[Aurion]

Still not sure if those pre-orders include Tahabata Weapon Skins or the actual weapons themselves.

And lol @ no supplements, that was the 1 thing I really expected to be in their cash shop.

[Nobody]

Aurion, on 05 April 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

Still not sure if those pre-orders include Tahabata Weapon Skins or the actual weapons themselves.

And lol @ no supplements, that was the 1 thing I really expected to be in their cash shop.

I have talked with Nyx about the whole thing - it's the weapons. And the scrolls are definitely not dispellable.

I was surprised at no supplements too honestly - after all the game is basically designed for them to be in a cash shop type situation.

[tamagoyaki]

need more pay 2 win

[Outrageous]

The supplaments would have been worth the money. I guess the scrolls are too, since now some pro-dredge groups will force people to use the un-dispelable scrolls.

[GurrenLagann]

Outrageous, on 05 April 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:

The supplaments would have been worth the money. I guess the scrolls are too, since now some pro-dredge groups will force people to use the un-dispelable scrolls.

aion has pro anything?

like, really pro (sponsored to play).

I never heard of any of this.

[BlackOrchid]

Of course it has u silly ... now there will be lotsa parents sponsoring they're kids to win !

[Mihomine]

The only thing I hope is that gameforge wont use the same system, the current one is really nice and I think they are earning a lot of money from it (considering the amount of gold pack being sold everyday).

[Deliq]

Mihomine, on 05 April 2012 - 05:43 PM, said:

The only thing I hope is that gameforge wont use the same system, the current one is really nice and I think they are earning a lot of money from it (considering the amount of gold pack being sold everyday).

I bet NC west is just using the same cash shop items available in korea, so its highly likely we will see the same stuff in EU when 3.0 hits.

Also are you people sure that not only those cash scrolls are undispellable in 3.0 but normal ones too? Would make sense in terms of game balance (how the nyerk are melee classes supposed to ever reach spiritmasters who can dispel your speed scroll AND slow you on top of that?).

Selling tahabata weapons is just messed up though, no excuse there.

[SethGod]

Oh man and all this time I thought GF gonna fk aion up, but it seems ncsoft will fk it up (or maybe GF will drop the bomb in ...June?)

Also wtf is with the "Invincible" Green Inquin candy and that whole Power Rangers trend...

...1h duration scrolls...

[Konkers]

It's not Pay to Win. Yes, Tahabata weapons are good, but we are going to level 60 and MUCH BETTER weapons will be available.

"But twinks..." Who the nyerk care about twinks? Quit QQing. Most of the items (literaly, almost every item) are tradeable.

The AP amulet only gives additional AP in PvE (yes, that's right, killing monsters, not even the PvP AP is raised by 20%!).

Personally, I prefere the NCsoft Shop over the Gameforge one. You can play on NA servers without buying anything, literally. On EU servers if you don't buy that Premium bs, you can barely walk in the game!

Cry babies.

Since I can't edit my previous posts and I forgot to add some things...

NA store doesn't sell Inner Fort reset scrolls neither does it sell Esoterrace reset scrolls. That is Pay to Win.

[Mihomine]

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I bet NC west is just using the same cash shop items available in korea, so its highly likely we will see the same stuff in EU when 3.0 hits.

Not really, as far as I know, koreans cash shop is similar to the GF one's.

[Tarajane]

To All EU Players dont you see what is Happening here, when Aion was run by NcSoft yes they Screwed us,then they sold us out to GameForge,now we are being Screwed again North America got Full Free Daevic Armor Set,North America gets 3.0 11th April,North America is now getting Free Tahabata weapons. what do the EU players get we get Screwed that is what we get, so many accounts are being hacked now & players are losing God Stones/Weapons/Money & so on

[Mihomine]

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Free Tahabata weapons.

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so many accounts are being hacked now

People should just stop to register on gold seller website with their IG login.

[Raiya]

Gentlemen...... Start your Dredgion Twinks! ^^

[Muka]

I feel horrible for this but...

I sure enjoy seeing Aion burn.

[pr0xsaint]

buahahahahaha, enjoy your pay to win guys.
< lucky to be EU >

[Konkers]

Not sure if srs, or just stupid. =)

[Nobody]

I like the idea that people couldn't pay a $15/mo sub, but they are going to immediately drop $45 for a free Tahabata weapon. -jazz hands-

And for those complaining about what is and is not pay to win, it's a continuum and not on/off. The real issue is honestly that once you go down the "we're selling these weapons that are actually still worthwhile for combines even in 3.0" path, then that slope just got a whole lot more slippery and you buffed yourself with an undispellable speed scroll headed down it. Anybody that hasn't noticed the progression down the slope is clearly walking around with blinders on. You don't seriously think this is the last time they'll offer an item to promote their cash shop do you? And it's fairly clear they don't play the game given how the text for the promotion is worded.

Dropping money in the cash shop has clear advantages in gameplay and it's likely to become more prominent between the haves and have nots as the game goes on. At the very least we will see legions probably change with some emphasizing required scrolls (all types) for competitiveness as time goes on. Those that think paying for scrolls and such will give them an edge as casuals are sadly mistaken. Your more hardcore crowd have credit cards too.

[Konkers]

First off: the scrolls are tradeable, all of them. Meaning that you can buy them ingame, and people will sell them. Advantage for melees? Since when SMs NEED to dispell scrolls to win? Give me a break!

As for the Tahabata weapon, yes it's too much of a reward, I agree. If it goes down that road, it will be bad. But seriously, it will be easier to get decent weapons on 3.0. Tahabata weapons will be great for twinks, and that's about it. Anyone will be able to get a decent weapon at level 60.

Again, almost everything on the cash shop is tradeable and the EU cash shop has much more gamebreaking items than the NA shop.

[Muka]

Konkers, on 06 April 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

Again, almost everything on the cash shop is tradeable and the EU cash shop has much more gamebreaking items than the NA shop.

Like what?