Couldn't you have just said "Free XP booster"?
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Agent White,
Posted on: 2012-05-10 22:16 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Because it's not going to be an XP booster every friday?
I liked it.
Free is good
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Originally Posted by Paladiamors
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For one thing, as Agent White said, it won't be the same every week. For another, since apparently the goal is to get people to log in and check the market, saying "free XP booster" is maybe not as enticing as "free mystery gift, check the market to find out!"
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Also, I believe they said that this is a test run and that they'd *like* to engineer it so it was random for everyone. So, perhaps in the future it will be that way.
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Originally Posted by Agent White
Because it's not going to be an XP booster every friday?
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Honestly, I'm pretty happy with it not being random in any way. Y'know, maybe a free superpack, but beyond that I don't want it to be like "hey I grabbed the freebie friday. I got a team inspiration. What'd you get?" "Black Wolf Vanity Pet" "Aw."
Maybe an extreme example and some folks would prefer the insp over the pet, but still. Making it random means some folks could get something really neat and others might get something they feel it's a gyp compared to what others are getting. It's still free, but then it comes down to whether you were lucky or not. If it's a fixed item, everyone is equal, some may still not like it, but there's no chance of getting it and -then- being disappointed. If you don't want it, you just don't have to take it, you'll know what it is.
What would be cool and...probably a bit too much work is if it had a Slot Machine interface, you pull the handle, the wheels spin and it spits out whatever comes up.
Yeah bit too much work for a once a week thing...
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stop giving us free stuff!
Also what hype? 
They didnt do a huge promo about it, they basically said "ok we're doing a Freebie Friday, come grab your free item!".
You might not have a need for an xp booster, i have a need for mine
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Originally Posted by EU_Damz
stop giving us free stuff!
Also what hype? They didnt do a huge promo about it, they basically said "ok we're doing a Freebie Friday, come grab your free item!".You might not have a need for an xp booster, i have a need for mine |
Never said I didn't like free stuff. I guess I just expected the random. Bah.
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It's always possible that the Devs will simply make a list of all the possible things they will allow to be freebies and -randomly- pick one item from that list every week to be the freebie of the week. That's probably where the "random" element in this is going to come from. *shrugs*
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Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
Never said I didn't like free stuff. I guess I just expected the random. Bah.
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That is actually incorrect. If you buy a piece or even several, you can still buy the bundle. What you described was happening way back during Beta testing of the Paragon Market.|
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
My biggest fear that the devs may unintentionally "trick" players to lock out costume bundles by offering a single part from a bundle, since the market won't let you buy a costume bundle (at least it worked that way once) if you already have a piece from that set.
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It does not work the other way around though, if you buy the set, it will not allow you to buy a costume piece you already own.
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And exactly what part of this isn't random? The devs have not explained how they go about the selection process other than to say it isn't done by computer.|
Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
Never said I didn't like free stuff. I guess I just expected the random. Bah.
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Personally I can think of several ways a random selection can be made.
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Devs: We will test out a new system we want to implement.. Freebie Friday, you get something for free every week.
Playerbase 1: YAY!
Playerbase 2: Free? How much will that cost us?
Devs: This week it's an XP booster
Playerbase 1: Test worked, looking forward to next week!
Playerbase 2: WTF? I do not need this, why this, what's wrong with you? I wanted (fill in the blanks)!
I'm in the 1st group, i do not care what group you belong too.
Hit Streak said it best, so did Black Pebble: You do not have to 'buy' it if you do not like it.
They understand that they can not please everyone all the time, even with a fully free item, people will find a way to complain.
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Devs: We will test out a new system we want to implement.. Freebie Friday, you get something for free every week.
Playerbase 1: YAY! Playerbase 2: Free? How much will that cost us? Devs: This week it's an XP booster Playerbase 1: Test worked, looking forward to next week! Playerbase 2: WTF? I do not need this, why this, what's wrong with you? I wanted (fill in the blanks)! I'm in the 1st group, i do not care what group you belong too. Hit Streak said it best, so did Black Pebble: You do not have to 'buy' it if you do not like it. They understand that they can not please everyone all the time, even with a fully free item, people will find a way to complain. |
Its actually rather suprising at the rate of complaints from people about free items in so many different forms though.
Nearly all of it stinks of a "i want better quality free for my own purpose" whereas very little could be taken as constructive feedback.
For example i myself would have 3 items up for "sale" each Friday, however you can only claim one as being free. This at least gives the players that sense of choice or diversity that seems to be the theme amongst them.
If it was possible, then for this week you could have a choice of the following three
- Windfall
- XP Booster
- Prestige Booster
Then another week can have it as [again as an example]
- Warwolf Charge
- Holy Shotgun Charge
- That baseball bat power!
That would be my constructive feedback to a system like this anyway
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GD it! F it! Just scrap the entire damm thing. FFS can't even give away a GD free item without some superfluous complaints WTF.....
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I do not see this as a complaint, i see this as constructive feedback, and i like this idea.. |
Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Its actually rather suprising at the rate of complaints from people about free items in so many different forms though.
Nearly all of it stinks of a "i want better quality free for my own purpose" whereas very little could be taken as constructive feedback. For example i myself would have 3 items up for "sale" each Friday, however you can only claim one as being free. This at least gives the players that sense of choice or diversity that seems to be the theme amongst them. If it was possible, then for this week you could have a choice of the following three
Then another week can have it as [again as an example]
That would be my constructive feedback to a system like this anyway |
however, looking at certain people, they'll still complain:
Not enough choices, 3 items i do not want, too much choice, 3 items i want, why can't i get all 3... and the list goes on.
Regarding the random generator issue that someone brought up, that one will get a team insp and the next will get the black wolf pet. That could be bypassed in a simple manner, select randomization by class. Just like, say, the random bronze/silver/gold roll to get salvage with Reward Merits. Yes, people could still get something a little more valuable, but it won't be like getting a Dual Insp while you friend will get a Purple recipe.
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I'm gonna do all the complainers a favor. Whatever it is that week thes "free" and you don't like it, email it to my account. Problem solved. I like free stuff and I like it better when said free stuff is given to me from others.
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I didn't realize posting an announcement for the freebie a few days ahead of time constituted it being 'built up so dramatically'. The threshold for drama seems lower than I remember.
Also, I claimed the XP Booster then slapped myself in the face for liking it.
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Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
If everyone got the same thing, an XP booster, why did it have to be built up so dramatically? Kind of a waste of time. I guess it'd be nice if I weren't VIP or If I haven't bought a bunch of super packs in the past, but I have like 20 XP boosters already.
Thanks for the free one, though. |
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If the next freebie is a giant wooden horse wheeled into my yard I promise to look into its mouth before claiming it.
If everyone got the same thing, an XP booster, why did it have to be built up so dramatically? Kind of a waste of time. I guess it'd be nice if I weren't VIP or If I haven't bought a bunch of super packs in the past, but I have like 20 XP boosters already.
Thanks for the free one, though.
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