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You should buy $100 worth of TP
May 20th, 2016 at 5:19am
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Zehnpae wants newbs to buy TP during the death throes of this game.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ddo/comments/4k5jjy/double_bonus_points_may_20th_may_30...

My recommendation is the 100 dollar option. You can get away with the 60 dollar option but you'll have to wait for a 75% sale to get everything and those are pretty rare.
Wait for MoTU + Shadowfell to go on sale during the next Steam summer sale or Black Friday sale. That will net you another 4kish TP + a bunch of adventure packs.
Then you wait for the next 30% sale (or 75% if you went the cheaper route) and buy up every adventure pack.
You should have enough left over to buy some quality of life things or classes/races that you like as well. All for 90~130 dollars depending on how patient you are.
  
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Reply #1 - May 20th, 2016 at 10:46am
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I've been buying the $100 packs during TP sales Sad Just spent up the last of my triple bonus TP to buy a shard airship Tongue good timing on the sale, gotta refill.

I think I'm officially a whale.
  

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Reply #2 - May 20th, 2016 at 11:09am
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Thanks for supporting the game!
  
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Reply #3 - May 20th, 2016 at 11:13am
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crunch wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 11:09am:
Thanks for supporting the game!


Hey, any time Tongue somebody has to keep buying legit raid bypass timers Cheesy
  

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Reply #4 - May 20th, 2016 at 11:30am
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They have things backwards.  FIRST double points sale THEN Ottos boxes.  Not Ottos boxes then points.  Sigh...
  
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Reply #5 - May 20th, 2016 at 12:28pm
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Holding out for triple bonus points.  I don't mind paying into a game that I play, even if it has a f2p aspect.  But I'm not buying until I know I'm getting the best value for my dollars.
  

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Digimonk wrote on Dec 8th, 2016 at 12:39pm:
I've had multiple RoSS rot just from doing the explorer points in Sands across multiple lives since it is exclusive.


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Reply #6 - May 20th, 2016 at 12:29pm
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Asheras wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 11:30am:
They have things backwards.  FIRST double points sale THEN Ottos boxes.  Not Ottos boxes then points.  Sigh...


I agree, poor marketing and business acumen.  I believe they would sell many more points if they had reversed it, thus more revenue.
  
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Doodle wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 12:29pm:
I agree, poor marketing and business acumen.  I believe they would sell many more points if they had reversed it, thus more revenue. 


Run them at the same time for massive profit....
  
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Asheras wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 11:30am:
They have things backwards.  FIRST double points sale THEN Ottos boxes.  Not Ottos boxes then points.  Sigh...


Ottos boxes will be on sale again in 2 week, if that. No need to time it. They're barely ever NOT available.
  

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Frank wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 12:28pm:
Holding out for triple bonus points.  I don't mind paying into a game that I play, even if it has a f2p aspect.  But I'm not buying until I know I'm getting the best value for my dollars. 


How often do triple points come around?
  
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Asheras wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 11:30am:
They have things backwards.  FIRST double points sale THEN Ottos boxes.  Not Ottos boxes then points.  Sigh...




Turbine...
  
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Reply #11 - May 20th, 2016 at 3:54pm
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By the time you reach 3x completionist, you will get sick of the game, get all packs, all classes and gain insight into every class for free.
I do get that support for games is great, i spent 150$ on a freaking mobile game just to unlock more pictures of animated girls, but turbines model is really the best one for f2p players.
I ltierally see no valid reason to spend any money on ddo outside of the initial "lets make my acc prem"
  
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Reply #12 - May 20th, 2016 at 3:56pm
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AnAlarmist wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 3:27pm:
How often do triple points come around?

It's only been done two or maybe three times ever. I suspect Frank will be waiting two years or so.
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AnAlarmist wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 3:27pm:
How often do triple points come around?


About once every 2 years. I think I've seen 3 since I started playing in 2010. They aren't even scheduled, each was at a different time of year.
  

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AnAlarmist wrote on May 20th, 2016 at 3:27pm:
How often do triple points come around?

I've seen it twice over the past 2 years, and bought points the first time, grumbling to myself all the while about having recently bought some on a double points sale.  The second time I saw it I passed because I'd just bought all the upgrades on the 85% off sale and got a pile of TP with those.
  

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Digimonk wrote on Dec 8th, 2016 at 12:39pm:
I've had multiple RoSS rot just from doing the explorer points in Sands across multiple lives since it is exclusive.


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Digimonk wrote on Dec 22nd, 2016 at 1:58pm:
I will not chone.

I did what I did intentionally and while my primary purpose was not to annoy the other Vaulties, I acknowledge that it was a side effect.


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Reply #15 - May 21st, 2016 at 6:53am
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There actually is a point in "unlocking" the game for ~ $100 instead of buying a sub for a year or so, which will cost you around the same amount, yet you will have nothing once it's expired (with the exemption of being able to open elite during the subscription).

I'd rather recommend to spend $20 or so and work my way upwards, unlocking packs consecutively with TP gained from TRing, that's more rewarding in my opinion. And getting the expansions when they're cheap for another 10 or 20 bucks, or even buying them with TP.

The aspect of supporting the game at the current state is double-edged, on the one hand sure most of us don't want the game to die too soon, but throwing money at the incompetent, arrogant dicks at turdbine for bringing more bugs and half-assed systems into the game with every update? hmm  Undecided
  


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Reply #16 - May 21st, 2016 at 1:23pm
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DDOcrackhead wrote on May 21st, 2016 at 6:53am:
There actually is a point in "unlocking" the game for ~ $100 instead of buying a sub for a year or so, which will cost you around the same amount, yet you will have nothing once it's expired (with the exemption of being able to open elite during the subscription).

I'd rather recommend to spend $20 or so and work my way upwards, unlocking packs consecutively with TP gained from TRing, that's more rewarding in my opinion. And getting the expansions when they're cheap for another 10 or 20 bucks, or even buying them with TP.

The aspect of supporting the game at the current state is double-edged, on the one hand sure most of us don't want the game to die too soon, but throwing money at the incompetent, arrogant dicks at turdbine for bringing more bugs and half-assed systems into the game with every update? hmm  Undecided


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Reply #17 - May 23rd, 2016 at 10:22am
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Ottos' Boxes are on sale every six weeks.  It is the only thing that Turbine makes money with.
  
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They are so damn tempting those boxes.

Don't forget how all those free xp stones where introduced with MOTD to get us hooked!
  
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Reply #19 - May 31st, 2016 at 3:01pm
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Been having fun with the boxes Tongue Cuts just enough grind that when I just want "out" of a life I can usually get it. Also makes it easy to skip the parts of heroic that just make me sigh forlornly...
  

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i agree
  

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