CoH Freedom and boxed games


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With the change over to Freedom, how is time from physical boxes handled? Got a gift card and trying to decide between buying the CoV Collector's Edition or the basic NCsoft game time card. I heard the way boxes were handled changed and I'm trying to make sure I don't mess up.


 

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I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, time and items on my account.
Last week i got CoV reg edition and it told me a had to make a new account.

I think the CE's are an upgrade and therefor you can get that on your own account.

Note:
When i applied the CoV code it told me to make a new account/2nd account. But you can decline and the code will not be used. If the CoV:CE does that too, petition it and get CS to add the code to your account.



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I'm quite certain Dark Energon is correct. Applying a CE code is considered an upgrade by the game, and will allow you to apply to an existing account.

Speaking from experience, I know it *used* to work this way (many moons ago, I applied both CoH:CE and CoV:CE to my account). Dark Energon's post-I21 success at applying a CE code would suggest it still works this way.


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A code should be valid as long as it adds something other than subscription time to the account.


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Originally Posted by Dark Energon View Post
I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, time and items on my account.
I think your punctuation use is confusing.

Is it: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, no time and no items on my account.

Or: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue. Time and items were applied on my account.

They do mean two different things.




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I'm sure he means the latter one, but yes I read it as the first one too initially.

Summary: I think everyone is saying the CE purchase will allow you to add both time and the CE "rewards" to your current account.


 

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Originally Posted by gameboy1234 View Post
I'm sure he means the latter one, but yes I read it as the first one too initially.
Good, I wasn't the only one.

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Originally Posted by gameboy1234 View Post
Summary: I think everyone is saying the CE purchase will allow you to add both time and the CE "rewards" to your current account.
Yes.

Boxes that can be applied to an existing account:
  • CoH: CE. (Adds the CE items: Prestige slide, VIP badge, Cape of the Four Winds)
  • CoV: CE. (Adds the CE items: Arachnos Cape and Chest Emblem)
  • CoH Deluxe Edition (EU only). (Adds the CE items: Prestige slide, VIP badge, Cape of the Four Winds)
  • Good vs Evil Retail. (Adds the GvE costumes, Pocket D Pass and Pocket D TP)
  • Architect Edition Retail. (Adds either Super Booster 1:Technology or 2:Magic)
  • Macintosh Edition Retail (look in the Apple sections of stores). (Adds Valkyrie stuff & Mission TP)
  • Going Rogue Retail. (Adds the Going Rogue stuff)
  • and I think the City of Heroes Game Card with the 30 day Jetpack.
Boxed editions that can be used to create a new account.
  • VIP Starter Kit.
  • Basic CoH and CoV retail boxes.
  • Any of the previous list.




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Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
I think your punctuation use is confusing.

Is it: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, no time and no items on my account.

Or: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue. Time and items were applied on my account.

They do mean two different things.
OR: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, time and items on my account.

Sorry grammar king...

You know what they say right?
Let those who are free of all sins (or in this case, mistakes) cast the 1st stone. (or in this case to try and correct people)

If you can't find ANY spelling or grammar mistakes in your own posts, let me know, i'll be sure to run all my posts by you oh great and almighty one.
If there is even one mistake, that means that you can't point out my mistakes. Thank you, and have a nice day.



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Originally Posted by Dark Energon View Post
OR: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, time and items on my account.

Sorry grammar king...

You know what they say right?
Let those who are free of all sins (or in this case, mistakes) cast the 1st stone. (or in this case to try and correct people)

If you can't find ANY spelling or grammar mistakes in your own posts, let me know, i'll be sure to run all my posts by you oh great and almighty one.
If there is even one mistake, that means that you can't point out my mistakes. Thank you, and have a nice day.
That's a bit of an overreaction on your part, man. Your post was a little confusing and it's not unheard of for someone to ask for clarification on it. But then, maybe you're being sarcastic and it's late and I can't see it. That's entirely possible.


