The Great Character Slot Nerf of 2011
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Posted on: 2011-06-21 09:37 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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VIP get the 12 base slots per server plus any additional slots they've unlocked through purchases or vet rewards with the max still being 36 per server.|
Originally Posted by DarkGob
VIP Users receive: 12 [character slots] per server, plus slots that were unlocked or directly purchased
Kinda sounds like while VIP Users can keep any extra slots beyond 12 on any server they have them, they won't be able to add any more. Somebody PLEASE tell me that I'm wrong. I have no interest in playing on any other server besides Pinnacle (although with this new paradigm the server may turn into a horrible pit of free players, so maybe it'll work itself out). |
The announcement is more towards the perspective of new players, being that if you start a new account as VIP - you get 12 slots, where as free to play only get 2.
Either way, you can still purchase more.
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Nothing is changing for VIP (except more goodies)
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Just confirming this statement.
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Originally Posted by SolarSentai
VIP get the 12 base slots per server plus any additional slots they've unlocked through purchases or vet rewards with the max still being 36 per server.
The announcement is more towards the perspective of new players, being that if you start a new account as VIP - you get 12 slots, where as free to play only get 2. Either way, you can still purchase more. tl;dr Nothing is changing for VIP (except more goodies) |
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Well, if you are looking at the comparison chart, it doesn't even say 12+purchased. It just says 12. I assume that means they need to smack the proofreaders, but who knows.
Either way, I'm redeeming my purchased, but unused slots as soon as I get home. No sense in taking a chance. Hell, I might even go ahead and max out the slots on my home server just in case. Better a few bucks wasted than getting screwed in the future by bad dev choices.
I suspect that there will be plenty of things to buy with Paragon Points but I'm guessing that 400 monthly points will probably buy you one or two character slots if that's how you prefer to spend them.
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As per the main thread:|
Originally Posted by rsclark
Well, if you are looking at the comparison chart, it doesn't even say 12+purchased. It just says 12. I assume that means they need to smack the proofreaders, but who knows.
Either way, I'm redeeming my purchased, but unused slots as soon as I get home. No sense in taking a chance. Hell, I might even go ahead and max out the slots on my home server just in case. Better a few bucks wasted than getting screwed in the future by bad dev choices. |
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=263587
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Do you really think they'd ever stop selling character slots? Those have got to be one of the best sellers in the in-game part of the store.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
VIP Users receive: 12 [character slots] per server, plus slots that were unlocked or directly purchased
Kinda sounds like while VIP Users can keep any extra slots beyond 12 on any server they have them, they won't be able to add any more. |
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Originally Posted by Back Alley Brawler
Did you just use "casual gamer" and "purpled-out warshade" in the same sentence?
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Man, that sounds like a way of pussyfooting around not letting us get any more than what we have, though. Yeah, I can keep the two pages of characters I have on Virtue, but will I be able to get a third later on if I want more?
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Originally Posted by SolarSentai
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Additional character slots will always be purchasable whether you're f2p, premium or VIP.
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Originally Posted by FlashToo
Man, that sounds like a way of pussyfooting around not letting us get any more than what we have, though. Yeah, I can keep the two pages of characters I have on Virtue, but will I be able to get a third later on if I want more?
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If you want more slots, I'm sure they will gladly take your money.
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Originally Posted by FlashToo
Man, that sounds like a way of pussyfooting around not letting us get any more than what we have, though. Yeah, I can keep the two pages of characters I have on Virtue, but will I be able to get a third later on if I want more?
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Zwi elaborated in the main thread that you'll still be able to buy slots. If you're a VIP, you start with 12 and can buy up to 36, just like subscribers do now.
I've examined the rules for Free, Premium and VIP in detail, and can state with confidence that subscribers lose nothing; not what they have, or what they can get. So that's something.
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While good, that doesn't address if you will still be able to buy up to the current max. "You can keep what you have bought" is not the same as "you will be able to buy".|
Originally Posted by SolarSentai
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It seems like a no-brainer that you would be able to buy up to the same, current max, but ***-u-me and all that.
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You honestly think a company that is giving part of it's game away for free is going to restrict players from giving them money?
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Originally Posted by rsclark
While good, that doesn't address if you will still be able to buy up to the current max. "You can keep what you have bought" is not the same as "you will be able to buy".
It seems like a no-brainer that you would be able to buy up to the same, current max, but ***-u-me and all that. |
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Given the magnitude of idiocy required to make this move I'm not making any assumptions.|
Originally Posted by ArcticFahx
Do you really think they'd ever stop selling character slots? Those have got to be one of the best sellers in the in-game part of the store.
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Nice to know they're not complete idiots (besides the people who write this stuff up).
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I find that it helps if I don't think of it as going F2P, so much as revamping just what trial accounts can be used for, and revamping the Vet Rewards program.|
Originally Posted by DarkGob
Given the magnitude of idiocy required to make this move I'm not making any assumptions.
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The Free accounts are basically trial accounts that can now go up to 50, and don't run out of time. The Premium accounts are like trial accounts that have some extra stuff unlocked as a thank you for having thrown money into the game.
Mostly, this is a change to the accounts they were giving out for free anyway, and a LOT of marketing spin to make it sound like big news.
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VIP Users receive: 12 [character slots] per server, plus slots that were unlocked or directly purchased
Kinda sounds like while VIP Users can keep any extra slots beyond 12 on any server they have them, they won't be able to add any more.
Somebody PLEASE tell me that I'm wrong. I have no interest in playing on any other server besides Pinnacle (although with this new paradigm the server may turn into a horrible pit of free players, so maybe it'll work itself out).
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