Holden_Dissent Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Seriously. I started on the 18th, got myself three crystals without doing dailies on the 23rd. Ran into craptons of the plague bugging out, had to fix it just as many times. People's own dang fault for not finishing DNA collection if they're not willing to do the simplest of things to help themselves. I got bugged a few times and wouldn't blow up. but if you noticed it you could fix it pretty easily. just apply vaccine and deactivate its buff. Is that what you did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurzis Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 As much as i'd of loved getting the full containment gear, blaming the daily reset for not getting your DNA samples is a terrible excuse. you could of easily got 10 DNA samples in 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liokae Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got bugged a few times and wouldn't blow up. but if you noticed it you could fix it pretty easily. just apply vaccine and deactivate its buff. Is that what you did? Yep. It was annoying, but was twenty minutes and 2k credits wasted at most. Seemed pretty obvious to me; if your debuff is stuck, get rid of the debuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobinstein Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Yep. It was annoying, but was twenty minutes and 2k credits wasted at most. Seemed pretty obvious to me; if your debuff is stuck, get rid of the debuff. i thought i had lucked out. no one told me that exploding gave you dna samples. i didnt even know about the event until the 3rd day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminminU Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got 2 samples left over, ended up buying 14 off some guy for 20k credits and then getting infected and dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geulsae Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I remember playing WoW, they had this luna festival thing for the first time and I wasn't paying attention until the very last minute. Ended up not getting all the outfits with leftover tokens. I was unhappy camper for a while then stashed the tokens in the bank and completely forgot about it. Year later, event returned and had a jump start with tokens from year before. TLDR: Save the tokens. There's no way this event won't return. You seriously think they would throw away the time & effort put into making this event after one use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosKirin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 okay let me explain. There was an option to become immune, but many willingly decided to ignore that, in favour of getting more of the event currency. But I think good stories (and BioWare claims that this game is about story) have consequences to the decisions that are made. By willingly not perventing invection and instead spreading it on your fleet and other worlds, the game should make a difference how the world will continue on this. That's why I think there should be a drawback for the faction which did that the most, otherwise why should the people care about not becoming a plague carrier. And then there is another part, stories are also about lessons, and to fail in teaching people that it is not a good idea to let deadly diseases spread, would mean that BioWare has not even grasped to basics of storytellung. The vaccine was for people who were doing ops/flashpoints and didn't want to blow up, say, during a boss fight. Exploding was part of the event, meant to be an easy way to get the DNA required for getting the event items. You could get infected from ANY infected mob, especially Rakghouls. Why would BW then penalize people for using a mechanic they built into the event? Your logic is severely flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudenfusz Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The vaccine was for people who were doing ops/flashpoints and didn't want to blow up, say, during a boss fight. Exploding was part of the event, meant to be an easy way to get the DNA required for getting the event items. You could get infected from ANY infected mob, especially Rakghouls. Why would BW then penalize people for using a mechanic they built into the event? Your logic is severely flawed. Haven't read the forums in the last days? Many people were really annoyed of getting infected, and even called it grieving. This could happen for all kind of reasons, like don't want that for your character (character oriented rolepayers) or not seeing it fit the story they would like to experience (story oriented roleplayers). So it is for some part of the story of this game, and not just a game mechanic (and I cannot blame them for thinking that way, especially since BioWare said that this game is story focused). So I hope they better get their story right and give us some consequenzes for our decision we made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymantium Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Haven't read the forums in the last days? Many people were really annoyed of getting infected, and even called it grieving. This could happen for all kind of reasons, like don't want that for your character (character oriented rolepayers) or not seeing it fit the story they would like to experience (story oriented roleplayers). So it is for some part of the story of this game, and not just a game mechanic (and I cannot blame them for thinking that way, especially since BioWare said that this game is story focused). So I hope they better get their story right and give us some consequenzes for our decision we made. Are these the same people who refused to purchase a vaccine because they felt they shouldn't need to? You want consequences...well there's your consequence for not getting vaccinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackardin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 i read that the event would run through the 24th, which is today. i thought i would be able to get the last samples i need today. and they were selling at 75k each on my server. i dont have that kind of cred I saw people spamming DNA samples for 1k on my server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudenfusz Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Are these the same people who refused to purchase a vaccine because they felt they shouldn't need to? You want consequences...well there's your consequence for not getting vaccinated. It goes in the right direction, but it has currently no larger consequence. Should BioWare punish the faction who had more deaths caused by the plague, then more people might think that they should have better used the vaccine. Since it had no drawback not to vaccinate, no it had only benefits in game, so they story BioWare can tell with it should also show that it is not just a good idea to spread diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackardin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) Are these the same people who refused