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Huh, that's much more useful than what I was guessing- a staff vanity pet which runs on four legs.

Maybe too terrifying.

Maybe too evil.

And yes, maybe too consistent with some existing comic lore.

I just hope this doesn't rule out special agent masterminds in spite of them having no connection whatsoever to clowns for some illogical reason.

So wait would that be instead of the power set or would it be, like, part of a video recording power set?

Not rude, funny.

This thread really should have ended with Aneko and DarkGob's replies; they said it all.

Let's see. Maybe this will help illustrate.

Ignoring for the moment the fact that the update is an April Fool's Day joke.

You were posting about all the people who were requesting clown summoning for - I think it was three to four years you said?

So they're listing clown summoning. The power you've repeatedly said was 'requested often.'

They also list the ability to create any power set you want on the next joke entry.

Are you seeing the link between the two yet?

I don't remember any prior year using a clown summoning joke. Refresh my memory?

I am not sure if I should reply to the part where you feel cursed out by an April Fool's day joke about clowns with sarcasm or if I should try to treat it seriously.

I'm not saying this as a way of telling you to eff off, or to imply you're a horrible person, or to slap, kick, punch, bully or gag you, but you've got to admit, a topic like clown summoning is perfect fodder for an April Fool's Day prank.

I'd try to maintain my dignity and respond with.. oh wait no, sorry; this is an internet message board, isn't it? I should probably respond to everything (including innocent greetings and compliments) by getting annoyed and offended. Duh.

J/ Wilde
Much of the above was meant with affectionate sarcasm

It would seem if you were yearning for a clown based power, you'd also have the sense of humor to appreciate the April Fool's Day joke.

I wonder if this had been legit, if they'd be losing out on the eight grand someone would have paid for clown summoning. hmmm...

In all fairness, I got the sincere impression most of the requests for clown summoning were done in jest as well.

They could always sell (up to) thousand dollar cards at select retailers. *laughs*

If they actually sold store items for six figure points, I'm thinking they'd also start offering larger points bundles, maybe with bonus items instead of extra points.

The overall store selection was pretty solid. My fav. update ever!

J/ Wilde

Edit: There's always the dream feature for sharing points too. Or being able to pool up points from different players.

I would assume having a higher quality of orchestrated music to listen to while playing would be a significant boost to the City of Heroes experience.

You ARE aware that issue after issue after issue after issue of patch notes includes the phrase 'corrected spelling errors for,' right?

The whole post is painfully hyperbolic. What exactly are you basing "these mistakes never get fixed?"

If you don't have time to 'compile a list' of the small issue you're painting to be a major problem, how in the world are you able to, as you just did, authoritatively state that they've never fixed a typing mistake ever?

Hyperbolic, like most of the thread.

PS- You do know when you unsubscribe they have a form that asks you why you're unsubscribing right? How many of those do you think honestly read, "The only problem I have with this game is running into a typo once every few/ several missions?"

I don't see how it's OBVIOUS they're wasting money. At the very least, I don't see how it's more of a waste of money than being a VIP when you could be playing for free. I've often seen console fans claim any game you pay a subscription fee to is an obvious waste of money, ignoring the fact that (presumably) we see a value in it that those people don't.

There is a fairly obvious (see, it CAN be spelled without being all in capital letters) between 'throwing money away' and disagreeing with your opinion on the value of a single item, even if it is a subjective difference.

By the way, leprechaun, not leperchaun.

If we're dropping these things at the slightest and weakest of excuses now, can someone at least start doing them in pocketsized versions instead of fullscreen sized versions?

I'd probably say broadsword for a very similar reason. I like it a good deal. I like the concept and it's fun to play, but it's the primary for my main scrapper, whom I still play more than any other character of mine.

I am pretty sure any time I spent trying to start up a new broadsword character would just make me want to play either my main, or my stalker alt of the same character.

That said, I do think this is a very interesting and informative thread. I'm glad to see something other than "I don't play x power set because lol it sucks (is underpowered)."

Yes, I compare an optional purchase in a virtual game environment to the real world killing of a child all the time as well. It's totally not hyperbolic, missing and distorting the entire point of the discussion, and insensitive to the point of absurdity to trivialize it by comparing it to "I can't get exactly what I want in exactly the way I want it, every single time?!"

Why in the world would any one think that?


Did you use preview? That's obnoxiously big.

That's more than a random observation. I very much agree with your post. It's sane, despite the obvious flaw of not having a self superior sense of an "I only know of law cases with a minimum of one million hours coverage on a major television network" example. But that's okay. You can work on that.

But back to the main point. I happen to agree with what you said, but if I disagreed, I don't think I'd find the use of obnoxious fonts would persuade me to see your logic. If anything, it'd make me more likely to dismiss any agreeable points you had as hyperbole.

Heck, even agreeing with you, I'd be tempted to ignore it.

Still not as bad as a good solid "Look at that court case about the dead toddler."

The same insult which ignorant people use for anyone who would dare to buy a game which they then have to pay a monthly fee to pay. EG, an MMO.

I'm guessing people are going to dismiss your judgment of the unfortunately named super packs in the same way MMO players presumably dismiss the judgment of.. others.

The sane stance to take would be to remember this is actually subjective. Sure, they could have gone with your demands. Then we'd get someone posting something along the lines of...

It's easy but meaningless to dismiss any reasonable discount as 'meaningless crap.'

Personally, I think the deal seems fine, or at least far from 'useless.' That's rather hyperdramatic.

Offering them as a veteran reward, however, would seem to me to take a good deal of the steam out of the idea of it being a 'money grab.' The tokens are just a little extra reward for buying points. For anything. If they were pulling a simple money grab, I would expect this would be a part of the store and nothing else.

I'd also expect way more exclusive 'can't get anywhere else' items beyond a simple outfit and a pet.

I, personally, see this as something I'd spend money on. Mostly because I've been pleasantly surprised with the dual inspirations so far. Espeically the duration of effect. They're kind of like a deluxe sized candy bar to me.

Very nice against a boss I'm having problems with or to save for an especially meaningful team effort.

Also.. I'm saving my tokens for when they hit the veteran's reward table as well.

I read the rest of it. You made the right decision.

I get that part, but weighed against the counter lost potential sales of people who might have brought it later in the year but can't, and it seems like the math would swing in favor of the year round sales.

I suppose there's also the appeal of exclusiveness to it. Owning a piece that not everyone was able to grab, which won't be around until next year, if ever. Of course, that already applies to any limited time costume pieces, so this is hardly anything new.

From the way people are posting, it sounds like the other issue is it's the only way to get quality shirts. I've yet to see the images from the pack, so I can't comment on that.

It doesn't seem like nearly as big of a deal as people are making out of it, but I don't really see a reason for it being time limited other than the holiday theme, either.

Unless, of course, they think it actually works and gives them higher sales.

J

That must really be a pain when you're cooking. *Grins*

Same here. It looks like it's linked to the page to edit a comment, I wonder if that's why or is that too obvious?

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