Discussion: Double XP Weekend of June 15th

SpaceNut · 05-31-2007 02:34 PM

*sigh*

Double XP Weekend = All Balboa Weekend

Damn you Posi, I can't dance and play at the same time!!

:-((((

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AkhOsiris · 05-31-2007 02:40 PM

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Sorry to come off all EMO and sour but it´s damn annoying to be left with the feeling that the double XP weekends is only being catered to those in school and people who can change their schedule with a moments (as 2 weeks is in real life time) notice.

*sigh*

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I'm sorry that this timing didn't work out for you. Any time they choose will work well for some (hopefully many or most) but not for everyone.

I don't think the statement about who the devs are "cater[ing] to" is fair, though. It's true that not everyone is in the same life situation, but the standard expectation in the U.S. is that most people will have all or at least large parts of the weekend free from work to spend in recreation or fulfilling familial responsibilities.

Between people who have weekends off from work, students, and others who can nudge their schedules around when given weeks worth of notice, that's a pretty substantial portion of the people who have the time to subscribe to an MMO like CoH.

Again, I apologize if this comes off as cold, I really don't mean it that way. I wish that all the players could enjoy this event without interference from work or pre-existing recreational commitments. But the devs likely have some of their own reasons for the timing of the event and the announcement thereof, and the cost/benefit tradeoffs of changing their plans don't work out in everyone's favor every time.

Glacier_Peak · 05-31-2007 02:46 PM

Good.

Obsidius · 05-31-2007 02:48 PM

Just in time for this

Windlion · 05-31-2007 02:52 PM

Wow !! that's great Posi !! I'm definitely looking forward to that weekend, It will help get some of the other alts I have, gain some levels and my main which I hadn't had time to play much.

Primal · 05-31-2007 02:56 PM

I find it most interesting that people actually use vacation days for such a thing. I suppose it's easy for me to talk since I have weekends off anyway, but even if I worked then I'd still save them for, you know, more pressing matters (school-type stuff, in my case). Eh, maybe I'm not as hardcore a gamer as I like to imagine.

At any rate, I'm ambivalent about double xp, because now that we have drops that fall as they do (i.e. in certain level ranges), xp has become quite a bit less important and almost negative! However, I happen to have characters who are not inclined to Invent, so I'll be using that weekend to concentrate on them. So no complaints here.

Zhanate · 05-31-2007 02:56 PM

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Some of us has real lives and real jobs and simply cant change it on a whim.

As a Prison guard my work schedule is planned a month in advance, and simply cant be changed with such a short notice.

*sigh*

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I sympathize, I really do, but the "real lives and real jobs" remark wasn't called for and you really should know better.

I work in a seven-day-a-week business, I work evenings and for years I worked Thursday through Monday. I know full well how many social and leisure activities are scheduled based on the assumption people are off evenings and weekends. This is no different.

But I do understand how you feel and I sympathize.

Alwaysseen · 05-31-2007 02:57 PM

goddamit... im gonna be in arizona. well, this is god making up for the amout on xp i got from the last double xp weekend.

41->50. talk about grinding...

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Zombie Man · 05-31-2007 03:08 PM

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Dare I ask, are drop rates doubled along with XP and Inf?

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Seconded. Double drop rates!

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Hehe, i've long outgrown the need to level quickly so not really looking forward to the XP part of that double weekend if the drop rates remain the same.

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Stupid_Fanboy · 05-31-2007 03:09 PM

WOOOO

*happy dance*

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_Nyhm_ · 05-31-2007 03:16 PM

Awesome!

But why oh why on fathers day?!?!? As a thanks to the fathers? I doubt theyll be playing

But woot! DOUBLE XP FTW!

im there!

Golden Girl · 05-31-2007 03:20 PM

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Use this thread to discuss Positron's announcement of the coming Double XP weekend.

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Why did you have to edit Positron's post? Was he swearing?

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Manowar · 05-31-2007 03:29 PM

Question -- is the double XP going to happen on the test server before they turn it on for the Live servers?

I bet there are more than a few people with Test Server only characters that would love that.

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Darqueshadow · 05-31-2007 03:30 PM

Woot! Classes end on June 12 and I have no exams to mark until the 22! Woot!

Golden Girl · 05-31-2007 03:31 PM

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Question -- is the double XP going to happen on the test server before they turn it on for the Live servers?

I bet there are more than a few people with Test Server only characters that would love that.

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Do they ever have double XP on Test?

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PDXUnder · 05-31-2007 03:35 PM

Well, as a Father's Day gift...heh..heh..y'all know what I'm asking for: a free pass to shut the door on the computer room and get a few free hours!!

Wooohoooo!

Oh and spend time with my family and stuff too.. :P

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Cobaltix · 05-31-2007 03:41 PM

Gorramit. Can we get a Double XP Week next time?

I seem to be cursed for these weekends lately ...

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Dysmal · 05-31-2007 03:55 PM

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Question -- is the double XP going to happen on the test server before they turn it on for the Live servers?

I bet there are more than a few people with Test Server only characters that would love that.

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Do they ever have double XP on Test?

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They tested the double XP event on the test server at least once, but I don't recall if it stayed on test when double XP was live.

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Mike_Shorty · 05-31-2007 04:15 PM

ZOMG!!! DOUBLE XP WEEKEND IS WHEN FANTASTIC FOUR COMES OUT!!!

ZOMG!!!!

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Mieux · 05-31-2007 04:27 PM

Hilarious. I notice that this incentive coincides with DDO's double XP weekend. You gotta love the free market.

NuclearToast · 05-31-2007 04:27 PM

Time to stock up on Hot Pockets and Depends! WOOT!

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Dasher · 05-31-2007 04:29 PM

Happy Birthday, Positron.

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Tundara · 05-31-2007 04:29 PM

Hurra! This is a most excellent B-Day gift! Thanks Posi! Hmmm... First off my lovely Ice/SS to 39, at least. Then my 40 MA/SR to 50 (I hope), and then maybe my brute... Mmmm.... I love Double XP weekends.

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Grym_Reaper · 05-31-2007 04:30 PM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bowfling · 05-31-2007 04:31 PM

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I think it would need to have all rewards doubled across the board. Double the drop rate overall (presently something like 2.667% for minions 5.333% for lueys at 8% for bosses) If they went to 5.3% M:10.67L:16B, I think people would see no overall loss of salvage and recipes per level. This would be an outright double speed weekend.

That was not the case last time. Last time, we got normal drop rates, which meant people were getting fewer enhancements and inspirations (and base salvage I suppose). I fear that if this will be carried over to this weekend, we will no doubt have people complain that the drops issue actually made their double XP weekend an inf hole, since now they leveled faster, but got less inf per level.

I already said in another thread I prefer a 48 hour real time temporary power that you can turn on or off. That way, if drops and content are important to someone, they can forego double exp in order to get what they want. Given the inability to obtain it any other way, and the need to be logged on to obtain it, the devs would still see the server activity increase that these weekends bring. To further bind it for people, have the power expire on a set time, instead of set number of hours after acquisition, if such tech exists for temporary powers.