Curse

dansamy · Apr 26, 2009, 06:00 AM // 06:00

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Originally Posted by headlesshobbs

True dat. All the perks of added carrying storage, plus what you get in beating all 4 campaigns again far outweigh what the store has to offer and it's sad you can run around these boards to check how many people got suckered into buying this.

EDIT: Well take a look at the fools in this thread... http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10369504

Nah, I don't bother to play the game again on storage toons. They are all big, ugly WaMo PvP toons so that I don't accidentally delete them.

Mr.Kotte · Apr 26, 2009, 08:15 AM // 08:15

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Originally Posted by MisterB

For this project you will need:

*Paper
*Scissors
*Scotch tape
*Measuring tape or ruler
*Pencil or pen

1. Take your ruler or measuring tape and place it on your screen and record the measurements of the visible storage tabs you don't have/want.
2. Use the measurements to draw a rectangle of the same size on your paper, and cut it out with your scissors.
3. Take your strip of paper and place it on the screen blocking the storage tabs. Affix your paper strip to your screen with scotch tape.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 if you move your storage window on screen or alter your resolution.

Enjoy!

Personally, I have no trouble ignoring those tabs because I don't need them. They're great advertising though.

I love you in a completly hetrosexual way.

Proff · Apr 26, 2009, 08:18 AM // 08:18

It's not the feeling of being limited, it's just annoying and plain wrong. Why not just give every account 20 grayed out character slots and advertise that they can only be used for 10$ each....

Elephantaliste · Apr 26, 2009, 10:49 AM // 10:49

Seeing things you can't unlock IG is annoying...
If I ever decide to buy a new tab, I will be glad to see it in my xunlay chest... but not before.

Lonesamurai · Apr 26, 2009, 11:19 AM // 11:19

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Originally Posted by Elephantaliste

Seeing things you can't unlock IG is annoying...
If I ever decide to buy a new tab, I will be glad to see it in my xunlay chest... but not before.

But this is exactly how other games do it and having them there and unaccessible make the UI easier to keep clean and sorted, rather than add them as you buy them

and yeah, its ingame advertising... I had a guildie ask m last night why he couldn't access them and when I told him he could buy them in the ingame store, he went and bought them all and the freebie as he's a farmer for the guild

Lourens · Apr 26, 2009, 07:26 PM // 19:26

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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

But this is exactly how other games do it and having them there and unaccessible make the UI easier to keep clean and sorted, rather than add them as you buy them

and yeah, its ingame advertising... I had a guildie ask m last night why he couldn't access them and when I told him he could buy them in the ingame store, he went and bought them all and the freebie as he's a farmer for the guild

Have you ever seen ingame advertising in world of warcraft?

Lonesamurai · Apr 26, 2009, 08:53 PM // 20:53

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Originally Posted by Lourens

Have you ever seen ingame advertising in world of warcraft?

Name changes, server transfers, etc... but as its a pay to play game, not a great example

Eragon Zarroc · Apr 27, 2009, 05:32 AM // 05:32

lol, it's really annoying that they are there when not able to use. but it is understandable that they left them there, always tempting u to buy em ;-)

Elephantaliste · Apr 27, 2009, 05:52 PM // 17:52

even if free 2 play game you hardly see grayed functionnalities u can buy... (at least for those i saw).
And GW is a pay to play too, even if you pay once only for the access to servers.

Apollo Smile · Apr 27, 2009, 06:00 PM // 18:00

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Originally Posted by Elephantaliste

even if free 2 play game you hardly see grayed functionnalities u can buy... (at least for those i saw).
And GW is a pay to play too, even if you pay once only for the access to servers.

Don't ever play Atlantica Online. Trust me on this one.

Tullzinski · Apr 27, 2009, 07:05 PM // 19:05

At least when you accidently click on them they do not take you to the NCSOFT store... note to ANET Don't you dare!!!

Jaded _Knight · Apr 28, 2009, 02:02 AM // 02:02

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Originally Posted by Longasc

Temptation and greed are satan's way into your pocket!

Commando + Hole in my pocket - good times!

