Booster 3: Super Science!

C'mon, Professor Backfire is just about to hit 30...

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*Cries* Why isn't it out yet?!!

I'd be surprised, and disappointed, if they held it for several more weeks. I kinda figured it could be any day now since they no longer have it on the test server and they said it would be right with i15.

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I had initially been under that impression as well, but I think it was a misunderstanding due to the science booster info being included on the end of the last I15 training server patch notes, including the following text: " ***Note that Super Science will be available at the NCsoft.com store once it is pushed to the live servers. "

I'd have sworn that the original wording did say more explicitly that they'd go live at the same time, but it doesn't now, so either it's been edited for clarity or I just inferred wrongly. Either way, it's not live yet.

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I don't recall any type of open testing for the other booster packs.

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True, but it's good to hammer out bugs first. After the whole "cape with wings" thing that happened with the Magic pack. With all the upset people who lost their costume combinations (and people like me who now have "legacy costumes" they can't change), I could see why they'd want to test a little to make sure that sort of stuff doesn't hit live.

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I was really hoping this would be available for the long weekend.

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*Cries* Why isn't it out yet?!!

I'd be surprised, and disappointed, if they held it for several more weeks. I kinda figured it could be any day now since they no longer have it on the test server and they said it would be right with i15.

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Did they?

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I had initially been under that impression as well, but I think it was a misunderstanding due to the science booster info being included on the end of the last I15 training server patch notes, including the following text: " ***Note that Super Science will be available at the NCsoft.com store once it is pushed to the live servers. "

I'd have sworn that the original wording did say more explicitly that they'd go live at the same time, but it doesn't now, so either it's been edited for clarity or I just inferred wrongly. Either way, it's not live yet.

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I know it said something along the lines of going live when i15 did or close to it, but now I can't find anything about it. Dang devs and their mafia powers of making evidence disappear...

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I don't recall any type of open testing for the other booster packs.

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True, but it's good to hammer out bugs first. After the whole "cape with wings" thing that happened with the Magic pack. With all the upset people who lost their costume combinations (and people like me who now have "legacy costumes" they can't change), I could see why they'd want to test a little to make sure that sort of stuff doesn't hit live.

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I definitely agree with the idea of testing the booster packs for bugs first. I was asking that because another poster, or as I read it, implied that there were previous booster tests.

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Well a lot of people have complained that they should make the super tailor open to all, since its a long awaited and asked for feature and give something else in its place. Looks like that might be what's goin on. Hopefully. I am getting it either way as i get all the boosters.

I had suggested on another thread, well expanded on someone else actually, that they give a self rez. An injection or serum(so it can use the emotes they've already done, to give a buff that works the same as the awaken isnp. So it would use the same code(point to the awaken code depending on how its coded already). This also keeps it balanced, it frees up an insp slot by having it as a buff, but you have to remember to activate it. So I hope they are going with that idea hehe. Not to mention for this idea alot of the work is done already =)

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Well a lot of people have complained that they should make the super tailor open to all, since its a long awaited and asked for feature and give something else in its place. Looks like that might be what's goin on.

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Only in Wishfulthinking Land.

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My guess is that they are trying to find a way to put it on the store and avoid problems they had with the Magic Booster. Granted I would of thought they would have figured that out before they had the booster ready to be released.

[/ QUOTE ]yeah, lets not forget that the magic booster screwed up for a lot of people, i nearly bought it twice, and im usually pretty good with menu navigation. so the store may well be the hangup.

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Still no word, eh? I'm beginning to think wishful thinking land might be less of a trip than originally thought.

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Gah the waiting is killing me...the magic booster pack was kind of sprung on me as a nice surprise...but now I know that the SUPER SCIENCE! booster is coming...like being a kid and waiting for damn Christmas...

HURRY UP ALREADY!

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I don't recall any type of open testing for the other booster packs.

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True, but it's good to hammer out bugs first. After the whole "cape with wings" thing that happened with the Magic pack. With all the upset people who lost their costume combinations (and people like me who now have "legacy costumes" they can't change), I could see why they'd want to test a little to make sure that sort of stuff doesn't hit live.

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I definitely agree with the idea of testing the booster packs for bugs first. I was asking that because another poster, or as I read it, implied that there were previous booster tests.

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All three Booster Packs have had a stealth "micro-beta" on the Test server. Each time they have only been on the Test server for a few days or less. Each time it has taken several weeks between the time the micro-beta happened and when the Booster Pack was officially offered for purchase. Obviously one could argue just how effective these micro-betas were because they still had bugs when they went live, but the fact remains that the Devs did toss them out for a bit of testing regardless.

Based on the fact that the Science Booster Pack got tested like this a couple weeks ago I'd expect to see it for purchase before the beginning of August give or take.

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I bet that this latest patch might have some 'sneak fixes' for the SG body-change issue. If that's the case, it'll probably be available after the latest patch goes live.

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Still here, even after all this time!

For your testing pleasure we will be re-enabling the Superscience pack on the Test Server tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th and would love your help testing it once again!

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For your testing pleasure we will be re-enabling the Superscience pack on the Test Server tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th and would love your help testing it once again!

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GraaaaaRGH!

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For your testing pleasure we will be re-enabling the Superscience pack on the Test Server tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th and would love your help testing it once again!

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GraaaaaRGH!

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I'm going to guess that Sayer read the community digest and got his hopes up...like me

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For God's sake already...
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I love this. Please get upset when a booster is released with bugs. Please get upset when the booster is tested to prevent bugs being released.

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I love this. Please get upset when a booster is released with bugs. Please get upset when the booster is tested to prevent bugs being released.

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Yeah really.

In general to the thread: Testing is so that you don't have to buy something that doesn't work for a week or two people! Relax and wait for them to get it right.

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I want this Booster Pack for real ASAP just like everyone else. But I'm willing to wait a bit longer for it if it'll reduce the chance I end up having any buggy problems with it.

Body type changes will be cool but I've been waiting for the height adjustment feature in particular for one of my alts for over 5 years now - what's a few more days or weeks more going to matter to me now? *shrugs*

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I love this. Please get upset when a booster is released with bugs. Please get upset when the booster is tested to prevent bugs being released.

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Oh stop it. You know no one in here is thinking that.

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They're not?

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I love this. Please get upset when a booster is released with bugs. Please get upset when the booster is tested to prevent bugs being released.

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Yeah really.

In general to the thread: Testing is so that you don't have to buy something that doesn't work for a week or two people! Relax and wait for them to get it right.

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^^^^^^^^^^^ This.

There are (were?) several little things which added up to real annoyances. The biggest (for me) was slider values not being retained when you edit a costume. The Gender / Height / Body Sliders screen had all of the sliders set as if you are creating a new character. This is very important for lots of people as they spend a lot of time on sliders getting things just right.

Let them have time to get things right before it's published to Live. I REALLY, REALLY want this costume pack. But I'm focing myself to be patient.

Must stop thinking about it....

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It's cool that I got to see my new tank on test and see how it'll look, but now it's making me want to have the booster on live even more lol.

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I love this. Please get upset when a booster is released with bugs. Please get upset when the booster is tested to prevent bugs being released.

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I loved when i15 was released, and I saw someone complaining that there were bugs, and it's shameful for the devs to release something that doesn't work correctly. Someone else pointed out that nobody was around to test the stuff on the test server.

So yeah, I'd say if you don't participate in testing, you have no right to complain when there are bugs.

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