Discussion: New Items at the Paragon Market - September 20, 2011
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Posted on: 2011-09-20 13:26 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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It's shockingly dull considering the price tag.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
You can "test drive" the aura in the costume creator screen.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
It's shockingly dull considering the price tag.
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Been that way since the live launch. |
Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Can anyone confirm that the Martial Arts Bundle is no longer in store?
Also, Bundle added: Mutant pack. Non-Existent bundles: Good Vs. Evil Going Rogue costume pieces Going Rogue: Complete costume pieces |
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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The regular "Wolf Tail" piece belongs in the Mutant Pack.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
That is what I was asking, thanks.
--------- Also --------- Mutant Bundle is listed at 18 parts, but I count 17:
Animal Pack is listed at 18 parts, but I count 19:
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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The Martial Arts pack was in last week, it isn't there now. The Mutant Pack wasn't there last week, it is now.|
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
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The non-existent bundles, yeah, no bundles since live launch.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
The regular "Wolf Tail" piece belongs in the Mutant Pack.
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I know it was that way in beta, but when I made the spreadsheet in my sig--the day the store hit the live servers--there was no Martial Arts pack in the store, but there was (and remains) a Mutant pack. And I actually do check the bundles every time I log in looking for the Martial Arts pack, because I know it was available in beta.|
Originally Posted by Snow Globe
The Martial Arts pack was in last week, it isn't there now. The Mutant Pack wasn't there last week, it is now.
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Unless they're cycling more than once a week, in which case some notification would be nice, devs, I'm not sure what to think. Maybe there's some kind of buffer overflow in the bundles section, which is causing some confusion about whether to show Mutant or Martial Arts...?
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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The Martial Arts Costume Pieces Bundle was removed from the Paragon Market at the VIP Headstart launch. There was a bug that charged players more than the stated price. (None of the other Costume Bundles had this error.)|
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I know it was that way in beta, but when I made the spreadsheet in my sig--the day the store hit the live servers--there was no Martial Arts pack in the store, but there was (and remains) a Mutant pack. And I actually do check the bundles every time I log in looking for the Martial Arts pack, because I know it was available in beta....
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We'll provide an update when the Martial Arts Costume Pieces Bundle is re-introduced back into the Paragon Market.
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For purposes of costume pieces that fit on a single body type (i.e. Dresses for Female body types) or cross-body types (i.e. a Glove), we are now counting that costume piece as one costume piece.
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Originally Posted by Coolio
Oh and Snow Globe, I hope your item count for the bundles is taking into account that for each item, if there is a male, female and huge version of it, that it counts as 3 costume items not 1 in the eyes of the devs and the cost to create these pieces.
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I just noticed that Mission Architect Licenses are no longer in the store. Crud.
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So, let me understand this: |
Originally Posted by Beastyle
You are correct, emotes are not included in Costume Pack bundles.
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If I not bought one of the boosters because it didn't appeal to me, now it's even more improbable that I spend points on it because the whole pack is now more expensive than before?
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The packs are now $5.00 (400 points) instead of $9.99. So unless there are $5.00 worth of emotes I don't think you're paying more.
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Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh
So, let me understand this:
If I not bought one of the boosters because it didn't appeal to me, now it's even more improbable that I spend points on it because the whole pack is now more expensive than before? |
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Booster Pack Comparison|
Originally Posted by Dispari
The packs are now $5.00 (400 points) instead of $9.99. So unless there are $5.00 worth of emotes I don't think you're paying more.
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That page documents that most packs are more expensive.
Breakdown of Bundled Packs
Breakdown of Ala Carte
For those that don't want to check all that (how much more expensive than originally):
Animal Pack
$8.76
Booster 1: Technology
$0.01
Booster 2: Magic
$6.51
Booster 3: Super Science
$8.01
Booster 4: Martial Arts
$21.51
Booster 5: Mutant
$5.26
Going Rogue: Basic
$66.76
Going Rogue: Complete
$3.26
Good vs Evil
$4.76
Mac/Valkyrie Pack
$2.51
Origins Pack
$5.01
Party/Recreation Pack
-$4.24 (actually less)
Steampunk Pack
$3.01
Vanguard Pack
$12.38 (actually much less, or much more... you had to subscribe for 3 months for this)
Wedding Pack
-$2.99
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There's no Paragon Market pack equivalent to old booster. Now you would have to buy the costume bundle + each aura + each emote + cc emote + temp. power. The total of that is much more paragon-point-expensive than 9
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Originally Posted by Dispari
The packs are now $5.00 (400 points) instead of $9.99. So unless there are $5.00 worth of emotes I don't think you're paying more.
