Discussion: Announcing the City of Heroes Freedom VIP Head Start! September 13, 2011
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Posted on: 2011-09-09 24:19 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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As a relatively "old" person it's times like these when I'm actually glad it's been years (many years...) since I had to worry about things like chemistry tests. Good luck coping with the temptation of playing this game instead of studying. |
Originally Posted by Agahnim
Argh, not fair. I have a test in organic chemistry the next day! This is all a conspiracy to get me not to study, isn't it?
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Wasn't there something about points being cheaper in larger quantities? If so, is it one token per $15, or one token per 1200 points?|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Yes.
One Token per 1,200 Paragon Points bought (which costs $15). Takes 34 Tokens to break into Tier 9 (completing Reward Level 8). But the first is free. So, that's 33x15 = $495. It might be $15 cheaper because on Beta, there was an extra Token being granted for buy any points at all the first time. Don't know if that was WAI. |
... Not that I am quite ready to spend $500 extra per account to get an extra 150 points per month, which I would not need for a long time, having 39,600 points and already being a VIP. :P
Oh, and why I came here in the first place:
Some of the costume contests are fairly self-explanatory, but could we just get a bit more explanation on them? I'm mostly looking for "Famous Historical People - with a Twist." Is that only real-life historical figures, such as Houdini, Stalin, Joan of Arc, or would it include fictional ones such as MacBeth, Odin, Perseus, etc? I know you probably don't want anything that already holds a copyright, but what about public domain stuff? Also, I'm guessing that the "twist" is up to the creator, and not set by the devs?
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Did anyone else start hearing the "Hallelujah Chorus" when they saw the OP?
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They *could* have a sale on large quantities, and judging by the standard model they're using which is suspiciously like some other big name MMO, they probably will. However, they haven't announced such a sale (yet), nor have we seen one on Beta.|
Originally Posted by seebs
Wasn't there something about points being cheaper in larger quantities? If so, is it one token per $15, or one token per 1200 points?
... Not that I am quite ready to spend $500 extra per account to get an extra 150 points per month, which I would not need for a long time, having 39,600 points and already being a VIP. :P |
If you check out this post, you see that can get Tokens more cheaply by buying a subscription for a year.
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What about those of us with pre-purchased time now Zwill, will we get extra merits for the rewards program since we have already effectively paid upfront. I am paid up through Jan, and would like to know if I am gonna get some extra kaching when it hits |
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
The answer to your question is Yes, that's the way it's designed to work.
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With a twist means to super them up. So, e.g., Joan of ArcWelding and give her a lightning aura.
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Originally Posted by WHTJunior
Oh, and why I came here in the first place:
Some of the costume contests are fairly self-explanatory, but could we just get a bit more explanation on them? I'm mostly looking for "Famous Historical People - with a Twist." Is that only real-life historical figures, such as Houdini, Stalin, Joan of Arc, or would it include fictional ones such as MacBeth, Odin, Perseus, etc? I know you probably don't want anything that already holds a copyright, but what about public domain stuff? Also, I'm guessing that the "twist" is up to the creator, and not set by the devs? |
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When you put it that way, it almost sounds like long-term subscribers aren't being completely screwed. Unfortunately, my annual renewal date is in April.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
If one auto-renews monthly for a year, for $180 they get:
If one buys a year in advance, and with the savings, buys Paragon Points, and in doing so, get enough Tokens to bump themselves up to Tier 9, they get:
Those two plans cost exactly the same in real money. It's really a no-brainer if you plan to be VIP for a year. |
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They said on Ustream, yes, current pre-paids will get their Tokens (which come with the Paragon Reward Badges) up-front.|
Originally Posted by elvnsword09
What about those of us with pre-purchased time now Zwill, will we get extra merits for the rewards program since we have already effectively paid upfront. I am paid up through Jan, and would like to know if I am gonna get some extra kaching when it hits
Elvnsword |
Whether that actually happens, we don't know yet since Beta wasn't hooked up to full account info.
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Yay! Finally a contest for one of my toons I specifically modeled after a historical figure
Also, Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
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Pft. And you call yourself a theater buff. Should've been 2 verses of this.|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I did a Hallelujah once we hit post...does that count?
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Zwill. You stated that this would not go live until the mac issue is solved.
Well it is still broken.
What is the deal?
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I think the question that's being asked is "If I'm 2 1/2 months in toward my next vet reward, but it won't actually award before Freedom launches, will I get Paragon Rewards credit for those months, or am I SoL?"|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
When it comes to Tokens, the FREEDOM launch date will serve as a dividing line: You figure out how many *Tokens* you get up to that point by adding up:
Then from the launch of FREEDOM and forward, you will get:
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If the above is correct, it looks like any paid time over the last vet badge rewarded simply won't count towards reward tokens, as tokens per month subscription will begin awarding only after Freedom hits. So if you're even a day short of your next reward at launch, you won't get credit for that sub time.
Would be nice to have redname confirmation on that read, though, as people have misinterpreted details of the program before.
Figured this was coming when Synapse started posting again in the beta forums. I'm looking forward to the launch!
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Unless I'm mistaken, it shouldn't make a difference.|
Originally Posted by Selina_H
If the above is correct, it looks like any paid time over the last vet badge rewarded simply won't count towards reward tokens, as tokens per month subscription will begin awarding only after Freedom hits. So if you're even a day short of your next reward at launch, you won't get credit for that sub time.
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Let's say September 14th is your two year anniversary of playing the game. In that case, on the 13th, you'll get:
~7 tokens in compensation for vet rewards.
~1 token for your 1 year anniversary.
Then, the next day, you'll get:
~1 token as your monthly bonus.
~1 token as your yearly bonus.
So you'll have 10 total.
Let's move the anniversary back to the 12th. You'll get:
~8 tokens in compensation for vet rewards.
~2 tokens for your 2 years of bonuses.
And still have 10 total.
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Originally Posted by WHTJunior
Oh, and why I came here in the first place:
Some of the costume contests are fairly self-explanatory, but could we just get a bit more explanation on them? I'm mostly looking for "Famous Historical People - with a Twist." Is that only real-life historical figures, such as Houdini, Stalin, Joan of Arc, or would it include fictional ones such as MacBeth, Odin, Perseus, etc? I know you probably don't want anything that already holds a copyright, but what about public domain stuff? Also, I'm guessing that the "twist" is up to the creator, and not set by the devs? |
why would you even care????
Oedipus Tex wins this contest..... period, no questions asked.
Oh yeah, that was the time that girl got her whatchamacallit stuck in that guys dooblickitz and then what his name did that thing with the lizards and it cleared right up.
screw your joke, i want "FREEM"
Glad to hear Freedom is here. I've decided to keep my existing toons on the server I am on, but I'll check out the new server when it goes up. Can't wait.