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trancejeremy

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Joined: 1/30/08
Posts: 675

 
10/30/09 9:20:57 PM#1

Tonight is the 1 year anniversary of Atlantica Online. Ndoors made a big deal of it, and how people should log in at a certain time to get a prize.

What was this wonderful prize? Cake.  In my case, a time that slightly heals my characters. An item I already literally had 100s of, except this one is a cake, not the normal one, so won't stack. 

So basically, it's worse than nothing. If I keep it, it takes up valuable inventory space. (But hey, I can get 10 extra inventory slots for $15).

 

Another one that was really bad was in LOTRO.  Blueberry Tart recipes for all. (Of course, only a small fraction of characters could even cook, since how the profession system in it works for crafting). At least I could sell that to the vendor.

 

But why do companies do this? It just gets people angry.  Giving away trash is worse than giving away nothing.

http://my.lotro.com/character/landroval/galadthryth/ - Lord of the Rings Online Character
http://blogofthenewworld.blogspot.com/ - Sword of the New World Blog