Discussion: What's your Origin?
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Posted on: 2010-10-20 11:38 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
To help support this awesome game, I'll pay a few bucks for something I really want anyways.
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Ain't tha looking a gift horse in the mouth. "I know you gave me free stuf last ime, why can't I have it every time?" Just ask another game developer that has 10M subs how much free stuff they give out. O wait, they don't tend to talk to their players.|
Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
3) The packs have adversely affected content releases. Instead of being extra, IMO we're paying for stuff we used to get for free. I don't care if the devs claim otherwise.
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I don't really mind paying for stuff people give me. Since their time isn't worthless, why shouldn't they get paid for it? On a related note, please note that I19 is FREE, I20 is FREE, and these are OPTIONAL COSTUME PIECES.
When you live in a Capitalistic society, people occasionally expect to be paid for their efforts. I have no problem with that.
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IIRC, the Wedding pack brought VEAT's forward an issue. I'm not sure if it's an issue any more, since that was when they were ramping up the team size, I think.|
Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Just had a thought, the first major pack was the wedding pack correct? Remember them saying they were able to bring content forward because of enough people purchasing it. Is that still the case devs/mods regarding how well boosters do?
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So far as this pack goes, I'll be getting it, after skipping the Party Pack. What I can see of the art quality in the video is enough to sell it to me, and more auras and capes available at character creation can't be a bad thing, IMO.
And that's all it boils down to. Get the pack if you personally see value in it, don't if you don't. <shrug>
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Johnny, |
Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
1) These packs feel like they coming way too often now. After the Party Pack debacle they shouldn't really have been thinking about one until the new year, and they shouldn't have done one so soon after a major expansion to begin with. |
Before the PP came out, WW had already announced that there would be 2 new pack announcements by the end of the month. Well... that was August, so they missed the mark by just a weee bit, but this does not come as a surprise. I suspect that the reaction to the PP at least partially contributed to the delay, but that's strictly speculation.
While i love the idea of new additions to the game, be it in form of boosters or not.
I just feel like the last two been kinda "meh" all in all. 8 emotes, and now we get 5 capes and 5 auras.
Looking back to the wedding and the 5 origin packs, they were alot more bang for the buck. Granted the party pack was a little cheaper, but still.
Ah well, will maybe get this one. Will have to ponder, the magic cape looked pretty ace, as did the tech one.
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I've said this in other threads where other's tried to make this point, and I'll say this to you. Prove it. It's a simple matter of counting. Count the things we got for free before booster packs, and count the things we get for free since they started. Graph it over time, and prove that we're getting less free stuff.|
Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
3) The packs have adversely affected content releases. Instead of being extra, IMO we're paying for stuff we used to get for free. I don't care if the devs claim otherwise.
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It's great that you have opinions man. I'm sure someone's proud of you. But when those opinions COULD be based on facts, and you choose not to, they're worthless.
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I wonder at what point we will have more capes and auras available at start than are unlocked by the appropriate missions at level 20 & 30. It certainly seems silly to so a special mission to "unlock' capes that are less impressive than the ones given at level 1.
Maybe all capes and auras should be available at level 1, and the missions can just be for badges or story.
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Minor fix. There's 1 cape and 2 auras for every Origin.
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Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko
While i love the idea of new additions to the game, be it in form of boosters or not.
I just feel like the last two been kinda "meh" all in all. 8 emotes, and now we get 5 capes and 10 auras. |
Head of TRICK, the all Trick Arrow and Traps SG
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Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize
Nice. Will buy.
Also, now we know what the leaked auras were actually intended for. 
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Notice how all the $10 packs were called SUPER boosters and the dance pack was 'just' a booster $7.99. I bet this booster will be $7.99 too.
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Originally Posted by Ozmosis
The auras look awesome! The capes, meh, I'll never use them but I'm sure other people will.
