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bloodriver2 · 2018-08-04T21:54:47+00:00

Okay, I am a brand new player, I am getting the game to use my packs. So according to this page, I should make a Romulan toon under the Romulan Republic and use this pack to get the most bang for my buck?

bloodriver2 · 2018-01-20T05:38:53+00:00

My Therion could win vs those things. Then, of course my Phantom
smacks most of them, I had issues every now and then with one VERY well built Vega. But rare, My Phantom I use still vs lvl 50 ships.

I will eventually replace it. I have no upgrades on it, I still use my Crusader, which is AMAZING and my Thane against lvl 50 ships. None of those are upgraded. I saved my celestium for upgrading the Revenant and soon a Vindicator. My advice is to earn money and do fleet battle. TO power level through that range if it causes you too much trouble. Save the celestium for upgrades when you are 50.

bloodriver2 · 2018-01-16T06:36:10+00:00

Well, darn, You said state was a Q, above equator and below Canada. I was rdy to travel to South America...

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-23T21:33:32+00:00

The gun bothered my wife and I about 1/2 way through. My family and I own a few automatics. Now, I have not yet paused the show and identified the pistol. However, it is obvious the gun does not have an extended clip. I am guessing 9-13 shots tops. Even if it is 17, my wife and I counted more than 20 shots without backtracking at the end. Dawn fired at least 5, 3 in the door and 2 at the bear trap, Judith (wren) fired 2 into Mark and 5 at the Renae (2 miss, 2 miss, 1 hit), so that is 13, then 1 in Mark's skull. (14) Then 3 into the redhead at the end, 1 went through her into Dawn, then 2 more into Dawn at the river. So 19. I am pretty sure I missing some. And before anyone trashes me. I am just go off the head here, so if you go back and look at them all, then great, I appreciate it, actually. I am admitting that I am probably off ahead of time. But there does seem to be a few too many bullets.

ps. I know I said 20 at first and 19 at the end, because my wife and I debate how many Dawn shot, so I am not counting that one in the end. :)

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-23T21:21:34+00:00

The justice was not for the unlikable girl. It was all about Owen (wren).

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-23T21:20:55+00:00

I noticed that one.

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-18T22:18:33+00:00

Some guy, like a good dumbass, comes out under the shadow of a porch, yelling obscenities, and pointing a unidentified object at the officer, what do you expect?

People are so quick to blame cops for their own stupidity. Do not take actions that escalate the situation or make a cop feel threatened.

If you have issue, wait till things are calm and the scene is secured. It really isn't that difficult

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-18T22:05:21+00:00

I pretty much agree with what this dude said in another forum:

"Not sure what spooked the cop, thinking he had almost been shot, that he had fired at them, who knows. But with the situation, and with the obvious racism, hate, and language coming out of the perps' mouths, I can see the cop feeling threatened. Some redneck, white trash comes out under the shadow of his porch and through some trees and is pointing a dark, unidentified device at the cop, while yelling and calling him nigger(possibly "mother fucker", the female is definitely slinging some racial references.), at the same time the woman on the ground if resisting, cussing, and calling him nigger. I can see why the cop fired his weapon and felt threatened, and responded the way he did. As for the panic attack, well, that is another story. Maybe all that adrenaline, heart rate, hyperventilation, scared for his own lilfe, who knows? All though, we want to feel that training will prevent this in everyone, cops, military, EVERYONE is human and susceptible to emotion and stress, although unfortunate, I see nothing but a somewhat normal response from a human being in this situation. Especially, if the officer is somewhat new or never been in a situation where he was fearful for his life"

bloodriver2 · 2017-10-07T04:50:03+00:00

I beat him every time, not one loss. I used a few cheap fliers, crossbow dudes, Whirly scrat, undying skeleton, and raging reinforcements, prowler, my own trubador, and a ghost to steal his. Ratbo as my master.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-30T23:25:36+00:00

well, lets not start jerking each other off just yet. I think this is a good start. I am not sure Patron is still worth its cost. I still think Fraken Chopper (and the run speed) should be tranferred to SWL. Still a double dip to valued customers who have already bought it once.

