27780-whats-in-the-mystery-box-earn-free-items-for-launch

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			For every day you log into the game between now and launch (during pre-order weekends as well as Open Beta), you will receive THREE (3) Boom Boxes (rewards for testing) at launch. These boxes contain a random assortment of possible goodies, including XP buffs, unique runes, weapons, housing items, unique costumes, mounts, and more!There is no limit to the number of boxes you can earn between now and launch, but you have to log in each day of the beta if you want to be counted!We'll have more details on the website in the near future about what the specific items you can earn are; until then just keep logging in to earn more Boom Boxes!(Side note: "Days" are defined by midnight UTC, in case you want to keep track.)UPDATE: As requested, here's a bit of a teaser of some of the unique items which can only be gained through the reward boxes (these are actually known as Boom Boxes in-game). Boom Boxes will be used for a variety of rewards throughout the game's lifespan, logging in during pre-order is only the first way we've talked about how to earn them.The Entertainer Mount Customization Set:Savage Warpig Mount Variant:Luminous Equivar Mount Variant:Raidin' Costume Set:	
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			Please tell me this is not some sneaky corporate speak way to gain player acceptance for microtransaction-style lockboxes in the game down the road ...	
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I think it's just a way to encourage people to play through the beta (there are still bugs etc) and put some time into it in hopes they'll be invested for launch and beyond; which seems harmless to me. 
 
Micro-transactions at this point would be the sleaziest thing ever, lol. 	
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@Scrapper
 
Please tell me you've got your tinfoil hat on, cause thats some conspiracy fear mongering if I've ever seen it.
 
 
But really, this is an incentive to get more people active playing/testing. This is also a great way to drum up sales. I'll probably be logging in regardless, but I'm definitely interesting in seeing what items we "might" get.	
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			There better be a head in one of those boxes!! :P	
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			Does this count for people who have not pre ordered yet but have been in ops for a while now?	
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SE7EN (Movie.) Scene - "The Box". :P	
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			Awesome..Gives people more of a reason to log on and while ur on que for battlegrounds!	
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			Knowing how many Aurin cat lovers there are out there, I wager you're gonna have a lot of people only interested in playing with the boxes, and ignoring the nice things inside.	
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			Nice! Combined with the Deluxe pre-order, that's a lot of cool stuff we get at launch.	
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			Curse you for knowing my only weakness... Mystery Boxes!	
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			Neat! Though I'm a little concerned by the whole "must log in each day" thing. I'm currently waiting for support to get back to me. I've pre-ordered, but the launcher is having troubles and I can't get into the game. This basically means that even though I've already given Carbine/NCSoft my moolas, I'm not able to earn these rewards? Some clarification (or maybe wiggle room?) would be nice!	
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			Well now we know what sort of thing to expect in the inevitable cash shop.	
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			With my luck I'll get 14 princess pony mounts that are bind on pick up. Though this is awesome news - I am kind of excited now lol - It's like xmas!	
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This strikes me to be a bit odd, sure, incentive to get people to play the beta is good, but mounts and costumes, please tell me they're ones can already get in game normally? Unique stuff like that, and especially weapons and unique runes... smells of pay to win because you preordered. Maybe i'm just over exaggerating, or love this game so much i fear the slimey hands of NCsoft are rubbing it the wrong way :D
 
At least dont let Chua package them, they'll sneak explosives in :D	
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With my luck I'll get 14 princess pony mounts that are bind on pick up. Though this is awesome news - I am kind of excited now lol - It's like xmas!
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			How will this apply to those of us who are using a beta key to play and who may pre-order later? Will we still get the boxes as long as we use our game serial codes on the same account we applied beta keys?	
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And the best part of all? These boxes don't even require keys to open.
 
Officially better than Team Fortress 2.	
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			Brilliant!	
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			Cool.	
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More goodies!
 
No complaints here. :)	
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			coming from someone who hates the FTP model of gaming and how carbine has told us they want us to work for our stuff this really makes me question the way the game is going, yes i know i should be happy about free items but this really has me worried with how they are going about this	
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			Wonder if I can get an answer to this: I pre-ordered, but I won't be able to log-in to play the game until June 10 (I'll be able to play in all the beta dates though). I assume this won't affect my eligibility to receive these boxes at all, unless they'll only be sent to a character made during headstart or on launch?	
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			Love this :)	
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Maybe another way to convince people to test the beta more would be to unlock a bit more the lvl cap.
Personally I've already had a WE to try it a few weeks ago, I bought my pre-order yesterday to be able to participate this WE but only to discover after few hours that it was capped lvl17, limiting quite a lot what we (I'm playing with 4 friends) can do, explore and so on.
 
I now just wonder why I bought this game so early...	
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Does this count for people who have not pre ordered yet but have been in ops for a while now?
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			Boxes!!! purrrr purrr.. i wantz lots of them ! *jumps around being a happy aurincat*	
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I hope this isn't the first steps toward a F2P model and cash shop if so i would be very disappointed the game is awesome and should stay Subscription based!!
 
on a side node AWESOME more collectibles for just testing during beta :D	
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There is no limit to the number of boxes you can earn between now and launch, but you have to log in each day of the beta if you want to be counted!
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Does this mean that I'm disqualified for the whole Mystery Box-Feature because I didn't log in yesterday?
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			I want to pre-order later, but i've got access to all beta week cause i'm 32+, am i going to have the box at release when i'm gonna ordering ?	
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I want to pre-order later, but i've got access to all beta week cause i'm 32+, am i going to have the box at release when i'm gonna ordering ?
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			How will these boxes be delivered? Will it be a one-time thing on the first character you create after launch? Will all characters you create have a full inbox (assuming the stuff you get isnt gamebreaking or sellable)?.	
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Kudos for the incentive, Carbine!
 
But why, oh why must I be stuck at the in-laws the first two days of pre-order beta??? 
 
-6 boxes for me. I knew this whole 'wife' thing was going to come back and bite me in the arse.	
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You guys are evil...and awesome...and brilliant all wrapped into one.
 
Thank you :D	
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Stupid question here:
 
There is any info about how many boxes You have? or something...
 
I login today and I didn't get any info about these boxes.
 
Edit: And yes, I have pre-order account.	
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I'd have a couple of questions..
 
Is this per character?
 
Is it something that every character you ever create will get, or are they an account unlock? 
 
Is it restricted to the server you created a character on during beta? 
 
What about faction-wise?  If you only have a Dominion char for example.. do you have to have one per faction?
 
Thanks!	
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^this plus:
 
are the boxes level caped? Is there a difference in loot if you open it at lvl 1 or 50? Is it pure rng what you get out from the boxes or is there a set number of things you will get definitly?	
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			I've ask the french comunity manager, and apparently, if you have beta access but didn't ordered yet, you gonna receive the box if you buy the game later.	
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I've ask the french comunity manager, and apparently, if you have beta access but didn't ordered yet, you gonna receive the box if you buy the game later.
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I'd have a couple of questions..
 
Is this per character?
 
Is it something that every character you ever create will get, or are they an account unlock? 
 
Is it restricted to the server you created a character on during beta? 
 
What about faction-wise?  If you only have a Dominion char for example.. do you have to have one per faction?
 
Thanks!
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			Im hoping I will be able to wear the left over boxes on my character after I open them, you better not disappoint.	
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Im hoping I will be able to wear the left over boxes on my character after I open them, you better not disappoint.
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			Do you need to have a preoder to earn thoses boxes or weekend beta keys still work?	
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3 boxes per day is freakin scary, even more so if they are per character. 3 days per weekend, assume ~3weeks of open beta, ~33 days, 100 boxes. Even with one item per box and housing items not taking inventory space as such(as now you can crate decor as soon as you get them), that is insane. Even people that do log in 4-5 times during all this time, that's 15 boxes. A whole freakin lot of taken inventory space.
Don't take me wrong, I love free goodies, but it seems like people will be flooded with those things, and due to lack of inventory space comfort of playing will decrease considerably.	
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Is anyone else concerned about Carbine using the word "unique"?
 
I'd be miffed missing out on some cool items just because of RnG or not being able to log in every beta weekend. 
 
