Why is the MA Booster Pack such poor quality?

The clipping is amusing/annoying.. but I haven't found a reason to use those particular pieces yet. For me, the ninja run and /e bringit emotes are worth it for the pack.

Just contact support and say you want a refund. They're usually fairly easy about doing so.

Maybe I am getting old, but when I was growing up, Ninjas were the big thing. As a product of the 80s (born in the 70s), it is hard for me NOT to use the new options.

Now I can make a Sho Nuff character, I can do Storm Shadow, Sho Kosugi, An American Ninja, Characters from the Ninja Scrolls, and any number of other Ninja characters from my childhood. Shoot Stephen K. Hayes is now jealous of all the cool Ninja things I can do!

I have all the packs, and I'd rate them:

1) Magic Pack. Not only does this have parts I use on almost every character, but it has a useful power included with it. I use the long gloves and bolero very frequently, and I get a lot of use out of the high collar cape.

2) Martial Arts Pack. Most of the joy of this one goes to NR. Not only is it fun and flashy, but I've respecced a high-end toon to rely on it, made a new toon who relies on it, and have already planned to rely on it for my DP toon come GR. The costume parts too are pretty good. I get use out of the shoulderpads and have used most of the others, including the swords.*

3) Bridal Pack. Oddly enough I use this one a ton. Lots of people skip it or say it has too little stuff to be worth $9.99. Heck, even I don't use the tuxedo or the veil. But the female patterns are too good to pass up, being some of the only detailed tops and bottoms you can get. Not to mention they go great with some of the other costumes, especially the Magic Pack.

4) Valkyrie Pack. I have a valkyrie character, but I find most of the new parts way too gaudy to use. I also hate the big bulbous joints. I do however get a lot of use out of the small shoulderpads, as well as the belt, sword, and in a couple instances the headwings. I occasionally get use out of the mission teleporter when the game wants me to go to Dark Astoria or Mercy.

5) Cyborg Pack. I don't have any robot or cyborg parts, so basically the ONLY use I get out of this pack is the shoulderpads and very rare use of the power, which I tend to use more as a travel power than anything else. I think I've used the belt once or twice, and I may have used some other parts for AE units. But very sparingly.

6) Mad Scientist Pack. The ONLY use I've gotten out of this is occasional use of the scale changes. I don't even use it dramatically; I don't play male toons, and going from female to huge is just too weird (especially cause of the voice). I've only used it to make my scales more uniform. And I've never once used a single costume part. They're all too bland, and there aren't even that many of them.

* = I do have a couple qualms about the Martial Arts pack. The shoulderpads I like to use clip with THEMSELVES, and the belt is only usable with robes. There's also currently a female skin texture bug with the tai gloves I want to use. Jay and crew are supposedly working on these issues and some others, so once those are fixed I'll be quite happy.

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Originally Posted by Vega I love the Ninja Run, and the costume concepts. But, as soon as you start mixing a matching, you notice some horrid clipping. This has not happened with any of the other paid for boosters. Pieces released for free are one thing, but things that carry an additional charge should be held to a higher standard in my opinion.

It hasn't happened with other boosters?

The bolero fur clips with any long hair style. The sleeves clip with any non-standard glove style, including the witch wing gloves provided in the same pack. The long gloves will clip with the player's exposed elbow, which can be somewhat alleviated by having a tight or top w/skin top that extends to the elbow. The high collar cape will clip with just about ANY shoulder option available. And there were other problems before, like the bolero+cape/bolero+wings issue that was not only causing huge clipping but also concerns with processing requirements. That was on release, but later fixed.

And the few major issues there are with the Martial Arts pack are still being looked at, so it's not as if they don't care and don't intend to change them because "ha ha you already paid!"

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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.

Only two I have are Magic and MA.

With Magic I was full of oohs and ahs, MA left me feeling a little underwhelmed. The costume additions didn't do much for me. If it weren't for Ninja run, I'd have been very disappointed.

Sexy J can't win. If he holds onto costume pieces until they meet his exceptionally high standards, everyone B*****s, moans, and whines that he isn't putting new costume pieces out fast enough. I can't count the times I've seen people say that clipping issues won't bother them, they just want "Moar stuff nao!"

Now as soon as he relents and gives us what we are constantly demanding for, people turn on him like a pack of rabid ankle-biting lap-dogs and complain about the trivial clipping issues.

I'd rather clipping issues with some comboniations and getting more options than no clipping pronlems and less costume pieces.

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The Ninja Run is new technology, no doubt a preview for various character customization we'll get with Going Rogue. They are probably using this to work the bugs out of the stuff before next launch.