Best of luck with this. we've been asking for this to be released again for years.
I fully support adding Prestige Power Slide and the special-edition-box costume parts (capes and Arachnos emblem) to the store. I went through a great deal of frustration waiting for the hero box set to appear on Amazon or Ebay and I would not wish it on anyone else who wants these things.
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It's one of those things that was "exclusive" to a specific edition of the game (in this case, the DVD edition, along with the Cape of the Four Winds, I think); part of the selling point of that edition was that the exclusives were and always would be truly exclusive, meaning it would never be sold or otherwise made available by any means except buying the DVD edition, so that people who bought that edition could flaunt it over all the lowly plebians who hadn't until the end of time.
As one of the people who has the DVD edition and all the shinies that come with it, I personally wouldn't mind if the devs "went back on their word" on this if there's really a demand for it. But I don't claim to speak for everyone.
FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
Except it was never exclusive to the DvD version, what with the Hero Pack that came with a code for it as well as some other goodies.
Honestly I'm surprised t his hasn't been made available in the Market yet, and fully support making it available.
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I share the same opinion.
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I don't suffer from altitis, I enjoy every minute of it.
Thank you Devs & Community people for a great game.
So sad to be ending ):
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I think you're thinking of the Good vs. Evil pack that was available when CoH and CoV were consolidated into a "single" game: VIP badge, Pocket D teleporter, Justice and Sinister costume sets, and the jump pack. Arguably the first "super booster" offered, though they didn't use that name for it at the time. It came free with the CoH/CoV combination retail box, or could be bought separately online.|
Originally Posted by DMystic
Except it was never exclusive to the DvD version, what with the Hero Pack that came with a code for it as well as some other goodies.
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The collector's edition pre-dated CoV's release by a good long while (the version of the game included on the DVD was updated to issue 2), and the Good vs. Evil edition by even longer; Prestige Power Slide and the Cape of the Four Winds were exclusive to that edition, and, according to the devs at the time, would never be available by other means.
Same deal with the Arachnos cape and chest emblem that came with the collector's edition of CoV when it was first released. There's a different Arachnos chest emblem available as a vet reward, and a modified version of the cape that non-crab-packed SoAs can use, though, which brings up an interesting possibility: why not a version of Power Slide that's not exactly the one from the collector's edition? Maybe one that uses the same animations, but without the glow effect at the character's feet? That might work better with the current game's path auras anyway.
FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
There is someone working at Paragon Studios that Positron is on record about: while they (not Positron, but this mysterious other person) work there, these things will never be released for sale.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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DMystic was correct. The Hero Gear Kit was a physical item containing a code and the items that were in the box set. It was sold for a while on the old NCSoft Store site and was also available for purchase at the Wentworth's Store at the first HeroCon in 2008. I purchased two of them at the time, one for me and one for a player in Australia that wasn't able to attend. It may have been available at the second HeroCon in 2009 (ParagonWiki says it was), but since I wasn't looking to purchase it I didn't specifically look for it.|
Originally Posted by Doctor Roswell
I think you're thinking of the Good vs. Evil pack that was available when CoH and CoV were consolidated into a "single" game: VIP badge, Pocket D teleporter, Justice and Sinister costume sets, and the jump pack. Arguably the first "super booster" offered, though they didn't use that name for it at the time. It came free with the CoH/CoV combination retail box, or could be bought separately online.
The collector's edition pre-dated CoV's release by a good long while (the version of the game included on the DVD was updated to issue 2), and the Good vs. Evil edition by even longer; Prestige Power Slide and the Cape of the Four Winds were exclusive to that edition, and, according to the devs at the time, would never be available by other means. Same deal with the Arachnos cape and chest emblem that came with the collector's edition of CoV when it was first released. There's a different Arachnos chest emblem available as a vet reward, and a modified version of the cape that non-crab-packed SoAs can use, though, which brings up an interesting possibility: why not a version of Power Slide that's not exactly the one from the collector's edition? Maybe one that uses the same animations, but without the glow effect at the character's feet? That might work better with the current game's path auras anyway. |
It is not the same as the Good vs Evil items.
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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Okay, gotcha. So it was basically an upgrade from standard to collector's edition after the fact.|
Originally Posted by Texas Justice
DMystic was correct. The Hero Gear Kit was a physical item containing a code and the items that were in the box set. It was sold for a while on the old NCSoft Store site and was also available for purchase at the Wentworth's Store at the first HeroCon in 2008. I purchased two of them at the time, one for me and one for a player in Australia that wasn't able to attend. It may have been available at the second HeroCon in 2009 (ParagonWiki says it was), but since I wasn't looking to purchase it I didn't specifically look for it.