As long as there is a way to get these items another way down the road then I'm fine with it.	
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3 boxes per day is freakin scary, even more so if they are per character. 3 days per weekend, assume ~3weeks of open beta, ~33 days, 100 boxes. Even with one item per box and housing items not taking inventory space as such(as not you can crate decor as soon as you get them), that is insane. Even people that do log in 4-5 times during all this time, that's 15 boxes. A whole freakin lot of taken inventory space.
Don't take me wrong, I love free goodies, but it seems like people will be flooded with those things, and due to lack of inventory space comfort of playing will decrease considerably.
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			No exp boost,please.	
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I sincerely hope there is no RNG in these boxes.With the headstart the achievements for realm first level 50 is already in a iffy state.Adding EXP boosts puts it in an even iffier state.
Having those EXP boosts be RNG would just nullify the achievement.	
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I repeat my question: is there is any info in-game about these boxes?
 
or I just need to log in and they will be delivered to me when retail starts?	
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			My guess is the Mystery Box contains a solution for everyone not being able to login in order to be eligible for the Mystery Box.	
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			This is awesome! Thanks! :lol: Can't wait to see all the costumes.	
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This is going to add up to 100+ boxes by the time launch comes along... where are we going to put all this stuff? I think maybe you should either:
 
A. Exclude open beta, and make it a much more manageable 21 boxes
 
B. Go with reward thresholds, i.e. 1-3 days gets item 1, 4-9 gets item 1 and 2, so on and so forth. 	
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This is going to add up to 100+ boxes by the time launch comes along... where are we going to put all this stuff?
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			Agreed Iso, Chances are all mystery boxes will appear in your mailbox. more than likely on the first toon you create would be my guess. although on the bright side preorders get the +10 slot bag.	
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No exp boost,please.
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Good grief. Carbine must be tearing their hair out. "Here have some free stuff!", and the majority of the responses are either cynics expressing suspicion about the process, or people whining about how it isn't (or might not be) fair!
 
Personally, I think it sounds fun. I look forward to opening my boxes at launch. :)	
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Good grief. Carbine must be tearing their hair out. "Here have some free stuff!", and the majority of the responses are either cynics expressing suspicion about the process, or people whining about how it isn't (or might not be) fair!
 
Personally, I think it sounds fun. I look forward to opening my boxes at launch. :)
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3 boxes per day is freakin scary, even more so if they are per character. 3 days per weekend, assume ~3weeks of open beta, ~33 days, 100 boxes. Even with one item per box and housing items not taking inventory space as such(as now you can crate decor as soon as you get them), that is insane. Even people that do log in 4-5 times during all this time, that's 15 boxes. A whole freakin lot of taken inventory space.
Don't take me wrong, I love free goodies, but it seems like people will be flooded with those things, and due to lack of inventory space comfort of playing will decrease considerably.
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Sooo.. I'm going to need some help with the quantum physics involved here.
 
There are only 4 weekends to login BEFORE this phase of the beta ends.
 
does that mean if I log in on all 4 weekends (8 total logins assuming only one counts at 1 per day) I will get 8 boxes?
 
OR!!? 
 
If I log in 228383 times in one day and all subsequent days that are available during the beta I will get 1,827,064 boxes?
 
 	
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 lods of emone.
 
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Knowing how many Aurin cat lovers there are out there, I wager you're gonna have a lot of people only interested in playing with the boxes, and ignoring the nice things inside.
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			what happens if we still can't log in due to the NTS servers being down?	
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@Scrapper
 
Please tell me you've got your tinfoil hat on, cause thats some conspiracy fear mongering if I've ever seen it.
 
 
But really, this is an incentive to get more people active playing/testing. This is also a great way to drum up sales. I'll probably be logging in regardless, but I'm definitely interesting in seeing what items we "might" get.
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			Is there a time limit on how long you have to be logged in? Some days during the Beta weekends I may not be able to spend long, if at all, playing.	
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Is there a time limit on how long you have to be logged in? Some days during the Beta weekends I may not be able to spend long, if at all, playing.
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Source: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28309-is-the-items-from-the-mysterious-boxes-acquirable-in-any-other-way/
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They want folks logging in for sure.
 
On a more serious note... OOoooh mystery boxes! I like it.	
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So 3x4+30 days of logging in.... Times 3 boxes.... 126 boxes? Is there a upper limit? Or are we only getting these on the first character we create and we have to pass them around or will I be getting 126 per character?
 
1) The XP buffs better be removed on death and be less than 11% buffs. Otherwise it will be to easy to level up in under 50hrs (yes some people level that fast but not through just questing I don't think)
2) Unique Runes? Id assume these are just lower level stuff? Seems odd to have a potential advantage over others because I logged in during an open beta
3) Weapons? Again another advantage over people who found out about the game post launch? Unless we will be able to have weapon costume pieces and these are essentially costume piece weapons?
4) Sweet more housing items! Hopefully not unique to these boxes. (Its gonna screw with the prices if there not unique)
5) Unique Costumes are cool. I wonder what they will look like....
6) Mounts... Non unique right? It always sucks to find out you cant get the coolest mount in the game cause you were late to the party
7) More.... Dyes? Food? Medshots? Bags? AMPs? Scavenged Supplies? Chest of Crafting Components? Trunk of Tarnished Tints? I don't know what else there could be.
 
Its just to similar to what F2P games have with there "mystery boxes".... Kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I think of the similarities.	
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			Why are you think open beta will run a month? It's not really realistic. The last pre-order beta day is the 4th May. I count with a 24/7 week or two weekends for the open beta.	
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Considering how they were talking about not wanting people to burn out and implementing a heavy lvl cap, there's no way there'll be an entire month of open beta. Heck, what would you even do? Level every possible class + race combination to 17? :P
 
Also, with the reset for this being midnight UTC (So GMT basically) one weekend is 4 days as you can sneak in the monday as well. Just thought I'd point this out before people started wondering why some people count 4 days per weekend. Then again, perhaps they don't count monday logins, who knows.	
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			Honestly it would suprise me if open beta would be any longer then a week, but hey on that note wouldn't it be cool if you'd open a box and there'd be a box in there wich counts as a 8 slot bag? :P	
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I know the casuals think this is 'cool' but it's not.
 
Sounds like just a bunch of free cash shop items that will give an advantage to people who played in the beta and probably didn't give any feedback just for logging in for 2 seconds a day.
 
It feeds an unfair advantage to those who simply knew about the game first or were lucky enough to get into the beta. Not only that, but it's just getting the idea of the community used to these power-ups or crazy cosmetic items that soon enough, you might be able to buy with cash through a micro-transaction shop. They're going to use the excuse of "Oh player B doesn't have enough time? Well to catch up to player A, he can now buy 50% exp boost to play with his friends!" If player B wants to hit max level, he should be forced to put as much effort in as player A has; him being slow at leveling or not having enough time is player fault. If he wants the best gear or to hit the max level, he should not be able to buy his way to the top.
 
If these boxes or free things are paving the way to a micro-transaction shop, this game will see a drop in players.That might sound excessive, but the whole system becomes flawed once these boosts are added to the game because not everyone wants to pay extra money to acquire something that the game itself should offer in a way that you can put your hard work and skill to the test to achieve. (On top of a subscription fee, trust me, the money will come if the game is quality.)
 
Remember Devs, (because you always tell me you are listening, so listen up)
 
No game has ever been praised or held up as one of the greatest games ever because it had an amazing cash shop.
 
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Not sure where this whole, "Omgerd... prize boxes? OH NOES CASHSHOP" nonsense is coming about.   Incentives for testing, preordering, etc have been around for a long time; even before cash shops,etc became "the way to do business".  Older games did it (UO even) did it ages ago when they'd have events etc, and even the newer games including WoW will do it and did do it before they started their cash shop - sparkle pony nonsense.   Other games such as AO etc, use more exclusive rewards in order to reward people for continued testing on their beta servers so that new patches can come be relatively well tested prior to release on the live servers.
 
That being said, the only, "micro transaction" that has been discussed or thrown about is the use of CREDD and at this point there isn't much to suggest that there would be otherwise. Now onto the topic of these boxes; I really can't wait to see what nifties I'll be getting come release day ♥	
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Not sure where this whole, "Omgerd... prize boxes? OH NOES CASHSHOP" nonsense is coming about.   Incentives for testing, preordering, etc have been around for a long time; even before cash shops,etc became "the way to do business".  Older games did it (UO even) did it ages ago when they'd have events etc, and even the newer games including WoW will do it and did do it before they started their cash shop - sparkle pony nonsense.   
 
Other games such as AO etc, use more exclusive rewards in order to reward people for continued testing on their beta servers so that new patches can come be relatively well tested prior to release on the live servers.
 
That being said, the only, "micro transaction" that has been discussed or thrown about is the use of CREDD and at this point there isn't much to suggest that there would be otherwise. 
 
Now onto the topic of these boxes; I really can't wait to see what nifties I'll be getting come release day ♥
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Knowing how many Aurin cat lovers there are out there, I wager you're gonna have a lot of people only interested in playing with the boxes, and ignoring the nice things inside.
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That might sound excessive, but the whole system becomes flawed once these boosts are added to the game because not everyone wants to pay extra money to acquire something that the game itself should offer in a way that you can put your hard work and skill to the test to achieve.
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Oh god , these things are horrible in F2P games and you want to introduce them into a game that has a box + sub? Put anything you might of put in these boxes into the game and earned that way.
 
