Additional Character Slots Announcement
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13th_Stranger,
Posted on: 2008-04-15 07:36 in Developers' Corner
Posi hit a homerun!
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I was one of the folks who was saying that I didn't see how they'd be doing this on a per server basis. I was CONVINCED that this would be a global option. Color me wrong.
Lunch will be a little cheaper today since I can just eat this crow here.
I was shocked when i read this announcement. From going to initially not being part of I12 at all, to something that is this generous ( I _almost_ think it's too generous to a fault) and going to be launched WITH I12 tells me me even more about how the Devs are doing what they can to make us a happy playerbase.
We certainly can't have everything our way, and i wouldn't expect it to be that way. I'm REALLY looking more and more forward to seeing what the future holds for this game.
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The above features are planned to be made available at the launch of Issue 12: Midnight Hour ...
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At the same time you say? Not "soon afterwards"? Just making sure y'know. 
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As I read it, you get anywhere from 2 to 6 free slots when it goes live. It's not 2 per server, it's 2 free (but still 2 more than you had before). So if you get all 6, you can add one slot each to six different servers, or can add three each to two servers, or any combination you want.
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Sorry, but Posi said this:
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Thus, existing players will be eligible for up to 4 additional character slots at the launch of Issue 12.
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Zub Posi was refering to the Vet rewards in that quote. because you can only be a 4 year vet by the time I12 will be launched.
If you are a 4 year Vet you will get 4 vet slots + the 2 freebie I12 slots.
I will be getting a total of 5 when it launches with another coming really soon thereafter. Thats if they go live by at the time I hope they will.
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Hmmm....
36 slots on 11 servers is 396 total alts.
Primary powers * secondary powers for all the character types (not including the new powersets!) is 400 possibilities ...
Not QUITE enough slots....
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It will be over 537 when i12 goes live.
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Um, 24 slots X 11 servers is 158 slots you would have to purchase.... for a low, low price of $1,040.
O.o'
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They mean the number of possible powerset combinations after i12 will be 537.
Also, your math is wrong. 24 slots x 11 servers is 264 slots, to purchase, minus a max of six free on day one, and a min of two free.
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Excellent, Bravo, Thank you!
With six slots, I won't be buying for a while...but I know that day will come.
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QFT!!
Now I don't have to find a new home for my VEATs!! 
<QR> Absolutely fantastic.
OMG YES !!
I should be getting 7 slots on my first account and 3 on my second account when I12 goes live, YES OMG YES!!
Im sitting at my computer squeeling with excitement and i have my husband and brother in law looking at me really funny and telling me to calm down, this just made my day!
TY DEVS!
36 per server x 2 accounts = 792 toons!
This will keep me busy for a lil while
1188 toons if i decide of reactivating my hubbys old account - ok he would kill me on that one 
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Completely awesome!! I never imagined you would allow so many character slots on one server. I figured 24 max...but hey...you guys RoCK!!!
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And based on the design they used, it would be extremely easy in the future to make it 48 or 60 or 72 or any increment of 12.
I don't think I've seen a single negative post in the whole thread. This must be a first.
<qr> Gotta post a little "doom" in here.. but just little.
I really love the ability to re-organize my characters by drag an drop. However, it seems the game has been doing that on it's own lately. Every day I log in, I wonder where my characters will be on my list.. then the next day, they're back to the original order. (well, maybe it's not THAT frequent.. but what's a little doom without a little exaggeration? )
Will this drag and drop stop that issue or will we be dragging and dropping every other day?
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How about adding a 20 slot package for $60? ($3/slot)
And then a 50 slot package for $125? ($2.50/slot)
That'd help bring down the $1000+ price to a more reasonable level...
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How about a "Max Pack"? Maximum slots on all servers!
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This gets a big thumbs up in my book.
Just a side question, (and I'm sorry if it was answered elsewhere), but can we sort of hold onto these free slot allotments and use them sometime after i12 comes out?
Anyway, great work devs!
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A cool grand to max your slots.
I wonder who'll go completely insane and do it just for bragging rights....
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I don't know, but if someone does it they should name their 258th new alt Captain Character Man!
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This goes far beyond what I'd hoped. Yet another great step by the new NCSoft NorCal team. Wjat's even better is my wife will be doing a happy dance, which means... well, that's even better.
Of course, the down side is the fact she'll max out at least two servers. Bread and water for awhile, along with that other stuff...
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It looks like I'll be getting 5 slots for free! Hooray!
Posi, I really hope that when you say this is planned to be made available at the launch of Issue 12 that you mean exactly at the launch. Not "soon afterwards" like Lighthouse has been saying. >_>
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Hmm.. 12 slots to start.. 2 free.. 4 for playing since CoH Beta.. so 18.. means I gotta buy 18 more slots on Virtue.. so.. $70
gah..
but soooooooo awesome. I'm glad they're giving some away for free, even though one of my Brustes is still going to vanish into the digital ether..
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I should be getting 7 slots on my first account
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2 free slots, plus maximum of 4 slots from vet rewards = ...
HAX!!!
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As I read it, you get anywhere from 2 to 6 free slots when it goes live. It's not 2 per server, it's 2 free (but still 2 more than you had before). So if you get all 6, you can add one slot each to six different servers, or can add three each to two servers, or any combination you want.
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Sorry, but Posi said this:
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Thus, existing players will be eligible for up to 4 additional character slots at the launch of Issue 12.
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I'm seeing a lot of folks assuming that 2 free + 4 vet rewards = 6 slots total. But Posi's statement contradicts this. Can we get a clarification please, Positron?
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His first point mentions all current subscribers will get 2 free slots, regardless of how long they played/VR's.
His second point is about free slots given out as Veteran's Rewards, which is independent of being a current subscriber. Joe Average player could get 3 VR-free slots even though he's not currently subscribed (they'd be awarded if/when he came back). He cannot get the 2 free mention in Posi's first point because he is not a current subscriber. When Posi says "up to four", it is because the maximum number of VR-awarded slots right now is four, not that the total number of free slots (free+VR) is four.
So, every current subscriber will get 2 free slots when i12 hits. Then, if they have any VR-awarded free-slots (which are being retroactively awarded), those will be given as well. Those of us who fully intend to be active when i12 hits are saying we're getting (2 free + X-many VR free) slots.
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with an update to the character selection screen that lets you re-organize your character list by Drag and Drop
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!!!! I can sort my characters alphabetically in hero/villain order! My obsessive-compulsive nature has literally kept me from creating and deleting certain characters. This is possibly the happiest I've ever been to see a new feature since I started playing the game...
The extra slot thing is pretty cool to: I'm going to spend a small fortune merging characters to Virtue. But that's just icing.
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