2 billion per enhancer

I do realize i am in the Lion's den as far as marketeering goes. As far as not being willing to work for what I get, that is very easy for people like Bill Z to post. I can be very dedicated to a task/goal. Bil Z Bubba does not know me, and I promise you, would never say anything like that to my face. The joys of on-line flaming are many. Enjoy.

But let's leave behind whether I am a fat lazy ignoramus. Let's leave behind whether marketeering is truly the only way to get ahead fairly in the currently written game.

My point is simple. This is a on-line super powered game. Most people who partake in it want to, mostly, run super-powered characters through super-powered content.

Notice I have never said make it so one person can fully I/O a toon with purps and PvP I/o in 3 months. Not even close. My most extreme statement along these lines were that in a reasonable amount of gaming over 3 months any person, running non farming 50s, could get the equivalent of 6 high end recipes. To put it plainly, one Purp or PvP recipe every 40 hours of standard high end gaming. To those who cry this is lazy, I hear you. To those who say "But my marketeering empire will crumble', trust me, I hear you.

My reason for saying this is a good idea for the game, is that I honestly believe it would make it more fun, for the average player. While you insult me, or my ideas, I simply ask you. Why do you think the way it is currently running makes the game attractive to new and casual players?

Because its actually possible to get more then 6 high end recipes in less then 40 hours of actual game play. Heck, i could get more then 6 high end recipes in less then 5 hours of offline game play.

Ah, another typical thread started by Blue Centurion

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Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion Yeah. I do not think the vast majority of the posters are feeling me.

So, what your saying is that if a vast group of people tell you your reasoning is flawed, then it's obvious the vast majority is wrong, because that many people couldn't possibly be on to something. Is that it? It's funny that you should know better than us, but seem to have been unable to learn to play the market as well as most of the people responding to your post. It's paradoxical, don't you think. (I'll wait for you to look up paradoxical before you respond – this is, if you don't find this argument below your intellect)

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Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion Do the developers really believe this is what makes for a happy gaming community? I think I am gonna log for a month or two. I can workout, play music, do art, but I'll be damned if I sit and farm for 3 months to afford like 3 of the things that I figure i'll need 18 of.

I don't say this to a lot of people who play the game, because I want subscriptions to be high for the game, but... I hope you do log for a while. In fact, I hope you log off permanently. The game doesn't need your "Give me what I don't want to work for" attitude. It runs perfectly fine the way it is, and frankly, your business isn't worth the trouble of what you want.

It IS true that you don't need the ultra high end enhancements to have fun.
You don't even neeed them to have a great toon.

Matter of fact, iirc, before IO even existed, people did some pretty amazing things with their toons.

If pursuing ultra high end items is a drag for you, there's a whole hella lot more to the game than pursuing them.

I have about 15 level 50 characters and dozens of other characters. Nearly every one has a set IO build; I consider that standard (and I'm not talking economical builds here). I have as much money as I want or need to do whatever I want. I've never slotted an IO that cost me even 1 billion, let alone 2 billion. I think I've only ever slotted two PvP IOs, and I picked ones I could easily afford (less than 100 million each) for the +recovery set bonus they granted.

I don't think there are more than 2-3 IOs that are worth 2 billion or more in the game, period. I could be wrong; I haven't checked in a while. I don't buy that your build calls for 18 or 20 IOs that cost 2 billion each. I do get that you came up with a build that's incredibly expensive, but it's not necessarily a required build or even the best build for your character. In fact, I'd go so far as to say if you can't figure out a way to get these IOs, you're probably not playing the game in a way that would make good use of them (or require them) to start with.

I especially don't buy the argument that you need PvP IOs in order to feel "super". My IO'd characters are near godlike without PvP IOs, thanks.

I think everything in the game should be free.

All my stats should max, including level to 50, upon character creation.

Otherwise the game just isn't fair.

I heard you Chaos. thank you for your honesty. I think the Devs should hear you too. And the marketing people. I think your post should be e-mailed to them.

Still waiting for that thoughtful, or even off the cuff, reason why the current system is attractive to the casual gamer and therefore the City of franchise.