First Close beta decision and now this. You guys are not making great decisions lately.	
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			Crate!	
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Exp boosts were already in game for long time avaible for Renown (altough they have guild requirements). Just like boxes with random loot are part of challenges and such. No reason to sharpen the pitchforks and light the torches just yet.
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by my count that is a maximum of 33 boxes... 42 if the 3 day's of headstart count...
I may be wrong as the time zone thing kind of throws me off a bit.
 
Also on the note of micro transactions. I do not care if they have a in game store or not
as long as it is not a pay to win situation. I would be fine with vanity items like costumes
and housing items or mounts being sold as long as they do not let the beta and pre-order
items available... I would feel robbed of a lot of exclusive things that way and i have seen
games do that ish...	
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http://youtu.be/KezvwARhBIc?t=1m19s
 
But seriously, I think this is a nice way to reward folks who're participating in beta. And I don't really see where the fears about a cash shop emanate from - neat freebies don't necessarily equate to a cash shop, and a cash shop isn't necessarily all that's evil in the first place. I just hope the darn things (and whatever's inside 'em) stack, because with how tight inventory space gets in this game opening them could prove a real chore elsewise.	
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			I can't wait to see what's in my boxes ^^However, I do worry that I'll get something on an Exile character that I'll want on a Dominion character. Will we be able to send stuff across factions?	
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W00t Boxes!
 
Can't wait for this :)	
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Also on the note of micro transactions. I do not care if they have a in game store or not
as long as it is not a pay to win situation. I would be fine with vanity items like costumes
and housing items or mounts being sold [ ... ]
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Problem with cash shops, even the ones only for cosmetics, is that now the developers financial people have two choices for all cosmetics artwork:
A: Put the art in the shop and get "extra" money above subscription/CREDD.
B: Put it in the game world and get no extra money.   
 
The mission changes subtly from "how can we make the most awesome game that people will stay subscribed to" into "how can we best monetize this item/feature?". For many items and features keeping subscribers will be the best return on investment, but the more stable the subscribing player base, the more attractive additional "easy cash" will be. More and more art will end up in the shop instead of the world.
    
I know the slippery slope is a logical fallacy, but mission creep is a real thing, especially in the hands of people for whom green numbers in a financial spreadsheet are more important than "a great game".
 
If the devs called all the shots I would not be worried. But the moneycounters.... brrrr...
 
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			And what about those of us who have pre-ordered, but can not play due to the game not functioning?  I am left out of the bonuses because your game won't work for me?  I spent the money to play the pre-order beta weekends not work with customer support and get screwed out of extra little bonuses.  I am beta testing.  I am helping your company figure out what application may conflict with your game on launch day.  Happy to see I don't get rewarded while others who just log in do.	
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coming from someone who hates the FTP model of gaming and how carbine has told us they want us to work for our stuff this really makes me question the way the game is going, yes i know i should be happy about free items but this really has me worried with how they are going about this
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Oh my, I don't follow where is coming half of the 'worries' in this thread. But then, as long as I'm not one-shooted by guy who paid 30$ in the store - I'm happy and I don't care.
 
The only thing I'd like to point out, I would like those boxes to be special. I don't want to get HP potions out of 90% of them, then one plushie decor and gloves from costume. We get it for free (well, arguably, we are testing, so not really), but please make them count. Devs, please, test a few times opening guesstimated amount of boxes and see for yourself if that turns out fine/acceptable, if this is what you want to reward your players with.
 
For most similar freebie giveaways in other games I was hugely disappointed. I heard there's a 30% chance to get item X (which wasn't even awesome, it was just me who wanted it, other people were like "sigh, I got 5 X, I don't want it"), I opened +20 boxes and I didn't get it. I got item that was below 1% but I didn't want it... So that are my thoughts on psychological aspects of giveaways - you give something as a bonus, but usability and user expectations still apply. ;)	
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:D Mystery boxes :D  
I wonder whats gonna be inside >_< !	
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			Man, let me know right now if there is going to be a cash shop in this game so i can get a refund on my digital deluxe and move the #@!& on.	
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			Mysterious box!   I mean it could even be a boat, and you know how much we want one of those!  I choose the mystery box!	
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			I think it would be better if you gave them by hours played. 5 hours one box or something like that. Then it would not really be freebies because you have worked to get them and your beta character wouldn't be totally meaningless for you at release. Right now it's just a pretty stupid seeming flood of free stuff, and from what you've listed it sounds as if it will give unfair advantages based on rng with mounts (making your first mount free...) and gear. This just feels like a bad idea overall...	
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			Is this per character or per account? i.e. should we log into our alts, too?	
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There are three days per weekend, plus the open beta which is about a month.
 
Log in once on one day, you get three boxes. Log in again on the same day, you don't get three more boxes. You just have the three.
 
Log in once on two days, you get six boxes.
 
12 days of pre-order beta + assumed 31 days of open beta (entire month of May) = 43 days to receive boxes *3 boxes per day = lods of emone.
 
That's how it do.
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  I'm seeing a lot of people here who must have had someone pee in their cereal in the morning.  I'll bet that if someone gave them a full glass of water when they were dying of thirst, they'd be afraid to pick it up because they might spill it.
 
  Chill folks.  It's a GAME.  Carbine is being NICE.  They don't have to, they just want to let us know that they appreciate our putting up with all the bugs and crashes and such in beta.  
 
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  I'm seeing a lot of people here who must have had someone pee in their cereal in the morning.  I'll bet that if someone gave them a full glass of water when they were dying of thirst, they'd be afraid to pick it up because they might spill it.
 
  Chill folks.  It's a GAME.  Carbine is being NICE.  They don't have to, they just want to let us know that they appreciate our putting up with all the bugs and crashes and such in beta.  
 
   Learn to smile and say: "Thanks dude.  This is cool stuff!"
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It seems there is a lack of faith in Wildstar. Do you guys really think it will do so poorly that they will need a cash shop?
I think the game will do well enough to keep going without a cash shop. Especially if CREDD becomes popular.
 
Although carbine you did yourselves no favors by calling it a "mystery box"... Cause that sounds just like all the other "mystery boxes" from other games with cash shops. Thats probably why theres all the uproar about it.
 
Protostar Cube of Goodies... might have been a better choice.	
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Man, let me know right now if there is going to be a cash shop in this game so i can get a refund on my digital deluxe and move the #@!& on.
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			Smart move. This announcement makes me wish I logged on Friday. This will definitely motivate me to log in for each event weekend. Thanks for the free gifts :D	
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Quick update:
 
Nope, they won't be called "Mystery Boxes" for realz.  This was sort of a pre-announcement, we'll have more details that follow.
They contain some solid basic stuff and a chance at some rare awesome stuff. 
 
Why do 'em?  Because the average playstyle in betas (not ours, just any beta) is to play long enough to decide if you want to buy/preorder or not and then stop - but we want as much testing/feedback as possible right up through launch, so this lets us incent more actual testing where you don't feel like your time is totally "wasted" knowing that your character progress won't carry over from beta to live - well, at least this is a kind of progress that can benefit you post-launch.
 
They're per account AFAIK.
 
We can use these as rewards for anything we feel so inclined, before beta and after live, to thank those who help us in various ways, apologize if we have big downtime, etc.
 
And nope, they aren't a secret trojan horse for microtransactions. :)  They're just freebies.	
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a little hostile buddy...
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Sad.
For me, mostly, because I won't pre-order until I have an actual computer to run this game... So I will now not only miss out on beta weekends, but I will also miss out on these little "Mystery Boxes".
More and more it seems I am going to be left out of the fun...
 
/end depressing rant
 
I do hope that whatever is in these boxes are also able to be acquired through regular gameplay. Do we have any clarification on this? If not, can we get some?	
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I only got a pair of costume gloves on one chaacter the second day I loged in, I saw no boxes
am i missing something?	
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Read the OP-- the boxes don't come now.
 
The clothing items (Highwayman) were given out once per week to Closed Beta testers for being in the Beta, to be carried over at launch.
 
It was never stated that they would continue to these Open Beta Weekends, so either they changed their minds or forgot to remove them.	
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Read the OP-- the boxes don't come now.
 
The clothing items (Highwayman) were given out once per week to Closed Beta testers for being in the Beta, to be carried over at launch.
 
