Why not unlock everything for us?

This isn't a suggestion, and although I doubt I'm the first to bring it up, I want to say what's on my mind.

I know some people are mad they spent money on stuff they'll hardly have time to use, but some of us are mad that we CAN'T spend our money to get the stuff we want to try out before the end. Now that they've made it so we can't buy any thing, what's the harm in letting us access the stuff we don't have?

As an example, my brother had paid to play for a few years. Even paid for a bit after it went free to play. Now, he can't play his Beam Rifle/Time Control corruptor. Time Control is free to VIPs, but he wasn't VIP when the store got closed, so he can't access that character. Can't buy the set, can't resub for two months. What kind of crap is that?

I used the last of my store points on Staff Melee and Water Blast. I can't get anything else. I wanted to play Titan Weapons and Street Justice, and now I never can. And that's just two examples. What about loyal players who were taking a break? They can't access Incarnate content, Inventions, power sets, possibly entire ATs, and probably a bunch of other stuff I can't think of.

It's just so frustrating. I understand if the game needs to be shut down. It sucks, but that's that. But now some of use can't even access the whole game, just because of our account status at the time they decided to pull the plug. That's what really makes me mad.

I said this in a thread a few days back, my views on how the game should have ended.

Someone, cant recall his name now, put forth some good counter arguments..the one I most can agree with being that unlocking everything would really though the game into chaos and totally ruin characters IF it got saved. Or even simply to 'know' what you earned.

Granted, I was saying unlock the ENTIRE store, Ios, costumes etc etc..and I can see how everyone having access to 'free purples/attuned sets /etc etc would be bad.

But..like you say..people have toons WITH purchased powersets and IOs, and now cant use them. Not to mention how awful it is that you have NO way at all the play those new sets. (Other than beta, but I don't think that is a very good argument for them not unlocking stuff).

I agree with you..unlock all the powersets and ATs for everyone, make everyone a psudo VIP. Does it really matter? 3 months of everything. If the game is saved, super. Knock the free and preem players back to whatever they were before, lock those powersets and ats they did not have access to. I see that as a good incentive to buy said sets.

Seeing as they are running this time without any profit..they do not lose any, by letting people play stuff the devs were paid to design.

They did... on beta. You can buy pretty much everything on beta for free.

Wasn't it mentioned before that by NOT giving us everthing that is a good sign the game may be saved because there is hope the devs can still slowly release it as per their orignal plans?

But yeah . . . the game is doomed so just give it all already.

Short version, and I don't remember verbatim, but in the Q&A a week or so back, Zwillinger said they wouldn't because it would completely mess up the game economy. Which is kind of encouraging, I think - it implies there's still something left to lose.

An open letter to NCsoft

I'm not sure about the Incarnate Content, but Beta server is open to all, VIP or not. You can also buy anything in the store for free; costumes, powers, IOs, etc.

The answer to most of your questions is in this thread.

Ok, I did.
I will rephrase the question to those who apparently can't understand.

Does it hurt anyone to unlock some things Live? Only non stupid reasons count. Better?

I see your comment about Zwill saying unlocking things would make a massive mess and ruin the economy. Considering you told me to reread the thread..perhaps you should? I am saying..unlock some powersets. You know..powers? Which have nothing to do with the in game economy..since..you cant sell them at WW, so there's no player to player economic effects. As for the store/game economy....um..missing the fact it WONT work? You can't buy anything, nothing is sold.
A bit hazy here..but if nothing is being bought or sold..is there in fact..an economy??

Again..unlock the power sets for players. All players. WHY not? If they get a 50 with a set/at they dont get normally...and the game ends..WHY does it matter? WHo is it hurting? Seriously?? If the game gets saved..and that person is now unqualified for said Set..Lock it again. They could complain, but they got it free. AT worst, it would encourage them to buy the set. Oh damn, that is so awful for the game economy huh?

Or are you seriously so greedy about sharing a set YOU (and I did too) paid money for, with other players who would get it for nothing?

If you need to unlock your VIP status and if there are boxed (retail) versions of the game that you have never bought and applied codes for, then order one of those through Amazon or Ebay. (But MAKE SURE you have ordered a NEW copy that's never been opened! Used codes are useless!)

Then when the box gets to your home, just open it up, get the code, go to your account page at NCSoft and apply that code to re-activate VIP.

That's what I did. Worked a treat. And was cheap too. ($6.75 for my copy of Going Rogue Complete edition)

I wish they'd flip the VIP switch.

All my husband ever played was masterminds but his account expired and since billing is gone, he can't renew to play those masterminds either.

So much unresolved RP...

Can a non-VIP account access masterminds in beta?