Are you against the cash shop offering faster XP gains?

[Coreldan]

Originally Posted by Gandhi

I like the VIP status too. You get a lifetime 50% XP boost with your first store purchase, at least during beta. Later on it might be part of some other package.

Where did you get these details? Higby mentioned it in the demo, but said its still very much open what it will contain.

[Gandhi]

Originally Posted by Jaxbrain

VIP in Planetside 2? Where can I read about this?

Sorry, I was talking about how Tribes: Ascend does XP boosters. Thought it might not be a bad idea for PS2

[megamold]

Originally Posted by Gandhi

I like the VIP status too. You get a lifetime 50% XP boost with your first store purchase, at least during beta. Later on it might be part of some other package.

yeah it is good isnt it , they really tought about it and it shows ( and its a great game overall )
higby said something about being able to subsribe so another point that proves it will be the tribes ascend system ( atleast in my mind )

basicly
free = ultra slow progression
subscribing = normal gameplay as designed as long as sub is payed
1 time use xp pack = great for people that dont have much time to play and have a week off or something

[Garem]

Don't care. Global Agenda did a great job with this.

[Rivenshield]

Yes. Gaining more certs more swiftly is buying power with Mommy's credit card, which is exactly what the devs said they *weren't* going to do.

[Death2All]

Originally Posted by Rivenshield

Yes. Gaining more certs more swiftly is buying power with Mommy's credit card, which is exactly what the devs said they *weren't* going to do.

Buying power would imply you purchase a gun that's better than any stock guns availible for free and pretty much makes any other gun useless. Or buying a speed or invisibility upgrade that no one else can get unless they buy one too. That's power.

Gaining more XP doesn't suddenly make you an amazing player that never dies. Sure you get more certs, so you will be able to use vehicles that other players haven't unlocked first. Big whoop, they can unlock them later on, it will just be slower.

Later on down the line everyone will have everything unlocked so it really doesn't matter down the line. And it's a great way for SOE to make money.

This is probably the fairest thing they could possibly put out there that gives a player an advantage and I'm not opposed to and actually in favor for.

[cogz]

I would prefer a "Discount" Pay model. Say 8$ a month with modest benefits and so forth. Then see a shop that has some perks and a "Premium" Model and so forth for the pay as you go folks. That is, if the free-to-play model is in place. The thing is, someone has too pay for it. I would like this particular game too grow, flourish, and be around for a while of course. So Revenue Streams for this game is as important too the company as it is too the player. I would shell out the same coin for this game per month, as I have in the past for something like say... Netflix.... and would be happy to do so. I just don't want to "overpay" at $20 bucks a month or something like that.

[Warborn]

It's a good idea and it should be in at launch. If it just makes leveling faster, who cares? Leveling isn't a competition.

[Grognard]

100% hope they do it. I seriously doubt I would ever use it (I like to grind... 65th level WoW warrior totally solo PVE in defensive spec LOL), but it makes a lot of money for our SOE overlords, and that means game success from their point of view, which means support and resourses for development, and on and on it hopefully goes...

[Lonehunter]

I got no problem with selling XP boosts. That's a common way for free to play games to make some kind of VIP tier. I like Tribes Ascend's method. Spend any number of cash in the shop and it boosts your xp and currency gain by 50%

[EightEightEight]

It's fine the appearance and xp items for real cash make it so a lot of my friends who would play this actually will no cause there is not monthly fee.

We all have lives and paying for something monthly, when we can only play it for 10 hours a month due to hectic lives, makes it worth it.

I played EQ2 and they had the appearance items and that seemed to do well because people wanted choices in how they looked. I could really see this being the new way for MMORPG's to work, because making your character look unique based on what your like it going to be around regardless of the game.

Also in the first part of the PSU interview Higby states that the membership might allow passive cert to be gained offline. Which seems great if you are paying monthly you should get something out of it. If you are not then you can play constantly and gain more certs then someone who can't play that much but can pay monthly.

[Zhane]

It's fine and expected from day one in any game like this. If you have any illusion that it won't be there from launch day, you're delusional.

[Sardus]

Originally Posted by Synapses

Use World of Tanks as an example. They offer a +50% XP bonus for a membership. Even with that +50% xp bonus its still has taken me almost a year to actually hit max level in that game, and I am still a few good months out from having my top tank.


It will be fine. Its not game breaking.

This is pretty much how I feel. I don't mind subbing for a game I support for a perk like this.

[NewSith]

Cash Shop XP is fine. Even more - it's GOOD. I mean a player who plays the game "from time to time" won't need the boost, because his skill will not be adequate to his level then (despite him claiming - "OMG DONATIONFEST!") While those playing 24/7 like r3al bawses will most likely buy the thing and their level will grow faster because they're wanking like crazy and deserve it.


Vanilla variant - boost not working for Leadership skills. I mean people buying their actual promotion (not just unlocks and stuff) is total BS. Remember the time after double-xp events and the CR5 ruckuses that followed?

[Mirror]

I would prefer to see xp boosts given to those who would pay monthly for the game rather than an option on the shop. If you cancel your sub your account gets dropped down to a f2p account and you can still play.

Thats if SOE go down a subscription + f2p with cash shop route.