It was never stated that they would continue to these Open Beta Weekends, so either they changed their minds or forgot to remove them.
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A mystery box, that could be anything... (excuse the ponies, apparently all the originals got taken down)
 
I like the idea, +1 for free stuff. I really hope the mystery box can contain a mystery box, I've always wanted one of those.	
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Ive been following this game for over 3 years now. In that time Carbine has been upfront that this would be a subscription model game. In that time Carbine has never mentioned having a cash shop in addition to a sub model.
 
If they plan to add a cash shop after Ive dropped 80$ to purchase the software, then you better believe Im getting a refund and never looking back. I will not play a game with a cash shop ever again.
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Yeah, because there's nothing like spoon-feeding me fudge-flavored potassium cyanide
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And nope, they aren't a secret trojan horse for microtransactions. :)  They're just freebies.
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			Best idea for in box item ever. . . "schrodinger's cat"	
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Yes, that is totally what giving away ingame stuff compares to...?
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Is there any hopes to get intot he closed beta still ( constant beta  not just the pre order  weekends),
because I'm hooked now,  I'm already haveig withdraws from the first  pre order beta weekend, < drool>
 
Anyone  out there with a buddy key or somethign , I'll give you my undieing gratatude =-)	
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Is there any hopes to get intot he closed beta still ( constant beta  not just the pre order  weekends),
because I'm hooked now,  I'm already haveig withdraws from the first  pre order beta weekend, < drool>
 
Anyone  out there with a buddy key or somethign , I'll give you my undieing gratatude =-)
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Because I haven't seen Carbine explicitly state that there won't be legitimate microtransactions (I don't count credd).
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			A boat's a boat, but a mystery box could be anything... even a boat!	
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Quick update:
 
Nope, they won't be called "Mystery Boxes" for realz.  This was sort of a pre-announcement, we'll have more details that follow.
They contain some solid basic stuff and a chance at some rare awesome stuff. 
 
Why do 'em?  Because the average playstyle in betas (not ours, just any beta) is to play long enough to decide if you want to buy/preorder or not and then stop - but we want as much testing/feedback as possible right up through launch, so this lets us incent more actual testing where you don't feel like your time is totally "wasted" knowing that your character progress won't carry over from beta to live - well, at least this is a kind of progress that can benefit you post-launch.
 
They're per account AFAIK.
 
We can use these as rewards for anything we feel so inclined, before beta and after live, to thank those who help us in various ways, apologize if we have big downtime, etc.
 
And nope, they aren't a secret trojan horse for microtransactions. :)  They're just freebies.
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And they will never do that.The only thing they can say is "There are currently no plans for this"
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I'm always amazed at how some people react to free stuff. While I can understand people not wanting a cash shop (I don't want one in WildStar either), I can't fathom why some people seem to be almost offended at receiving an extra few goodies for helping out in the beta process. I, for one, will heartily enjoy the Mystery Boxes :)
 
-Bel	
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			Hmmm, sooo many boxes.  Could I, perhaps, get a CRATE to put my boxes in?  Otherwise my inventory will overflow!	
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You're right, I doubt such a thing is even within Carbine's control.
Though I'm glad for all the people voicing their concerns for micro-transactions since they have stated that they're interested in them.
If this thread doesn't deter them from such then I don't know what will.
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Voicing concern is one thing, going "RAWG RAWG CASHSHOP BAD!" while happily paying extra (cash!) for the Deluxe Edition is, at least to me, hypocrisy.
 
But that is a topic for another thread, this one is about mystery boxes.
And I, for one, welcome our box bearing overlords.
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As opposed to micro-transactions, it doesn't concern me that I'm getting pre-order bonuses for a game that I'm going to buy anyways.. for the same exact price.
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Problem with cash shops, even the ones only for cosmetics, is that now the developers financial people have two choices for all cosmetics artwork:
A: Put the art in the shop and get "extra" money above subscription/CREDD.
B: Put it in the game world and get no extra money.   
 
The mission changes subtly from "how can we make the most awesome game that people will stay subscribed to" into "how can we best monetize this item/feature?". For many items and features keeping subscribers will be the best return on investment, but the more stable the subscribing player base, the more attractive additional "easy cash" will be. More and more art will end up in the shop instead of the world.
    
I know the slippery slope is a logical fallacy, but mission creep is a real thing, especially in the hands of people for whom green numbers in a financial spreadsheet are more important than "a great game".
 
If the devs called all the shots I would not be worried. But the moneycounters.... brrrr...
 
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Everybody loves a good mystery.
Box.	
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What's in the booooooooooox?!	
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What's in the booooooooooox?!
 
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What's in the booooooooooox?!
 
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I'm not talking about the pre-order bonus.
 
I'm talking about huffing and puffing over the possibility of a cash shop, while paying extra for the Digital Deluxe edition to get the same kind of items that would (most likely) be available is said cash shop.
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Hi, I have couple questions please :) !
 
Since it's per account, is there such thing as account bound gear instead of soulbound ? For example I open a few boxes with my stalker and get a costume item that, for any kind of reasons, I'd rather use on my Esper. 
Will those boxes be in some sort of "claim area" before we use them, so that it doesn't clutter our inventory right after character creation and we can decide to wait before we open them ? 
Midnight UTC being the limit, it means, provided we played as much as we could, 12 boxes per preorder weekends (friday/sat./sun./monday) ? 
Oh and then around 90 boxes for the whole of open Beta, bringing the total to around 140 boxes for someone who'd log everyday, wow really :blink: (hmmm not complaining here ok   :lol: !?) ?  
Thank you  ^_^ !	
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			Was not paying attention, but earing the mystery boxes at launch is cool. Indeed don't you guys at Carbine dare to offer keys to unlock them with via micro transactions. On the other hand, Carbinees and NCsofties have a shop to run, that's making them a living :D ...Thuss we have to be around in order to obtain them? I'll be happy to rush in. Presents are welcome, thank you so much!	
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			Her pretty head?	
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			I know what's in the box.	
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It's a valid metaphor. For me this clears up about as much doubt as hugging me and whispering, "psst, don't worry, I'm not going to stab you with THIS knife." Because I haven't seen Carbine explicitly state that there won't be legitimate microtransactions (I don't count credd).
Sorry if this sounds ridiculous or fear-mongering to some, but if it does than we certainly haven't been playing the same games.
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Was not paying attention, but earing the mystery boxes at launch is cool. Indeed don't you guys at Carbine dare to offer keys to unlock them with via micro transactions. On the other hand, Carbinees and NCsofties have a shop to run, that's making them a living :D ...Thuss we have to be around in order to obtain them? I'll be happy to rush in. Presents are welcome, thank you so much!
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Put anything you might of put in these boxes into the game and earned that way.
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I know what's in the box.
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			You should rename box for crate...	
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I know what's in the box.
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			Mysterious Crate would've been a lot more appealing.	
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			I'm going to be tempted to save and not open a few of the boxes. If they're tradeable, they're going to be like SOJs or Party Hats, and they'll become symbols of great wealth in the economy...  :huh:	
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If they're tradeable, they're going to be like SOJs or Party Hats, and they'll become symbols of great wealth in the economy...  :huh:
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I'm going to be tempted to save and not open a few of the boxes. If they're tradeable, they're going to be like SOJs or Party Hats, and they'll become symbols of great wealth in the economy...  :huh:
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Mysterious Crate would've been a lot more appealing.
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  Dude. Seriously.  I'm not jerking your chain here, but you really could do with some psychiatric help.
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			I will have many boxes to open. I for one welcome our new box overlords. :blink:	
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Approves.	
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  Not to worry.  Nobody but Perfect World has ever required that you must buy a key to open a "free box". 
 
  Just accept that someone is trying to be nice to their customers.  Good stores have always done that.  Smart online companies do the same.
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Well...
 
GW2 does have those boxes that drop like crazy from mobs which you got to unlock using keys mainly obtained through the cashshop as the ingame supply is incredibly limited (Rare map completion reward iirc? It's quite a while ago), I think that's pretty close :P
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Hm, this is sounding familiar. My Dune sense is tingling...
 	
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			When are you going to translate the game to Spanish?	
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When are you going to translate the game to Spanish?
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Now the question about the box.  Whatever is in the box, is it dead or alive?
 
[schrodinger's cat]  ok ok...i thought it was funny   :lol:	
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			It is both simultaneously dead and alive until opened.	
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And what's in that empty box ?
 	
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			Schrodinger's Chua	
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When are you going to translate the game to Spanish?
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			I feel like a kid at Xmas!	
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			I hope the vanity pets that used to be available in Whitevale are in there. :D Or faction-locked mounts for the other faction! Or a crate you can wear as a hat! Or a big empty cardboard box with a "Mystery Box" sticker on you can put in your house!	
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I'm sorry, but I have to give this link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cGBYjYNKY	
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			Updated the first post with some images of things you can get from the boxes!	
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The amount of hype I had for the launch has just exponentially increased.
 
