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Anonymous
9 years ago

Re: The unicorn dilemma

@dwooten77 wrote:
@Final_Zidane If it was so easy to get max rank in GW1, then why didn't you do it? I'm just curious.

Well since you made it personal...

For me personally it was a matter of problems with my Xbox360. Seeing as EA didn't feel the need to be able to transfer accounts from one console to another. (Or if they did I could find any info on it.) Xbox360 dies, upgrade to PS4. (Didn't get the PS4 GW1 because I didn't want to restart 100's of hours of game play.) Years pass and GW2 is now on sale. My brother picks it up and we start playing. (This is about four weeks ago.) I was outside the promotion the day I bought the game. Yet the transfer is advertised everywhere. In the store, in game message, EA's help site. Surely, there is cause for confusion/frustration.

As for the first game, I was in the 200 range before my Xbox died but with one key distinction, I had not used enough skip star to earn the Consume This Too achievement. To me the point of the game was to play it, not spend skip stars to zoom through it. I completed the sticker book, put in hundreds of hours of playtime, stayed through all of the expansions. (I was even max rank twice up until the Zomboss Down DLC.) What bothers me is the arbitrary line used to define loyalty.

The reason why the Unicorn Chomper is an issue is because it is a variant, a playable character. It is not a special rank plate that says you hit max rank, its not a special cosmetic that can be put on any class. This is particularly bothersome because GW1 and GW2 revolve around the sticker collection. If it was any other shooting game it likely wouldn't matter. Plenty of games have limited promotional items and most of them don't get this level of complaints/criticism. But, EA has handed us a blank book and said fill it up. Only then they say, I'm sorry you can't because you failed to meet our expectations. I wouldn't care so much if it wasn't a focal point of the game. To add to this, the game's primary audience is younger children. For an M rated game you can offer limited incentives and adults will get it if they want it or ignore it. Children don't think that way, they see they don't have something and they want it. (While I don't have any kids this is a common issue in the many Unicorn Chomper threads.) Finally, this game isn't an MMO, people shouldn't be chained to their console in fear of missing a promotion. Yes, I acknowledge this one was a year long but, what about alternate RUX abilities? What about seasonal items, and portal items? (I missed something in GW1 because I was out of town for a week on vacation.)

I could go on, but after looking into the Unicorn Chomper these last few weeks it seems to me that the only people who got cheated are the "loyal" customers. I am beginning to feel sorry for them.

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  • dwooten77's avatar
    dwooten77
    9 years ago
    Well that was a simple mistake. I had to transfer my information from my 360 to my Xbox one. All you had to do was set up an origin account for free. I'm not tech savvy but I feel like the information was easy to find with a google search. As for the skip challenge stars. To use only skip challenge stars to get to max rank was in no way zooming through the game. The packs are RNG so even to buy coins it would have taking a ridiculously amount of money to buy enough coins to get enough skip challenge stars. You even said you didn't want to log hundreds of hours to get max rank. I get being bitter about not getting the reward, but again you just made a simple mistake on transferring your characters if you tried to do so before the deadline. If it was after the deadline when you attempted to do so then there's nothing to gripe about. I'm not making it personal, your just taking it personal. These are just the facts. I have a son and I understand how kids wouldn't understand. You just have to explain it to them so they know better next time. I will argue that this is not just a kids game. Many adults play it. No where does it say kids only. You'd be surprised the percentage of players that are adults. My definition for "loyalty" as you put it, was knowing how to transfer characters between consoles within the timeline. Not well after the deadline. This is what is, you just need to except it. Again don't take it personal, it's just a game.
  • killshot101010's avatar
    killshot101010
    9 years ago
    Your logic is flawed. Unicorn chomper along with z7 imp aren't part of your sticker book until you actually unlock them. You will not see a blnk outline of the character in your sticker book like you would with every other variant. That's because they get added to it and increase your total number of stickers once you do get them. Meaning you don't need them to fill out every blank sticker therefore you argument is invalid. There really is no excuse for anyone who doesn't have him. I bought gw2 at launch and was not max rank in the first one. I waited till around august when I had mastered every character to go back and get max rank in gw1. Took me 2 weeks to go from rank 120 (wich was were I stopped playin gw1) to max with some help and no money spent.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I would rather not argue when I could be taking advantage of the boosted exp from the event. I just want to cover a few things.

    @dwooten77 wrote:
    I'm not making it personal, your just taking it personal.

     You asked for me, by name, to give my reason for not reaching 313. That is making it personal. If you are referring to not having the Unicorn, that never was personal. It was a business decision by EA.

    @dwooten77 wrote:
    I have a son and I understand how kids wouldn't understand. You just have to explain it to them so they know better next time. I will argue that this is not just a kids game. Many adults play it. No where does it say kids only. You'd be surprised the percentage of players that are adults.

    The primary audience is children, it was made and developed with them in mind. That doesn't mean other people can't play. It means that the game should primarily cater to kids. 

    @dwooten77 wrote:
    My definition for "loyalty" as you put it, was knowing how to transfer characters between consoles within the timeline. Not well after the deadline. This is what is, you just need to except it. Again don't take it personal, it's just a game.

    Wording like that makes it hard not to read it as personal. That aside, "This is what is", is precisely why people are continually coming to the forums and complaining. I've seen several posts of people complaining about a new thread each week. These are only appearing because EA's customers, the source of their income, are dissatisfied with a decision they made. As long as this is how things are people will continue to be upset. (And they will continue to come here to express it.) Remember, people are three times more likely to express dissatisfaction than they are to offer praise.

