New Shop Items: Appearance Changes

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Originally Posted by DustOfDeath

i dont drink...
i dont go to movies....
not sure where this is going now...

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not sure where it's going either lol i am completely lost.

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Originally Posted by eridian

wait, wait, wait. what...who mentioned anything about your name? i literally have no clue what that has to do with anything. and no **** the name elric is older then FMA.

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Ok apparently I need to spell it out. Elric is an albino prince with a sword that eats souls. I want to play as a Casthian named Elric Templar. Focus on the Elric part... now race.... now name.. race... get it? That is my answer to the 'why....would you make another character?' Or to be just plain as dirt. I have yet to play the race of alien I wanted to from the get go. I don't know how else to point it out sorry.

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Originally Posted by Elric1

Ok apparently I need to spell it out. Elric is an albino prince with a sword that eats souls. I want to play as a Casthian named Elric Templar. Focus on the Elric part... now race.... now name.. race... get it? That is my answer to the 'why....would you make another character?' Or to be just plain as dirt. I have yet to play the race of alien I wanted to from the get go. I don't know how else to point it out sorry.

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the way you worded it made no sense, thats why i didnt understand its relevance to the conversation. Also the reason i asked why is because most cool outfits in the game cover your whole body, making it so your appearance is unknown. and there is no racial benefits, nor classes. So making a new character seems rather pointless.

I see a lot of people on here expecting that they'll have to pay for this. While in all likely hood they might hoodwink us in this manner, or give us that free change with the purchase to put on the new race. nothing is confirmed how it works.

Just because it's announced to be in the store might just be the only place they can put their intended UI for these changes. It COULD very well be like walking up to the machine in Borderlands to change your character. You go in you change you leave.

I'm thinking before we go off lets wait and see what it really is then get all up in arms if it's a money grab. We're going off mere speculation at this point.

I myself would want that first change free to get the new race with the DLC. It makes sense. The company would look very horrible to it's community offering a race as part of the paid portion of a DLC then asking for MORE money to change to it.

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Originally Posted by MagellanD

I see a lot of people on here expecting that they'll have to pay for this. While in all likely hood they might hoodwink us in this manner, or give us that free change with the purchase to put on the new race. nothing is confirmed how it works.

Just because it's announced to be in the store might just be the only place they can put their intended UI for these changes. It COULD very well be like walking up to the machine in Borderlands to change your character. You go in you change you leave.

I'm thinking before we go off lets wait and see what it really is then get all up in arms if it's a money grab. We're going off mere speculation at this point.

I myself would want that first change free to get the new race with the DLC. It makes sense. The company would look very horrible to it's community offering a race as part of the paid portion of a DLC then asking for MORE money to change to it.

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I figured if any of their staff reads the forums they might see this and take into consideration some changes that all might enjoy such as the first free change.

Making people pay every time they want to change their hairstyle is just stupid. Changing your appearance should be as easy as changing your outfit. This is a basic feature that should have been in the game from the start. Differentiating players by giving them easy access to more appearance options is a good way to increase players' immersion and attachment to their characters.

If they really feel the need to monetize your character's appearance, they should put new appearance options in the cash shop that you can't get elsewhere. If you want to change your gender or race, I could see that being a microtransaction (emphasis on the micro, which Trion doesn't seem to have a firm grasp on).

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Originally Posted by Shogo_Yahagi

Making people pay every time they want to change their hairstyle is just stupid. Changing your appearance should be as easy as changing your outfit. This is a basic feature that should have been in the game from the start. Differentiating players by giving them easy access to more appearance options is a good way to increase players' immersion and attachment to their characters.

If they really feel the need to monetize your character's appearance, they should put new appearance options in the cash shop that you can't get elsewhere. If you want to change your gender or race, I could see that being a microtransaction (emphasis on the micro, which Trion doesn't seem to have a firm grasp on).

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Race I don't agree with (except first ones free). You don't wake up and suddenly become Chinese, Russian, or Canadian do you?
Hair makeup tattoos and other aesthetics on top of race should always be free.

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Originally Posted by Schwa

I wouldn't mind a "first one's free" with the purchase of the DLC and/or season pass. Not sure if I want to see it scripable, though.

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My toughts on it aswell!

i think that to pay every time you want a change is......crazy i mean i always edit my char in mmo or rpg games soooo that would hurt me

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Originally Posted by MagellanD

Race I don't agree with (except first ones free). You don't wake up and suddenly become Chinese, Russian, or Canadian do you?
Hair makeup tattoos and other aesthetics on top of race should always be free.

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Agreed. Race/sex changes I don't mind costing Bits. Hairstyles/tattoos etc should cost Scrip/Arkfall Salvage etc.