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gurthgor · May 2006

If you bought the game before final version was made you got advantages in game. Just this is what makes me not even try this game. If they do this probably they will do the same when new expansions come.

CoHsucks · May 2006

Yes, huge advanteges..you'll never compete with those people with the "huge advantage". Don't try the game because they offered a tiny meaningless "advantage" to pre-orders that every single MMO does for pre-orders.

thank god you are here to warn us OP, I wouldn't want to play an excellent game with a great combat/crafting/advancement and damn fun style because the pre-orders got their "huge advantage".

I mean, if it weren't for you, i would have wasted my time playing a hella-fun MMO which offers fast combat, and great graphics, along with addictive game play.

Oops, to late, I already bought it, and am having a blast.(non-preorder)

**Anyone who is on the fence for AA, this game rocks, and is well worth trying**

DVsilent · May 2006

CoHsucks, yes COH sucks, and i didn't do preorder and im having a blast to /bump this post

Danjak · May 2006

For the record, the pre-order weapon that you got is a middle-of-the-road weapon. It is not meant to be a terrific advantage, but is instead a fallback weapon for when you can't find anything else. I have the pre-order weapon and I don't use it.... I've found many more weapons that drop off of opponents that do far more damage.

But if that's all it takes for you to skip out on a great game... well, okay then. That's obviously entirely up to you.

duncan_922 · May 2006

Same whine I hear in the EVE forums... Guess no matter where you go....

gurthgor · May 2006

It is not true that all mmorpgs do the same. In fact most dont do that. I am not going to buy a game to check if the advantage is ridiculous or not, i just see they give an advantage and i am not going to buy it. And as i said if they do that at the beginning who knows what else they can do, it is just a kind of attitude to manage a game that is not good for me.

gurthgor · May 2006

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Tarryn · May 2006

Originally posted by gurthgor

It is not true that all mmorpgs do the same. In fact most dont do that.

Really? Hmm. EQ2 did. EQ1 does for all their recent expansions. DDO did. Auto Assault did. City of Heroes and City of Villains did.

I'm not sure about WoW, since I only played beta...but I think it's fair to say that most recent games *have* provided some manner of advantage for preorder customers.

gurthgor · May 2006

Yes, really. EQ and EQ2, made by the same ppl, dont know why you just didnt say also all the expansions of EQ . Also CoH and the expansion CoV, made by the same ppl.

Actually i cant be sure if most give advantages or not, as noone here can do it. I just have been in web pages of many games i was interested in and i havent seen anything about advantages but auto assault. It is true that EQ gave advantages, and that is one of the reasons why i left the game ( even though i was max lvl ).

So, actually you are talking about 3 other games.

JelloB2000 · May 2006

Originally posted by Tarryn

Originally posted by gurthgor
It is not true that all mmorpgs do the same. In fact most dont do that. Really? Hmm. EQ2 did. EQ1 does for all their recent expansions. DDO did. Auto Assault did. City of Heroes and City of Villains did.
I'm not sure about WoW, since I only played beta...but I think it's fair to say that most recent games *have* provided some manner of advantage for preorder customers.

Its more fluff not an advantage, the companys however does make it seem like the "coolest" thing ever which they are not. For example:

CoV & CoH: pre-order helmet (only visual), collectors-edition: sprint power with another animation & effect (which is worse off in pvp since it emits a easy to spot glow) & a badge that does nothing.

AutoAssault: mid-range weapon which is worse than dropped weapons.

GuildWars: glowing hand animation, basic weapons (depending on pre-order) which are only used for fun (since other weapons are better), collectors-edition: couple of skills that are gotten anyway during play.

WoW: Collectors-edition: ingame visual pet.

DDO & Everquest 1-2 not sure since I havent tried them. (Also not mentioned the in-hand items you might get sometimes: artbook, map, toy-figure, extra cd:s/dvd:s and so on).

Danjak · May 2006

Originally posted by JelloB2000

Originally posted by Tarryn

Originally posted by gurthgor
It is not true that all mmorpgs do the same. In fact most dont do that.

Really? Hmm. EQ2 did. EQ1 does for all their recent expansions. DDO did. Auto Assault did. City of Heroes and City of Villains did.
I'm not sure about WoW, since I only played beta...but I think it's fair to say that most recent games *have* provided some manner of advantage for preorder customers.

Its more fluff not an advantage, the companys however does make it seem like the "coolest" thing ever which they are not. For example:

CoV & CoH: pre-order helmet (only visual), collectors-edition: sprint power with another animation & effect (which is worse off in pvp since it emits a easy to spot glow) & a badge that does nothing.

AutoAssault: mid-range weapon which is worse than dropped weapons.

GuildWars: glowing hand animation, basic weapons (depending on pre-order) which are only used for fun (since other weapons are better), collectors-edition: couple of skills that are gotten anyway during play.

WoW: Collectors-edition: ingame visual pet.

DDO & Everquest 1-2 not sure since I havent tried them. (Also not mentioned the in-hand items you might get sometimes: artbook, map, toy-figure, extra cd:s/dvd:s and so on).

lol... nice.

And I'm not saying every game does this, but every game I've played recently has. But, to the original poster, if it bothers you, then don't play. No big deal. That's entirely your call to make.

DVsilent · May 2006

Yes please, if your going to whine about it, id rather you NOT play the game, like i said before i have the retail version with no advantage weapon and i love it more than World of Warcraft which i played for 1.5 years, this game will keep me entertained for months/years to come

Aethios · May 2006

I think the OP is totally justified in complaining that this game gives a pre-order advantage. They also add fire to your tires if you pay for your first 6 months gameplay right off the bat. Who does this crap?

They also auctioned off beta slots to "contest" winners, while the pre-order suckers were waiting for the beta slot promised to them on the back of the box. Seems like a pretty lame way to get into business.

No doubt they'll have no qualms doing it again in the future, as well.

Tarryn · May 2006

Originally posted by Aethios

They also auctioned off beta slots to "contest" winners, while the pre-order suckers were waiting for the beta slot promised to them on the back of the box. Seems like a pretty lame way to get into business.

The "veteran reward" thing is done by other games, but in a different fashion--they award you after you've spent that much time as a subscriber. AA just does it in advance. So it's hardly unprecedented in concept.

And giving beta slots to contest winners has been done in almost every beta I've been in...and that's a decent number.

I still don't see what the big deal is with these mostly fluff perks. The only people whose dislike of them I understand is those min/maxers who feel that every tiniest difference between characters must be measured and managed and throw fits if there's anything, no matter how small, they don't have.

Frankly, I can do without that sort of individual.

tachgb · May 2006

Could the OP mean this ?

Originally posted by http://www.autoassault.com/pre-order/weapons.html
What is the loot bonus?
The loot bonus is exclusive to people who pre-order Auto Assault®. It increases a computer-controlled enemys chance to drop enhanced items from one to five percent of the enemys base chance, so if you kill a boss that normally has an 80% chance to drop enhanced items, your loot bonus becomes an 84% chance to drop enhanced items. For infantry that has only 1% chance to drop enhanced loot, the loot bonus will make that chance 2%. All of this is provided that your character has looting rights to the enemy when it dies.The loot bonus will show up in the game as a medal in your characters collection (you can also earn various other medals in-game). Furthermore, the loot bonus is applied to your Auto Assault® account, meaning that every character created on that account will have the loot bonus permanently.

Found over at; http://www.autoassault.com/pre-order/weapons.html

Well, it's nothing major, I don't see why that would put you off buying the game. You're missing out, I'm sure.

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