Also, THEY SHOWED THAT RAIDER SET IN THE CUSTOMIZATION DEVSPEAK. IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE!!
 
Also also, they showed the deluxe edition costume in the Customization Devspeak. That green guy? Yeah.
 
Also also also, totally want that Raider hat. RO's Sakkat never dies.	
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			Really excited about this <3 u all.	
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Mystery, Boxes, Beta, Extra Beta, Beta Level Cap Increase. Is their anything you guys can't do right!
 
In all seriousness I'm excited to get some time in this weekend after missing last weekend. Keep up the great work Team Wildstar!	
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I like the previews so far. I hope the list of possible rewards is big, and I hope to get a lot of boxes!
 
-Bel	
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The amount of hype I had for the launch has just exponentially increased.
 
Also, THEY SHOWED THAT RAIDER SET IN THE CUSTOMIZATION DEVSPEAK. IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE!!
 
Also also, they showed the deluxe edition costume in the Customization Devspeak. That green guy? Yeah.
 
Also also also, totally want that Raider hat. RO's Sakkat never dies.
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Good grief. Carbine must be tearing their hair out. "Here have some free stuff!", and the majority of the responses are either cynics expressing suspicion about the process, or people whining about how it isn't (or might not be) fair!
 
Personally, I think it sounds fun. I look forward to opening my boxes at launch. :)
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Just gonna highlight this bit here, don't mind me. ;)
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Updated the first post with some images of things you can get from the boxes!
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			Dat blue horse. I want it.	
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Wait... you want me to log in every day the servers are hot until Launch? After you teased me (and thousands of other People) by letting us fill out apps to join closed Beta and yet we still didn't get picked?
 
You couldn't keep me off the servers even if you tried. I waited months to test WildStar and now I am allowed to just that, I don't need to be bribed to log in. You will get sick of seeing me more tha likely, I guarantee it. lol
 
But thanks for the boxes anyways, gesture is much appreciated.  ;)	
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			A disco ball for my Chua ball ... Sweeeeet!	
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			Raiden set?!Please tell me the Chua ears stick through the hat.	
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It would be nice if things like these Boom Boxes could be given out once a month after launch, as sort of a thank you for staying subscribed...
 
*Wink wink, nudge nudge*
 
Just throwing that out there.	
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Assuming open beta is starting may 9th (weekends only) like 2 pre-order sites say, then there will be 72 boxes in total unless they add more bonus preorder weekends ~
 
5 pre-order weekends known so far x 3 days per weekend x 3 boxes = 45 boxes
Assuming open beta starts on may 9th and is weekends only:
3 weekends x 3 days x 3 boxes = 27 boxes
 
45 + 27 = 72 boxes in total so far, based on my assumption (which also happens to be a worst case scenario since that's 9 days of open beta only, when you get down to it)	
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			Thank you for the previews! Can't wait to claw open some boxes! :D	
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*snip*
5 pre-order weekends known so far x 3 days per weekend x 3 boxes = 45 boxes
*snip*
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Rofl, can you see the trail of candy
 
Durrhurr.. must.. collect.. candies laying all over the place.. *looks up* ... OH RELEASE ALREADY! YAY!	
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I see the forum is already chock full of chicken littles. The sky is falling ERMAHGERD cash shop!!!
 
 
Breathe, itll be ok. Carbine is incentivizing not monetizing.	
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I know what's in the box.
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Hi :)
 
As topic says at this point i am playing BETA on NA servers but when the game relese i will play on Eu servers so i am curious if that every box i have earned ingame will be applied to my Retail Eu version of the game.
 
Or will i have to buy a NA version of the game to recive my boxes
 
iam very sorry if this is the wrong forum.	
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			How will this work for those of us with cross-faction alts since we can't send mail cross faction?	
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			im excited about the free stuff in the boxes.  	
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			So when do we get those boxes? Is it at the headstart or launch?	
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			By using the "Reading" skill I have acquired, I now know we get them at launch. :unsure:  	
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if i log with my account i need to log or create a toon for different boxes or from now on, every toon will get the amount of boxes for the days i play the beta...EX: i just have one toon, and i play 7 days i will get 7 boxes...but if i decided to creat another toon during those 7 days i will get 7 boxes x toon?....
 
Ex2: if i play with one toon for 7 beta days i get 7 boxes but, if at launch i make another toon, Does that toon get also 7 boxes and all the toons i will make from that point on!?	
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if i log with my account i need to log or create a toon for different boxes or from now on, every toon will get the amount of boxes for the days i play the beta...EX: i just have one toon, and i play 7 days i will get 7 boxes...but if i decided to creat another toon during those 7 days i will get 7 boxes x toon?....
 
Ex2: if i play with one toon for 7 beta days i get 7 boxes but, if at launch i make another toon, Does that toon get also 7 boxes and all the toons i will make from that point on!?
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lol
 
"Raidin'" costume FTW
 
Next do:
 
"Loot Kang"	
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			haha at one of the options being a pimp mobile.	
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Please clarify in the post Mr. Scooter a few things for me. (Unaware if they have already been addressed in this thread. If they have, please add them to the Original Post.)
 
Will you get 3 boom boxes 'per account' or 'per character' per day you log in during BETA from now till launch?	If you get 3 'per character' will that basically mean if I keep making new characters and deleting them after a little play will qualify for the BB's? or must the character have 'X' playtime or level?	How and when will the boom boxes be delivered to your account or characters?	If the BB's generated per character who logged in and not the account, will the BB's be bound to that particular class character made when live or will they be accessible to every character you make once live? (Highly doubt the first option, but asking anyway)	Will we be able to boogie down with our Boom Boxes and will you be including actual boomboxes and disco globes in them?  ;)
Cheers and cannot wait for the coming weekend.	
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			People, how are cosmetic items pay to win?  This isn't a beauty pageant.  I guess this wasn't covered in "no child left behind."	
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WTB princess pony mounts.
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			I want a cat in my box so I can solve the debate once and for all. *wink wink*	
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People, how are cosmetic items pay to win?  This isn't a beauty pageant.  I guess this wasn't covered in "no child left behind."
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Either cookies or gfto..
 
Cookie Monster knows what i mean
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbgRyColvE	
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			Box! Box! Box! Must know whats in the box! Does is explode? Is it fire? Must know!	
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			I will be logging on regardless and playing as much as possible! This is just an extra bonus in my opinion :)	
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 naming mine Butt Stallion!
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			This seems unfair to those who don't have static closed beta access :(	
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This seems unfair to those who don't have static closed beta access :(
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			Entertainer Mount Customization Set: i hope i can uploaded my own Music and make party ;P hahaha	
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			Mystery box........Hmmmm Dr. Fuzzums will get dumb assistant to open them just in case something goes BOOM........He will OPEN THEM FOR SCIENCE!	
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This seems unfair to those who don't have static closed beta access :(
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This seems unfair to those who don't have static closed beta access :(
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			I am confused and I thinks it's because english isn't first language. But if you HAVE to log in EACH day of the beta to be counted wont all get the same amount of boxes? Either you get maximum amount of boxes or none?I know that this probobly isn't the case but yeah I'm confused =/	
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I am confused and I thinks it's because english isn't first language. But if you HAVE to log in EACH day of the beta to be counted wont all get the same amount of boxes? Either you get maximum amount of boxes or none?
 
I know that this probobly isn't the case but yeah I'm confused =/
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	Play WildStar and earn free items for launch!
Written by Team WildStar on April 02, 2014
 
	WHAT'S IN THE MYSTERY BOX?? - Earn free items for launch!
Started by Scooter, Mar 22 2014 01:19 AM
 
I just want to thanks for the nice and outdated news.
 	
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			Well that'll be no problem for me.  I wouldn't miss a day of beta even if there were no specific reward.	
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No, you get boxes for every day you log in.
 
If you log in 1 day, you will get 3 boxes at launch.
If you log in 3 days, you will get 9 boxes at launch.
If you don't log in at all, you get 0 boxes.
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Hello if I just bought the game and started playing this weekend would I still be able to earn these or was it for a certain time period.
Thank You for replies
-Zach	
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oh my word you people are horrible. gimme gimme gimme. they are giving you a Thank You for logging in stressing the servers and testing the game.
 
some pretty mounts house décor and costumes. simmer down	
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KaptenKnoge88, yes, exactly. You have to log in that day to get boxes for that day. It's kinda logical, but indeed confusing. I think that they wanted to explain that you cannot do anything to get a box from previous day if you didn't log in. :) 
 
 
NightZach, it's ongoing stuff. You will miss a few, since we didn't master time travel yet, but for all beta days that are still to come, you will get boxes.	
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			Question my husband was in CBT got a 32+ character so has access to all weekends without preorder, does he still get counted for all the days logged in? He will be pre-ordering just not until beginning of May.	
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			OMG stop giving me free stuff! [/sarcasm]	
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			are these counted by characters or only 1 per day per account?	
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are these counted by characters or only 1 per day per account?
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I'm kinda new around here, so maybe I'm missing it.. but..
 
