Mickeymouse
Well-known member
Another case of too real AI. What you describe sounds just like me, like lazy me.
Purchase I regret
- Thread starter Drunken.dx
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At least from my perspective it's worth it even if there are a few spots where positioning the hireling is difficult or even impossible. Based on my experience it's definitely over 95% effective within a reasonable level range, but that includes a few where it took me many tries to succeed.
If they offered one more hireling that was around level 10-11 it would be possible to cover all the level ranges with buffing. Without buffing there needs to be more.
To the extent specific spots are listed hopefully SSG will fix what they can. Extending the range a hireling can disable seems like the easiest fix, but I have no idea if that is easy or even possible within existing tech.
If they offered one more hireling that was around level 10-11 it would be possible to cover all the level ranges with buffing. Without buffing there needs to be more.
To the extent specific spots are listed hopefully SSG will fix what they can. Extending the range a hireling can disable seems like the easiest fix, but I have no idea if that is easy or even possible within existing tech.
Falkor
Well-known member
Correct. It may be your first time. Yet this is the salient point.
"TBH I'd ask for refund on my Salthmarsh purchase, and get just basic one, if I believed it would pass."
And you can't. Nobody can. Ever. And if you refund the purchase on your card, your account is locked.
I've had buyers remorse more than once. For me, this has created a total lack of trust. This, along with a couple of other specific reasons, are why I no longer spend money on this game.
And if I cannot trust that purchased product operates as promised, and if there is zero recourse for when it doesn't, then why would I risk spending money down the road? Being a fiscally responsible human and all, if I'm going to risk money then I'd rather do it at a casino.
SSG has a proven track record of not caring and stonewalling. So, sorry. You aren't happy with it. You want your money back. Here we are in the same boat. Now what? You've said your piece, as so many of us have, and it will go nowhere, as so many of us have discovered.
Really sorry that it's like this, and wish you could get a refund. But this is SSG being SSG.
"TBH I'd ask for refund on my Salthmarsh purchase, and get just basic one, if I believed it would pass."
And you can't. Nobody can. Ever. And if you refund the purchase on your card, your account is locked.
I've had buyers remorse more than once. For me, this has created a total lack of trust. This, along with a couple of other specific reasons, are why I no longer spend money on this game.
And if I cannot trust that purchased product operates as promised, and if there is zero recourse for when it doesn't, then why would I risk spending money down the road? Being a fiscally responsible human and all, if I'm going to risk money then I'd rather do it at a casino.
SSG has a proven track record of not caring and stonewalling. So, sorry. You aren't happy with it. You want your money back. Here we are in the same boat. Now what? You've said your piece, as so many of us have, and it will go nowhere, as so many of us have discovered.
Really sorry that it's like this, and wish you could get a refund. But this is SSG being SSG.
tsotate
Well-known member
To be fair to Darling, many of the upper ranks of the Malificent Cabal have that same weakness. Paper cuts are serious business.
mbartol
Murder Hobo
It’s pretty frustrating when you specifically purchase based on the faulty hirelings.
If you can’t get a refund, at least try to find a positive—the teleport clickey for Saltmarsh is really good. Easy access to mail, bank, auctioneer, and closest portal to airship. The portal is also a very quick path (without teleport) to Gatekeepers grove and Keep on the Borderlands.
If you can’t get a refund, at least try to find a positive—the teleport clickey for Saltmarsh is really good. Easy access to mail, bank, auctioneer, and closest portal to airship. The portal is also a very quick path (without teleport) to Gatekeepers grove and Keep on the Borderlands.
mbartol
Murder Hobo
Their wages and raises are merit based.
Kheledon
Well-known member
Off topic: What teleport clickey drops in Saltmarsh? I have a toon who's really sick of getting and then delivering Ghola Fan's head.
Onyxia2016
Well-known member
In the Ultimate pack is an item Saltmarsh Compass
It is exclusive to the bundle and is not dropped in game.
mbartol
Murder Hobo
Yeah, what Onyxia said.
