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How long does the Invention license last?

Congelateur

By Congelateur,
Posted on: 2011-12-21 08:42 in Player Questions

 

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A seemingly dumb question but I think I have an intelligent confusion over the matter. The Invention License from the market says it lasts 30 days from time of purchase. Is this 30 real world days, or 30 days of in-game time?

Thanks in advance.

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It's 30 real world days.

30 "in game days" take a mere 15 hours according to http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Time

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Thank you both for the quick responses. I should have written my original post a little better. By "in-game" days, I meant cumulative play time.

Thanks again!

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and you can buy it at merit vendor. So, do TF, earn reward merit and voila, free invention license.

 

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Originally Posted by flipside
By "in-game" days, I meant cumulative play time.
While some temporary powers like (earned-via-mission versions of) the Nemesis Staff and Sands of Mu are good for 24 hours of logged-into-that-character time, the Invention License is account-wide, and as such I'm almost certain that would mean 30 real-world days, not logged-into-CoX-for-24x30=720-hours time.

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Originally Posted by Congelateur View Post
and you can buy it at merit vendor. So, do TF, earn reward merit and voila, free invention license.
When i was premium it was there and I bought it then like a week later it wasn't. That was about two weeks ago. It isn't there any more sadly, but im vip now so meh.

 

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Originally Posted by Lucky666 View Post
When i was premium it was there and I bought it then like a week later it wasn't. That was about two weeks ago. It isn't there any more sadly, but im vip now so meh.
I wonder if this might be because you can't purchase it while you have an active license?

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Originally Posted by Zybron1 View Post
I wonder if this might be because you can't purchase it while you have an active license?
You missing the point the option isn't even available anymore.(it just grayed out before when you bought it) Beside I have a second premium account still not there.

It's gone go look for yourself. Make a new account if you think that matters.

 

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It showing up before was a bug

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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
It showing up before was a bug
Bug or not it still worked hehehe.

 

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Gee,thanks -- I'd actually originally said:

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Originally Posted by Eldorado View Post
It's 30 real world days. [Just now bolded for additional emphasis.]

30 "in game days" take a mere 15 hours according to http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Time
The OP hadn't really specified what he meant by "in-game days" but that's the way I'd first read it. (And yes, paying for something that last 15 hours would be ludicrous.) Then I posted again and clarified it even further:

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Originally Posted by Eldorado View Post
While some temporary powers like (earned-via-mission versions of) the Nemesis Staff and Sands of Mu are good for 24 hours of logged-into-that-character time, the Invention License is account-wide, and as such I'm almost certain that would mean 30 real-world days, not logged-into-CoX-for-24x30=720-hours time.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
Timed in-game items don't work that way. The holiday debt protection, for example, lasts two days of in-game time - i.e. 48 hours of you actually logged in to that character.
Would it be safe to assume you just zeroed in on the part you quoted and then sort of skimmed the rest of the thread?

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I'd quote what my Grandpa said about when you assume, but it would violate forum rules.

Let's just say that it's generally not safe to assume anything.

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Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
I'd quote what my Grandpa said about when you assume, but it would violate forum rules.

Let's just say that it's generally not safe to assume anything.
A safe presumption with this game is anything that is account wide and does not require claiming (which not having a premium account that would need to buy it I'm not sure the IO license is, but would make sense) will be "real time" in it's duration.

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