Isn't there a lot of bitching going on about free stuff?
 
Before I continue, I must point out something:  Life isn't fair.  That is doubly so for anything on the Internet.
 
I just started playing last weekend, so I missed a few boxes.  (oh no! how unfair)  I didn't know the game existed until last thursday.  wah!
 
Seems simple to me, during the beta test weekends, you log in, you get free stuff.  You don't log in, no free stuff.  If you can't manage to get 5 minutes to log in, then that sucks, but you aren't getting any for that day.
 
And as for all the yelling about microtransactions... stop it.  You don't know, no one on the outside knows.  Don't get all worked up over nothing.  I hope they don't do it too... but I'm not going to lose my mind because I suspect they will.  (An idea based on no info whatsoever) 
 
I'm hoping there is no cash store b/c I'm at the end of a long, expensive, disappointing path of FTP games that bled the player base dry with that crap. 
MWO - $500 mechs LOL
Neverwinter Nights Online - everything costs ... and they also have items of the exact same type that do not stack (that you need), in a game that charges for inventory slots.
and so on..
 
I'll happily pay a sub if it means that the game doesn't suck, and/or I'm not at the endgame in a month already bored.. but I'm also paying a monthly sub so that I don't have to deal with a cash store, or microtransactions.  (credd is fine, and awesome... one of my favorite things about Eve actually)
 
Also, yeah, these boxes might give someone at the begining an edge... and?  It's called a reward.  You typically don't get those for doing nothing.  And if they ARE unique, even better.  If something is introduced to the game, and they say Unique or Limited Time - it should be that way.  It gives items value, and creates an in game economy.  (another thing Eve had right)
 
/rantoff	
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I'm hoping there is no cash store b/c I'm at the end of a long, expensive, disappointing path of FTP games that bled the player base dry with that crap. 
MWO - $500 mechs LOL
Neverwinter Nights Online - everything costs ... and they also have items of the exact same type that do not stack (that you need), in a game that charges for inventory slots.
and so on..
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			Oh my...I need to look over the forums more thoroughly (just been glazing over them since I decided to commit to this game a week ago) because this is sweet. Will definitely be logging in every day they have a Beta Weekend.	
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Here's how I imagine the mystery box pitch meeting went down:
 
https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/32120-mystery-box-parody-song-video/	
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Like Scooter said: (here: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/29695-mystery-box-question/&do=findComment&comment=284044 )
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Because I can tell you right now the instant I get two copies of something cool on one toon, I'll be clogging up your ticket system asking for it to be moved to another character.  
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			Whats i the box??? Only Burns Know....Aupa!	
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			i already preorder wildstar but i miss first weekend and bonus weekend, can i still get the box?	
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			adeydol, for the time being, all boxes are awarded for each day you logged in, so nope, you won't be able to get box from the weekends that already had place.	
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Please, please make it so things like mounts or costume pieces or anything like that are account bound, not BoP.  Because I can tell you right now the instant I get two copies of something cool on one toon, I'll be clogging up your ticket system asking for it to be moved to another character.  Please save us all time and effort and just make them BoA to start with.
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From the archives of the Resident Mom of the Internet....
 
In the beginning there was Closed Beta and it was good. And then one glorious day CRATE came into being. It was the tipping point of all cognitive beings. To Crate or Not To Crate?
 
The masses were divided. Siblings against siblings, parents against children, sexually active against non-sexually active...It was the dark time.
 
CRATE knew that they were not ready and so rather than destroy the fabric of the cosmos, CRATE ascended to a higher level.
 
But fear not for whether you believed in CRATE or not, CRATE believes in you....
 
And that's where the Mystery Boxes came from....	
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Somewhere in this thread someone suggested that these Boom Boxes may be further used as a reward for staying subscribed. OMG I LOVE this idea. Love, love, love it. Perhaps it could work something like this?
1st month sub: you get nothing, you get to play the game... woot
2nd-999999999999999999999 consecutive month sub: you get a box! Maybe there's something super cool inside =D
Miss a month? Restart to 1st month sub.
It wouldn't be much, but just a little, "Hey, thanks! We like you too. Have a box".
 
PS
I am soooo excited to open my boxes. Christmas in June!!!	
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			Not sure I f i missed it, but is there any information on level restricted content for the boxes. The post mentions  "including XP buffs, unique runes, weapons, housing items, unique costumes, mounts, and more" so I am curious if things like weapons will have a level on them, or stated for when you open them, or just visual skins with no stats. My concern being if it would be best to wait till level cap to open these wonderful gifts to get the most out of them, or if it wont matter. 	
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Guess these  wont be  in the  mystery boxes muhahaha! XD Gamescom 2013 whatup !
 	
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Boxes are account-bound, so you can claim them on any characters you want, and spread them out however you want. The boxes themselves can only be used once each, though. As in, if you earned 40 boxes for launch, you get 40 boxes per account and can divide them however you'd like amongst your characters.
 
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If they are account bound, how will we spread them to characters on other servers, or other factions? So that we can "can divide them however [we'd] like" . . .
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			That WarPig looks so cool. Pre-ordered. :P	
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So, my newest concern/question is that I am not 100% sure which sever I am going to "be" on yet. It may be whichever server I can get both names for for my main AND my primary alt.
 
Since the game immediately sends you IN the second that your character name is accepted as legit, whatever character on whatever server you first log in to, even if it is for mere seconds, will likely be the one tagged for all da boxes. Is there any way to delay this being the character/server tagged for this? A player may change their mind between RP and RP-PVP in those first few minutes of Headstart, for example.
 
If they are account bound, how will we spread them to characters on other servers, or other factions? So that we can "can divide them however [we'd] like" . . .
 
(For me, just having them not zerg my character until level 10 in my mailbox or something would be work, but maybe it's coded so that it's Protostar Datacron calls, and it tracks if they have been answered yet, and by whom.)
 
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I have not bought the game, but I'm playing the beta. 
When I buy the game I receive the boxes for the days I played before buying?	
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I have not bought the game, but I'm playing the beta. 
When I buy the game I receive the boxes for the days I played before buying?
 
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Scrapper, on 21 Mar 2014 - 4:31 PM, said:Please tell me this is not some sneaky corporate speak way to gain player acceptance for microtransaction-style lockboxes in the game down the road ...
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Why are you think open beta will run a month? It's not really realistic. The last pre-order beta day is the 4th May. I count with a 24/7 week or two weekends for the open beta.
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			How did I post twice?! O_o	
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			Very cool!	
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I think as long as the preorder is activated on the same account you used for the betas it will.
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			How do they determine what character gets the boxes? Is it the first char you create? 	
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How do they determine what character gets the boxes? Is it the first char you create? 
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			Is there an in-game message that lets us know that we have indeed been flagged to recieve the boxes?	
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			Great now many weeks later I find out about this. Even though I spend $75 for this game I miss out on these cool items and will never be able to get these.	
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Great now many weeks later I find out about this. Even though I spend $75 for this game I miss out on these cool items and will never be able to get these.
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This is not true.   :)
These boom boxes will appear again during special events this is just the first use of them.
 
 
Source: http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/play-wildstar-boom-box/
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			Today when I logged in I got some gloves on one of my characters and it gave me a pop-up message about thanking me I play the beta, but I didn't get anything on my other character? And what about that hover board, I heard you keep the one you get at level 10?	
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			This is a way for the game developers to interact with the community, and they get a cool little in game item out of it. Think of it like PAX, You go, you get skin codes for league of legends, most of the skins you cannot buy, but can only get through the code. It adds excitement into leaving your house. 	
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			So all you have to do to win this box is to log in on each day of the beta weekends?	
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			So what happens for us waiting to play on European servers? if we log in to NA servers and those characters unlock these items, we won't get them on european characters when we make them?	
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So what happens for us waiting to play on European servers? if we log in to NA servers and those characters unlock these items, we won't get them on european characters when we make them?
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			double post. =[	
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			What's in the box?! =D	
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Is there more information available?
 
