Finishing up a Free 14 day free trial Please HELP

Today is the last day of my free trial and I must admit I totally enjoyed my time and found the people on the Guardian Server very polite and helpful. I have a couple questions if someone would be so kind as to take the time and help me out it would save me the mind numbing task of reading through all the threads I would greatly appreciate it.

My 1st question is Whats the difference between City of Heros and City of Villians and Good Versus Evil Edition? Should I just purchase the Good versus Evil Edition if i'm reading this correctly then I'll get both in one Box.

2nd I was looking over the various expansions, which ones are essential to my game play to get started with and which ones can wait a couple weeks to actually be condusive to to be competitive in the game. I do know I won't be needing the Wedding Expansion LOL.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my post and answer my questions

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you should start another trail for da lulz

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Thanks for the kind and informative response I'll take take a close look at all the perks and go from there. I will stick for a while and play this along Side Aion when it gets released

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Welcome to the game! Since others didn't say this, UPGRADE UPGRADE your account when you purchase the game. (did I say UPGRADE?) so you don't lose your existing characters.

Mal

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Call me,,, Mal

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Q. Just wondering Posi, where are the new dance emotes we were told would come with GR?
A. Positron: Whoops, my bad.

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If you are paying monthly, then upgrade with all three current boxed editions.

AE will ultimately run you negative $5
Mac will be a net cost of $5
GvE varies depending on if you can find a good deal on an unused copy.

Reasoning for this recommendation is that each serial code includes a month of game time (valued at $15). Additionally, AE includes a choice of either the magic or cyborg booster, valued at $10. Mac edition includes everything in the Valkyrie items pack (another $10 value), and GvE includes everything in the GvE item pack (yet another $10 value).

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And just a point of clarification; you can use the "Mac" pack on a PC to get the other goodies in the pack.

Welcome to the game!

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Just so that you know what you're getting with each:

• Plain ol' City of Heroes/City of Villains (both are identical now) doesn't get you any bonus perks. Since it costs exactly the same as one of the later editions, don't buy this.
• Good vs. Evil edition gives you a month of play time, the Jump Jet power, the Pocket D teleport power, and two costume sets (Justice and Sinister). All in all, I would highly recommend this as your base purchase, as the perks are very handy.
• The Mac Edition gives you a month of play time, the Mission Transporter power, and the Valkyrie costume set. Note that you can get the goodies (without the month) as an upgrade, and if you purchase the Mac Edition of the game, the license works on the PC just as well, but you'll have to download the client.
• The Architect Edition gives you a month of play time and your choice of Super Booster I (Cyborg) or Super Booster II (Magic). Note that both of these are available as separate add-ons, and those are the only perks you get with the Architect Edition.

Really, unless you know for certain that you'll never use the Jump Jet or Pocket D teleporter, I think that the best way to go by far is to buy the Good vs. Evil edition, then upgrade as you have the money and desire for more perks.

Here are links if you want to buy the stuff at the PlayNC store:

• Good vs. Evil Edition (Buy this first. Note that you can probably find it in a local store cheaper.)
• Good vs. Evil Goody Pack (If you get one of the other editions instead, you can upgrade to this.)
• Mac Edition goody pack (Gives you Mission Teleporter and Valkyrie costume set.)
• Wedding Pack (Gives you tux and wedding dress options, plus a few emotes.)
• Super Booster I Pack (Cyborg costumes and emotes, self-destruct power.)
• Super Booster II Pack (Magic costumes and emotes.)
• Super Booster III Pack (Science costumes and emotes.)
• 30-day Jetpack (Largely unnecessary due to safeguard/mayhem mission rewards and Jetpack vendors.)

One last option that most people don't use but you might is that you might run across a City of Heroes game card. These include the license to play, 30 days of game time, and the 30-day Jetpack mentioned above. You don't get any other perks, though you can upgrade with the goody packs listed above at any time. After 30 days, like any other edition, you either have to subscribe using your credit card or buy more game time cards to add time. (Note that a game card and game time card isn't the same. Game time cards only add time to existing accounts; game cards are more expensive and give you the 30-day Jetpack and the license to the game if you don't have one already from buying one of the other editions.)

Clear as mud?

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We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.
(If you love this game as much as I do, please read that post.)

What TonyV said, and for a great deal of information on the game itself, click on the Paragon Wiki in his sig.

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TonyV gives an excellent summary.

One small quibble: if you are playing this game on the PC, and you buy the Mac Pack upgrade code, you do not need to download the Mac client. Just apply the Mac Pack upgrade code to your account as usual, and you get the related perks.

While on the topic of the Mac Pack, the Mission Teleporter is an extremely handy feature. I was initially skeptical of the utility of this power, given the two-hour recharge time, but have since come to love this power. Very, very much!

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Q. Just wondering Posi, where are the new dance emotes we were told would come with GR?
A. Positron: Whoops, my bad.

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There are also the out-of-print Special Edition versions of the game, which can give you actual kudos if you track them down.

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Thank you all for your wonderful advice, I could not respond yesterday because my Freebie expired so as suggested I created a new account freebie type until next week when I can purchase the game.

It sure is nice to come to an MMO board and not be flamed for asking questions, all be it i'm sure it happens. Sometimes people forget they was new to a game at one time and was probably sitting there scratching their heads as to what to do. Again positive feedback is a wonderful thing and is appreciated.

I do have one more question concerning the packs that give free game time. If I purchase them all at once will that free game time accumulate? So with the game I get 30 days and with certain bonus packs I get 30 if i decide to purchase a bonus pack same time as the game that will give me 60 consecutive days?

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Yes, the free time stacks.

But, you can only benefit from one edition per account. If you have the GvE Edition applied, attempting to apply another GvE code to your account won't get you anything.

Also, keep the serial codes you buy. Print them out, write them down, and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your passwords, or somebody figures them out, the serial codes are a way for customer service to verify that you are who you say you are!

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www.paragonwiki.com is a great source of information for this game.

New or returning to the game? Want advice from experienced players who want to help YOU?
The Mentor Project: Part of the New Player Council.

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I'd agree that the GvE edition is the best one to go for, but if you do find yourself drawn to another version, I'd highly recommend the in-game items pack. The costume pieces are really great and quite versatile. The powers, well, Jump-Pack is quite useful at lower levels, and I don't think I've ever went to Pocket D any other way than with the VIP teleporter, plus the VIP Tiki Lounge has a tailor in it, very useful.

I've got the rest of the packs available at the moment (and the CoV SE) but I'd say the Valk/Mac one has the best costume options. For starters it gives you access to a cape or wings at level 1. As someone who usually makes toons to a particular concept, it's near essential until you get the extra vet rewards.

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Q. Just wondering Posi, where are the new dance emotes we were told would come with GR?
A. Positron: Whoops, my bad.

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@craggy see me on Union for TFs, SFs (please!) or just some good ol fashioned teaming.

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