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[s0da72]

Kangarad, on 25 May 2017 - 03:22 PM, said:

you sure that teh issue is gone? cant redeem it still and I am 100% sure that I dotn have the stuff.

I think he met gone as in the code will no longer work gone..

[Kin3ticX]

i did them all and they didnt work

I did it again an hour later and the first one worked

[Matt Newman]

Yes. Sorry, My "top men" looked into the issue and it was a bug.
I Originally thought it was a non-unique code so people who didn't have it could still redeem it once.
However, It turned out there was a minor issue in the code that allowed people to redeem it multiple times.
The smoking gun was the someone on Reddit who got himself 15 coconut monkeys.

[Mikayshen]

Matt Newman, on 25 May 2017 - 03:33 PM, said:

The smoking gun was the someone on Reddit who got himself 15 coconut monkeys.

Just more proof that reddit is bad. Ah well.

[AnTi90d]

I crossposted this thread and its codes the OutreachHPG. (I wanted those guys to have a shot at the camo patterns, too, because most of them don't come here.)

So.. the codes dying are directly my fault.. (and the greedy monkey hoarder.. but I did enable him.)

I'm sorry.

Feel free to throw something heavy in my general direction.

[pyrocomp]

Matt Newman, on 25 May 2017 - 03:33 PM, said:

Yes. Sorry, My "top men" looked into the issue and it was a bug.
I Originally thought it was a non-unique code so people who didn't have it could still redeem it once.
However, It turned out there was a minor issue in the code that allowed people to redeem it multiple times.
The smoking gun was the someone on Reddit who got himself 15 coconut monkeys.

Thst's a pity. A friend of mine just missed this oportuninty for mere minutes.
Is there a possibility to have these colors and pattern (not sure about the Monkey) as low tier rewards in a nearest event (just to make those available to all)?

[Matt Newman]

pyrocomp, on 25 May 2017 - 03:43 PM, said:

Thst's a pity. A friend of mine just missed this oportuninty for mere minutes. Is there a possibility to have these colors and pattern (not sure about the Monkey) as low tier rewards in a nearest event (just to make those available to all)?

I'll ask around and see if it's possible. Not sure what the fine print on the Exclusive was.

Matt

[Saint H8oraide of the Wine]

Why bother disabling the code Matt? It offers no competitive advantage, gets people's foot in the door for camo's and colors, and who cares if someone has 1 or 300 bobbleheads? Maybe if you can fix the code so it's once per account, that's fine, but it does kinda take effort to do that. People just like free stuff, and honestly, I don't see how this could hurt PGI, but I can see how it could help.

/shrug

Edited by Saint H8oraide of the Wine, 25 May 2017 - 03:53 PM.

[pyrocomp]

Matt Newman, on 25 May 2017 - 03:48 PM, said:

I'll ask around and see if it's possible. Not sure what the fine print on the Exclusive was.

Matt

Oh that fine script ...
Ok, we'll be hoping there is a hole in that script. =)
Thanks for reply.

[Bishop Steiner]

DAYLEET, on 25 May 2017 - 03:10 PM, said:

Limited edition colours? Thats insane. Dont limit cockpit item either, sell them again with different colours, pattern can be sold at super premium, maybe make them unlock only. Limited time only stuff like colours and pattern makes me angry and certainly dont feel like a good business move. Path of Exile is missing so much of my cash because they wont let me buy more pumpkins or ice stuff.

Sure. Problem is...if one already has marketed something as "exclusive" it kind of doesn't help customer trust (or move those sales) if they aren't kept that way.

Such as the Founders and Phoenix Pack issues. I know, some, like myself, would have no issue with Phoenix being re-offered.....except... part of what got us to buy them was the very specific "limited time, never to be sold again" part of the advertising.

I know in this day and age it seems quaint (until of course it touches on someone pet "thing" then it's 4 alarm fire).... but some of us still cling to the principle of a matter.

Matt Newman, on 25 May 2017 - 03:33 PM, said:

Yes. Sorry, My "top men" looked into the issue and it was a bug.
I Originally thought it was a non-unique code so people who didn't have it could still redeem it once.
However, It turned out there was a minor issue in the code that allowed people to redeem it multiple times.
The smoking gun was the someone on Reddit who got himself 15 coconut monkeys.

Always at least one greedy monkey who ruins the game for everyone else.

Mikayshen, on 25 May 2017 - 03:35 PM, said:

Just more proof that reddit is bad. Ah well.

but without that wretched hive of scum and villainy.... we wouldn't have such useful terms as Reddiots.

AnTi90d, on 25 May 2017 - 03:43 PM, said:

I crossposted this thread and its codes the OutreachHPG. (I wanted those guys to have a shot at the camo patterns, too, because most of them don't come here.)

