High Roller Las Vegas Launch and Play Proposal

I propose to add on a third pre-launch play day. Hence, if you attend the launch party in Las Vegas, you can rent playtime on a station before the two-day head start perks. Eligibility based on registration & attendance, backer level, and hourly rental fee (for the station). As example, based on backer proportional statistics, Avatars can sign up for a computer gaming station for X hours (first in pecking order), while Royalty is apportioned Z hours for the fee during launch. Special guests and friends of Intrepid not withstanding. Hence, when we are flying back home – we have a reasonable head start compensation like the ‘Bravers’ and above who have a two-day head start from the general public. Moreover, the hourly fees defray the cost of Intrepid purchasing computer hardware, setting up stations, hotel space fees, and plugging into the AOC server(s). Make sense. Just a proposal. What do you think?

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daveywavey

Nah. Sounds crap.

Might be cos I can't get to Vegas, but, you know.....

FuryBladeborne

From what I have heard Steven actually regrets offering the early start. Besides, there is a good chance that the head start servers will die early. People generally will not want to join a server on day one that is already populated by about 10k people with a head start.

Personally, I am planning on using the head start to look around at the released game for a couple of days and then switching servers for the full release.

Talents

FuryBladeborne wrote: »

From what I have heard Steven actually regrets offering the early start. Besides, there is a good chance that the head start servers will die early. People generally will not want to join a server on day one that is already populated by about 10k people with a head start.

Personally, I am planning on using the head start to look around at the released game for a couple of days and then switching servers for the full release.

Nah, Steven doesn't regret offering head start, he got asked that in Discord a few months ago and replied with this.

FuryBladeborne

Talents wrote: »

FuryBladeborne wrote: »

From what I have heard Steven actually regrets offering the early start. Besides, there is a good chance that the head start servers will die early. People generally will not want to join a server on day one that is already populated by about 10k people with a head start.

Personally, I am planning on using the head start to look around at the released game for a couple of days and then switching servers for the full release.

Nah, Steven doesn't regret offering head start, he got asked that in Discord a few months ago and replied with this.

Ok. Still, I wouldn't count on the head start servers being very populated as people starting on or near launch day probably won't want to start 2 days behind.

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Nagash

I'm just going to play on release day like the rest of my guild mates. There is nothing I need nor want from the head start even when have it.

Vhaeyne

Not a fan of the idea, but y'all do y'all. Ima be in my lair.

maouw

Nagash wrote: »

I'm just going to play on release day like the rest of my guild mates. There is nothing I need nor want from the head start even when have it.

Since when did Death Incarnate have friends?

Noaani

skafftaruss wrote: »

I now understand the big picture. High rollers are donation folk (cash cows)

What more do you expect from a developer that is adamant to not allow any form of paid advantage?

If you are paying a cent more than the base price of access to the servers, you are paying it because you want to pay it.

unknownsystemerror

If he hadn't been banned from the Discord and wasn't just batshit he would realize that the Vegas launch party won't occur at the exact same time as release. The "launch party" will not conflict with people's plans to utilize headstart or play the game.

Nagash

maouw wrote: »

Nagash wrote: »

I'm just going to play on release day like the rest of my guild mates. There is nothing I need nor want from the head start even when have it.

Since when did Death Incarnate have friends?

maybe friends was too strong a word, meat shields may be better

daveywavey

unknownsystemerror wrote: »

If he hadn't been banned from the Discord and wasn't just batshit he would realize that the Vegas launch party won't occur at the exact same time as release. The "launch party" will not conflict with people's plans to utilize headstart or play the game.

As usual, your posts are full of pure Win. Keep up the good work!

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daveywavey

skafftaruss wrote: »

@daveywavey what does WIN stand for?

I don't think you'd understand.

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Noaani

@skafftaruss

skafftaruss wrote: »

daveywavey this is proof positive Ashes of Creation needs a rating: https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide

Obviously Ashes will need a rating.

The thing with ESRB ratings though, is that you can't get one until your product is in it's release state.

As to your video, all I can say is, wtf was that? All it is proving is that you do not understand the difference between the act of using a word, and how a word is used.

You say words like "bitch" are banned on these forums, but that is blatantly not true. That word is perfectly fine when applied to, say, my dog. It is not, however, ok to use when talking about another poster. Even if you know said poster well, it is not ok - as neither the mods nor other posters will be aware of that relationship context, and so see nothing other than the use of that word to describe another poster.

This isn't a case of the word being used causing a ban, but rather the way you are talking about another poster. The way language is being used is in the entire construct of the sentence, not in the fact that a single word is present.

Language is not just a selection of individual words, but rather the structure of form, context and meaning by which they are used.

That said, not understanding this would, perhaps, explain some of your posts.

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Noaani

skafftaruss wrote: »

Is this combination of words conducive to free thought and harmony?[/b]

Who said anything about free thought and harmony?

Where did that come from?

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Cambiguous

Unknown answered it pretty well, I don't have the exact quote, but Steven I believe stated that the launch party would be prior to head start servers being up.

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