Dev Chat Highlights, August 4: Paragon Market
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Posted on: 2011-08-04 11:30 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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From todays Facebook friday:|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
That would be encouraging. Do you have a link to the exact quote or some kind of citation. At this stage, it's probably too much to hope for seeing a complete schedule for where the breaks for price discounts lie, but maybe we can get some idea.
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| With purchases of larger bundles of Paragon Points, you will get bonus points. These numbers are still being decided upon. |
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That at least is a case of a discount for a bulk purchase, but it looks as though the preliminary announcements are still in flux (or I'm confused about the difference between an account-wide "Character Costume Slot" and a "Costume Slot").|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
We are talking about Costume Slots here. The sample price list gives them as 5 for the equivalent of $20 of PPs. Someone mentioned in another thread that as ComiCon, they can be purchased individually, which makes them $4 each.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Just using this to collate prices as we hear them. Points * Dollar Equivalent * Item
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The $70 monocle will go down as either the high water-mark of MTX overreach or an unfortunate precedent. Either way, it's an all too real example of how actual costs for virtual items can be inflated after converting actual money for in-game currency.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
Wow I thought you were using that as a hypthetical example of a worst-case scenario. I didn't realize that -actually- happened in another game.
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Well, I was going to link to this post by Ghost Falcon, but Dr_Darkspeed beat me with the reference from todays Facebook Friday. And I remembered it incorrectly, it is additional PPs with bulk purchases. So 1200 would cost $15, but might get you an extra 200 PP, which may be even more encouraging toward bulk purchases, but still makes subscribing a much better deal.|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
That would be encouraging. Do you have a link to the exact quote or some kind of citation. At this stage, it's probably too much to hope for seeing a complete schedule for where the breaks for price discounts lie, but maybe we can get some idea.
That's only for each 1200 PP purchased at the store, though, not accrued as a VIP subscriber. At that rate, the additional Reward Tokens make only a fractional discount when applied against the new veteran rewards. |
Yes, you only get a Reward Token for buying 1200 PP. But that is what would encourage the bulk purchase. If I only had to buy 800 to go with my 400 free ones, I would obviously be less inclined to purchase the 1200. Which is one reason I bet they will have a bonus amount at the 1200 PP cut off.
And the Reward Tokens don't really give a fractional discount, they give you things you can't purchase in the store at all, whether the Tier 9 consumables, a Nemesis Staff, or the /auction house command. Even those of us starting out at Tier 9 have to decide, do I want that new costume set, or some of the enhancement booster? Wait, if I spend even another $5 a month, I can pick up more stuff with the PPs in the store, plus in 3 months, I can get an extra Reward Token. Of I can spend $15 and get that token right now, plus some extra PP, so I can pick up the the new powersets NOW rather than being patient.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
Wow I thought you were using that as a hypthetical example of a worst-case scenario. I didn't realize that -actually- happened in another game.
At any rate I don't think it'll come to that extreme in this game because the Devs here have a good track record of being reasonable and (mostly) sane.  |
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They are, according the today's Facebook Friday, available for purchase on the market:|
Originally Posted by Justice Blues
they give you things you can't purchase in the store at all, whether the Tier 9 consumables
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Originally Posted by Unknown_User
Q. Will the Tier 9 paragon rewards (the consumables) be available on the Paragon Market?
A. Those are available both as Repeatable Rewards through the Paragon Rewards Program or by purchase in the Paragon Market. You have options! |
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| Will Enhancement Unslotters, Windfall, XP Boosters, and Enhancement Boosters be available on the Paragon Market? |
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That is interesting, but I guess not surprising when I think about it. Get you hooked on them with the free ones from the Rewards to suck you into buying them in the market.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
They are, according the today's Facebook Friday, available for purchase on the market:
To be absolutely fair, they could have been replying to this question instead: Either way, it seems very clear that the majority of the Tier 9 consumable rewards aren't exclusive to the Paragon Rewards program. |
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I'm sorry but anyone who decides to pay $70 for a fictional monocle deserves to be gouged. As the saying goes "A fool and his money are soon parted."
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
The $70 monocle will go down as either the high water-mark of MTX overreach or an unfortunate precedent. Either way, it's an all too real example of how actual costs for virtual items can be inflated after converting actual money for in-game currency.
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I actually caught some of this one between paperwork, phone calls, and the roof being torn off our office.
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Originally Posted by Obsidius
Yeah, I thought I had a chat client issue. It was operator error (I was scrolled all the way up instead of all the way down). So I kept posting the same question about Titan Weapons, thinking my last question hadn't gone through. Apologies. I'll give you these:
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Originally Posted by reiella
Until I see something that states to the contrary, going to assume VK is right
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But see, if one crucifies him or herself, it just looks extremely pretentious
At any rate I don't think it'll come to that extreme in this game because the Devs here have a good track record of being reasonable and (mostly) sane.
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