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Ah, forgot about the overpriced powers. |
Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh
There's no Paragon Market pack equivalent to old booster. Now you would have to buy the costume bundle + each aura + each emote + cc emote + temp. power. The total of that is much more paragon-point-expensive than 9
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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The idea is, you didn't want to spend $10 for the Martial Arts booster because you only wanted Ninja Run and that was too much for one power and a bunch of costume and emotes that didn't appeal to you. Now you can buy just Ninja Run for 500 points and skip all the other stuff you don't want. Bingo, you spent less money.|
Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh
So, let me understand this:
If I not bought one of the boosters because it didn't appeal to me, now it's even more improbable that I spend points on it because the whole pack is now more expensive than before? |
Now if you actually wanted everything in the booster and didn't buy it before the end of August? You are SOL. But they told everyone here on the Forum that the parts in the booster would be more expensive in the Market before they stopped selling them. And they had sales on all of them this last summer. (Which started the week after I picked up the packs I was missing.
) So unless you started playing in the last 3 or 4 weeks, you had plenty of opportunity to pick up the boosters before the prices went up.
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I think all of you guys worrying about the stuff from Super Boosters being more expensive aren't just looking at the glass half full, you've somehow managed to overlook some of what's in it.
If you have been and continue to be a subscriber, then before you had to pay an extra $10 bucks or so for Super Boosters. Now, you can get it all for free (eventually) with the 500 market points you're allocated each month.
That hardly looks like an SOL scenario for those of us who haven't bought all the Super Boosters. At least not to me.
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400 points, unless you have completed Tier 8, at which point it is 550 points.|
Originally Posted by Liberation
If you have been and continue to be a subscriber, then before you had to pay an extra $10 bucks or so for Super Boosters. Now, you can get it all for free (eventually) with the 500 market points you're allocated each month.
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The thing you are forgetting is that those points now have to go to stuff that was previously included in the Issue updates. You know, stuff like power sets, costumes, some content, a lot of QoL upgrades (enhancement slots, increased inventory, etc), and that things will be constantly added to the store.
Before a player was able to say they have got full access to everything in the game. That is no longer the case.
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What content does a VIP have to buy? You said powers costumes and content.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
400 points, unless you have completed Tier 8, at which point it is 550 points.
The thing you are forgetting is that those points now have to go to stuff that was previously included in the Issue updates. You know, stuff like power sets, costumes, some content, a lot of QoL upgrades (enhancement slots, increased inventory, etc), and that things will be constantly added to the store. Before a player was able to say they have got full access to everything in the game. That is no longer the case. |
Do powersets count as content? Right now Beam Rifle is "Market Only"
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Quit acting like this is a new development. Booster Packs have been around for a long time, and those things all contain content that is unavailable for those who didn't pay for it. In fact, if you count things like the GvE box, there have been exclusive items even further back than when boosters came about.
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
400 points, unless you have completed Tier 8, at which point it is 550 points.
The thing you are forgetting is that those points now have to go to stuff that was previously included in the Issue updates. You know, stuff like power sets, costumes, some content, a lot of QoL upgrades (enhancement slots, increased inventory, etc), and that things will be constantly added to the store. Before a player was able to say they have got full access to everything in the game. That is no longer the case. |
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Please stop with the ridiculous pricing. It makes my eyes bleed. 6 dollars for a character slot?! Three dollars to unslot a few enhancements?
What a joke. XP +25% for an hour... seriously wtf? Double XP for 24 hours, I'll pay a buck or two. I'm not stupid, and you need to stop treating your playerbase like a bunch of rich retards.
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The character slot cost is actually cheaper than the other superhero MMO... even if you buy the CoX slots one at a time....
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Originally Posted by Nox__Fatalis
Please stop with the ridiculous pricing. It makes my eyes bleed. 6 dollars for a character slot?! Three dollars to unslot a few enhancements?
What a joke. XP +25% for an hour... seriously wtf? Double XP for 24 hours, I'll pay a buck or two. I'm not stupid, and you need to stop treating your playerbase like a bunch of rich retards. |
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See that's kinda what I was waiting for. I just wanted the super tailor from the super science pack so I was gonna wait just get the power pay less then $10. So I wait for the paragon market to go live and hey look the only thing I wanted from that pack is now the same as the pack before......wait wut?
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Originally Posted by Justice Blues
The idea is, you didn't want to spend $10 for the Martial Arts booster because you only wanted Ninja Run and that was too much for one power and a bunch of costume and emotes that didn't appeal to you. Now you can buy just Ninja Run for 500 points and skip all the other stuff you don't want. Bingo, you spent less money.
Now if you actually wanted everything in the booster and didn't buy it before the end of August? You are SOL. But they told everyone here on the Forum that the parts in the booster would be more expensive in the Market before they stopped selling them. And they had sales on all of them this last summer. (Which started the week after I picked up the packs I was missing. ) So unless you started playing in the last 3 or 4 weeks, you had plenty of opportunity to pick up the boosters before the prices went up. |
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This was the part I liked about the previous addons. I bought something on a list and knew I had whatever unlocks were available. Now I have a beta version of a store that won't even tell me that I really do own something And what that is (unless I'm in the character creation screen).
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Before a player was able to say they have got full access to everything in the game. That is no longer the case.
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