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![]() Go for it. Personally I think this is the best booster yet, but to each their own.
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Originally Posted by Zyphoid
![]() Go for it. Personally I think this is the best booster yet, but to each their own.
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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.
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.
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Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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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.
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. |
It hasn't happened with other boosters? |
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!" |
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. |
The clipping on this pack really should not have happened, All it would have taken is ONE character made with sleeveless robes to see how your chest emblem gets eaten by the robe, and the shoulder pads meant to go with the robe are in between the fibers of the sleeve in some places on top in others, and below in others. When you color the robe the Trim color matches nothing else in game, because it blends with the main color unless you select "fire"...
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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.
/2 inf
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.
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Between the clipping issues (Warrior shoulder pads, female hairstyle on "youthful heads, etc.) the unfinished weapon animations for Ninja Run, etc. I really feel like I didn't get my money's worth.
I have no problem buying the bosters, and I felt the other ones were ok, but this just seems rushed out and poorly done. Are refunds available on booster packs? Will NC cancel my account if I chargeback my purchase? (I have a card that will let me charge back nearly anything within a certain time frame) |
Can it be animated armpit hair for those charcater concepts based on european women, or those american bred all natural hippy chicks?
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Yup suck is so irrevocable that you were definitely being ripped off. You should sue.
Pay no attention to the several fixes that have been put out in the last couple patches, and the posts addressing costume issues that say more fixes are on the way. That's completely irrelevant to your point. |
Darn consumers, having an opinion about the things they purchase and all
![]() Welcome to dealing with the public and stuff. There's a balance between getting it done quickly and getting it done right. Personally, I think the Magic booster hit that balance. The MA booster, not so much. Can't say I feel too bad for saying so. |
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.
Oh, it's useful elsewhere. I use it to avoid debt, to hopefully kill off guys who are going to kill me anyway*, to halfway recharge my health and endurance at low levels in the middle of a fight ( Destruct + the temp self rez power ), etc. And most often, as a teleport-to-hospital power.
* By the way; using a defense debuff or eating a yellow greatly increases the chance of doing damage with Self Destruct. Temps/Inherents can't be damage boosted, but can be accuracy boosted. |
Between the clipping issues (Warrior shoulder pads, female hairstyle on "youthful heads, etc.) the unfinished weapon animations for Ninja Run, etc. I really feel like I didn't get my money's worth.
I have no problem buying the bosters, and I felt the other ones were ok, but this just seems rushed out and poorly done. Are refunds available on booster packs? Will NC cancel my account if I chargeback my purchase? (I have a card that will let me charge back nearly anything within a certain time frame) |
We have tried to address the bugs with it as quickly as we possibly could. Booster packs are always problematic, because they don't get to go through the same testing period on the training room before they're enabled on the live servers. So we end up having to do fixes for bugs we didn't catch, and a lot of fixes for bugs we did catch don't have time to get into the builds before they end up on live.
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Too bad /ignore doesn't block quoted posts from people you /ignore.
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So the things that subscribers pay for go through less quality control than the things subscribers get for free?
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