Does the store interface list the mastermind AT even if you can't buy it? If so, items that are on sale for a limited time generally show a countdown (in hours) of how long they will be on sale. This doesn't directly help your issue, but at least you'll KNOW how long it will be on sale.
How close are you to being Tier 5? At that point, you permanently unlock access to masterminds and controllers.
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And it does. The mastermind AT unlock will be on sale for two weeks... well, about 13.5 days at this point.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
Does the store interface list the mastermind AT even if you can't buy it?
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One of two things, whichever is cheaper:
1) If you're within one slot of unlocking MMs, then spend the money on points to trigger the unlock (1200?);
2) If the store unlock is less than 1200, then make sure you have enough points (or buy more) and get it.
If money's an issue, then you'll have to just wait it out until that money tree blooms again.
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Neither of those help the OP. The issue is that you cannot buy anything that VIP status grants you for free, even if you don't have access to it outside of VIP. OP will have to hope that his VIP runs out before the MM sale.|
Originally Posted by WanderingAries
One of two things, whichever is cheaper:
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(Yes, this is ABSOLUTELY stupid of them to code it this way.)
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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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No it's not. I've worked enough customer service to know there would be plenty of people that would be complaining and demanding refunds because they thought they still needed to buy it as VIP's because the market allowed them to make the purchase.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Neither of those help the OP. The issue is that you cannot buy anything that VIP status grants you for free, even if you don't have access to it outside of VIP. OP will have to hope that his VIP runs out before the MM sale.
(Yes, this is ABSOLUTELY stupid of them to code it this way.) |
It doesn't matter how many steps and warnings you put in their way before finalizing the purchase, they'll ignore them, buy it, and raise hell afterwards.
Never, ever underestimate customer stupidity.
Forbin speaks the truth. I have *personally* done this, in other games, although in my case I just sucked it up and didn't eat that night instead of bothering some support guy. I'd probably have done that in this game too if I was able. Multiple times.
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Actually, if they color code listings for VIPs...say content a VIP has unlimited access to typed in yellow, they would make it pretty clear.|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
No it's not. I've worked enough customer service to know there would be plenty of people that would be complaining and demanding refunds because they thought they still needed to buy it as VIP's because the market allowed them to make the purchase.
It doesn't matter how many steps and warnings you put in their way before finalizing the purchase, they'll ignore them, buy it, and raise hell afterwards. Never, ever underestimate customer stupidity. |
OR...they could add a tab for VIPers that lists the items they normally get with their subscription...where they can make those purchases.
However...this is on of the reasons it makes no sense to be a VIP anymore. Better to spend the $15 per month on points to permanently unlock content.
(I'm speaking as a tier 9 VIPer pondering this same point presently.
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Respectfully, that won't stop the willfully ignorant. You wouldn't believe some of the stories that I and others could tell you about people that refuse to read/ignore warnings and then blame the company/store for their stupidity.|
Originally Posted by American_Angel
Actually, if they color code listings for VIPs...say content a VIP has unlimited access to typed in yellow, they would make it pretty clear.
OR...they could add a tab for VIPers that lists the items they normally get with their subscription...where they can make those purchases. |
I recall working CS for a major food company when a woman called up outraged that her son had an allergic reaction to a product she bought him. He had a peanut allergy and not only didn't his mother bother reading the ingredients, she blithely ignored the fact that the product had the word Peanut in the name. Nope it was the companies fault her son had to go to the hospital and she demanded the company pay for the medical bills.
The people that are willing to admit that they [pancaked] up are in the minority, or they are like Warkupo and don't bother CS at all.
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i have to agree with forbin on this one, not gonna say much since the quoted post fits what i was thinking
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
No it's not. I've worked enough customer service to know there would be plenty of people that would be complaining and demanding refunds because they thought they still needed to buy it as VIP's because the market allowed them to make the purchase.
It doesn't matter how many steps and warnings you put in their way before finalizing the purchase, they'll ignore them, buy it, and raise hell afterwards. Never, ever underestimate customer stupidity. |
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Were you the one who knew the lady upset because the grocery store wouldn't accept her best buy gift card as valid payment?
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Respectfully, that won't stop the willfully ignorant. You wouldn't believe some of the stories that I and others could tell you about people that refuse to read/ignore warnings and then blame the company/store for their stupidity.
I recall working CS for a major food company when a woman called up outraged that her son had an allergic reaction to a product she bought him. He had a peanut allergy and not only didn't his mother bother reading the ingredients, she blithely ignored the fact that the product had the word Peanut in the name. Nope it was the companies fault her son had to go to the hospital and she demanded the company pay for the medical bills. The people that are willing to admit that they [pancaked] up are in the minority, or they are like Warkupo and don't bother CS at all. |
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Were you the one who knew the lady upset because the grocery store wouldn't accept her best buy gift card as valid payment?
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Didn't know the customer in question just happened to be up at the check out when it happened.
And that wasn't the first time I've seen that happen, just the most recent, and loudest.
At the pizza parlor can't tell if "Why won't you price match Domino's ad" (or some similar quality of pizza) is my favorite, or the (possibly drugged) "Why do you need my Phone Number?" which wwas soon followed, on the same call for delivery, by "Why do you need my address?" >.>
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the Mastermind archetype because I am vip for 2 more weeks but since its on sale now I want to get it but I cant and by the time my vip ends it might go back up again, what do I do?