Discussion: Two Ways to Get Going Rogue
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Acemace,
Posted on: 2010-02-18 17:09 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Guess we're waiting till morning. Good thing I was struck by a rogue case of insomnia tonight or I'd have died knowing it came out earlier than I was ready for it. Hahaha. 
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My thoughts exactly. So I do plan to pre-order Going Rogue (hopefully) tomorrow (and by the full game when it comes out) simply because it will add to what I think is a very fun (and reasonably costly) game to play. And in the end IMO the cost is low enough so that it wont kill be to do so (being modest wealth-wise). Besides, in the end that is what you're paying for. Isn't it.
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Originally Posted by IrishJay
Everyone has different situations and to me ranting about how little money you have and telling us about your credit is just ridiculous. I am broke half the time, but I dont tell the rest of the world my troubles. The main arguement is, if you can afford it, play it...if you cant, don't.
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Basically, I'm seeing two threads of thought here. Those who would prefer to save their money (and, with the economy the way it is, who can blame them?) and those who are willing to sacrifice a bit of money to get their shinies sooner.
Honestly, I've seen a LOT of numbers strewn about this thread. And a fair bit of hostility, unfortunately, against those who choose the shiny route.
What this breaks down to me is: I'm paying $40 either way. The logic behind this: if I do the prepurchase, I will be getting the item pack. The only pack I've passed up is Science, and I might get that one yet anyways, for completion. Never know. This doesn't make me rich; this just means that the majority of my entertainment budget belongs to NCNC. Not console, not theatres, not clubbing or drinking or drugs. City *is* my entertainment, and my addiction. And NCNC knows it. I even occasionally dream that they love me for it.
If you look at IP + Prepurchase = CE (based on the exact amount of out-of-pocket given for the purchases, and ignoring all else), the balancing act becomes [4 months of early DP access and 3 months of early DS access] versus [1 month free game time]. For me, it's DP and DS. I love DP already (have a DP/Traps blaster and a DP/Therm corr that I'm in love with on the test server), and I have no doubt that I'll love DS (MMs are my fave villains, provided I'm in the right mood to play them).
So all the numbers of "real value" and "consumer value" mean little to me. This is a far easier (for me) way to break this down. It's $40 for the CE. It's $40 for both the prepurchase and the booster. (This is assuming, as we are probably safe to do, that it'll be $9.99 for the booster, just as it has been for *every* booster thus far.) So, if it's not worth it to you to get the prepurchase and enjoy DP and DS for those multiple months at the cost of $15 (the value of 1 free month), by all means, don't. Cultivate some patience and wait for the CE.
As for me, I'll be rolling my DP/Traps blaster on live in the morning. Provided that it is, in fact, today that it releases... since it's not up yet. >.>
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Originally Posted by The_Alt_oholic
I have it rough right now but I have always been good with my money. I don't have any credit cards. I am in debt to no one. The only thing I ever bought with a loan was a computer that I already had money set aside for so that I could get credit to buy a house. I had a mortgage. I don't have one any more. I live within my means. I do what I have to do to get by.
I can see how $15 makes a big difference to some people in these hard economic times. Some of us are really suffering out here. It isn't a joke! |
Actually, your post is the joke. You claim you are "suffering"....yet, you have NO DEBT of any kind including credit cards and live in a house that is paid for.
You sir, do NOT belong in in the category of people you are so desperately trying to associate yourself with, and for some odd reason I am even offended by your post.
Maybe the reason has something to do with, while I am not going to go into any personal details, I do belong to the category of people you try to include yourself in, and I would kill to be in your position. If I can come up with the money for the pre-order (amazing what some people will pay for your stuff you consider junk on ebay) then you certainly can.
That's all I have to say about that...
Recently got back into CoV recently. I haven't been palying for a while and I now see that Going Rogue is starting soon? Awesome. Think I'll preorder it.
So it seems NCsoft store is down for "scheduled maintenance"... Is this just a coincidence? Maybe they are always down on Tuesdays, but I have never noticed... I would like to think they are adding a little thing called pre-purchase to the site
Lucky me, I couldn't ask for a better b-day present from NCsoft today unless of course they said they were fooling about June and released the full expansion today lol!
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Yea, they've been down a while (been trying for almost an hour) now T_T I wants to get my pre-order in! |
Originally Posted by ZanderCross
So it seems NCsoft store is down for "scheduled maintenance"... Is this just a coincidence? Maybe they are always down on Tuesdays, but I have never noticed... I would like to think they are adding a little thing called pre-purchase to the site
Lucky me, I couldn't ask for a better b-day present from NCsoft today unless of course they said they were fooling about June and released the full expansion today lol! |
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Happy Birthday! Hopefully we ALL get presents today!|
Originally Posted by ZanderCross
So it seems NCsoft store is down for "scheduled maintenance"... Is this just a coincidence? Maybe they are always down on Tuesdays, but I have never noticed... I would like to think they are adding a little thing called pre-purchase to the site
Lucky me, I couldn't ask for a better b-day present from NCsoft today unless of course they said they were fooling about June and released the full expansion today lol! |
If not, still HB to you!