 

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That's a bit of an overreaction on your part, man. Your post was a little confusing and it's not unheard of for someone to ask for clarification on it. But then, maybe you're being sarcastic and it's late and I can't see it. That's entirely possible.
No, he's overreacting.

@DE: Your post was badly worded, unclear, confusing, whatever you want to call it. More than one person (including me) had to reread it to get what you were saying. ******** at someone because they asked for clarification on your meaning, when it honestly *could* go either way based on how you read the sentence, is overreacting. A simple "I meant [this], sorry I was unclear" would have sufficed.


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Originally Posted by Dark Energon View Post
OR: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, time and items on my account.

Sorry grammar king...
That sentence, as you put it does not make any sense.

As you've put it "no" is modifying issue, time, and items. Use a period, not a comma.

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Originally Posted by Dark Energon View Post
You know what they say right?
Let those who are free of all sins (or in this case, mistakes) cast the 1st stone. (or in this case to try and correct people)

If you can't find ANY spelling or grammar mistakes in your own posts, let me know, i'll be sure to run all my posts by you oh great and almighty one.
If there is even one mistake, that means that you can't point out my mistakes. Thank you, and have a nice day.
I have a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes. I'm dyslexic, so I expect that I do. And you've already lost this argument because you have basically admitted that your post had an error in it.

Edit:
I also asked for clarification. You know, asking you to say what you meant in a clearer form? I didn't poke fun at your post, but seeing that you reacted as if I did, you have clearly overreacted and should calm down.




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Amazing how the most innocuous internet threads devolve into displays of high drama. Dark Energon, I didn't see anybody try to disparage you at all. There were simply legitimate questions being asked about the meaning of one of your sentences. Nobody was "taking a shot" at you -- not from my perspective anyways.


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Sorry DE, but I also read your sentence as:

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I got CoH:CE AFTER i21, no issue, no time and no items on my account.


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*Looks at 1st post after my own initial post*

Yup, very confuzzlemented post indeed that i posted.

But, w/e... nobody is perfect :P

I do think the OP is now clear as to what the case is with CE's and reg boxes... at least.. i hope.

And as long as the OP got his question answered, that's all that matters to me.



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What was needed was the bizarre, freaky, yet strangely awesome SEMICOLON!


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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
What was needed was the bizarre, freaky, yet strangely awesome SEMICOLON!
Actually, that would have the same problem as the comma. It would act like a Logical-AND.

Part 1 of the statement: I got CoH:CE AFTER i21,
Part 2 of the statement: no issue,
Part 3 of the statement: time and items on my account.

Part 2 is caused by part 1, but modifies part 3 as used.

If Part 2 was "I had no issue applying it to my account" and Part 3 was "I got both time and items on my account." then comma/semicolon would be okay.

I got CoH:CE AFTER i21. I had no issue applying it, and when I did I got both time and items on my account.

See? That is what he was trying to say, yet failed to do so.

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I'm done with this thread either way.




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Originally Posted by Zamuel View Post
The time worked but should I have gotten any Paragon Points with it?
I'll assume that you already got the -ONE- Paragon Reward Token at Freedom launch for having any non-zero number of boxed/retail editions.

You'll get the token for the month's subscription time at the end of the month.




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Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
I'll assume that you already got the -ONE- Paragon Reward Token at Freedom launch for having any non-zero number of boxed/retail editions.

You'll get the token for the month's subscription time at the end of the month.
Paragon Points, not Reward Token, Snow.

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If you used this ona currently-VIP account: You should get your points when your current month expires and your new month begins (the day after what would have been your "billing date" if you hadn't extended it with your box code).

If you used this on a previously-Premium account (now temporarily VIP): You should have gotten your points the day after you put in the box code. If not, send a support request to support@ncsoft.com or the Ask a Question tab of the knowledge base. (Preemies don't get in-game support.)


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