Archeage Thread for Stable Normal People

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Tindahbawx: Oct 14, 2011

A Spider Covets posted:

lol if you go to the support page they have a huge red banner declaring that they're exploring gift options for active players now

So if you already got the dolphin, and throw down a quick sub now, theres a chance you'll get both rewards?

# ? Mar 19, 2015 16:34

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# ? May 22, 2024 07:57

LegionAreI: Nov 14, 2006; Lurk

hakimashou posted:

The sperging on their forums is soooo good.

My name on there is druk, you should join in.

Man I haven't logged on in forever and now I'm updating just to dick around on a free dolphin powered by the butthurt and tears of paying players. Mission accomplished, Trion!

# ? Mar 19, 2015 17:07

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

shameful goons

# ? Mar 19, 2015 17:21

Tindahbawx: Oct 14, 2011

LegionAreI posted:

Man I haven't logged on in forever and now I'm updating just to dick around on a free dolphin powered by the butthurt and tears of paying players. Mission accomplished, Trion!

Confirmed for the most amusement I've got from Archeage in months.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 17:55

hakimashou: Jul 15, 2002; Upset Trowel

Tindahbawx posted:

Confirmed for the most amusement I've got from Archeage in months.

Yup, archage continues to deliver

# ? Mar 19, 2015 19:41

Berious: Nov 13, 2005

Tindahbawx posted:

I got a mail today telling me I had a gift waiting:

Apparently as a reward for my subscription, which I thought I had cancelled. Turns out I hadn't, so thanks Trion for reminding me to go and do that.

This is the pack:

Its a lower value than the one causing all the fuss, I assume I got that because while I have a sub, I haven't actually logged into the game in months and they want to lure me back in the hopes of more purchases?

Regardless, all it lured me to do was to cancel my sub.

you had me worried there because i had the same email but thankfully i wasn't still paying. they seem to have sent it to everyone who shamed themselves by paying for bad game at some point

# ? Mar 19, 2015 19:58

Holyshoot: May 6, 2010

Bunch of entitled faggots in that general thread.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 20:22

A Spider Covets: May 4, 2009

the ones that are mad just because other people are getting the mount they already have are the best. like they already have the mount, but they don't want ANYONE ELSE to have it, because it will RUIN it.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 20:30

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

my dolphin immersion

# ? Mar 19, 2015 20:34

big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

quote:

I spent 700 dollars on dolphin box

As title says, I spent almost 1k on dolphin RNG boxes and didnt get one but players that quit get one for free?

I have alot of disposable income an a extrememly high salary but even for me 700 on a virtual item was too much, so I gave up purchasing the boxes. I cannot believe they are now just giving them away.

I believed in the longevity of this game but i guess its time for a reality check. I am the last active player in my guild and I have been spending 100 a month in credits just to maintain 7 houses and about 50 farms in hope the guild would return. I can see why they are not.

canceling my Patrons, Im done.

It's been a few months since I decided to check up on this game and for some reason I decided to look in on it today. Guess I am just lucky sometimes.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 20:50

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

dolphingate

# ? Mar 19, 2015 20:52

LegionAreI: Nov 14, 2006; Lurk

Wafflz posted:

It's been a few months since I decided to check up on this game and for some reason I decided to look in on it today. Guess I am just lucky sometimes.

The fun thing is I don't even think it's the same Dolphin as these high-rollers got.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:01

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

I spent 700 real dollars trying to obtain a virtual dolphin in an anime game and then you gave some away for free. I will now proceed with my lecture on why I am the reasonable one in this scenario.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:13

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Yeah I don't know the dolphins very well, but wasn't the blue one the "better" drop from that dungeon or something? The same one that people received as a surprise? I think the pink one was the inferior lockbox one.

Or do I have it back to front?

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:13

Facebook Aunt: Oct 4, 2008; wiggle wiggle

Zzulu posted:

Is this a Good Game?

It is not a very good game. But it is the most amazing drama generator I've ever seen.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:40

Facebook Aunt: Oct 4, 2008; wiggle wiggle

I didn't get offered any of the packs. :smith:

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:43

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Chomp8645 posted:

I spent 700 real dollars trying to obtain a virtual dolphin in an anime game and then you gave some away for free. I will now proceed with my lecture on why I am the reasonable one in this scenario.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 21:43

Charles Bukowski: Aug 26, 2003; Taskmaster 2023 Second Place Winner; Grimey Drawer

I didn't get offered one because I'm still fighting them on several credit card charges. They did offer me 4 free lockboxes though. Like this game wasn't long ago uninstalled from my pc and the hard drive salted and scattered across the earth.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 22:14

Finndo: Dec 27, 2005; Title Text goes here.