to purchase a vaccine because they felt they shouldn't need to? You want consequences...well there's your consequence for not getting vaccinated. No, skip. These were the people that, rather then buy a vaccine, wanted to option to kill your arse and toss you out into space for trying to infect us, with the option to loot your sorry corpse for the 2k I had to pay for the immunity. ;p Put that in game so that I can grief you right back and I promise that you will have no further worry about us "complainers". LOL Edited April 24, 2012 by Blackardin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Girl Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 In my guild we were giving away odd DNA that were left over so people who were running a bit short could get their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trobon Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Are these the same people who refused to purchase a vaccine because they felt they shouldn't need to? You want consequences...well there's your consequence for not getting vaccinated. No silly. There should only be consequences for those who took part in an event. Not those who wanted nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirameki Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) i read that the event would run through the 24th, which is today. i thought i would be able to get the last samples i need today. and they were selling at 75k each on my server. i dont have that kind of cred 75k each on your server ? You either play on a dead server with 5 people making the DNA xtreme rare or you forgot to put a dot and say 7.5k. Edited April 24, 2012 by Kirameki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosKirin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Haven't read the forums in the last days? Many people were really annoyed of getting infected, and even called it grieving. This could happen for all kind of reasons, like don't want that for your character (character oriented rolepayers) or not seeing it fit the story they would like to experience (story oriented roleplayers). So it is for some part of the story of this game, and not just a game mechanic (and I cannot blame them for thinking that way, especially since BioWare said that this game is story focused). So I hope they better get their story right and give us some consequenzes for our decision we made. I can't even understand this line of thought. You 1: take the vaccine and don't participate in the event. or 2: Allow yourself to be infected and blow up to get DNA. Not hard to understand. There was even a mission/quest for blowing up and infecting people. BW encouraged it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gokkus Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The real epic fail is that you did not buy a few DNA samples, blew up 2 extra times or used your DNA another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceperson Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 yup OP, you failed alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I can't even understand this line of thought. You 1: take the vaccine and don't participate in the event. or 2: Allow yourself to be infected and blow up to get DNA. Not hard to understand. There was even a mission/quest for blowing up and infecting people. BW encouraged it. I participated in the event but I can see the point of view of players who did not want to participate. The vaccine only lasts 6 hours of gametime. Forcing someone to pay 2k every 6 hours for not wanting to participate in the event is a bit ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymantium Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 It goes in the right direction, but it has currently no larger consequence. Should BioWare punish the faction who had more deaths caused by the plague, then more people might think that they should have better used the vaccine. Since it had no drawback not to vaccinate, no it had only benefits in game, so they story BioWare can tell with it should also show that it is not just a good idea to spread diseases. They won't punish anyone...they included a quest to infect 10 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymantium Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 No, skip. These were the people that, rather then buy a vaccine, wanted to option to kill your arse and toss you out into space for trying to infect us, with the option to loot your sorry corpse for the 2k I had to pay for the immunity. ;p Put that in game so that I can grief you right back and I promise that you will have no further worry about us "complainers". LOL That would have made for a more interesting event for sure. Would have been total chaos on the corresponding fleet stations though...along with so much complaining that the forums would crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymantium Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I participated in the event but I can see the point of view of players who did not want to participate. The vaccine only lasts 6 hours of gametime. Forcing someone to pay 2k every 6 hours for not wanting to participate in the event is a bit ridiculous. Not sure if serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBBP Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I participated in the event but I can see the point of view of players who did not want to participate. The vaccine only lasts 6 hours of gametime. Forcing someone to pay 2k every 6 hours for not wanting to participate in the event is a bit ridiculous. It is not ridiculous at all. If you were really bent about having to spend 2k a few times, you could have asked nicely for someone to provide a stim. You would have very likely gotten one. Not to mention that if you would have unpuckered yourself for a little while and enjoyed the content, you would have been awarded free stims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobinstein Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) 75k each on your server ? You either play on a dead server with 5 people making the DNA xtreme rare or you forgot to put a dot and say 7.5k. seventy-five thousand. and they were selling fast. and how was i supposed to know blowing up provided dna samples? i never blew up. what i read from bioware here didnt mention it, and no one said anything in game Edited April 24, 2012 by Bobinstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssBen Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 It is not ridiculous at all. If you were really bent about having to spend 2k a few times, you could have asked nicely for someone to provide a stim. You would have very likely gotten one. Not to mention that if you would have unpuckered yourself for a little while and enjoyed the content, you would have been awarded free stims. True this, I'll bet I'm not alone in that I was vendor trashing stacks of serum after getting them as rewards and only ever using them when bugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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