DIVINE AURA, what is the catch?!

I got the collectors edition and of coarse it comes with Divine Aura. Now I know it can only be seen by /emotes, but is there anything else to this DA?? I mean, if you are in favor of the Gods (Divine Aura), is there something else to benifit from this??

CROM

As far as i know, you don't get any other benefits.

it can only be seen by /emotes????? wth is that, is that true!? if it is thats weak, i wanted my guy glowing at all times!!!! i mean, they made it sound like an item that you could equipe and unequipe. this saddens me...

Only when using emotes...
I have never seen it manifest any other time.

Great, I spent 30 bucks for sparklies that I don't even like.

No wonder they didn't say what it did anywere.

I really think we should be able to get a refund for the collectors edition and exchange for the normal one. I don't care about the artbook. I see the art in the game itself.

On top of that not being able to pick ones pre-order item is also BS. Why should some people get better items just because they live in a different area? The box says NOTHING about ones item being determined by where one buys the game. It implies that the item you get will be a generic item useful for every class, or that it will be a random item.

Everybody else who is angry should start writing their protests right here.


Poppinjay

You paid $30 for virtual sparklies but don't care about a hardcover artbook, soundtrack, headphones with a microphone, and 3 months of free treamspeak hosting?

Ok, but I don't think you'll find many people willing to join your protest. Will you also be not playing Guild Wars until your demands are met?

-Virt

I'm getting a bit tired of all of this. If you don't like all the goodies that came with the CE, you shouldn't have bought it! Never buy a CE just for one thing. Plus, it was announced BEFORE the game was released that it would only affect emotes. Personally, I bought the CE, and I'm greatly enjoying it.

eh, ive been enjoying everything that came with the CE, didnt type in the code for the game untill this morning, but, i guess i missed the area where it said the divine aura would only be seen while using emotes, on EBgames website, it didnt mention that at all, now, im not saying i only got the CE JUST for the item, but the item was a big catch for me, i was kinda hoping my guy would be glowing everywhere he went, thats the whole point to CE items, to show other people that you bought the CE, kinda like a reward for being a big fan of the company or game, or whatever ya know?

but either way, IMO, i would rather be able to glow at all times if i wanted to or not, the idea of it being a item you can put on and take off at any given time sounded alot better IMO, but eh, nothing i can do about it, guess ill just become a emoteRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO.

I dont suppose anyone can tell me HOW to actually use the Divine Aura?

Something funny I noticed last night - can you change the color of your sparklies? Cuz I saw someone with purple sparklies, swear to god.

CE is a great deal plain and simple, the sparklies arent the only additional components.

It should be understood that they will not give game balance effecting items.

Divine Aura is more of a novelty feature really. The Collector's Edition does have a good headset and a great soundtrack to boot. The art book is great too, worth it, even though the Divine Aura is limited to emotes to show it off.

I got the CE for the book, and CD. I thought the aura would be a nice bouns, but it was a letdown... Glowing hands when I emote dosnt seem like an aura... I thought it would be some cool graphic like when you cast a spell or something... but anyhow, I didnt buy the CE for the aura, and now people have seen it, I dont think the aura will motivate people to buy it... lol

Mabe they will make it better... *wishful thinking*

*sigh*
I am so tired of morons saying in the game things like "those CE people are stupid because they wasted 30$ on sparkles". Ever instance, every hour there will be an idiot saying that. It makes me momentarily wish you can't PK in Guild Wars.

Well, I like the DA, it is not what I expected but it is cool. Every class (Necro, ranger, etc.) has a different type of glow. That is cool, and for those idiots that type that whom bought the CE is and idiot(which BTW ihave yet to see 1), they dont realize that we can chat to each other too.

CROM

You also have to remeber they tried to maake this game good for casual gamer which just might include dial up people. And i can tell you this right now that haveing a bunch of people running around with arua everywhere doing dnaces etc, it would raise the lagg level and therefore they would lose customers. They need those customers too cause they dont have a monthly fee like other games do.

Even though i dont have the CE i think the sparkle is just fine. But i will say if you get a headset with mic it is worth $30 cause im sure i can go to Best Buy or whatever and go look for a headset with a mic and it will be more then $30 or at least close to it, not to mention the CD and Book. All that would cost more than $30.

So dont complain you get what you pay for. Maybe you payed for a warrenty then you can proly go get your money back. Good luck with your protest...

-Thumpy

/dance is the only emote I've seen this with...

what are the other emotes that trigger it??

A lot of them do it - jump, guitar, drums, etc..

i must add my complaint and protest

in my view, everyone who paid $50 extra for the Divine Aura got totally ripped-off

saying "you shouldn't have bought it then" is not acceptable. because the Divine Aura is stated on the box to be something entirely different than what it actually is . most people don't go scouring the 'net for dev posts on forums prior to buying a game. so saying "a dev posted on some forums about how much the Divine Aura would suck" does not let NCSoft off the hook

seriously...false advertising like this is illegal

anyone who bought the CE and wishes to get a refund due to false advertising, should be allowed to get one

or better yet...NCSoft can fix the Divine Aura so that it is on at all times, and actually makes you glow (like the monsters do)

about the "other things" in the CE:

- 3 months of free TeamSpeak - guess what, TeamSpeak is already free. just make your own server or use your buddy's server. utterly worthless CE bonus here.

- soundtrack - yes that's cool, but not cool enough to be worth $50

- headset - most serious online gamers already have a good mic and good headphones & speakers, so for many CE buyers, the headset is pointless

- artwork - same as the soundtrack comments.

i and my buddy bought the CE because we expected the Divine Aura to make us glow like bosses at all times. that is exactly what the wording on the box itself implies, and what the official dev blurb about the Divine Aura implies

what does NCSoft intend to do about all these disgruntled customers? just ignore them? i haven't seen any dev responses to these complaints yet.

If it doesn't announce it on the BOX then that is as good as not announcing it at all. Not every consumer can scan a manufacturers webpage for every single thing, and sometimes even if the information is there it is difficult to find unless you know exactly what you are looking for.

As far as the teamspeak goes, that is a subscription service right? If you sign up for it after the first three "free" months if you forget to cancel they will start charging you don't they? It's like "free" issues of magazine---we all know what a great deal those are.

And so it is known, I am not unappy with the game. I quite like the design and many of its unique characteristics. I merely pointed out one problem with their marketing ploy of offering special items which came off very much like a bait and switch. Would I have bought the game still? Definately! Would I have bought the collectors edition? Probably not.

A nice thing to include with the collectors edition would have been more complete rules---such as the information you can only find in these forums. I do not know why the manufacturers do not share this info except for printing costs. A CE would have justified the larger manual.