Wedding Band and "Working As Intended"

Melancton · 07-01-2009 09:19 AM

The last several times I have defeated Heracles to get the Wedding Band from Stephanie Peebles, it did not award. I would petition customer service ("Steph Stiffed Me!" ) and it would be awarded.

Now it appears that if you are over level 25 when the time comes to award it to you, you will not get it, and you cannot petition for it, ie, No Soup For You.

I do not think that every one of the last 5 or so guys that earned it and were not awarded it were over 25 at the time, although as I recall, some certainly were.

I guess what concerns me is that I am getting the feeling that whomping Heracles at over lvl 25 is now being viewed as some sort of "Exploit," and thus one should not get the Wedding Band. If that is the case, I have not seen it set forth explicitly as such, but that is the sense that I am getting.

Now, one can argue that you should NOT get rewarded with the Band if you did not have the "risk" of fighting Heracles at under lvl 26... but is that the "vision" here? (And I ask that as a serious inquiry, not a bash on the Devs.) I have had high levels blitz a cape mission for me... should I not get the cape if I did not have the risk? I have gone back into the sewers in my 40s to get enough Lost bosses to get my Finder badge completed to get into the Freedom Phalanx Reserve and get the accolade... should I not be rewarded for pounding those lvl 5-9s so handily?

The mind boggles at the possibilities.

I don't know if any of this is the case. I think there is an argument to be made about not handing out rewards without risk in general, and arguably, it could apply to the Wedding Band. But is that what is at work here?

I am not looking for a flamefest, but rather want to discuss what the Devs may be about with this announcement. What do you think is going on?

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Zombie Man · 07-01-2009 09:50 AM

I think the other thread was perfectly fine for discussing this and didn't need another thread.

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Sharker_Quint · 07-01-2009 10:16 AM

i agree with zombie.

LISAR · 07-01-2009 10:26 AM

yay a new farm thread

+1 for me.

Sharker_Quint · 07-01-2009 10:28 AM

damn it, i forgot again.

+2 because i forgot the +1 in my 1st post.

Fernandes · 07-01-2009 10:36 AM

LOL! Risk! Risk of what exactly? Debt is a temporary incovneniance,a nd a mild one at that, not a permanent drawback. There is no significant risk to anything at all in any part of this game, least of all beating up random EBs. Tere is o argument to be made there.

Ironblade · 07-01-2009 10:50 AM

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I am not looking for a flamefest, but rather want to discuss what the Devs may be about with this announcement. What do you think is going on?

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What announcement? A link to a thread where someone states it is a known issue and working as intended does not qualify as an 'annoucement'. Assuming someone provided a direct quote from a GM, that doesn't qualify either. Not by a long shot. Someone in my SG had trouble completing a Numina TF and petitioned. The GM told them that the final mission (the one with Jurassik) had been changed to a defeat all. This was completely incorrect. When it comes to what is 'working as intended', the GMs know *SQUAT*.

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