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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #75 on: February 18, 2013, 01:59:18 pm »
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The update seems to have rolled out though I can't purchase Alchemy yet on the public server.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #76 on: February 18, 2013, 02:50:46 pm »
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I have a button I can click for Alchemy, though it's hard to tell.

That said... the "Mega Pack" appears to be more expensive than buying the individual games.  Is that a mistake?
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #77 on: February 18, 2013, 03:43:43 pm »
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So they rolled out an overhaul of the store interface, but didn't actually release alchemy?!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!  I went from very happy to very pissed off in less than a minute.  Someone didn't learn their lesson from the original botched rollout.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #78 on: February 18, 2013, 03:47:01 pm »
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My understanding is that it is only available to people who purchased a pack including it before.

I don't see how the Mega pack is more expensive than buying the individual parts btw.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #79 on: February 18, 2013, 03:56:55 pm »
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My understanding is that it is only available to people who purchased a pack including it before.

I don't see how the Mega pack is more expensive than buying the individual parts btw.

Mega Pack is 540 bullshitcoins.
Super Pack 1 is 230.
Super Pack 2 is 140.
Dark Ages is 110.
230 + 140 + 110 = 480 < 540

It's not less expensive than if you buy everything at the 40 per pack price, sure.  And of course the problem is you have to buy bullshitcoins, but mostly they match up with the numbers needed.  I guess if you're OK with spending actual money on the coins that you get just for playing... well, then I start to worry about you.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #80 on: February 18, 2013, 03:58:41 pm »
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Well that's a ton of help (not to mention, gratitude) to people like me who have been buying all of the packs individually, as soon as they come out, from the very beginning.  I'm playing on Goko because the dark ages cards make the game better and because eventually there will be no other choice, but definitely not because of the way they've been treating the dominion fanbase (mostly poor communication punctuated by occasional 3/4-assed attempts at decent relations). 

My understanding is that it is only available to people who purchased a pack including it before.

I don't see how the Mega pack is more expensive than buying the individual parts btw.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #81 on: February 18, 2013, 04:00:42 pm »
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Ok, I failed. Some I was under the impression that the pack was cheaper.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #82 on: February 18, 2013, 04:04:19 pm »
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Cheapest seems to be:
Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity at 70 each = 210,
Hinterlands, Alchemy and Cornucopia in Super Pack 2 at 140
DA at 110
Total 460.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #83 on: February 18, 2013, 04:07:39 pm »
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I think the Mega pack was cheaper before the update, thus my confusion.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #84 on: February 18, 2013, 04:08:46 pm »
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Cheapest seems to be:
Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity at 70 each = 210,

I hadn't even noticed that one.  I imagine that wasn't their intent.  Or maybe it was?

Edit: Posted about it on GetSatisfaction, which I can now access.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #85 on: February 18, 2013, 04:09:50 pm »
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I have reason to believe they didn't think about what they were doing.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #86 on: February 18, 2013, 04:40:41 pm »
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What's with the question marks on the Potion card?
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #87 on: February 18, 2013, 05:08:29 pm »
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Yup. The prices increased with the latest rollout. It was originally 200 for Super Pack 1 and 140 for Super Pack 2, 110 for DA and 450 for the Mega Pack. You also can no longer buy 20 Gokoins. Why is this significant? Well, for me, that is because I have 24 Gokoins and that means when Guilds comes out, I will be forced to buy 40 more Gokoins instead of 20 Gokoins. I should have bought them when I had the chance. The ironic thing is that yesterday I was thinking to msyelf that I should just purchase the 20 Gokoins now so that I would have 40 Gokoins for when Guilds rolled out. lol. I should have listened to myself.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #88 on: February 18, 2013, 06:22:48 pm »
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I'm pretty damn sure I bought Super Pack 2, but it's no longer saying I have.

EDIT: But I have access to Alchemy cards.  Odd.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #89 on: February 18, 2013, 06:24:44 pm »
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I didn't think Goko was in a position to increase prices.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #90 on: February 18, 2013, 07:13:30 pm »
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I didn't think Goko was in a position to increase prices.

Apparently, they have. lol
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #91 on: February 18, 2013, 08:11:37 pm »
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That's the thing, though, the individual packages haven't changed price.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #92 on: February 18, 2013, 08:36:05 pm »
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Cheapest seems to be:
Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity at 70 each = 210,

I hadn't even noticed that one.  I imagine that wasn't their intent.  Or maybe it was?

The super packs also include "access to all their adventures". So you don't have to purchase the adventure finales when you buy the pack. That seems like a high price to pay for things you can purchase just by playing the game.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #93 on: February 18, 2013, 08:38:22 pm »
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Cheapest seems to be:
Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity at 70 each = 210,

I hadn't even noticed that one.  I imagine that wasn't their intent.  Or maybe it was?

The super packs also include "access to all their adventures". So you don't have to purchase the adventure finales when you buy the pack. That seems like a high price to pay for things you can purchase just by playing the game.

Not true. You still have to purchase the finales, but 500 Dominion coins is nothing. It just means you can play the adventures for their respective sets. You can't do this if you don't own those sets.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #94 on: February 18, 2013, 11:09:27 pm »
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Cheapest seems to be:
Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity at 70 each = 210,
Hinterlands, Alchemy and Cornucopia in Super Pack 2 at 140
DA at 110
Total 460.

So...lemme get this straight.

The MegaPack, which they claim is the "best offer", is 80 gokoins more expensive than buying the sets Watno priced out.  That gets a big ol' dubya tee effffff.

Now, if you factor in pricing discounts for buying gokoins in bulk.  You could spend $40 exactly and have 460 gokoins for everything that is currently released.  Or, you can spend $45 and have 540 gokoins and blow them all on the same set via the Megapack.  Or, you can spend $45, get the 540, spend the coins on the sets as Watno priced out, and have 80 left over for when they release Guilds...

Regardless, the pricing scheme is currently very confusing and a misrepresentation of a perceived deal.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #95 on: February 19, 2013, 01:05:35 pm »
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the megapak has zaps and dominion coins in it
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #96 on: February 19, 2013, 01:41:52 pm »
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And purchase of the Super pack 1 qualifies for the in-game ad removal in Dominion.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #97 on: February 19, 2013, 02:10:27 pm »
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And purchase of the Super pack 1 qualifies for the in-game ad removal in Dominion.

whoawhoawhoawaitwhoawaitWHAT?!

You're telling me that *paying money for the sets* is not enough to remove ads from Dominion? That there is a showstopper for me.
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #98 on: February 19, 2013, 02:33:35 pm »
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And purchase of the Super pack 1 qualifies for the in-game ad removal in Dominion.

whoawhoawhoawaitwhoawaitWHAT?!

You're telling me that *paying money for the sets* is not enough to remove ads from Dominion? That there is a showstopper for me.

Yikes. I'm really hoping this is just some miscommunication.

I can see using ads to generate revenue for those who play for free. That's part and parcel for online games. But if a consumer pays money for the game, then ads should not be necessary.

I'm speaking from my ivory tower for I will buy everything when Guilds comes out, but I will protest someone owning just Alchemy having to endure ads (not to mention that he only owns Alchemy).
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Re: Alchemy on Goko
« Reply #99 on: February 19, 2013, 02:40:48 pm »
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It's not unprecedented.  For example, Hulu Plus (the for-pay version of Hulu) still shows ads, and those ads are way more intrusive since they interrupt the viewing experience.
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