You really have to wonder who thought this was a good idea, and didn't envision the uproar it would cause.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 22:27

Tindahbawx: Oct 14, 2011

Trion Responds:

http://forums.archeagegame.com/showthread.php?172754-About-Our-Recent-Win-Back-Program

quote:

All,

I�d like to be transparent about what�s happening with our recent win-back program to encourage returning players and what we�re doing for our active ArcheAge community.

It�s our job to continually evaluate what we can do to stimulate the health of ArcheAge. Part of this process is to bring new folks into the game and also find ways to re-engage players who contributed to the game in the past and may be interested in playing again. We�ve seen success with folks coming back to the game with the release of Secrets of Ayanad and wanted to reinforce this trend.

One piece of this plan was to issue a targeted, limited time giveaway to encourage inactive players to try the game again. I�m sure you�ve seen other companies do this before as it�s a common strategy. You may have received a similar email in the past offering game time, items and even things like level advancement to bring you back into the fold.

More people playing ArcheAge is a benefit to everyone and from what we�ve seen most people are accepting of win-back promotions. The important part is to make sure the giveaway is compelling enough to give recipients a reason to come back without it being perceived as too generous to the point that it offends existing, active players.

Plain and simple, we missed the mark and overestimated. Instead of moving through the right approval paths the folks involved in this promotion drew assumptions about what would and wouldn�t be acceptable to include. Some of our reasoning for including items like the dolphin or glider skins are that they�re largely cosmetic with limited actual game functionality. The bottom line is we ran forward at full speed with the best intentions and the packages were just plain too generous. We�ve corrected this process internally and have measures in place now to identify and review appropriate rewards.

We need to ensure our existing loyal patrons and players never feel slighted when we implement programs like this. It�s important for us to treat our community fairly and to do this we are designing a giveaway for all active ArcheAge players. We will have more details tomorrow after internal discussions occur around development of the program.

-Khro

I'll say they "missed the mark" quite significantly. The reply hasn't really make the forum pubbies calm down either.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 22:47

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

Argh I'm just so ANGRY I'm really loving PISSED OFF!!! I can't believe they gave a trivial cosmetic item of miniscule value to a rational human being out for free but I didn't get one! Companies shouldn't be allowed to give away stuff unless they give it to EVERYONE. It's not fair to just give to stuff to some people but not others!!!

*Lovingly strokes Participation Trophy from 4th grade soccer team*

*Was always loved less by mommy than his brother, developed inferiority complex*

# ? Mar 19, 2015 23:00

A Spider Covets: May 4, 2009

it's always been my dream to role play as echo the dolphin with a bunch of other mentally disabled people, but ONLY if i get to be echo, and NO ONE ELSE. what the gently caress

# ? Mar 19, 2015 23:08

Schubalts: Nov 26, 2007; People say bigger is better.

But for the first time in my life, I think I've gone too far.

DancingShade posted:

Yeah I don't know the dolphins very well, but wasn't the blue one the "better" drop from that dungeon or something? The same one that people received as a surprise? I think the pink one was the inferior lockbox one.

Or do I have it back to front?

They were the same, except for color. In Korea (and Russia/China?), the dolphin is a 100% drop from the dungeon. I love that every bad decision Trion makes rolls into another one a couple months down the line.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 23:54

tatersyum: Feb 12, 2006

Schubalts posted:

They were the same, except for color. In Korea (and Russia/China?), the dolphin is a 100% drop from the dungeon. I love that every bad decision Trion makes rolls into another one a couple months down the line.

The dolphin from dungeon is much better than the RNG box dolphin and it's an insanely rare drop. It's just really funny of all the people who spent hundreds of dollars on an RNG box trying to get a poo poo dolphin.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 00:15

dominoeffect: Oct 1, 2013

tatersyum posted:

The dolphin from dungeon is much better than the RNG box dolphin and it's an insanely rare drop. It's just really funny of all the people who spent hundreds of dollars on an RNG box trying to get a poo poo dolphin.

taters dude its nope long time no talk. how are things going?

# ? Mar 20, 2015 03:54

hakimashou: Jul 15, 2002; Upset Trowel

quote:

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They didn't even have the courtesy to send me a message or anything

# ? Mar 20, 2015 03:55

Byolante: Mar 23, 2008; by Cyrano4747

Getting upset about pixels is pretty drat spergy but if you are committed to a cash shop game with gachapon boxes you shouldn't train people to think if you stop paying they will give you rare stuff from the gachapon eventually.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 05:20

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Byolante posted:

Getting upset about pixels is pretty drat spergy but if you are committed to a cash shop game with gachapon boxes you shouldn't train people to think if you stop paying they will give you rare stuff from the gachapon eventually.

Yeah this more than anything. I reckon Trion might have just killed their biggest source of revenue in one swoop.

Oopsie.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 06:47

DapperDraculaDeer: Aug 4, 2007; Shut up, Nick! You're not Twilight.