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Thanks! |
Originally Posted by SkyRocker
Happy Birthday! Hopefully we ALL get presents today!
If not, still HB to you! |
I hope we all get presents also 
Happy Birthday, man! May Mutant Robot Ninjas give you a day off!
I'm with Melanie on the eagerness factor.
"When war turns whole populations into sleepwalkers, outlaws don't join forces with alarm clocks. Outlaws, like poets, rearrange the nightmare." -Tom Robbins
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I've been trying to get to NCSoft since 7:30am CST it's now 9:19am CST, how long does the "maintenance" take?
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Originally Posted by IkThazai
Happy Birthday, man! May Mutant Robot Ninjas give you a day off!
I'm with Melanie on the eagerness factor. |
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Long enough, sadly.|
Originally Posted by Melanie
I've been trying to get to NCSoft since 7:30am CST it's now 9:19am CST, how long does the "maintenance" take?
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*Returns to hammering F5 every few seconds* Siiiiigh.
You realize that most of their fanbase is effectively DDOSing them, right? EVERYONE wants Dual Pistols, and they want them Right Now. I'm guessing that they weren't ready for the load, and that their servers are taking quite the beating... and that it won't stop anytime soon.
-Cayenne
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One hour longer every time someone complains. |
Originally Posted by Melanie
I've been trying to get to NCSoft since 7:30am CST it's now 9:19am CST, how long does the "maintenance" take?
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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.
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Yeah, but the laws of the internet state 'The server will fail' and 'No one will have common sense.' So... Patience and slogging it out. It'll come up eventually.|
Originally Posted by Cayenne
You realize that most of their fanbase is effectively DDOSing them, right? EVERYONE wants Dual Pistols, and they want them Right Now. I'm guessing that they weren't ready for the load, and that their servers are taking quite the beating... and that it won't stop anytime soon.
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...I'd go for that though. Secondary powerset for Melee classes. Common sense!
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Eep!
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Originally Posted by Dispari
One hour longer every time someone complains.
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I'm not even gonna try until midnight tonight at the earliest.
You people is crazy.
All that is planned fails. All that is born dies.
All that is built crumbles. This will always be true.
But memories remain, And that is beautiful.
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Thanks! If only I worked for Mutant Robot Ninjas... They would probably give me the day off. Sadly I don't and I am working today lol. Doesn't mean I can't hit the refresh button every now and then though |
Originally Posted by IkThazai
Happy Birthday, man! May Mutant Robot Ninjas give you a day off!
I'm with Melanie on the eagerness factor. |
The 'proper' way to handle this would be for NCSoft to state officially that it will happen at a certain time, and then get their servers ready while people wait. They're having downtime due to a simple lack of communication.
As a further thought, the BEST place to put the preorder time would be the maintenance page that everyone's seeing now.
I'm patient. I'm glad that the Devs take their time to get it right. I'm also glad that I have saved up vacation days from work, and I started them today 
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Going down my checklist:
1. Booze...check!
That's my checklist hehe XD
@Ik's Last Stand, Virtue.
"When war turns whole populations into sleepwalkers, outlaws don't join forces with alarm clocks. Outlaws, like poets, rearrange the nightmare." -Tom Robbins
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heh. i respect a man who plans ahead.
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Originally Posted by IkThazai
I'm patient. I'm glad that the Devs take their time to get it right. I'm also glad that I have saved up vacation days from work, and I started them today
.Going down my checklist: 1. Booze...check! That's my checklist hehe XD @Ik's Last Stand, Virtue. |
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please excuse the small print. arthritis makes it difficult to use the shift keys.
I actually got onto the shop a handful of times in the first hour and found... NOTHING! That was about 1 or 2 hours ago... time is kinda fuzzy right now. I since stopped bothering, it's 3am and I'm gonna try again when I wake up later.
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Originally Posted by McNum
Between the Loyalists and Resistance, I'd be tempted to support Praetorian Hamidon.
One side uses mind police and will "disappear" you and the other uses poison gas and bombs on civilians. Hamidon? He'll just have a tree eat you. Much simpler. If we're all going to be oppressed and/or killed by someone, it might as well be the walking trees. At least they don't speak in annoying code or doublespeak. They just devour you. |
Earrrrgh! I wish they'd at least say something. Or have said something, you know, in the week or so prior.
It's the Curse of Crimecraft, I tell you.
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Oooo, there's a patch!
So, think it will be available at midnight pacifiic time, or not until morning? :P