first introduced years ago? Or is it easier and more satisfying to complain about it now to make it seem like the Developers are trying to "steal" as much money of us they can with the new marketplace?

*yawn*

*laugh*

Get over it. They charge for the service, end of story. The fault isn't theirs that you can't name or type your character properly or suddenly have a change of heart.

This discussion again? Ok.

Everything you do requires data. Your character data, bios, costumes, power choices, blah blah blah. It all requires data and data requires storage.

Data storage is expensive. Believe it or not, it is. I have family members that do data warehousing for companies. It's not simple. My mother, at 62, is up at 5AM every day to make sure the databases have updated correctly and haven't been corrupted.

So, changing your character's name isn't some willy nilly attempt to steal your money. It's a fee for a service.

Seriously, if your attitude is that the developers are vampires trying to suck away all the money in your wallet you should really find another game to play - one where you're not distrustful and paranoid Good luck with that.

When did Ultimus have children?

Yay blast of water!

It would be interesting to see Origin specific pool powers (relegated, of course, to the Origin you chose.)

Definitely a "One-Shot" story where the heroes literally find themselves IN the movie. As a part of some inter galactic test before the next Doomsday event in which heroes and villains must vomitoriously work together for a common goal.

VIP - Premium - & Free players are PLAYERS regardless of how they pay (or don't.)

So flagging players as "free" is totally unnecessary.

Some copyrighted names tend to slip through the cracks and don't get caught.

Uh, crap, how do I get rid of a poll?

Note to self: Stop fiddling around with things

So with Water Blast we are getting a few water based powers that do... fire damage. I get that steam can burn - but it burns by heat, not by fire.

Sorry, it just seems silly and illogical to have a "water" power do "fire" damage. Would it be too hard (coding wise) to rebrand fire damage as heat damage?

Saying water does fire damage is sort of like saying you stabbed someone with a ball.

And to add to this: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

I should know - I placed every brick. Now you can all go to Hell faster!

Must we identify free players? Why can't they just be "players," like everyone else? Do we really need to put a marker on them and make it obvious that they are not VIP? Why not just... ask?

Last summer, somewhere, I had suggested the idea of having New/Free accounts be marked by having a small gold ring around at the base of their character - but it was wisely brought up the amount of griefing that that would lead to.

It's best that New/Free accounts not be "marked" in some way.

Best way to find out if someone is playing on a free account? Ask.

Broadcasting "You can get free Paragon Points by typing "/up 1" " is also a foolproof way to identify free players.

Yes, yellow water blast.

Wait... a water power that does fire damage?

Should fire damage be renamed to heat damage?