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The point remains, the dev stance has always been "if you missed it, you missed it." That's what makes it an exclusive.
I still wouldn't be opposed to changing that, nor to offering a functionally-identical-and-cosmetically-almost-identical version now.
FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
A "functionally-identical-and-cosmetically-almost-identical version" sounds good. have it leave an Ice slick or an oil slick instead of the purple smoke.
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It was the collector's edition without the box. They had a bunch of leftovers that they pillaged.
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Originally Posted by Doctor Roswell
Okay, gotcha. So it was basically an upgrade from standard to collector's edition after the fact.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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I got Slide via an eBay-purchased DVD, but I would be more than happy to see it available on the market. An alternative might be to offer a Skid or Skate sprint that mimics the position without the glow (and probably doesn't override the motions associated with beastrun or ninjarun).
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
There is someone working at Paragon Studios that Positron is on record about: while they (not Positron, but this mysterious other person) work there, these things will never be released for sale.
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As someone that has bought one of the exclusive box sets purely to get this power can I say I FULLY SUPPORT this suggestion.|
Originally Posted by Next_Player
Any chance we could see the Power Slide "sprint" power added to the Paragon Market?
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I think it should change because there is no longer an official way to this power. Once upon a time you could buy the Collectors edition or EU Deluxe edition and use that to upgrade your account. But those codes can no longer be added to an existing account through the NCSoft account page and it can only be done through the good-will of Customer Support and I believe people that have tried recently have been told its not possible (I'd give citations but that breaks forum rules).
This is a song about a super hero named Tony. Its called Tony's theme.
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As I recall Posi was said to have used the plural "Persons", and the question asked at the time was about getting Powerslide released as a vet reward. The impression I got was that those responsible for the veto outrank the dev team in the company ladder.
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Just tell the accountants there's a buck to be made and they'll be on the marketplace yesterday!
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
As I recall Posi was said to have used the plural "Persons", and the question asked at the time was about getting Powerslide released as a vet reward. The impression I got was that those responsible for the veto outrank the dev team in the company ladder.
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If I remember it right the general stance is that Paid extras will never be given away for free. So as a Vet reward it wouldn't be viable. However now that there is a Market it should be worth revisiting.
Wasn't the official explanation actually that it was a copyright issue?
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If money was their primary concern there are literally thousands of things that players have been demanding that they could sell just as easily as Power Slide and make more money.
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Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker
Just tell the accountants there's a buck to be made and they'll be on the marketplace yesterday!
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Which is why I mentioned that I thought the question that got Posi's response was about making it a Vet reward.
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Originally Posted by DMystic
If I remember it right the general stance is that Paid extras will never be given away for free. So as a Vet reward it wouldn't be viable. However now that there is a Market it should be worth revisiting.
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Copyright of what? The power itself isn't an issue. Maybe the physical extra's that were sold as part of the pack? If that's the case we don't need those items. People are just asking to be able to buy the power itself.|
Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Wasn't the official explanation actually that it was a copyright issue?
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Anyway I hope they do eventually sell the power, but I'm not holding my breath.
i mostly want the VIP/Destined one badge that went along with the slide but theres no way im paying $100 on amazon for an old dvd edition
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Unfortunately paying $100 won't guarantee you the badge because those sets are only supposed to be for starting a new account. You are relying on Customer Support to go the extra mile to upgrade your account. Success rates vary.|
Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
i mostly want the VIP/Destined one badge that went along with the slide but theres no way im paying $100 on amazon for an old dvd edition
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Fortunately you do not have to spend $100 on eBay since the EU Deluxe box set contains everything except the Statesman Heroclick and that can be bought for approximately $10. Although its harder to get Customer Support to upgrade a NA account with an EU pack even though those distinctions don't exist any more. That's the route I went but I have the advantage that although my account is NA I do live in the UK.
This is a song about a super hero named Tony. Its called Tony's theme.
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Uuhhhh, nope. I got my CoH DVD edition (cheap at Big Lots) and applied it to my already existing account just fine. As have hundreds of other people in City's history. It's just a retail code. You use it like any other retail code.
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Unfortunately paying $100 won't guarantee you the badge because those sets are only supposed to be for starting a new account. You are relying on Customer Support to go the extra mile to upgrade your account. Success rates vary.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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Maybe this is a consequence of the transition to Freedom? Isn't there something about not being able to apply old retail codes anymore?
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Uuhhhh, nope. I got my CoH DVD edition (cheap at Big Lots) and applied it to my already existing account just fine. As have hundreds of other people in City's history. It's just a retail code. You use it like any other retail code.
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FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
Any chance we could see the Power Slide "sprint" power added to the Paragon Market?