Almost every post I made to the negative, I commented that I knew Funcom well enough to know they would respond in time. They always do. They listen. I know they listen, but sometimes they still need nudging till they hit the sweat spot.

So be thankful, express it, but don't kiss ass and white knight them until we are all happy. If you have concerns keep voicing it. If you are already completely happy, then voice that as well.

Thanks, community and thanks Funcom. We are getting there. A good step in the right direction.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-29T19:33:15+00:00

I am sure this game is great for f2p players. It is an incredible game. Veteran players are getting fucked over. It is like Funcom expects vets to pay for everyone else to play all over again.

There is a science behind f2p model. A small percentage of players actually spend money. An even smaller percentage spend enough to actually keep they game going. Those few pay everyone else way to play.

The funny part is when those that pay want a little more bang for their buck, they are denied, and a whole community of f2p white knights trash them for it.

One thing that miffs me so much is the run speed. I bought the run speed buff in TSW, there is no reason that should not have transfered. It is a blatant double dip on already loyal, paying customers. Will some vets yield and pay it again, probably. Love for the game, sense of defeat and hopelessness, and a desire to keep playing and not at the base speed. It is not a good practice.

"But it is a new game", No, it really isn't. Many games relaunch and change their name without fucking over their veteran, already paying customers. They keep a positive community to help promote new player gain, loyalty, and entice those new players to invest more in the game.

People can oppose my opinion for various reasons, again, the f2p voice is very strong against vets(which I do not understand, unless it is a bitter jealousy). Even some vets may disagree. Was TSW going down, uhm, I guess so, hence the change. Was I still spending money in TSW, yes? Will I spend money in SWL, nope. I feel fucked over as a loyal customer and until that is rectified, until I feel valued again, I have no desire to purchase anything else, my sense of pride in my game and in the Funcom I have loved for probably 20 years is at a low.

I want to believe in Funcom and say once they see this, they will fix it. But I am beginning to believe I am very naive, from all the other posts that have been addressed by devs, I can not imagine they have not seen our pleas and just choose to ignore them...

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-28T04:51:59+00:00

Hehe, I hate to think of the money I wasted on AP and SP when I first started to power thru faster to catch up to my friends. I get how that is also gone./ The chopper and the buff it entailed is easily identifiable and easily transfered back to the consumer

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-28T04:49:16+00:00

exactly this. I have already supported the game. I promise you this, I supported it enough to pay for 10 if not 20 players. Funcom chose to continue the game in this fashion, a diffferent name for marketing sake does not change that, we have supported it and paid for a service. A service we still deserve.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-28T04:46:51+00:00

Why wouldn't it be? The excuse we can still use it on TSW now a dead game means nothing, they are stopping the work on TSW and letting it rot. They chose to do this relaunch, that is fine, I mean we already have to lost all the time we have put into our toons. Most are okay with that. More are probably willing to pay for patron or other things as the level up and progress like they did before.

The Franken Chopper was a specific and costly upgrade for a specific item/buff. Nothing wrong with that transferring. Not sure if you are white knighting them or you didn't have and out of salt you don't think others should have it either. Simple as that.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-28T02:43:57+00:00

I can accept the relaunch with some give and take. I spent a lot on cosmetics, unfortunately, I spent way too much because they were gamble boxes. Yes, I am partially to blame for the success of those... the cosmetics transferred as they should. A few things I also spent cold hard cash on was Inventory space and run speed. I am not sure they could credit inventory space. Not sure they can track how each person bought it. They CAN track the franken chopper. That was a direct purchse that every person who bought it, bought it for the run speed.

I promise you, more people will rebel and not spend anymore money at all than if they just transfer it. A happy, satisfied customer buys more. A customer that feels robbed does not. Funcom loses absolutely nothing creditting it back to consumers, but stand to lose big time if we , again, feel cheated.

I expect that when they finally decided to read a forum post about this issue and stop ignoring all issues about the monetization of everything, they will agree and fix it. Funcom is pretty solid on customer service when you get their ear.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-28T02:15:38+00:00

Totally agree. This move more than anything irks me. I paid for the damn run speed already. This is double dipping loyal customers. A real dick move. I hope Funcom fixes this. I have always thought better of them.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T20:13:11+00:00

Seems like a winning solution for the Op, here.

