One year award. - Page 3

Lartnev · 2004-07-09, 08:59 PM

Woot my main character has one of these babies

Indecisive · 2004-07-09, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Ducimus

This ribbon visually seperates you as a veteran of your empire. I just resubbed this morning. I have never switched empires, i would and have cancled before that would happen. .

Blah blah blah. Ive always said that. I was vanu. I had cr4.5, br20. I am currently tr now, playing as a dragonwolf.

What it comes down to, is having fun with your friends. A "side", on a game, on some server somewhere in CA means absolutley nothing.

Now, granted, it seems as if this medal fits in place as a one year of empire service. When it was originally mentioned, it did not seem implyed as such. They just said "one year award" which got many game vetran's hopes up for a little something extra. They did not have it labled as they do currently ingame, as empire loyalty.

I feel kind of left out because I switched sides after all of my friends quit planetside. I feel slightly ripped off for wanting to have fun with a group of friends, instead of focusing on some bullshit story that has been crapped on so many times its not funny. But, I can still see where this award comes from

Therefore I think that there should be some "game loyalty" awards on top of empire loyalty. A beta medal maybe.
I think that us people who have input money for a year should be rewarded for sticking with this game for its ups and downs.

But, once again, its not like there are tons of new players coming in. SOE has done such a pisspoor job of marketing planetside, its rediculious. EQ2 is their new baby, and now soe dosnt care about us. When a game is no longer carried by major gaming chains, I think there is a problem.

I guess thats all I have to say. Man, I took way too much time and went on 6 different tangents. Oh well.

Ducimus · 2004-07-09, 10:39 PM

I see your point, but if your characters been around for a year. Well, ya that makes sense.

But it doesnt make any sense for a BR0 freshly rolled toon to come out of the spawn tube for the first time with a 1 year longevity award.

They should rename the ribbon to what its intention is and maybe this debate will go away... or one would hope. lol.

As for switching empires to be with friends.. ya sure thats fine but theres another side to that coin. My old outfit had not one, but THREE people defect to the NC to "be with their friends"... nevermind the rest of outfit who helped them make the BR, and in once case CR5. nevermind that we squaded and been a team since the game went live. Do they deserve a 1 year service award too? I say, Hell no.

Indecisive · 2004-07-09, 10:43 PM

I was the last one. It made me sad. Everyone quit ps because they cant take bs.

Also, I agree with you, I think they should refer to it as the annual term of service award, or abbreviate it or something, I do think that the conterversy will end if they refer to it as such.

Ducimus · 2004-07-09, 10:51 PM

Loyalty until cancellation

Ive been fighting and hating the NC, and its playerbae for far too long to ever switch empires. I'll quit the game first. I think this will be my 4th time resubing as of today. I wonder how long i'll last... lol. 1 month.. 2 months tops is my bet, who knows, maybe ill end up being 6 months this stretch.

Indecisive · 2004-07-09, 10:59 PM

Exactly what I did.

<me> I WILL QUIT PLANETSIDE BEFORE I SWITCH EMPIRES !@!!!

*comes back a month later*

<me> well, at least now I have a chance to tk hamma...

everyone is too damn emotionally attatched to a so called "team" that is so far away from being a team

Ducimus · 2004-07-09, 11:12 PM

Honestly, i could give less than a shit about the TR on Markov. I stopped caring a long time ago. For a few nasty reasons that are unique to my server (IE, Infighting, theres acutally two TR factions on markov, there is no singular TR empire last i played)

My priorities were with my outfit. But thats gone for me now.

I'll stay TR out of principle, out of Integrity. Picking a side, and seeing it through.

Cause the way i see it, ya it sucks losing all the time, but at the end of the day, nothing tangible is gained or lost by any battle outcome. What we win, we'll lose in an hour hence, and vice versa. So you lose the base.. big deal. So you win a base.. again.. big deal. It will change hands like it always has, and always ill. It doesnt matter. But this much im sure of, i highly doubt i'll be in the company of spineless sunshine patriot's; and i'll never be short of targets.

JetRaiden · 2004-07-09, 11:30 PM

wtf cant display it!!1

Indecisive · 2004-07-10, 12:43 AM

that features not in yet. on your character it looked like a pack of brightly colored ciggerates. they are redoing it.

EarlyDawn · 2004-07-10, 01:14 AM

The devs originally said the merits would be showing up in 2.9, no such luck. Gah.

Cauldron Borne · 2004-07-10, 02:14 AM

I've played TR since release. I will continue to play TR. Sure I have alts on different empires. Even different servers. But my main is TR. I am never short of targets and never truly bored (frustrated, yes. but not bored). I have an entire outfit that thinks the same. We ain't leaving. Even if we're the LAST TR on Emerald. We AIN'T leaving. I, personally, am DETERMINED to be the biggest pain in the ass the NC/VS have ever seen. I am also determined to break my personal record of 27 gen drops in 2 hours.

MARK MY WORDS, EMERALD VS/NC! You will know my name and you will learn to HATE ME!

Lartnev · 2004-07-10, 06:53 AM

I guess the reason is that stats are tracked by individual characters, all other medals will involve what that specific character has achieved, why should the year of service medal be any different?