Discussion: 81 and 84 Month Veteran Rewards
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Posted on: 2011-01-19 24:43 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Wow this is awesome! Thanks!
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Funny you should mention that, I have been trying to do just that this week....I am on my 5th customer service rep and counting |
Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo
Now those are worth me raising a /petition to get my Veteran Reward badges sorted out ingame (as a US -> EU server transfer, my dates have got a little screwed up on the backend systems somewhere - I'm several badges behind!
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Back on topic, nice looking rewards!
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Does that mean what I think it does? I don't see an only affecting self tag on it wither. If so, very nice. This one must have a severe recharge to allow for 15 seconds of invincibility after reviving.
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Originally Posted by Photonstorm
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10.00 magnitude untouchable for 15.00s on self after 0.25s delay Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable |
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I really like these abilities, but I really think they should be given to all players, not just those who have been playing the game for nearly two presidential administrations.|
Originally Posted by Avatea
81 Month Veteran Reward
84 Month Veteran Reward
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I understand that people enjoy the veteran perks, but I don't like restricting quality of life improvements to long term vets. Seven years is an exceedingly long time to expect a new player to wait. Unless the devs want to retrofit the system to let us pick items in any order, I sincerely hope these will be the final rewards in the system.
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How about the ability to buy up vet time? I came into the game late, and haven't always been able to maintain my account.
I'd be willing to drop money into CoX just to advance my access to veteran rewards.
Edit: Further thought. I don't even care for the BADGES, just the unlocks. Maybe they could add a set of badges for investor milestones, or something. 
I can see the badgers going 'OH GOD I CAN'T AFFORD THIS WHY DO YOU DO THESE THINGS' already.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Surprisingly good powers.
I'm impressed.
Very Nice.
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Is that extra slot ABOVE the slot max? I have three unclaimed character slots as it is because I've been at max for ages, and my 2nd acct. is about to cap as well.|
Originally Posted by Avatea
[COLOR="DarkOrange"][B][SIZE="3"][*]In addition to the badge, for 7 years in City of Heroes you will be able to remote access the Auction Houses with the slash command /auctionhouse and gain an additional Character Slot.[/list]
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No biggie,, not ********, just wondering.
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In case anyone cares, here's a screen shot of the [Return to Battle] pop-up. Right-hand side is the same box scrolled to the bottom.
1 hour recharge time....meh...not great but still useful...better than 2 hours like mission teleporter power and I still love that power
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I wonder if this will be an actual useful awaken for when you are fighting Hamidon...with the Large inspiration bonuses...might just survive hamidon instead of dying instantly when using an awaken....
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Very nice rewards! Thanks!
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The auction house access will be very useful for those crafting. They will setup shop in a university, right next to a crafting table. And that self-rez looks like it could be the best one in the game. Both awesome rewards.
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84 month vet reward...I wanted the Auction House to be a QoL thing 
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Hamidon is untyped, unresisted and hits through phase... Return to Battle is not likely to help much at all.
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Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
I wonder if this will be an actual useful awaken for when you are fighting Hamidon...with the Large inspiration bonuses...might just survive hamidon instead of dying instantly when using an awaken....
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The only thing about saying this is that it assumes the amount of people making it to 84 months out numbers those who don't by enough to off set what they could make in offering it as a booster pack item. While 84 months cost 126 times more than one booster pack, it may not be more than 5 people who have played 4 years each and each of them buying said booster. |
Originally Posted by Rodion
If you hang around for seven years at $15/month, they will have sold you the equivalent of 126 $9.99 booster packs. Or, if they just convince six-year vets to stick around for another year, they will have sold you the equivalent of 18 booster packs.
Long-term subscribers are probably worth more to them than short-term subscribers who buy several one-shot items. Nice vet rewards give players an incentive to stay in for the long haul. I, for one, am glad to see a company take the long view instead of the get-a-quick-buck mentality that's so prevalent these days. |
Now, I'm not saying this very generous gift should be sold. I'm saying a watered down option would be viable. I agree, incentives are nice. This game should be incentive enough on its own, but the vet rewards are a great way of saying "thank you" and being a semi-incentive item.
Still can't wait 24 months to have this reward. NCSoft, please don't stop providing the game before then!
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After seeing that it came with large inspiration buffs, I was guessing 1 hour. Honestly, that's about perfect for how often I actually die. (I actually die a lot less than once/hour.) Now, it's true that sometimes I die multiple times in a short timeframe. The buffs attached to this will help prevent that, however. I'm pleased with it.
The 84 month one is hawtsauce.
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I wonder if I die, and my vet rez hasn't recharged yet, can I use the market interface to buy a wakie?
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I don't think you can emote while dead, but finally, someone catches on to what I was thinking of. My characters' personal inventory space has just skyrocketed.
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Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
I wonder if I die, and my vet rez hasn't recharged yet, can I use the market interface to buy a wakie?
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I wonder how many serious farmers have been playing this game for 7 years?
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Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
I don't think you can emote while dead, but finally, someone catches on to what I was thinking of. My characters' personal inventory space has just skyrocketed.
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I know one who'll get this in a few months. He was here at pre-release, but had a few months lapse in his sub relatively early on.
He's one of those folks who finds it a mindless way to relax.
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On the other hand, if everyone got an /auctionhouse command then what would actually be the point of having the physical wentworths/black market areas in the game? The only other way I really see them having implemented this would have been it being tied to an accolade like the MA one is.|
Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
84 month vet reward...I wanted the Auction House to be a QoL thing
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In any case I've never really thought our auction houses were terribly hard to get to, not like they are in some other games at least.
And no, I'm not just saying this because I'll be getting the thing a week or so after it hits live. It's just never been a huge issue for me.
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same exact thing as what happens when you level up currently.|
Originally Posted by GunnerSam
And that self-rez looks like it could be the ...
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And I'm quite happy about this. I've kinda felt cheated ever since they added that feature since lately I enjoy playing my 50's more than my lowbies. It'll be nice when I get the 81 month reward in like 2 years...
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These are great.
Add me to the votes for:
An SG Base market terminal, perhaps unlockable with a non-Veterans SG badge?
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A Craftable Invention Temp Power requiring expensive salvage that lets you access the market interface with a few charges on a very long timer. Maybe 5 or 10 charges, usable once every 1 to 2 hours.
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Just a question: will the rez be affected by recharge rate changes, like some other temp powers?
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