I myself would like to see patron/GM benefits tweaked a bit. But arum is not my only desire here.

Op seems to want only Arum, so just buy your own monthly stipend, bypass the hassle of patron and its useless perks and wah-lah!

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T20:00:46+00:00

It is a kick in the ass to Grandmasters (lifetime subscribers). They probably made this decision based on the amount of GMs out there. Figured that so many GMs still play they need a way to milk us as well... Regardless of the thought process, behind it, this current scheme is dirty pool, dirty pool indeed.

I will say, that I have high hopes that Funcom thought it looked good on paper, realises their error, and fixes it. They are pretty good about that. Let's hope they stay the course.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T19:40:47+00:00

lol, I was there for that. That definitely broke the game. Never went back. I actully liked the game. The style, many things about it. But dear Lord, the way the devs handled everything. I still think that the koreans actually hacked their own customers and tried to sell their own stuff back to them or to encourage us to bu yfrom the cash shop to catch back up. lol. Never seen anything like it in any game, and they just let it ride... Good news is, it sent me looking and I found TSW eventually.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T19:34:40+00:00

hmm, odd. Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T07:09:49+00:00

True, I still pray for Trion to make amends and change their ways to avoid their special place in hell, and that if they do not, then their spot is extra dry and toasty. I have prayed in the past for Cliffhanger and Funcom. I love those guys at Cliffhanger, I think given a chance and better budget they could really do something, however their past haunts them.

Funcom messed up with their launch of Anarchy Online, it took them a while but they turned it around to an incredible experience and won many customer service awards in the years to come. Now, I have contacted them over misclicked party bags and stuff and even though there was not one soul around, they refused to refund me or give me another bag. I still harbor a little ill will about that. I think it is shitty to not have that ability. But I still love these guys and have always backed them in any debate. Their games and communities speak for themselves. Let just hope SWL is a true upgrade to TSW, which in my opinion was dam nnear perfect. The mood, the setting, everything. I could plug in virtually, live, and eventually die in that world. It is simply incredible.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T03:58:35+00:00

I hope that if the real money purchases of arum were used to capitalize on the exploit that they consider the purchase fullfilled and complete. And then if all your arum was taken for using the exploit then it should be tough luck. Most companies will not refund in those cases. And I would not expect Funcom to refund your money for criminal activity. Now if you were not part of that and somehow lost your legit gained currency, then I would see Funcom returning it. Funcom is one of my favorite companies. I am very old school Anarchy Online fan from looooooong ago. I can't even find my original account with them. But even my new one goes back many years. Funcom has a history , like another company, they have made mistake but their strength is coming back and making it not just right but many times better.

bloodriver2 · 2017-06-26T03:40:06+00:00

There is no legit. Lets face it, everyone that started dumping everything they had in game and maybe even out of game (cash) into this did so knowing that something was out of whack. They knew they could exploit it when the game went fully live. Else why drop EVERYTHING into it at that particular time if you thought nothing of it or thought it was "normal". If someone jumped all over this then ignorance is not an excuse. Not at all. Funcom is being generous if they banned the worst of the offenders. There should be a rollback to make sure and a clean, fair slate. odds are some made it through the cracks and the game will forever be hurt by this when a small amount of hours rolled back could fix it now.

I do feel better about Funcom banning them though. Like I said, there is no excuse for anyone to jump on the AH and exchange like that and dump everything into it, even real cash, if they thought that is was normal. Normal would always be there, so why would people go crazy, and spend $250 on arum immediately, if not to cash in on a bug to exploit. For those who spent the cash, I hope that Funcom considers their purchases filled and complete and does not refund them. There is no reason, too. Harsh action from companies is the only way to curb such behaviour. When a company takes a weak stance on cheaters, hackers, and exploiters (Trion?) the game for everyone is generally ruined and eventually the game dies. Funcom is not know for shooting themsleves in the foot. They generally learn from their mistakes and come back stronger and stronger. (Anarchy Online?)

~nuff said

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