Dublle XP weekend news over at MMOrpg.
By
AlexEss,
Posted on: 2006-07-13 14:57 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Probably because the devs took notice of how popular the PvP events were on test where you make a character and instantly leveled up to 40.
Obviously the devs wouldn't let us instantly make level 40s (at least not yet, perhaps they might one day), so this appears to be a compromise.
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Too bad this didn't come sooner. Just hit 50 today, after a 4 day grind in Warburg.
Although, this WILL allow me to work off debt for my debt badges, and get infamy for my infamy badges quicker.
Hmm...
Xer
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Double XP has been something other MMOs have done
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That explain...a bit. Maybe they have a BBM survey team coming this week-end to register the active playerbase heheheh
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Double XP has been something other MMOs have done
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That explain...a bit. Maybe they have a BBM survey team coming this week-end to register the active playerbase heheheh
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You know, I have the reputation of a fanboi here, but even I can see this in a cynical light.
Look at the way this was announced. NC Soft told video game newsites before they told us here at the forums.
So perhaps this is just a way to get some good PR in the video game media to try to band-aid the wound caused by news of the recent NC Soft layoffs.
I think this weekend has very little to do with Cryptic or City of Heroes in particular. This seems to be a strictly NC Soft PR move.
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King of Electricity, Lead Inmate running the Carl and Sons asylum, the "Man" behind the Establishment, Given Honor in Hat Form By Paragon City (Favorite Forum Poster 2006!), Master of Ceremonies of the Fair Use Law podcast
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Double XP has been something other MMOs have done
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That explain...a bit. Maybe they have a BBM survey team coming this week-end to register the active playerbase heheheh
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You know, I have the reputation of a fanboi here, but even I can see this in a cynical light.
Look at the way this was announced. NC Soft told video game newsites before they told us here at the forums.
So perhaps this is just a way to get some good PR in the video game media to try to band-aid the wound caused by news of the recent NC Soft layoffs.
I think this weekend has very little to do with Cryptic or City of Heroes in particular. This seems to be a strictly NC Soft PR move.
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Yeah, i didn't even think about that option. That explains why they told the media first. And it also explains why only Co* is getting this benefit. It would be far too obvious if they did this for ALL NC Soft MMOs. As is, it just seems like a random act of kindness. Very good thinking Taser, lol.
Ill level my brute and my lollipop illusion
Only two days of double??? NOOOoooooo.... But I have so many characters I want to level up 
. Who do I chose? Should I play the new Virtue characters? Try to get my 42 tank up? My pair of brutes on Freedom??? I need to be triplicated or something! Think we could persuade them to make it a week? 
I truly believe that some people would complain if given a free month of play.
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Wha!? i did knew that NC Soft had to do that 
Not sure what it implies about our game when the publisher does that? As i understand the relation between the two, NCS being publishers is like the 'records companies' and Cryptic is the 'artist'?
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Muffins, even if i was with the frenchies, your avatar is very funny 
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At least, i dont beleive this xp bonus will equal to another batch of lvl30 'n00bs'. Sure everyone like xp, me included, i just think its a very cheap way to 'please' us 
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I KNOW WHY! I KNOW WHY!!!
Think about it!
Item of Power trials have been on and off test since October of last year. After multiple testing cycles (and many many bugs) they just about had it worked out the last time they put it on test. So - why isn't it live? Because Villians only *just* got the opportunity to hit level 50. If they put it live at the onset of I7 there would be numerous people complaining that they're VG couldn't get an IoP or couldn't hold on to one in a base raid simply because of the level difference. What is this weekend doing? It's ensuring all the villians hit 50 before the Cathedral of Pain trial hits live!!!
It's a real, legitimate reason for giving double XP. It's not just for fun, not just to please the playerbase, it's a GAME BALANCING move! Genious on the devs part!
I can't stop smiling. Everything about this announcement makes me happy.
I like your enthusiasm
NO NO NO We MUST STOP THEM! ! ! !
You do realize what this means?
2x experience = 10x blind invites!
More people on a team means more xp and if that is doubled, everyone will be grabbing players just to up the spawn counts.
DOOOOOOOOOOOmmmmm.
However if they could put it off for a week or two, that would be nice.
Oh, thinking about it, this'll be a good weekend to get some of those TFs out of the way I've been sitting on. Double exp might make it easier to find willing parties, and then I get double prestige at the same time.
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Double XP has been something other MMOs have done
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That explain...a bit. Maybe they have a BBM survey team coming this week-end to register the active playerbase heheheh
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You know, I have the reputation of a fanboi here, but even I can see this in a cynical light.
Look at the way this was announced. NC Soft told video game newsites before they told us here at the forums.
So perhaps this is just a way to get some good PR in the video game media to try to band-aid the wound caused by news of the recent NC Soft layoffs.
I think this weekend has very little to do with Cryptic or City of Heroes in particular. This seems to be a strictly NC Soft PR move.
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Yeah, i didn't even think about that option. That explains why they told the media first. And it also explains why only Co* is getting this benefit. It would be far too obvious if they did this for ALL NC Soft MMOs. As is, it just seems like a random act of kindness. Very good thinking Taser, lol.
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Aren't they doing this for Guild Wars too?
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However if they could put it off for a week or two, that would be nice.
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Yes, yes i like the sound of that, lol
Maaaaaan...
I'll be at the San Diego Comic-Con that weekend
But I will hopefulyl get a sketch of one of my Heroes from David Nakayama while I'm there!