I only registered last night, am I ineligible? Would really love a post detailing criteria. Thanks!	
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			Thank you ISP for not having anyone on call on Easter when my internet was down for over an entire day!  Well that's 2 missed days of free goodies :(	
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smells of pay to win
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Thank you ISP for not having anyone on call on Easter when my internet was down for over an entire day!  Well that's 2 missed days of free goodies :(
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			Must...have...discoball...	
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			Not sure if this was answered, Is this account bound or per character?	
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I think it's really cool to add these little bonuses. As for being paranoid about this leading to pay to win, in my opinion, I believe it is not. I think this is a way to thank us folks for hanging in there while the game is still being polished and ...plus, I wouldn't mind giving them my cash if it were to be the case =) Carbine is doing an awesome job so why not support them in any way we can? 
 
Keep up the great work, Carbine! :D 	
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Not sure if this was answered, Is this account bound or per character?
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			?How do i get this box cause i'm playing since 21 Mar 2014 and did not receive any box :(  ?	
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?How do i get this box cause i'm playing since 21 Mar 2014 and did not receive any box :(  ?
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You will receive them during launch and when the game goes live.
 
I am curious if there is anywhere I can see how many boxes I have "earned"?
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You will receive them during launch and when the game goes live.
 
I am curious if there is anywhere I can see how many boxes I have "earned"?
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			Does this only apply to people who are in the closed beta? I´m not clear on who will get these happy boxes!	
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Does this only apply to people who are in the closed beta? I´m not clear on who will get these happy boxes!
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Does this only apply to people who are in the closed beta? I´m not clear on who will get these happy boxes!
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Wait...What? People who preordered can play like all the time? they're playing atm??
 
I really want that Luminous Equivar!	
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Wait...What? People who preordered can play like all the time? they're playing atm??
 
I really want that Luminous Equivar!
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			Free boxes for beta testing??!!!......I liiiiiiike....	
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I have to go to bed so I can be up for the beta, I don't have time to read this entire thread unfortunantly.
 
Just want to clarify: I have not yet bought the game, I just got the beta invitation email and entered the code in my NCSOFT account (and downloaded the game as it was Thursday). If I buy the game, I'll get another code right? So will I get the boxes for logging in this weekend if I don't buy the game until Monday (or later?)
 
NCSOFT sure is security minded, every time I log in I have to verify its me since my IP address changes each time,
 	
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			Here is the the Raidin' Costume in motion :) ----> Raidin'	
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			I won't earn nothing if i can't enter the beta... is that right ? 	
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			Correct; you must make it into the game world to get that days' boxes counted.  At least, that's what they said.	
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I really hope you will answer to this comment. 
So i was playing every day of the beta weekends with one exception, because i did not know that this beta which was i don't know one week ago was avaible for 4 days not 3 :/ 
do i get the boom box at lunch i really hope i will get them i was only 1 extra day and i didn't even know about it coz i didn't have any login issue etc in friday. Thx for answer	
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I really hope you will answer to this comment. 
So i was playing every day of the beta weekends with one exception, because i did not know that this beta which was i don't know one week ago was avaible for 4 days not 3 :/ 
do i get the boom box at lunch i really hope i will get them i was only 1 extra day and i didn't even know about it coz i didn't have any login issue etc in friday. 
Thx for answer
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I won't earn nothing if i can't enter the beta... is that right ? 
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I really hope you will answer to this comment. 
So i was playing every day of the beta weekends with one exception, because i did not know that this beta which was i don't know one week ago was avaible for 4 days not 3 :/ 
do i get the boom box at lunch i really hope i will get them i was only 1 extra day and i didn't even know about it coz i didn't have any login issue etc in friday. 
Thx for answer
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			Personally I hope that we have access to a "cash shop" as long as it is "cosmetic" only.  One of my favorite things is to pimp my toons costume, abode, and ride.  I want the access to enhance my account with more character slots and the ability to change my toons look.  What good is it to have a really cool tail if you can't get a new hair do now and then? 	
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			I just pre-ordered but I have been in a few weekend betas where I received keys. Will those days count?	
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You don't have to log in every single day to get the boxes. You get 3 boxes every day you log in.
So if you missed a day that just means 3 less boxes.
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			Because 15 pages is a lot to read... Forgive me if the question was asked/answered.So my brother's birthday is in July, but I've preordered the game for me, and I was going to give him one of the three keys to let friends play WS. I was going to buy him the game for his birthday, and I was going to buy it in July (planning a wedding and such).So if he logs into the betas, and plays launch day with me, does he get the boomboxes, or is it for preorders only?	
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			So with what is being said about logging in every day of beta to get the boom boxes is there a way to check how many boxes we have prelaunch?	
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			If these things are going to contain usable items (i.e. weapons and runes), are the boxes going to be keyed to your level? So should I wait till I'm 50 to open them in order to get all the phat lewts? 	
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Neat! Though I'm a little concerned by the whole "must log in each day" thing. I'm currently waiting for support to get back to me. I've pre-ordered, but the launcher is having troubles and I can't get into the game. This basically means that even though I've already given Carbine/NCSoft my moolas, I'm not able to earn these rewards? Some clarification (or maybe wiggle room?) would be nice!
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Is it possible to get three boxes per weekend? At what time should I login?
 
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The beta weekends are as follows:Friday, May 2nd, 7:00AM PDT through Sunday, May 4th, 11:59PM PDT
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It says weapons can be in these boxes, does that mean the weapons are adjusted to the characters level that opened it?
 
For instance if I open one at level 1 and get a weapon it will be terrible, and If I wait to open a box at max level it can give much better weapon?	
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It says weapons can be in these boxes, does that mean the weapons are adjusted to the characters level that opened it?
 
For instance if I open one at level 1 and get a weapon it will be terrible, and If I wait to open a box at max level it can give much better weapon?
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			People will seriously find anything to complain about.The boxes contain VANITY items. There's no pay to win, no epics just purely cosmetic. Mounts, costumes and exp boosts. exp boosts can be gotten from settler buff stations, and don't stack. Seriously, stop complaining. Also Carbine arn't retarded, they will probably mail them to you in your mailbox. Open them as you have room for them - or wait until you are at your capital and/or can access your bank. I've heard little rumours that you can only open 1 a day. So they might even mail you 1 a day. 	
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People will seriously find anything to complain about.
 
The boxes contain VANITY items. There's no pay to win, no epics just purely cosmetic. Mounts, costumes and exp boosts. exp boosts can be gotten from settler buff stations, and don't stack. Seriously, stop complaining. 
 
Also Carbine arn't retarded, they will probably mail them to you in your mailbox. Open them as you have room for them - or wait until you are at your capital and/or can access your bank. I've heard little rumours that you can only open 1 a day. So they might even mail you 1 a day.
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			I can confirm the account inventory but this is the first I've read on 22 hour cooldowns.	
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I can confirm the account inventory but this is the first I've read on 22 hour cooldowns.
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What's in the Mystery Box? Another, slightly smaller box.
 
Also, is there any other way to get more Boom Boxes? Several months of box opening is not enough.	
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Are the rewards retroactive?
I.e.: I logged in during some beta weekends, if I do purchase the game now, will they be counted?	
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What's in the Mystery Box? Another, slightly smaller box.
 
Also, is there any other way to get more Boom Boxes? Several months of box opening is not enough.
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			One more question. Will the rewards only go to the first character that you make, or to each character? Will it be transferable? I want both my Exile and Dominion characters to have fancy items.	
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			What does it mean by mount variant? Are these not actual mounts but skins for mounts?	
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Are the rewards retroactive?
I.e.: I logged in during some beta weekends, if I do purchase the game now, will they be counted?
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			What if I logged in on Friday night and didn't logout until Saturday morning. Will Saturday still be counted?	
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Too be honest. Even if we end up getting lockboxes and keys. I have never had an issue with them. If I support the MMO, I buy boxes..cuz who doesn't like fun unique things. And who doesn't wanna support something they love? If I don't I don't buy boxes period. 
 
I spend 50 bucks every month in STO on either their cool ships or lockbox keys. I have no shame in doing this I support STO.
 
I would willingly do it with Wildstar.	
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			GIMME THOSE BBOOXXEESS NAOW  :lol:	
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			Sorry if it has been answered elsewhere, but if you missed a day from beta weekends, do you lose just 3 boxes or all of them?	
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			Just the three from that day. Worry not! :D	
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			Just what you would have gotten from that day. Losing all of them would be insane.	
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What if I logged in on Friday night and didn't logout until Saturday morning. Will Saturday still be counted?
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			now... do we get boxes for every day we log in on the open beta?	
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now... do we get boxes for every day we log in on the open beta?
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now... do we get boxes for every day we log in on the open beta?
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Is anyone else concerned about Carbine using the word "unique"?
 
I'd be miffed missing out on some cool items just because of RnG or not being able to log in every beta weekend.
 