I wasn’t specific, but I didn’t mean a typical teleport spell clickie like the mask of Ghola Fan.
Each of the Expansions starting with Ravenoft included as expansion-specific teleport item that was bundled with the top-tier package.
Also, the mask is not bound, so check the auction house and shard exchange—you may get lucky.
Melkizadek
Active member
It wont, I tried with Vecna...
Kheledon
Well-known member
Thanks for the clarification. I shall continue killing Ghola Fan with a little less angst now.
TeamScorpioRI
Well-known member
I never regret spending money on playable content in the game. Froggo was a game changer when he came out (he is leagues above what you can get in the DDO store).
I do regret buying the Underdark coffer. The panther is cool looking, but honestly was not worth the $$$ in the long run.
I do regret buying the Underdark coffer. The panther is cool looking, but honestly was not worth the $$$ in the long run.
Sophie The Cat Burglar
Exotic Items Recovery Specialist
Sorry, Drunken'dx. Been there.
Kinda funny. I would love to have those 4 hires, bugs and all, if the price was right. Could stop taking /2 Rogue on a bunch of characters. Play my Paladin and Warlock way more aggressively.
Still hoping the old Panther, Owlbears, and Scarecrows make it into the game shop or cash shop at a decent price.
Kinda funny. I would love to have those 4 hires, bugs and all, if the price was right. Could stop taking /2 Rogue on a bunch of characters. Play my Paladin and Warlock way more aggressively.
Still hoping the old Panther, Owlbears, and Scarecrows make it into the game shop or cash shop at a decent price.
Drunken.dx
Well-known member
I just wanted to have lockpicker for my barb, but while hes great when he can unlock, there are some things he can't and it's just frustrating.
I did notice a pattern that it's always something bit off the floor, and he has issues with reaching lock zone, sometimes porting him around can get him to interact, but at enough cases doesn't.
That's why I suggested changing lock interaction to be similar to trap interaction since I never had him fail to interact with trap.
Altra
Well-known member
Will not happen. I've given up on that.
Sophie The Cat Burglar
Exotic Items Recovery Specialist
I sincerely hope the function can be improved of completely fixed. Luxury hires probably generate a fair amount of interest in higher tier expansions. If they work well, more high tier expansions get sold and players are happy with the purchase.
My barbarian has /2 rogue for the same purpose but does not have quite enough skill points to pull it off. Pure character plus healer hire plus rogue hire would make things much easier for me.
My barbarian has /2 rogue for the same purpose but does not have quite enough skill points to pull it off. Pure character plus healer hire plus rogue hire would make things much easier for me.
Sophie The Cat Burglar
Exotic Items Recovery Specialist
I vaguely remember Miss Tolero(?) fairly recently saying something about adding old expansion luxury items to the game shop. Maybe that was one of my many delusional fantasies. Dunno. If it ever happens, I expect a high initial price followed by one or perhaps two sale opportunities. Still feel like an idiot for not purchasing the white panther.
Seems crazy not to do that. I can't imagine all the potential sales they have lost for no reason other than the slim hope people might give in to FOMO and drop an absurd amount of money on their top expansion bundle. It's fine to sell those. I'm sure a lot of people buy them but why not then add those items to the shop in six months like the content? Or, if SSG is so inclined, still keep them exclusive to the cash shop on the website but still sell the extras by themselves. Maybe someone wants the sentient stone but doesn't care for the hireling, or vice versa? These are cash infusions SSG is deliberately choosing to miss out on. It is perplexing.
Drunken.dx
Well-known member
I mentioned somewhere couple of days ago that person in SSG that makes decisions about monetization in DDO is VERY BAD at their job.
And that's a hill I will defend till sun engulfs Terra
I have to assume there is some rational motive for the decisions that are made but I would think growing profitability would be first and foremost, no? I remember the last time I came around this community was discussing this very topic back then. Players are telling the company what they are willing to spend money on and SSG is just like "meh."