I doubt the gambling addicts who spend hundreds of dollars on loot boxes hoping for a dolphin are going to stop now. They will complain loudly and throw a fit, but then Trion will add some other shiny thing for them to throw money at.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 07:00

Facebook Aunt: Oct 4, 2008; wiggle wiggle

CoffeeBooze posted:

I doubt the gambling addicts who spend hundreds of dollars on loot boxes hoping for a dolphin are going to stop now. They will complain loudly and throw a fit, but then Trion will add some other shiny thing for them to throw money at.

Yeah, I'm amazed every time a new cash box is launched to see people in the shiny new items within hours. It's just a game, the latest fashions impress no one.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 07:16

Meskhenet: Apr 26, 2010

Bashez posted:

Can you still make a shitload of gold by buying stacks of 100 of something and selling them in stacks of 2 or 3 for double the price netting you like 30s/labor profit? It was not hard at all to make the apex/labor pot money when I was playing.

probably not double. A lot of gold was removed fromt he game through the regrading crap they had.

# ? Mar 20, 2015 08:42

tatersyum: Feb 12, 2006

dominoeffect posted:

taters dude its nope long time no talk. how are things going?

NOPE!!!! Miss you man. I've rerolled east and am in Forestcrow now. Last Sunday on Kyrios, Gank Bus successfully sieged The White Order's castle and it was hilarious.

Oh and Futile bought a castle on Ollo.

tatersyum fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Mar 20, 2015

# ? Mar 20, 2015 16:14

dominoeffect: Oct 1, 2013

tatersyum posted:

NOPE!!!! Miss you man. I've rerolled east and am in Forestcrow now. Last Sunday on Kyrios, Gank Bus successfully sieged The White Order's castle and it was hilarious.

Oh and Futile bought a castle on Ollo.

drat good to know you're still going strong. If you have steam add me http://steamcommunity.com/id/dominoeffect81

# ? Mar 20, 2015 16:29

Meskhenet: Apr 26, 2010

The community reward is causing so many tears. I swear 90% of the fun from this game comes from reading the forums.

At least Trion knows how badly they screwed up and are offering this to players. (which is like two wrongs making a right in trions eyes. Seriously how can a company manage to be this bad?)

Community Appreciation Gift

As a big thank you for your patronage in ArcheAge, we�ve added a free in-game gift to your account.

In addition to the items below, when Update 1.7 goes live, you will be granted one Reward Token per Aquatic Archeum Supply Crate purchased. A Reward Token may be redeemed in Mirage Isle as direct trade for most previous Supply Crates, Chests and Gift boxes that have been available on the Marketplace since the launch of ArcheAge.

Your gift (expires March 31st):

1 Cyanfin
1 Glider Customization: Starlit Wings
1 Ayanad 7-Day Pass: 1st Floor Lobby
1 Ayanad 7-Day Pass: 2nd Floor Lobby
1 Ayanad 7-Day Pass: 3nd Floor Lobby
5 Bound Worker's Compensation
2 Bound Vocation Tonic
30 Bound Golden Library Indexes
10 Bound Tyrenos's Indexes
10 XP Boost Potions
1 Lucky Sunpoint
1 Lucky Moonpoint
1 Lucky Starpont
1 Sunlight Archeum Essence
1 Moonlight Archeum Essence
1 Starlight Archeum Essence

# ? Mar 21, 2015 01:31

MikeyLikesIt: Sep 25, 2012

I don't play Archeage anymore but this song always gives me some good memories :') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jxi2wPP5mg

# ? Mar 21, 2015 02:08

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Never forget the pleasant times we once had in shitsville. :tipshat:

# ? Mar 21, 2015 03:26

AlmightyBob: Sep 8, 2003

Tindahbawx posted:

Trion Responds:

http://forums.archeagegame.com/showthread.php?172754-About-Our-Recent-Win-Back-Program

I'll say they "missed the mark" quite significantly. The reply hasn't really make the forum pubbies calm down either.

100% no way it went out without being approved.

# ? Mar 21, 2015 19:38

tatersyum: Feb 12, 2006

Hey Balista, I found this pubbie snooping around your townhouse in Yny looking to steal some poo poo. I killed him before he could do anything. Please gkick him Marauders. He is bad news.

# ? Mar 22, 2015 05:26

Deki: May 12, 2008; It's Hammer Time!

tatersyum posted:

NOPE!!!! Miss you man. I've rerolled east and am in Forestcrow now. Last Sunday on Kyrios, Gank Bus successfully sieged The White Order's castle and it was hilarious.

Oh and Futile bought a castle on Ollo.

People still play on Ollo?

poo poo, people still play Archeage?

# ? Mar 22, 2015 07:43

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kznlol: Feb 9, 2013

tatersyum posted:

Hey Balista, I found this pubbie snooping around your townhouse in Yny looking to steal some poo poo. I killed him before he could do anything. Please gkick him Marauders. He is bad news.

STOP KILLING JJ YOU RUDE gently caress

# ? Mar 23, 2015 04:45

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