darkSpyro

While playing imaginators, I noticed the superchargers can no longer be supercharged in story missions (haven't tried racing yet) and the message please remove vehicle during story mode appears

I for one am a little dissapointed it didn't come back but not really surprised since it is activision.

The 'supercharging' only applied to the vehicle though, it didn't do anything to the skylanders themselves did it?

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The 'supercharging' only applied to the vehicle though, it didn't do anything to the skylanders themselves did it?

When you had a matching set on the portal during normal gameplay, the character's attack and armour would go up a bit.

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The 'supercharging' only applied to the vehicle though, it didn't do anything to the skylanders themselves did it?

Gave a boost to their attack and health.

I didn't even notice, wonder how I missed that. My bad. Kind of lame they can't get that bonus anymore then.

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I didn't even notice, wonder how I missed that. My bad. Kind of lame they can't get that bonus anymore then.

Does the magic event even work for vehicles within the game (not the racing)? If not, then your answer is pretty clear as to why it doesn't count...vehicles become paper weights along with most of the other "game specific gimmick" merchandise.

lol vehicles are worse then that, you cant ever really use yours for racing ether. You scan it in once and the game "unlocks it" for you, from then on you select it in the menu to get a stock version of it with none of your progress from SC's... basically scan them and bin them...

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lol vehicles are worse then that, you cant ever really use yours for racing ether. You scan it in once and the game "unlocks it" for you, from then on you select it in the menu to get a stock version of it with none of your progress from SC's... basically scan them and bin them...

Sounds about right, given they don't want to carry over upgrade mechanics etc.

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lol vehicles are worse then that, you cant ever really use yours for racing ether. You scan it in once and the game "unlocks it" for you, from then on you select it in the menu to get a stock version of it with none of your progress from SC's... basically scan them and bin them...

Well, there goes any incentive I might have had to grind enough gearbits in Superchargers to fully upgrade my vehicles' shields and weapons. (I just recently finished Superchargers for the first time after taking advantage of heavily marked-down prices. My air vehicles are maxed out, but my land vehicles' upgrade levels are pitiful.)

I wasn't planning to do any racing in Imaginators anyway, but still, this is just disrespectful to the players who invested time and money in vehicles. How hard is it to include the different vehicle mods? And the shield and weapon upgrades are just numbers! Sheesh.

The mods are there (but do not load from the toys so you have to mod in the menus). But none of the Paid add-ons from the robot vender are in Imagionators at all (and will not show up if on your vehicle).

CURSE YOU ACTIVISION!

All mods are there, and they are all unlocked, even if you use a brand new Vehicle without any upgrades.

The only Vehicles without mods are the 3 Instants.

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lol vehicles are worse then that, you cant ever really use yours for racing ether. You scan it in once and the game "unlocks it" for you, from then on you select it in the menu to get a stock version of it with none of your progress from SC's... basically scan them and bin them...

Well, there goes any incentive I might have had to grind enough gearbits in Superchargers to fully upgrade my vehicles' shields and weapons. (I just recently finished Superchargers for the first time after taking advantage of heavily marked-down prices. My air vehicles are maxed out, but my land vehicles' upgrade levels are pitiful.)

I wasn't planning to do any racing in Imaginators anyway, but still, this is just disrespectful to the players who invested time and money in vehicles. How hard is it to include the different vehicle mods? And the shield and weapon upgrades are just numbers! Sheesh.

so all those hours grinding for gears to change the look of your vehicle is gone. i feel real sorry for people that put in hours to get these gear bits. but the dimwits that payed for the gear bits microtransactions, i dont feel sorry for at all.

after this i forgodsake hope people dont waste their money on these magic chests in imaginators, and take this as a lesson. because if this microtransactions continue activision are gonna push it further and further...

let me quote from another place
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Skylanders Imaginators players will be able to purchase three types of treasure chests in the game for varying prices. The least expensive is the game’s Copper Chest at £1.69, while the Mystery Chest is £3.99. The most expensive is the Platinum Chest, which costs £7.99. But players can end up getting duplicate items. So paying £7.99 won’t guarantee players that they’ll be getting something new.

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so all those hours grinding for gears to change the look of your vehicle is gone. i feel real sorry for people that put in hours to get these gear bits.

Actually, in Superchargers the mods came in the red toolkits scattered throughout the vehicle zones. Gearbits are only used to upgrade shields and weapons. It'd be a bummer if those upgrades don't get carried over to Imaginators, but I'm not sure how important they are in pure racing mode anyway.

I guess having all the mods available in Imaginators from the start ensures a level playing field when it comes to racing, since there's no way to earn the mods in the game itself.

Does anyone know if the mods still offer the same bonuses as they did in Superchargers, or are they purely cosmetic this time around?

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so all those hours grinding for gears to change the look of your vehicle is gone. i feel real sorry for people that put in hours to get these gear bits.

Actually, in Superchargers the mods came in the red toolkits scattered throughout the vehicle zones. Gearbits are only used to upgrade shields and weapons. It'd be a bummer if those upgrades don't get carried over to Imaginators, but I'm not sure how important they are in pure racing mode anyway.

I guess having all the mods available in Imaginators from the start ensures a level playing field when it comes to racing, since there's no way to earn the mods in the game itself.

Does anyone know if the mods still offer the same bonuses as they did in Superchargers, or are they purely cosmetic this time around?

They do offer bonuses, but have not checked to see if they are exactly the same.

Everyone must have amnesia, but a lot of these vehicle upgrades appeared in game LONG after the release of the game. It was of course slammed in there in an attempt to drive additional revenue from those who already got the game or maybe was on the fence because of the lack of features/capabilities. It was an afterthought in an attempt to drive their slow sales upwards.

For multiple games now, you've seen a non skylander gimmick's featureset get integrated in a lukewarm fashion in the next entry and now removed altogether. So, everyone...the story has played out enough times that anyone claiming it is being very ignorant of the actions of Activision. It will stop either when they stop producing the game (likely on #6) or when you as consumers send the message loud and clear (deny them sales). Unfortunately, the two are closely related.

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Everyone must have amnesia, but a lot of these vehicle upgrades appeared in game LONG after the release of the game. It was of course slammed in there in an attempt to drive additional revenue from those who already got the game or maybe was on the fence because of the lack of features/capabilities. It was an afterthought in an attempt to drive their slow sales upwards.

For multiple games now, you've seen a non skylander gimmick's featureset get integrated in a lukewarm fashion in the next entry and now removed altogether. So, everyone...the story has played out enough times that anyone claiming it is being very ignorant of the actions of Activision. It will stop either when they stop producing the game (likely on #6) or when you as consumers send the message loud and clear (deny them sales). Unfortunately, the two are closely related.

I'm not surprised at all, just disappointed. I know there track record (I have been here from day one of SSA, before it was even popular lol). That dose not mean I can't be disappointed with the outcome. The game is great, and that's why I support it. But that does not mean I can't show my disappointment over some of there choices.

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Everyone must have amnesia, but a lot of these vehicle upgrades appeared in game LONG after the release of the game. It was of course slammed in there in an attempt to drive additional revenue from those who already got the game or maybe was on the fence because of the lack of features/capabilities. It was an afterthought in an attempt to drive their slow sales upwards.

I only played Superchargers for the first time just recently after the starter packs were heavily discounted, so I wasn't around for those developments.

Which vehicle upgrades were added after the fact? The vehicle mods were a part of the game right from the start, weren't they?