Double XP Weekends were marketing ploys.
With the freemium model, they are much less necessary to draw old players back into the game.
Still, we could 'possibly' see one again someday, but they hinted that they didn't have any planned in the near future.
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Where did they "hint" this?
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Originally Posted by Necrotron_RO
Double XP Weekends were marketing ploys.
With the freemium model, they are much less necessary to draw old players back into the game. Still, we could 'possibly' see one again someday, but they hinted that they didn't have any planned in the near future. |
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I honestly cannot remember, but I think--emphasis on think--that I remember hearing this, too. It may have been at the Pummit back in November. I wish I could cite the source, but I honestly have no idea. I could be mixing it up with something else, but now that someone else said it, it makes me more convinced that I actually heard it right.
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Originally Posted by PowerLeveler
Where did they "hint" this?
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We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.
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I'd love one of these; so many alts stuck in the high 20s to mid 30s with that long slog ahead of them...at the very least let us buy the Patrol XP booster power.
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Well, I think --emphasis on think-- that my cousin's neighbor's ex-girlfriend's roomate heard they were doing TRIPLE xp every single weekend from now on!|
Originally Posted by TonyV
I honestly cannot remember, but I think--emphasis on think--that I remember hearing this, too. It may have been at the Pummit back in November. I wish I could cite the source, but I honestly have no idea. I could be mixing it up with something else, but now that someone else said it, it makes me more convinced that I actually heard it right.
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"I maybe heard it somewhere" is not useful information. If you feel they would be a bad idea or a good idea that's fine, talk about that, there is an actual discussion to be had there. Weasel words like "they have hinted somewhere" do that thing where you claim to have the authority of an actual quote with none of the trouble of actually citing a source or proving your point. It is, at best, misleading.
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Not the same, the only thing I like about double xp is double inf, and you can't get that from patrol xp or xp boosters.
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Originally Posted by Neuronia
I'd love one of these; so many alts stuck in the high 20s to mid 30s with that long slog ahead of them...at the very least let us buy the Patrol XP booster power.
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I love how some folks are so preoccupied with how others play the game they pay to play their way. Brilliant...
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Originally Posted by Mr_Morbid
DFB should be specifically tagged to not give DXP so that the DFBabies would be forced to take a look at the rest of the world if they want the bonus.
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The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
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I could buy a tactic like that, since there was a website thad did something similar over a day back in January, treating every account like it was a subscribed one.
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Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven
Maybe they could give Premiums and freebies access to VIP content over a double XP weekend, to give them a taste of what they're missing?
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The only recent reference I remember is from the Ustream chat with Noble Savage.
When the question was asked, the response was "Well... not quite a weekend. But soon we'll see."
Intentionally vague. Could go either way.
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I like DXP weekends, but can live without them.
Rikti Invasion Weekends, though... I have a lot of new chars who feel the need to beat up massive quantities of Rikti.
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I wouldn't mind the DFBabies if they hadn't made the help channel completely ineffective for it's intended use. I used to stay in the help channel in order to, well, provide help to those who needed it. Now it's impossible to use it for that purpose.|
Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
I love how some folks are so preoccupied with how others play the game they pay to play their way. Brilliant...
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Other than that they don't affect my play. But the ARE robbing themselves of the rest of the game by mindlessly running DFB.
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Dont blame the freems for using the only channel they have access to to help themselves form teams.
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I think there should be a teaming channel open to freebies. I don't exactly 'blame' them for using help to team, but the help channel really has become useless for it's intended purpose.|
Originally Posted by Everything_Xen
Dont blame the freems for using the only channel they have access to to help themselves form teams.
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Edit: I also think that VIP/premium players should have the option to receive tells from freebies. That way those who want to put together groups for the free players would have better tools for doing so. I understand the reasons behind limiting free access to channels, but there should be SOME channels open to them. Others who don't want to see freebie chat can stay out of those channels.
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Help channel needs to be separated.|
Originally Posted by Mr_Morbid
I wouldn't mind the DFBabies if they hadn't made the help channel completely ineffective for it's intended use. I used to stay in the help channel in order to, well, provide help to those who needed it. Now it's impossible to use it for that purpose.
Other than that they don't affect my play. But the ARE robbing themselves of the rest of the game by mindlessly running DFB. |
In terms of people robbing themselves of the rest of the game as you put it...WHO CARES!!!
..Oh you do...
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
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Why do you assume it would be double xp for all? Seems to me the devs could use the event as an incentive to get Freebs and Prems to sub by making it a VIP only event.
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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
Yes, it brings DOUBLE XP for ALL for FREE. So yes.
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Oh please. Jerks were using the help channel for personal conversations and made the channel ineffective long before the game went F2P.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Morbid
I wouldn't mind the DFBabies if they hadn't made the help channel completely ineffective for it's intended use. I used to stay in the help channel in order to, well, provide help to those who needed it. Now it's impossible to use it for that purpose.
Other than that they don't affect my play. But the ARE robbing themselves of the rest of the game by mindlessly running DFB. |
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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When ya first see this the record part with Brian and Stewie immediately comes to mind. Darn it. Got that song in my head now. Hold on, gotta smash a printer.
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And you apparently care that I care. I'm touched.
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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
Help channel needs to be separated.
In terms of people robbing themselves of the rest of the game as you put it...WHO CARES!!! ..Oh you do... |
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I can't speak for other servers but in the months preceding the launch of Freedom the help channel was being used pretty much as intended on Victory. Us jerks had our conversations on the global channels.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Oh please. Jerks were using the help channel for personal conversations and made the channel ineffective long before the game went F2P.
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Whatever. I remember a redname saying that also. Am I going to search for the citation to convince you? Nope. I don't care if you believe it or not.
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Originally Posted by PowerLeveler
"I maybe heard it somewhere" is not useful information. If you feel they would be a bad idea or a good idea that's fine, talk about that, there is an actual discussion to be had there. Weasel words like "they have hinted somewhere" do that thing where you claim to have the authority of an actual quote with none of the trouble of actually citing a source or proving your point. It is, at best, misleading.
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Oh god and eight posts up and everything. I mean wow. Really this is just amazing.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
Whatever. I remember a redname saying that also. Am I going to search for the citation to convince you? Nope. I don't care if you believe it or not.
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