Discussion: Featured Items at the Paragon Market - 1/24/12
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Posted on: 2012-01-24 11:19 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Like many who will say this "going to save up and wait til they are on sale".
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Nice - I've been holding off getting this travel power since I have very few beast-themed characters, but now that it's on sale, I may give it a try. (Coyote transformation, however, isn't a good fit for any of them.)|
Originally Posted by Beastyle
Beast Run Travel Power
 Run on all four limbs, jump, and pounce with the controlled grace of a beast in the wild! This is a one-time purchase for all characters and is usable at level 4. Market Location: Powers > Travel Powers Regular Price: 500 Paragon Points - 25% off Sale Price: 375 Paragon Points |
If Paragon continues to discount old items whenever new ones come out if they're thematically related, that would add a bit of a purchase incentive for those on the fence.
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Pretty much. Or, never, for travel powers that de-toggle me. Guess I'm too addicted to melee.|
Originally Posted by LegionAlpha
Like many who will say this "going to save up and wait til they are on sale".
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I'm still boggling that the price point on the Carnival bundle (13 pieces) and the Barbarian bundle (36 pieces?) is the same.
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Too powerful. We have to give the bad guys some kind of chance to get us.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
We need a road runner travel power
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If they would do more animals for custom options I'd get it
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They really need to work on some tech to suppress instead of de-toggle. I'd buy this and the carpet on that day.
To those that haven't seen it, the coyote in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sO1fyJ-_o
The price may be a bit much, but I have to admit it is pretty cool.
How is the CoL bundle new this week if it was being sold last week?
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Its featured not new. Check the title of the post.|
Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
How is the CoL bundle new this week if it was being sold last week?
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EDIT: just saw the red new next to it.
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Judging by that video, it looks like it's exactly the same +jump and +runspd as Ninja Run or Beast Run. Does it detoggle, suppress, or let you use powers normally the way that they do?
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Originally Posted by SmegHead
To those that haven't seen it, the coyote in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sO1fyJ-_o The price may be a bit much, but I have to admit it is pretty cool. |
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Thanks for the video. The character's leaping looks unnatural, if you can call anything "natural" in the game. It looks more like gliding for short distances. Or maybe it's just the height it reaches.
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Originally Posted by SmegHead
To those that haven't seen it, the coyote in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sO1fyJ-_o The price may be a bit much, but I have to admit it is pretty cool. |
Looks cool, not worth 800 points.. Next up, Cheetah travel power!
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Agreed, the jumping looks off. when i saw the jump animation, I thought of a Sugar Glider(Squirrel).
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Originally Posted by Tidbit
Thanks for the video. The character's leaping looks unnatural, if you can call anything "natural" in the game. It looks more like gliding for short distances. Or maybe it's just the height it reaches.
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I haven't yet seen anyone on live with it, but during testing it was the same as Beast/Ninja Run, but also detoggling everything.
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Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
Judging by that video, it looks like it's exactly the same +jump and +runspd as Ninja Run or Beast Run. Does it detoggle, suppress, or let you use powers normally the way that they do?
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Call me back when the coyote is 1/4 the price it is now
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Originally Posted by Kractis_Sky
If they would do more animals for custom options I'd get it
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As my main is (obvious by my namesake) a lycanthrope, I think it's neat, but too specific to be desirable for any of my characters. The same colorization issues are what has kept me from purchasing the German Shepard (would have been better as a colorable canine instead). Adding insult to injury, they toss the Black Wolf I might have considered purchasing into the 'super packs' which I will probably never touch.
They REALLY need to have some sort of color customization options for these things, like make it match whatever color you chose for your primary 'top' chest color so we at least have some sort of control over how it looks. Especially for the point cost of what equates to a vanity toy.
Next on the market, a White Wolf for 600 points. Next month, we'll feature a Grey Wolf for 600 points! Too specific for too much. That's my take on it anyway.
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I couldn't agree more.
It's a cool idea but not worth that price tag.
The animations and idle for the coyote are absolutely wonderful, I may pick this up when it goes on sale.
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I'm over the one-off travel powers. I skipped the carpet, I'm skipping this.
Let's shift the time and effort going into these one-offs into customization options for our existing travel powers. We're almost 6 issues past when power customization was introduced, and was nearly universally loved. Incarnate abilities have customization options, it is time for APPs and Power Pools to receive the same treatment.
As I said in another thread, I'm a sucker for sales. I already have the Beast Run power thanks to the Animal Pack, but if I did not, I would be inclined to buy it. As of now, I am waiting for the Circle of Thorns set, Steampunk set, and Street Justice power set to go on sale. When that happens, my points will fly from my account 
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This is my problem with these kinds of items too, as well as the Magic Carpet for 600, which is just the Rocket Board reskinned.|
Originally Posted by Lycantropus
Next on the market, a White Wolf for 600 points. Next month, we'll feature a Grey Wolf for 600 points! Too specific for too much. That's my take on it anyway.
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I don't mind paying a few bucks for a from-the-ground new power when the time is invested into making it, but I do mind when you sell the exact-same-power with a different model or animation, or especially just a different texture, at the same price-point as the original, and don't even offer any sort of discount for people who already bought the original.
I have learned my lesson and won't be buying anything like this that's 'kinda good' for my characters until I see one come out that's exactly what I wanted, because I know if they're going to keep rehashing the same thing over and over again eventually they'll hit my desired mark (in the case of all the dog stuff, I'll be waiting for the white wolf transformation power).
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Oh, great. I can see it now. . .
"Where did you get that dent in your car?"
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Then it's a good thing they're only charging 600. See? It's already 25% off !|
Originally Posted by Jonny_B
Looks cool, not worth 800 points.
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| Next up, Cheetah travel power! |
@ Purgatorio
Sorry. I'm holding out for the "cheetah-with-a-rocket-attached" travel power.[/QUOTE]
Cheetah-with-a-rocket-booster-strapped-to-its-back? Then you have to call the character Epson Workforce Pro 
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New featured items in the Paragon Market™!
Coyote Travel Power - New!
Transform into a wily coyote to bound over the prairie or the pavement using the Coyote travel power!
Market Location: Powers > Travel Powers
600 Paragon Points
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Carnival of Light Costume Bundle - New!
Dress in the fanciful costumes of the Carnival of Light, Praetoria's underground group of magic-users! This bundle is an account-wide item that contains a collection of 10 costume pieces for Female characters PLUS 3 weapons for Male, Huge and Female War Mace characters at a cumulative discount!
Market Location: Paragon Picks > Bundles
400 Paragon Points
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Beast Run Travel Power
Run on all four limbs, jump, and pounce with the controlled grace of a beast in the wild! This is a one-time purchase for all characters and is usable at level 4.
Market Location: Powers > Travel Powers
Regular Price: 500 Paragon Points - 25% off
Sale Price: 375 Paragon Points
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Titan Weapons Power Set
Decimate your enemies with a variety of COLOSSAL weapons using the Titan Weapons melee damage power set. For Brutes, Scrappers, and Tankers. Purchase unlocks this power set for your entire account.
Market Location: Powers > Power Sets > Melee
800 Paragon Points