Hyper.nl · Apr 28, 2009, 12:36 PM // 12:36

I guess it is a nag to show players that there is more to buy. The UI would look better with non-active tabs not shown.

Rocky Raccoon · Apr 28, 2009, 01:08 PM // 13:08

It amazes me how people on this forum find things to complain about. The visible but unusable slots have no effect on game play and are not seen by anyone but the you.

Skyy High · Apr 28, 2009, 03:15 PM // 15:15

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Originally Posted by Proff

It's not the feeling of being limited, it's just annoying and plain wrong. Why not just give every account 20 grayed out character slots and advertise that they can only be used for 10$ each....

So they don't have to create 5 different UIs for the storage window, one for people with no extra tabs, one for people with one, etc.

A11Eur0 · Apr 28, 2009, 06:13 PM // 18:13

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Originally Posted by Risky Ranger

It amazes me how people on this forum find things to complain about. The visible but unusable slots have no effect on game play and are not seen by anyone but the you.

They're seen by me, that's the point. It has an effect on gameplay because I CAN SEE THEM.

Rocky Raccoon · Apr 28, 2009, 06:45 PM // 18:45

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0

They're seen by me, that's the point. It has an effect on gameplay because I CAN SEE THEM.

Exactly how does it effect your gameplay? Are you trying to use one to beat a mandragor to death and it won't work?

Elephantaliste · Apr 28, 2009, 06:47 PM // 18:47

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Originally Posted by Skyy High

So they don't have to create 5 different UIs for the storage window, one for people with no extra tabs, one for people with one, etc.

technically, displaying/hiding (or not adding at all) is hardly different from graying or not a tab on client side...

Vyral · Apr 29, 2009, 01:36 AM // 01:36

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Let's see.....I can buy a character slot, which comes with a 20-slot backpack and can easily get 2x 10-slot bags and a 5-slot pouch, for $9.99 or I can get one 20-slot tab for the same price? Great business sense, that anet. I suppose a fool and his money are soon parted though, right?

Or... I can go to Amazon.com and buy Prophecies Game of the Year Edition or Factions for $15. I get 4 storage characters, all of which I can fully outfit with bags / equipment bags, the regular 4 pane Xunlai storage box, another whole material storage pane, plus an additional 4th birthday pane...

20 inventory + 5 belt pouch + 10 bag + 10 bag + 5 equipment = 50 x 4 toons = 200 + 80 xunlai storage + 20 4th bday storage.

Or I can buy a storage pane for $10.

300 storage slots (and more material storage) for $15 versus 20 for $10.

You make the call.

Improvavel · Apr 29, 2009, 01:54 AM // 01:54

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Originally Posted by Vyral

Or... I can go to Amazon.com and buy Prophecies Game of the Year Edition or Factions for $15. I get 4 storage characters, all of which I can fully outfit with bags / equipment bags, the regular 4 pane Xunlai storage box, another whole material storage pane, plus an additional 4th birthday pane...

20 inventory + 5 belt pouch + 10 bag + 10 bag + 5 equipment = 50 x 4 toons = 200 + 80 xunlai storage + 20 4th bday storage.

Or I can buy a storage pane for $10.

300 storage slots (and more material storage) for $15 versus 20 for $10.

You make the call.

For some reason when I read posts like these I get the impression people are trying to convince themselves (its probably just my impression).

The panes aren't about mule type storage. It's about stuff you want stored there and accessed without having to change characters and/or launch a second copy of GW.

But sincerely, with the 5 (the old 4 + the free one) panes now available, I can pretty much get all the stuff I want there - Dyes, tomes, some mini pets, the shared between heroes shields and spears(spear mods are pricey and not that common)/weapons while I don't get all stuff I need, and I still have some space to store some of the unused PvE armors of the character I'm currently playing to maximize space for drops). There isn't much more I want to keep in there. All the rest can easily be stuffed in mules.

Edit: You don't get 4 panes of storage with 1 campaign. Mistake I've seen in loads of similar posts. Its 1 pane plus 1 pane per chapter. So an account with only 1 campaign has 2 tabs or 40 slots and not the 80, plus the free one. If you need raw space it still makes sense buying another account over panes. If what you want is quality space, panes become more attractive.