However, just capes and auras? Is it just me or have the booster packs been getting smaller and smaller lately? I'm hoping this wont go the full 10$ like the other boosters and be less like the party pack. If they want to sell this at the full price of the booster, I feel it needs something else. This pack is just screaming for a few costume change emotes. |
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5 capes and 10 auras.|
Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko
While i love the idea of new additions to the game, be it in form of boosters or not.
I just feel like the last two been kinda "meh" all in all. 8 emotes, and now we get 5 capes and 5 auras. |
Essentially twice as much "stuff" as in the PP.
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Yes please.
| Maybe all capes and auras should be available at level 1, and the missions can just be for badges or story. |
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10 auras |
Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko
and now we get 5 capes and 5 auras.
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
This is better than The Party Pack but I still feel it is light , I wll be buying it the question is when. If the price is the same as pack prices have been in the past not until Christmas.
Now combine this and the Party Pack together for $11 and you have an immediate sale when it goes live.
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Does this mean you'll leave?|
Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Those other MMOs that have a sub fee and don't produce as much content as this game used to or go overboard on numerous MTs? I don't play them. Hint hint.
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*crosses fingers*
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Ocho already stated you can get them from the start.|
Originally Posted by KuriositysKat
This is better than The Party Pack but I still feel it is light and unavailable until toons reach levels 20 and 30, I wll be buying it the question is when. If the price is the same as pack prices have been in the past not until Christmas. Not when you can't even access these until you are higher level. For an Origin pack we should be getting things that we can use at character creation.
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http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...90#post3274890
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Please, if you're not going to read the thread, at least read the Dev and Community Digest before you post. You're wrong.|
Originally Posted by KuriositysKat
and unavailable until toons reach levels 20 and 30
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Just like other boosters with capes and auras, those are available at CREATION.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
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They're not.|
Originally Posted by KuriositysKat
This is better than The Party Pack but I still feel it is light and unavailable until toons reach levels 20 and 30,
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Originally Posted by theOcho
Yes, they will be available from creation on.
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Head of TRICK, the all Trick Arrow and Traps SG
Part of the Repeat Offenders
Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize
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Ahh! Me too! |
Originally Posted by Goblin_Queen
Me too! My birthday is November 2nd. TAKE NOTE DEVS AND MARKETING.
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C'mon devs, Nov 2nd is the perfect date!
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But that just cuts down on senseless panic - and an announcement thread without senseless panic just isn't a proper announcement thread.
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Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Please, if you're not going to read the thread, at least read the Dev and Community Digest before you post.
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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*Sets the forum rating to DOOMCON 2*
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
But that just cuts down on senseless panic - and an announcement thread without senseless panic just isn't a proper announcement thread.
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Head of TRICK, the all Trick Arrow and Traps SG
Part of the Repeat Offenders
Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize
More interested in the auras than the capes, though the Tech one looks... nice... in the incredibly dark lighting of that particular demo.
If it's the price of the party pack I'll definitely get it.
Tales of Judgment. Also here, instead of that other place.
good luck D.B.B.
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Or the OP could be updated to include the information Ocho gave in response posts |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
But that just cuts down on senseless panic - and an announcement thread without senseless panic just isn't a proper announcement thread.
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Not that I think most people read all of the OP 
Types of Swords
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I dunno, this one seems rather skimpy as well, compared to all the boosters with extra things in there. Also feels like we should be getting some of this stuff with the game (without having to pay extra) if they really want us to emphasize our characters and origin more.
I may feel better about this after hearing about what all will be in I19 for sure, but I dunno. I rather suspect the auras that we are getting for free with I19 were supposed to be in this pack before they were released accidentally. I guess I can feel happy that we are getting some stuff for free, but we have had two boosters in a short amount of time, and that's harder for me to swallow until I see what stuff I am getting with my subscription.
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Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
I dunno, this one seems rather skimpy as well
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@Golden Girl
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yeah.. lets see what the price is
course if you guys wanna toss in the party pack 
I'll be good for that..
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