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No Z the problem was that it wasn't in the form of an answer.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Rereading it again I see that it was.
I'm going to chose to believe that the reason I didn't immediately process it as such is due to the fact that it wasn't in the form of a Power Point slide. Hopefully my answer wasn't entirely convoluted sounding in that case...and if it was...someone bring me more caffeine. |
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It is also possible it was not phrased in a sufficiently Asian manner.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Rereading it again I see that it was.
I'm going to chose to believe that the reason I didn't immediately process it as such is due to the fact that it wasn't in the form of a Power Point slide. |
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They are purchased slots so if you downgrade to Premium I would expect them to directly convert into unlock tokens.
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Originally Posted by Badaxe
A question that I don't think has been answered yet. It may be obvious but I just want to check.
What happens to Unredeemed Slots (slots that you have available to add now, like veteran awards, but actually havent activated). If you remain a VIP? Change to Premium and later return to VIP? On a similar subject, what happens to the other veteran awards you have earned but havent redeem yet? |
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
It is also possible it was not phrased in a sufficiently Asian manner.
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Andy Belford
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just realized...and i have a masters mind you...SO what you are saying
Vet-stays the same 36 slots = 36 slots
Premium- 2 unlocks + Tokens to unlock more or can purchase tokens if want 36 slots.
FREE-2 slots
did i get it right yes or no?
as Ood Sigma said....We will sing to you, Doctor. The universe will sing you to your sleep. This song is ending. But the story never ends.
I was just logging in, and a thought struck me. When Freedom Launches, will it be possible for VIP accounts to reallocate their bonus slots. As in anything over their base 12 on each server for subscribing. I know Zombie Man mentioned they were on 2 separate systems between Premium and VIP earlier in this thread.
As an example, I have 22 Slots on Justice Currently. Would I be able to reallocate the empty slots over 12 if I chose to do so, as long as I was a VIP member?
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Originally Posted by Cien_Fuegos
just realized...and i have a masters mind you...SO what you are saying
Vet-stays the same 36 slots = 36 slots Premium- 2 unlocks + Tokens to unlock more or can purchase tokens if want 36 slots. FREE-2 slots did i get it right yes or no? |
VIP (paying a monthly sub) - Nothing changes, same amount of base slots + whatever Vet slots you currently have + whatever you earn in the future through the Paragon Rewards Program + whatever you decide to purchase using Paragon Points in the Paragon Market.
Premium (Most relevant example to current day is a former player who decides to comeback and not pay a monthly sub, eventual example is a VIP player who lapses) - Two base Global Character Slot Tokens + a GCST for however many Vet reward character slots they previously had. They can purchase more through Paragon Points, or earn more through Paragon Rewards.
Free (Most likely example is a completely new player) - 2 Global Character Slot Tokens. More can be purchased through Paragon Points or eventually earned through Paragon Rewards.
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I do not have the answer for this question. I'll have to ask around and get back to you.
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Originally Posted by Ice Knight
I was just logging in, and a thought struck me. When Freedom Launches, will it be possible for VIP accounts to reallocate their bonus slots. As in anything over their base 12 on each server for subscribing. I know Zombie Man mentioned they were on 2 separate systems between Premium and VIP earlier in this thread.
As an example, I have 22 Slots on Justice Currently. Would I be able to reallocate the empty slots over 12 if I chose to do so, as long as I was a VIP member? Thanks |
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So is there any scenario at all where an existing player who has X number of character slots in the current game who transitions to VIP will lose slots they currently have?
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Originally Posted by Hy-Beams
So is there any scenario at all where an existing player who has X number of character slots in the current game who transitions to VIP will lose slots they currently have?
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The point of Freedom is for us to provide more value to our existing players. VIP is meant to offer you even more of a COH experience at the same exact price.
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ty =) okay very clear
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Osmethne...
VIP (paying a monthly sub) - Nothing changes, same amount of base slots + whatever Vet slots you currently have + whatever you earn in the future through the Paragon Rewards Program + whatever you decide to purchase using Paragon Points in the Paragon Market. Premium (Most relevant example to current day is a former player who decides to comeback and not pay a monthly sub, eventual example is a VIP player who lapses) - Two base Global Character Slot Tokens + a GCST for however many Vet reward character slots they previously had. They can purchase more through Paragon Points, or earn more through Paragon Rewards. Free (Most likely example is a completely new player) - 2 Global Character Slot Tokens. More can be purchased through Paragon Points or eventually earned through Paragon Rewards. |
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ty =) okay very clear
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Rereading it again I see that it was.
I'm going to chose to believe that the reason I didn't immediately process it as such is due to the fact that it wasn't in the form of a Power Point slide. Hopefully my answer wasn't entirely convoluted sounding in that case...and if it was...someone bring me more caffeine. |
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I am really wracking my brains trying to think of one possible scenario where this happens and I can't think of a single one.
The point of Freedom is for us to provide more value to our existing players. VIP is meant to offer you even more of a COH experience at the same exact price. |
It's being argued elsewhere on the forums about whether or not the subscription price is going to go up.
Can you clear that up please?
kthnxbai
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
[*]Bob the COH Player played COH for 3 months. Bob made a MM during that 3 months. Bob's MM is locked for play and cannot be selected as one of his characters to use a Global Character Slot Token on.
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Can you delete a character that is in a locked slot without first unlocking the slot?
Here's the weird scenario:
Let's say Bob was completely obsessed with MMs during his 3 months, and all of his friends play exclusively on Victory, so he only wants to play there. He was flush with cash during those three months, and bought a bunch of slots. In fact, he's filled every possible slot on Victory with a MM. (What? I said he was obsessed.)
