i20.5: Astral/Empyreal cost to unlock everything
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Amy_Amp,
Posted on: 2011-06-25 12:53 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Those are all global unlocks, right? Nothing on that list is per-character?
@Roderick
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I made a similar post on Monday:|
Originally Posted by Leandro
I was looking for this info and couldn't find it, so I gathered it myself on the Test server and here it is for anyone who may be wondering.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
*Nothing converts to Empyrean Merits and the only thing that converts to Astral Merits are Empyrean Merits. So there aren't any ways, other than the trials, to get any of the following:
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Radiance for 6 Empyrean Merits x 6 items. 36 Empyrean Merits. Emotes for 10 Astral Merits x 4 items. 40 Astral Merits. Emblems 1 Astral Merits x 16 items. 16 Astral Merits. Costume Change Emotes for 3 Empyrean Merits x 5 items. Empyrean Merits. Auras for 10 Astral Merits x 8 items. 80 Astral Merits. Path Auras for 3 Empyrean Merits x 6 items. Empyrean Merits. This works out to 206 Astral Merits, 69 Empyrean Merits for everything without overlapping (ie. buying anything that uses Astral Merits with Astrals, and only buying stuff that costs Empyrean Merits that are exclusive to Empyrean Merits). By the way, at 3 merits/trial (which is what Lambda is giving out these days thanks to the bull-headed design choices) this works out to 69 Lambdas, run once per day. |
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Originally Posted by Roderick
Those are all global unlocks, right? Nothing on that list is per-character?
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Since these are global unlocks you can split the work through multiple characters.
So you can have 3 incarnates, each doing 3 trials per day, and that will get you all of the items in less than 13 days.
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Happy with the prices. Saved up all I need for the Ascension Radiance Set/Normal Radiance Set/Rainbow Path Aura/2 of the emotes/Nuke Costume change :P
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Originally Posted by Auroxis
Since these are global unlocks you can split the work through multiple characters.
So you can have 3 incarnates, each doing 3 trials per day, and that will get you all of the items in less than 13 days. |
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Originally Posted by TamakiRevolution
Happy with the prices. Saved up all I need for the Ascension Radiance Set/Normal Radiance Set/Rainbow Path Aura/2 of the emotes/Nuke Costume change :P
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Yep. I've been casually saving up for all the stuff I want on one of my t4-ed mains for the past month. I even have extra astrals to buy things I don't want (think I've used a chest emblem on one toon total out of all of mine).
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Originally Posted by Lothic
I know there are plenty of people who are trying to argue that costs like these are too high. But honestly anything in an MMO that's considered to be "end game content" that you can finish earning as quickly as 13 days (or even say in like 45+ days if you are semi-causal about it) seems completely reasonable to me. *shrugs*
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[QUOTE=theOcho;3409811]As to the REAL reason I'll be leaving, I'm afraid it is indeed because Tamaki Revolution dc'd on me during a RSF.[/QUOTE]
After some more calculations it looks like you can get it in about a week with 9 trials per day. And if you really really want to get it you can get it all as soon as 2 days if you have several characters grinding out the trials throughout the day, which seems like something you could fit in a weekend.
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I foresee a hideous amount of grinding to unlock this stuff, as I want all of the costumes/auras/etc. 
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Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
I foresee a hideous amount of grinding to unlock this stuff, as I want all of the costumes/auras/etc.
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I wouldn't worry about it too much. Don't grind the trials if you don't want to. And while different people have different standards as to what a grind is, I'd just typically suggest folks not do more than 1/each trial a day. If you want to plow through multiple BAFs/whatever, go for it, just don't do the trial more than once a play session if you don't enjoy the content that much. Burn out is bad.|
Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
I foresee a hideous amount of grinding to unlock this stuff, as I want all of the costumes/auras/etc.
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And it's a difference of one chest emblem Snow Globe
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Auras are 2 Emps each, not 3 (though you have the total right)
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Originally Posted by Leandro
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sweet! thanks for this guide.
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For nothing that boosts my game play, but just makes me look cool. The trials are grindy enough as is so I'm passing on these.
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Originally Posted by Leandro
I was looking for this info and couldn't find it, so I gathered it myself on the Test server and here it is for anyone who may be wondering:
In order to unlock everything, you have to spend one of the following:
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But do you really need to?|
Originally Posted by Leandro
In order to unlock everything
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Originally Posted by Amy_Amp
For nothing that boosts my game play, but just makes me look cool. The trials are grindy enough as is so I'm passing on these.
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Originally Posted by thedeepblue
but do you really need to?
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For those who have purchased these on Test, can you answer if when you make a purchase, does that item you purchased get removed from the list? That way you know you've unlocked it?
I could see this being a pain if you're playing multiple characters and buying things from multiple characters.
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in my experience, yes, it removes the item from options.
i think a lot of these things are still hideously overpriced, but since they are a 1 time unlock its not *that* bad
i agree with others in the thread that this will just promote the already awful incarnate grind, however at least it gives me more of a reason to run trials in the first place which may make it feel less grindy since i have more of a reason to run them...
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Pardon my ignorance, but since when are emotes considered to be end game content?
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Originally Posted by Lothic
I know there are plenty of people who are trying to argue that costs like these are too high. But honestly anything in an MMO that's considered to be "end game content" that you can finish earning as quickly as 13 days (or even say in like 45+ days if you are semi-causal about it) seems completely reasonable to me. *shrugs*
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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i have to agree with this, but the ONLY thing on that list that i would consider end game content is the ascension armor/ascension radiance costume sets|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Pardon my ignorance, but since when are emotes considered to be end game content?
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everything else on the list is just a standard costume piece/emote/ect that anyone should be able to unlock through something lower lvl (ie the normal aura mish)
I think the costs are fine. I am willing to bet at least a few of those will end up in the Paragon Market too.
I agree some of the emotes, chest emblems, and Costume Changes just don't fit there. The rest, I am fine with.
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Yes, for global unlocks, the item gets removed from the list after you buy it. You will then get certificate. The first time you select a certificate you can ask for a refund. If you claim the certificate, then the option to refund the item isn't available any more. On subsequent characters if you accidentally delete the certificate before claiming it, it will re-appear in the certificate list to be claimed.
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Originally Posted by Beef_Cake
For those who have purchased these on Test, can you answer if when you make a purchase, does that item you purchased get removed from the list? That way you know you've unlocked it?
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Not sure about "end game content", but Swoon and Collapse are pretty epic.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Pardon my ignorance, but since when are emotes considered to be end game content?
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[QUOTE=theOcho;3409811]As to the REAL reason I'll be leaving, I'm afraid it is indeed because Tamaki Revolution dc'd on me during a RSF.[/QUOTE]
I was looking for this info and couldn't find it, so I gathered it myself on the Test server and here it is for anyone who may be wondering:
In order to unlock everything, you have to spend one of the following:
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