Discussion: 78 Month Veteran Reward: Purposeful
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Posted on: 2010-10-21 24:00 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Seems decent enough but not something I'd complain about not having. Good choice.
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As discussed in the other thread about this: nothing special or fancy. We have indeed reached the zen area of vet rewards: not awesome, not sucky, just...there.
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Hmmm when too use these charges??
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I agree. It is very strong but not a major game-changer, which makes it appropriate to a vet reward.
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Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Seems decent enough but not something I'd complain about not having. Good choice.
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The game gets the closest equivalent we're likely to see to a level up button and people are meh. Love it. 
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Somewhere between 35-39, or somewhere in the high 40s.|
Originally Posted by The Original Clutch
Hmmm when too use these charges??
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Mathematically speaking the later the better as long as it's not too late. Since bigger levels take longer. But in terms of content getting thin, 35-39 is still a spot people can run dry.
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People are saying meh at the badges board, but not here. 'Zen of vet rewards' sounds positive.
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Stupid question, but Im guessing its a one time use power?
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The wording is a bit vague, but it looks like a power with 5 charges, and 5 bars of Patrol xp each time. I haven't read other threads on this, I don't know if you can burn all 5 charges at once and have 2.5 levels or bonus xp saved up, or what.
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Originally Posted by DamienS
Stupid question, but Im guessing its a one time use power?
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The way I was interpreting it, you claim your reward and are granted a temp power with five charges. Those five charges can be used whenever you like, and the power is gone for good after you use them.|
Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
The wording is a bit vague, but it looks like a power with 5 charges, and 5 bars of Patrol xp each time. I haven't read other threads on this, I don't know if you can burn all 5 charges at once and have 2.5 levels or bonus xp saved up, or what.
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The mechanics of Patrol XP being what they are, I wouldn't expect to ever have more than ten full bars of Patrol XP stored up. So, I wouldn't use the power until your remaining Patrol XP is equivalent to less than 5 bars of XP.
Unless claiming the reward is more like claiming SG base items (infinitely renewable) than claiming a respec (one time and it's gone for good.)
Edit: Duh. For some reason I got 0.5 levels and 5 bars mixed up half way through posting. Fixed.
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5 bars IS .5 levels 
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This is "Patrol XP" which is also used as a debt-buffer, not actual XP which is a level bumper.
Correct?
Or am I reading it wrong?
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5 bars is .5 levels of 50% xp. Which means it's .25 levels of bonus. Basically the power is 1.25 extra levels.
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
5 bars IS .5 levels
The marinara IS red sauce. |
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Patrol XP either negates debt or adds 50% to any earned xp while you have it.|
Originally Posted by Janlee
This is "Patrol XP" which is also used as a debt-buffer, not actual XP which is a level bumper.
Correct? Or am I reading it wrong? |
It's basically done this way so you have to play to get the benefit, not just be auto-leveled.
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That is what I thought.|
Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Patrol XP either negates debt or adds 50% to any earned xp while you have it.
It's basically done this way so you have to play to get the benefit, not just be auto-leveled. |
It is not a "Push me 5 times for 2.5 levels automatically".
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right. as i said above though, it's likely to be the closest thing this game will see to that.
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Originally Posted by Janlee
That is what I thought.
It is not a "Push me 5 times for 2.5 levels automatically". |
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Yes, but I had originally written this:|
Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
5 bars IS .5 levels
The marinara IS red sauce. |
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| The mechanics of Patrol XP being what they are, I wouldn't expect to ever have more than one full bar of Patrol XP stored up. So, I wouldn't use the power until your remaining Patrol XP is equivalent to less than 0.5 bars of XP. |
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I think it's awesome, and I get it in a few days. I would say 'meh' too if I didn't have it. Hate seeing those posts from people who don't have the latest and greatest right away.
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EQ2 had a vet reward that capped your vitality (i.e. patrol exp here) and you could use it once a week. Forever. On each character.|
Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
The game gets the closest equivalent we're likely to see to a level up button and people are meh. Love it.
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This vet reward. Meh. Not going to complaint about it, but it's nothing to write home about.
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It's kinda cool. I like it.
Odd mechanic, but kind of a cool reward.
A good vet reward. Torn from the pages of other MMOs, but new to CoX. Looking forward to it.
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Originally Posted by GreenPiranha
I think it's awesome, and I get it in a few days. I would say 'meh' too if I didn't have it. Hate seeing those posts from people who don't have the latest and greatest right away.
Thanks Paragon for the ongoing vet awards! |
After costume pieces, base items, and some items per character... This is a major change for a system that nerfed every other method of "fast tracking" a character.
Sometimes, I impress my boss. Sometimes, I impress myself. The rest of the time, I scare people. I can live with that.
As one of the main representatives of the "Vet Rewards Suck" party, I'd like to voice my support for this vet power. It's a nice little bonus for vets, and nothing other players can't get with a little more work (or, in this case, a little more switching up of characters.) A very good balance balanced supremely well, Devs.
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