Damn you choices! DAMN YOU!!
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You know, I have the reputation of a fanboi here, but even I can see this in a cynical light.
Look at the way this was announced. NC Soft told video game newsites before they told us here at the forums.
So perhaps this is just a way to get some good PR in the video game media to try to band-aid the wound caused by news of the recent NC Soft layoffs.
I think this weekend has very little to do with Cryptic or City of Heroes in particular. This seems to be a strictly NC Soft PR move.
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Yeah, i didn't even think about that option. That explains why they told the media first. And it also explains why only Co* is getting this benefit. It would be far too obvious if they did this for ALL NC Soft MMOs. As is, it just seems like a random act of kindness. Very good thinking Taser, lol.
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I have a notoriously short memory, but can you remember a single time where the boards were the source of positive, announcement-level news? NCSoft Reds are good at linking to breaking news. Rarely, if ever, is it broken here. I'm not opposed to NCSoft's PR department getting cherry scoops, but do they have to get all of them?
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I'll be at the San Diego Comic-Con that weekend
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Ohhh, another theory.
Many good reasons why this is happening:
1. People liked the PvP events on test and this is the live compromise.
2. To balance the Cathedral of Pain trial with villains.
3. To recover from the PR disaster the layoffs were.
4. To compensate for the global bugs.
5. To try to retain some players over the weekend during Comic Con, most likely the BIGGEST convention that would hit our playerbase all year.
Either way, I'll be playing all weekend attempting to get my level 40 brute to 50 in 3 days. Good times!
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Either way, I'll be playing all weekend attempting to get my level 40 brute to 50 in 3 days. Good times!
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Yeah, it is going to be like the time I got my scrapper from 1-22 in a weekend... No sleep for me it looks like . Oh well, it's not like I have a life or anything. >.>
Right, now to pre-level my various characters to level ranges where I can run really really good xp stuff... So I'll miss some contacts.. . Meh, I have done them all before...
6. To generally bump up subscriptions, and to re-capture departed subscribers.
This isn't for us at all. They've already got our money.
The Issues had previously been released quickly enough in succession that players would leave and unsubscribe and only return for the Issue release. They'd stay for a week, check out all the content, and un-sub again.
Issue 7 took six months. There was nothing in between that really dragged back previous players so they released that "free weekend!" thing and got back a few veterans who couldn't resist the temptation.
Double XP Weekend, if done every 2 months or so, might provide the impetus for subscribers to hang on, or at least to return periodically.
The people who read the boards know it's all about the journey and not the destination. The developers are smart enough to know that people will still pay through the nose for a free ticket to the end of the line.
Hey, it's the free market: if they're doing it to grab more subscribers, more power to 'em. I'll certainly be there.
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You know, I have the reputation of a fanboi here, but even I can see this in a cynical light.
Look at the way this was announced. NC Soft told video game newsites before they told us here at the forums.
So perhaps this is just a way to get some good PR in the video game media to try to band-aid the wound caused by news of the recent NC Soft layoffs.
I think this weekend has very little to do with Cryptic or City of Heroes in particular. This seems to be a strictly NC Soft PR move.
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When is it not? When somebody asks for a link to information about I8 or next year's box expansion, do you (the metaphorical "you") shoot a link for anywhere here or on the main game page? NO. You shoot em a link to to a third party site.
If this game had an ad budget, this site would be the only stop for CoX info we'd need. However, they don't, so they make almost everything a 'scoop' on a third-party site. It's a bit savvy, but a bit cheap too. Ya do what ya gotta do, though. 
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MMORPGs are the perfect example of being able to please some of the people some of the time, but never being able to please all of the people all of the time.
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QFT.
The City of Heroes Community is a special one and I will always look fondly on my times arguing, discussing and playing with you all. Thanks and thanks to the developers for a special experience.
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So many opportunities, but some people see nothing but sour grapes. It's hard to believe.
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Honestly, it's not.
Every facet of this game has been complained about to some extent. In that vein, every facet of just about EVERYTHING has been complained about to some extent since the internet came about.
The internet is a place where geeks get together to share pornography and complain about video games.
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We complain about movies, books and music too. Get another hobby hippie. 
The City of Heroes Community is a special one and I will always look fondly on my times arguing, discussing and playing with you all. Thanks and thanks to the developers for a special experience.
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Hmmm... I wonder if the Double XP thing also Double your Prestige?
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I need double influence for a handful of my heroes. And one sad villain.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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Maaaaaan...
I'll be at the San Diego Comic-Con that weekend
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Me too, and for the first year in 14 or more, that I don't have to keep my shop open or anything. :/ I'm going to miss out on this? Suxxorz. I might try and come home (i'm local anyway) to squeeze in some play time but nothing like what I'd *want* to do.
Please read my FEAR/Portal/HalfLife Fan Fiction!
Repurposed
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So many opportunities, but some people see nothing but sour grapes. It's hard to believe.
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Honestly, it's not.
Every facet of this game has been complained about to some extent. In that vein, every facet of just about EVERYTHING has been complained about to some extent since the internet came about.
The internet is a place where geeks get together to share pornography and complain about video games.
Current Badge Hunter: Plot Device (Rad/Thermal/Dark) - 1,268 Xbox Live: Friggin Taser
King of Electricity, Lead Inmate running the Carl and Sons asylum, the "Man" behind the Establishment, Given Honor in Hat Form By Paragon City (Favorite Forum Poster 2006!), Master of Ceremonies of the Fair Use Law podcast