As long as there is a way to get these items another way down the road then I'm fine with it.
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One more question. Will the rewards only go to the first character that you make, or to each character? Will it be transferable? I want both my Exile and Dominion characters to have fancy items.
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First off thanks Carbine for the BoomBoxes :), do love knowing I will be expecting a stack of lootz's when the game goes live ;)
 
The only thing I find a bit strange (and others have mentioned this as well) is that the boxes are on a 22 hour opening timelock.
As its been said that the boxes can contain XP buffs etc that would be more of a benefit at lower levels opening all the boxes earlier makes more sense.
And if possible a little more info about the account wide storage would be very helpful to know ie size/slots etc
 
Thanks again :)	
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			No, please leave it at the one box per day I love logging in the next morning and opening my next box, its like a kinder surprise every day (and how I loved those) :P	
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			Maybe as an idea is for consumable buffs to let them be all openable and have the others as 1 per day, that way you get the leveling advantages of buffs but the Shiny stuff is still a mystery ;)	
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I am sad there's going to be EXP boosts, but only because it will lower my chances on getting of those Equivar mounts :( and dat costume set! 
 
So nice. 	
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I am sad there's going to be EXP boosts, but only because it will lower my chances on getting of those Equivar mounts :( and dat costume set! 
 
So nice. 
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			Hmm, I love vanity items, not so happy about the experience boosts though.	
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			You have to remember that there are already XP boosts in game with the settlers stations, while we dont know how long the XP boosts last it should be something similar to the ones already in game. At the very most they would last 24 hours or until a set XP point has been reached like rested XP.	
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I can only request to PLEASE make these rewards, if acquired, account-wide. 
 
Especially at a time when successful MMOs have begun to understand that encouraging players to enjoy their time on alts is paramount to keep them playing (ie, as opposed to logging on and "oh jeez, I have to grind all over again", which is likely to discourage continued play, contrary to the old school way of "we must force them to take as much time as possible to do anything"), I think it is very important for WildStar to ensure that many elements, especially achievements, costumes, quality-of-life etc... stuff such as these rewards, to be account-wide. 
 
   For the Boom Box mounts and costumes, as well as the  Highwayman's costume and Beta Hoverboard, please let every current and future character on the account unlock these benefits.  With WildStar launching and players figuring out what classes they prefer etc... why lock these rewards to only a single character!?   If there are things like XP boosts and other consumables in the boxes, let them be account-bound so that they can be mailed to other characters on your account if you so wish to do so, but please ensure the permanent items like costumes and mounts from Beta/PreOrder be accessible account wide on current and future characters.  I want to see WildStar succeed as a long term subscription MMO, and  though this may seem like a small step on this road,  it is an important one in  the right direction.
 
Thank you. 	
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3 boxes per day is freakin scary, even more so if they are per character. 3 days per weekend, assume ~3weeks of open beta, ~33 days, 100 boxes. Even with one item per box and housing items not taking inventory space as such(as now you can crate decor as soon as you get them), that is insane. Even people that do log in 4-5 times during all this time, that's 15 boxes. A whole freakin lot of taken inventory space.
Don't take me wrong, I love free goodies, but it seems like people will be flooded with those things, and due to lack of inventory space comfort of playing will decrease considerably.
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According to the email that's been sent...
 
"We're excited to announce that on May 8th, we will be starting Open Beta! Through May 18th"
 
So its 11 days of OB unless something changes? Also been stated as per account and not per character, if I remember correctly	
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Questions:
1)Is there a limit on the box number you can take?
2)Are items inside the boxes unique?I mean can you obtain them somewhere else in the game?	
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			why cant i get into open beta i pre order it and have played a few betas now polus got the delux edition and cant get into open beta y is this	
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Yay for vanity items.
 
Question though. Do you need to be online for a certain amount of time in addition to logging in? Or can I just jump on the character at work, run a circle around my house, then log off to go to work and that would count?
 
Also Bicrast, you should have gotten a code to apply, whether it be on the site, or in your email, or on your receipt. You take that and go into your account management and navigate around until you can find the place to apply said code.	
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Question though. Do you need to be online for a certain amount of time in addition to logging in? Or can I just jump on the character at work, run a circle around my house, then log off to go to work and that would count?
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Yay for vanity items.
 
Question though. Do you need to be online for a certain amount of time in addition to logging in? Or can I just jump on the character at work, run a circle around my house, then log off to go to work and that would count?
 
Also Bicrast, you should have gotten a code to apply, whether it be on the site, or in your email, or on your receipt. You take that and go into your account management and navigate around until you can find the place to apply said code.
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heya do we receive the mystery boxes during this open beta week if we log in each day or was it only for the weekends of the preorder?
Thanks	
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heya do we receive the mystery boxes during this open beta week if we log in each day or was it only for the weekends of the preorder?
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			oh thats rad! thanks!!	
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			How exactly do you get Boomboxes ? I have logged in every day for the past two days and have only received The Highwayman's Gloves. And do you keep any of those items on launch, since the gloves are soulbound and the characters will be deleted.	
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How exactly do you get Boomboxes ? I have logged in every day for the past two days and have only received The Highwayman's Gloves. And do you keep any of those items on launch, since the gloves are soulbound and the characters will be deleted.
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Some of us can't log in today due to the DDOS. I still can't patch the game, been trying pretty hard. Edited the hosts file too. 
 
 
 
is the issue I'm having. Eventually it goes to "Patch failed" 
Is there any chance people like myself can get the boxes for days like today?	
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Question -  is there no way to check how many days we have on our Boom Box credit? I mean. we all don't have the same time zones. What exactly does "3 boxes per day logged in" mean? Every 24 hours? every PDT day? every local day? :)
Thanks!	
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Question -  is there no way to check how many days we have on our Boom Box credit? I mean. we all don't have the same time zones. What exactly does "3 boxes per day logged in" mean? Every 24 hours? every PDT day? every local day? :)
Thanks!
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			Hope these boxes give me a velocirex mount somehow.  <3	
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Why is no one answering the questions regarding:
 
Do you have to pre-order the game, in order to get the Boxes?
 
I have 1 Key in my Account for Closed-Beta.
Now, I have a 2nd Key for the Open-Beta.
 
And when I buy the game, which I haven't done yet, I will get a 3rd Key for the actual game since I will pre-order over G2A.
 
 
Will the Boxes from the Beta's get tranfered over to the real Account/Key, or is it just something you get for pre-ordering?
(This means: Do you only get Boxes for playing with the same Key in the Beta's and in retail, which means only pre-ordering will give you the Boxe?.)	
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			I was looking through the forums and the only question I have left is: Are the boxes level tiered, aka will the items that might come out of the boxes different from when I'm lvl5 instead of lvl 50? Specifically since there is the possibility of elder gems dropping I don't want to waste any boxes opening them while leveling if I might lose out on nicer end game type items.	
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Still havent found the answer i was looking for
 
Anyone can confirm that you DONT need to have the preorder in order to get the boxes at launch? because im currently playing the beta but I havent preordered.	
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			I've been logging into the beta weekends and open beta for quite a bit haven't gotten anything but the costume mail letters, how/where do you get these boomboxes? 	
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			If i didnt log in on the first day of beta i will still get the boxes.. if a login today?	
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			better be instant 3 items for us not getting into betas with all kinds of stupid errors, you can't seem to do anything about...	
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TL;DR
 
From reading dev posts this is what I've pulled from it:
 
Boom boxes won't be given until launch, not during beta. Think about it there is no point awarding items now since all characters are being wiped once the game goes live. Why give items that are going to be deleted? 
In order to get the boxes you need to physically have logged in and played the game during the relevant times. If you have a closed beta key and never used it you're not going to get a box for those closed beta weekends. There is no time limit you need to be logged in for, just log in and be in the game (don't sit in character creation is what I took from that.) Which makes sense because these boom boxes are rewards for testing the game.
There is 3 a day per account, not per toon. If you log into multiple toons it's still only 3.
The items are random, if you get 100 boxes you may get 100 XP boosts. Missing out on days doesn't mean you've missed out on loot, it just means you've got less boxes to open. 
It counts for all eligible days, you didn't need to log into the first day to be included, as long as you've logged into a day you are eligible to get the boxes for that day you've logged in for.
 
There seems to be a lot of confusion about these but if you follow what the devs have said it will be clearer, trust me.	
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			Oh lawdy! I do enjoy free lootz. :D	
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Boxes are linked to your account. You earn 3 each day you login to the beta; 3 total, not 3 per character. You will receive them at launch. They will be in an account inventory and claimable by any of your characters, but non-transferable once claimed. There is a 22 hour cool-down on using the boxes.
 
 
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Why is no one answering the questions regarding:
 
Do you have to pre-order the game, in order to get the Boxes?
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