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Jun-7-2017 03:34

Hi! I will participate today on the boardwalk today but I think it's in New York, right?
I only have 3 cases left today and I need 4 to travel to New York.
What can I do?

Jun-8-2017 05:40

I think I don't understand, it seems to me that:

"You can safety travel back after the Furore too, even though you're unsubbed." The statement you made 5 post earlier and

"5) Further to that point it is now possible for free players in cities other than NY to travel BACK to NY. However once there they will once again be stuck until either subscribing or another free period comes along. ". Which you posted April 13

Contradict each other, hence my question.

*Scratches head and walks away muttering*
My mind ain't what it use to be, getting old s#%*s.

Jun-8-2017 08:22

One involves using the boardwalk seaplane. The other (being stranded in NY) involves using conventional transportation, i.e. trains and ships.

Jun-8-2017 08:35

Oh btw, AndrewX, were you able to find it?

Jun-8-2017 09:09

One says he can travel back using the seaplane after the Furore. Even unsubbed

The other says he is stuck in NY after the Furore when unsubbed. Can use plane to get there.

He is unsubbed.


Sorry I am being dense as a ton of bricks.

Jun-8-2017 09:24

You need a ticket to use the seaplane. The seaplane will take you to the Boardwalk, then return you to your original city. You can not travel to NY from the Boardwalk unless you entered the Boardwalk from NY. Un-subs can use the sea plane.

Totally independent of the Furores un-subs can travel TO NY using train or ship. However they can not return to their original city without re-subbing.

My language was probably clunky, but I hope this post clears it up!

Jun-8-2017 09:29

The seaplane is not considered usual travel, it can be used by anybody to get directly to the Boardwalk if/when they have a Furore ticket and then it takes them right back to the city they boarded the seaplane from. Since the Boardwalk was originally intended to be open to all players (subbed or unsubbed) too, it (only the seaplane) works for unsubbed dets too.

The normal travel (where you pay with cases and money, and totally un-associated with the Boardwalk) option is still closed to unsubbed dets unless those not in NY would like a one-way ticket back to NY.

If you made use of only the seaplane, you can return to your original city even when unsubbed. If you decided to travel to NY and access the Boardwalk from the NY map, you'd return to NY after the Furore, and if you were unsubbed, you can't travel any more until you resub (exceot between the Boardwalk and the rest of New York).

Jun-8-2017 10:07

Got it, finally!! Thanks everyone for your patience and help. I was reading travel to New York as being the same as travel to the Boardwalk . Feeling really stupid

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