For whatever reason, he has to let his subscription lapse. Fortunately, Freedom comes along, and he can play again. The time away dampened his enthusiasm for MMs, so he doesn't want to pay to unlock the AT, but he still only wants to play on Victory. He's got plenty of Slot Tokens...but every slot has a MM in it, so he can't unlock any of them.
So, can he clear the MMs out of the slots without unlocking them, or is he stuck?
(I do software testing. Coming up with oddball corner cases is kind of a habit.)
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You can thank me with these in a few weeks
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If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
Zwillinger, my younger brother's going out with Dibble this weekend, sir, but I'm not having my hair cut today sir, so do I move my clothes down to the lower peg?
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Osmethne...
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Actually, to be perfectly clear Zwillinger should answer the following questions yes or no, to avoid any further confusion.|
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Since you mentioned price......
It's being argued elsewhere on the forums about whether or not the subscription price is going to go up. Can you clear that up please? kthnxbai |
1. Is the current base cost for a subscription per month increasing from its current value of $14.95?
2. Does that value pay for the same amount of time?
3. Is that time consecutive?
4. Are you authorized to answer questions about subscriptions?
5. Are you authorized to answer questions about what you are authorized to answer?
6. Will we be charged a transaction fee for processing our subscription?
7. Will the game client have a completely different usage fee?
8. Will the game add a completely different additional charge to access resources otherwise required to log into the game?
9. In all cases where the devs refer to "VIP status" is the VIP acronym referring to the same program, or are there multiple VIP programs all referred to by the same initials?
10. Have the devs placed superseding information in a location the playerbase has not yet discovered?
11. Is the subscription fee set by a completely separate entity other than Paragon Studios or NCSoft that is not required to honor the intentions of the developers or producers, making your answers void?
12. Are you, currently, someone who believes themselves to be Bizarro Zwillinger?
13. Do you know of any plans to apply diminishing returns to our subscription, such that it will take $23.74 to equal $14.95?
14. Have you verified that Positron, aka Matt Miller, has not been given access to the financial spreadsheets of the sales department?
15. In Zwillingese, does the word "subscription" have the same meaning as in standard American English?
16. Has Paragon Studios redefined "player" to require your mouse to subscribe separately from your keyboard?
17. Will there be a penalty for paying in advance, and a separate penalty for paying late?
18. Is this offer only valid in Canada?
19. Do you plan on retroactively increasing the original subscription and charging customers the difference back to their original subscription date, making the subscription fee at Freedom release identical to the fee at launch?
20. Did you put answering this set of questions on your timesheet, forcing Paragon Studios to increase subscription fees to fund the time spent?
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Actually, to be perfectly clear Zwillinger should answer the following questions yes or no, to avoid any further confusion.
1. Is the current base cost for a subscription per month increasing from its current value of $14.95? 2. Does that value pay for the same amount of time? 3. Is that time consecutive? 4. Are you authorized to answer questions about subscriptions? 5. Are you authorized to answer questions about what you are authorized to answer? 6. Will we be charged a transaction fee for processing our subscription? 7. Will the game client have a completely different usage fee? 8. Will the game add a completely different additional charge to access resources otherwise required to log into the game? 9. In all cases where the devs refer to "VIP status" is the VIP acronym referring to the same program, or are there multiple VIP programs all referred to by the same initials? 10. Have the devs placed superseding information in a location the playerbase has not yet discovered? 11. Is the subscription fee set by a completely separate entity other than Paragon Studios or NCSoft that is not required to honor the intentions of the developers or producers, making your answers void? 12. Are you, currently, someone who believes themselves to be Bizarro Zwillinger? 13. Do you know of any plans to apply diminishing returns to our subscription, such that it will take $23.74 to equal $14.95? 14. Have you verified that Positron, aka Matt Miller, has not been given access to the financial spreadsheets of the sales department? 15. In Zwillingese, does the word "subscription" have the same meaning as in standard American English? 16. Has Paragon Studios redefined "player" to require your mouse to subscribe separately from your keyboard? 17. Will there be a penalty for paying in advance, and a separate penalty for paying late? 18. Is this offer only valid in Canada? 19. Do you plan on retroactively increasing the original subscription and charging customers the difference back to their original subscription date, making the subscription fee at Freedom release identical to the fee at launch? 20. Did you put answering this set of questions on your timesheet, forcing Paragon Studios to increase subscription fees to fund the time spent? |
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
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Originally Posted by Texas Justice
Unfortunately, I don't think even answering these additional questions would be enough for some people.
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Ok, I'm just going to ask this in layman's terms:
I am currently a subscribing member and I have TONS of alts. However, sometimes I cannot pay my sub fee and welcome the chance to be able to play during those times. From what I am understanding, I will at least be able to play two toons (except MM's, right?) on each server while I am free to play. I can unlock my other toons with earned PP. Ok, now, my concern is only this - I won't lose any of my created characters? I mean, they might be locked but none of them will disappear, right?
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A question that I don't think has been answered yet. It may be obvious but I just want to check.
What happens to Unredeemed Slots (slots that you have available to add now, like veteran awards, but actually haven’t activated).
If you remain a VIP?
Change to Premium and later return to VIP?
I did the say answer may be obvious, and in fact may had been explain at the top of this thread, but at the moment there is too much going on for me to get my old head around it all.
Basically, I just want to get confirmation if I should activate the slots now to ensure I keep them, or dosn't it matter.
On a similar subject, what happens to the other veteran awards you have earned but haven’t redeem yet?