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Notice and Merits use the same flag

CapnGeist

By CapnGeist,
Posted on: 2011-02-02 14:37 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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Okay, this isn't necesarrily a "bug" so much as it is something that is wrong and bad.

My Stalker ran the WST before getting his ALpha Slot unlocked, cause he was 49 and it was what people were running. He got his double merits and pushed to 50. Then I unlocked his Alpha slot. The next day, he went to Paragon and ran the OTHER WST, with his new incarnate slot unlocked... ... But he didn't get a Notice of the Well.

Now, it seems to me that it makes sense; It simply checks to see if you've completed the WST this week or not, and if so, you don't get the bonuses. That said, because so many WILL be pushing to 50 via the WSTs (because they're the only TFs being run), it seems wrong that doing this prevents you from getting a notice the same week.

My suggestions: Either give people the option to delay their WST rewards so they can wait until they have incarnate slot or, more simply, change the flag on the Notice so that it doesn't count as given if it failed to award in a previous WST

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Originally Posted by CapnGeist View Post
Okay, this isn't necesarrily a "bug" so much as it is something that is wrong and bad.

My Stalker ran the WST before getting his ALpha Slot unlocked, cause he was 49 and it was what people were running. He got his double merits and pushed to 50. Then I unlocked his Alpha slot. The next day, he went to Paragon and ran the OTHER WST, with his new incarnate slot unlocked... ... But he didn't get a Notice of the Well.

Now, it seems to me that it makes sense; It simply checks to see if you've completed the WST this week or not, and if so, you don't get the bonuses. That said, because so many WILL be pushing to 50 via the WSTs (because they're the only TFs being run), it seems wrong that doing this prevents you from getting a notice the same week.

My suggestions: Either give people the option to delay their WST rewards so they can wait until they have incarnate slot or, more simply, change the flag on the Notice so that it doesn't count as given if it failed to award in a previous WST
Thanks for answering this, I asked about this precise situation in another thread. It's the difference between having one flag as to whether you've had the rewards or two.

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