    I stand by my statement that the entire mess was a very poor business decision. That is my personal problem here. As people have stated the Unicorn Chomper is playable in the current event. I capped him and Z7 yesterday, I'll be working on other legendary variants today. In addition, I agree that as a variant the Unicorn Chomper is easily forgettable, if I owned him I would also likely not use him all that often. (But, is that really a surprise when there are two teams and over 100 variants. Honestly, who would only play as their trophy piece, be that the Unicorn, Z7 or some legendary. Especially once it is capped.) Once again, my personal investment in these threads and the reason I advocate for the Unicorn Chomper isn't because I personally want him. It is because I dislike the business practice, which not only creates upset customers now but also sets a precedent for future GW or EA games in general. Since I feel this entire promotion was a mistake, I am voicing my opinion in hopes that other games don't follow suit. In the mean time, I have been offering what I feel to be fair suggestions on how to correct the current mistake.

    As a last request, if you will indulge me. What specifically is the reason you don't want the Unicorn being given out again? I have seen so many posts adamantly opposing any other way to get the Chomper. I am curious about what the problem is. Is it the work involved? The exclusivity? Is playing the Unicorn somehow less valuable if other people have it? Perhaps it is just the desire to not reward people who were "irresponsible" and didn't take advantage of the offer? I am genuinely curious, but, I will not be hurt if you decline to answer.

  • dwooten77's avatar
    dwooten77
    9 years ago
    . You have every right to your opinion. You seem set in your ways and that's fine. I'm just tired of seeing this forum with the same question every week. Other forums have auto moderators that remove such topics because it just floods the topic page and leads to bickering. If there are auto moderators set up to do this then there is a consensus amongst players. I never called you irresponsible, nor do I assume so. I'm just trying to provide you with the facts. Personally I hate for any kid to be upset over not having a character in this game and how it doesn't make sense to them. It is what is. They have made it very clear. I'm sorry you're displeased. I tried to give you some insight as to why because EA members do not reply to these topics. Nor should they. The dead horse has been beaten so many times there's nothing left. I'm not trying to sit on top of a pedestal and yell you ain't got not uni, you ain't go no uni. To anyone else reading, the unicorn chomper is no longer available, nor will it be with the information they have given us. I'm not the the type to butter an answer up and leave people with false hope. There are a lot of people on here like myself that try to help people with their problems. This is a problem that cannot be helped. And every time a topic gets bumped down a notch because of this topic, then it's less likely to get answered. I wish you and your brother the best, hopefully they make him available in GW3 along with another loyalty character. I hope you guys get both of them. Cheers
  • realitysquared's avatar
    realitysquared
    9 years ago
    From what I gather from reading the more recent complaints it seems that the new complaints are being sparked by the fact that while all other advertising about the Loyalty Program and Character Importation have been removed I believe that they had not immediately patched the game to remove the default notice about it from the Mailbox messages and that message prompts new players to immediately look for an option which was removed months ago.

    When that leftover notice gets removed we'll simply be left with a situation where a limited time event has passed rather than one where an expired event is still being brought to everyone's attention as if it were still ongoing.
  • asukojo's avatar
    asukojo
    9 years ago

    I know it's frustrating to unable to get Unicorn Chomper but PopCap has relax this by letting people to play it and mastered him in super mix mode event. I missed the lunch at lab event but not missing it this time. Mastered Disco and Unicorn chomper in no time. I didn't use his special ability (zip), I simply use Unicorn just like other chomper, DIG. So for me, he just another chomper. I did so many kill that I got one hate message from one player that so got pissed 🙂

    Now, I can declare I mastered all my chompers (including unicorn) and I don't bother that can't own Unicorn chomper (since in my eye, he just another Chomper).

    Most importantly, My path is open for max rank. Yeah. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Wait a minute... I recognize that Chomper design... Plus, you use burrow instead of warp, that was really rare. (So, the few that did, were really memorable.) I'm pretty sure there was a few games where you were ruining my day. >.< Overall, I'm glad the event is over, I can go back to playing the game without worrying about the certain doom beneath the ground. (This gives me a good idea for an event. All zombies vs only Chompers, call it Tremors.)

  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    @asukojo

    It's nice to see people making the most of what opportunities they do have instead of complaining about what they don't.  I'm afraid that I found my performance with chomper rather poor with the crazy settings, so I only got a few levels on UC during these events before becoming frustrated and playing characters with which I can do some good.

  • asukojo's avatar
    asukojo
    9 years ago

    I play on PS4 around Friday night. For Unicorn, I use the standard look because I just want to enjoy the "feeling" of playing it. For Disco, that's exactly how it looked.

    First, I was struggling to play with super boost speed (missed my bite, goop and swallow). After I removed speed upgrade, use sticky goop and gentle of my stick when close to zombies, then my feast party is really good. Eat so many spinning imp and spinning brains. For mech, I simply goop then bite from behind. It didn't stand a chance more than few seconds. For pirate, I can easily haunt them from their comfort zone on the backend of battle field since we have speed boost.

    Overall, I mastered 4 characters that I don't have: Unicorn, Disco, Z7, Scallywag and get so many coins. 

    Note: On last event, I master 5 all stars. On every event, I always put similar look for same character so when they see me, they know I'm coming.

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