So.. the codes dying are directly my fault.. (and the greedy monkey hoarder.. but I did enable him.)

I'm sorry.

Feel free to throw something heavy in my general direction.

[DAYLEET]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 May 2017 - 03:58 PM, said:

Sure. Problem is...if one already has marketed something as "exclusive" it kind of doesn't help customer trust (or move those sales) if they aren't kept that way.

Such as the Founders and Phoenix Pack issues. I know, some, like myself, would have no issue with Phoenix being re-offered.....except... part of what got us to buy them was the very specific "limited time, never to be sold again" part of the advertising.

The Phoenix pack colours are in the stores, so is the special pattern Hotrod. I see no reason to ever think to limit those.

The pack itself make no sense since the mech bundles arrival. You can buy the mech bundle and for 77$(thats 3$ cheaper than the 4mech phoenix pack) you get a much better deal with heroes and champions that are upgraded and with 4 months of premium time(instead of 3 in the PP). The only limited thing in that pack is the (P) pattern which i would argue should be open to be sold for the chassis in questions and 4 trinkets that give 5% faction specific(only Marik for example) points and those amount to nothing in the end.


ONE thing thats dumb to redistribute(given at an event) was the MechCon supporter cockpit item. It specifically says supporter and thats a lie if you didnt actually "support".

Edited by DAYLEET, 25 May 2017 - 04:31 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

DAYLEET, on 25 May 2017 - 04:26 PM, said:

The Phoenix pack colours are in the stores, so is the special pattern Hotrod. I see no reason to ever think to limit those.

The pack itself make no sense since the mech bundles arrival. You can buy the mech bundle and for 77$(thats 3$ cheaper than the 4mech phoenix pack) you get a much better deal with heroes and champions that are upgraded and with 4 months of premium time(instead of 3 in the PP). The only limited thing in that pack is the (P) pattern which i would argue should be open to be sold for the chassis in questions and 4 trinkets that give 5% faction specific(only Marik for example) points and those amount to nothing in the end.


ONE thing thats dumb to redistribute(given at an event) was the MechCon supporter cockpit item. It specifically says supporter and thats a lie if you didnt actually "support".

The content is technically irrelevant, the wording of the sale is what matters.

[DAYLEET]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 May 2017 - 04:38 PM, said:

The content is technically irrelevant, the wording of the sale is what matters.

Fake wording! Fake sale! Sad.

[JC Daxion]

Matt Newman, on 25 May 2017 - 03:48 PM, said:

I'll ask around and see if it's possible. Not sure what the fine print on the Exclusive was.

Matt

Please if you can add this stuff into game do so. It's all great stuff!


PS i wan't to buy more monkeys with MC, Can we have that option!


while you are at it, What about the "Nivida Dawn" Fairy.. I would buy those with MC too!

Edited by JC Daxion, 25 May 2017 - 05:26 PM.

[Mikayshen]

RIP free colors. Hopefully PGI will let everyone that redeemed them without knowing it wasn't supposed to happen keep the colors and patterns.

[LordNothing]

do we get to keep our stuff or should i start taking the pattern and colors off my mechs?

[Wildstreak]

LordNothing, on 25 May 2017 - 02:59 PM, said:

not so much hacking as dumpster diving.

kinda makes me wonder what other forgotten promotions are lurking about. pretty sure i got all the ones that have been put out there since ive been playing. but i did come in late because living legends was still alive.

Free offers I remember:
- PC Gamer colors, camo, Monkey
- nVidia Fairy
- Razer Dice
- Alien Head Hangers
- NCIX Centurion-A

I got all but the last, I forget who offered that one and I missed it by 2 days.

Edited by Wildstreak, 25 May 2017 - 07:11 PM.

[linux4eva]

There was no color sale simce mid February and I just missed free colors

There was no color sale simce mid February and I just missed free colors

[Jingseng]

You know what cracks me up though? Limited Edition foods. Like limited edition flavors of ice cream or cheesecake or what have you.

Like really? Do you expect people to leave it on a mantle in the box? Limited by what, the number you produce based on expectations of 100% sales? For chrissakes it's food. It's meant to be consumed (once). It is the prototypical consumable. Any sort of prestige attached to the concept of limited edition is rendered completely stupid once applied to food.

It would be like limited edition air.

More on topic, perhaps it would be best to lock topic since the codes no longer work, and to edit the OP to indicate such?

[darqsyde]

If it's possible to make it available again, maybe tie it to a 3068 upgrade of the "Original Eight".

CMD, JNR, HBK, CN9, CPLT, DRG, AWS, AS7.

Edited by darqsyde, 25 May 2017 - 09:05 PM.