Extreme Makeover - Make Over - Opinion

Xaeo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2011

What I would see a great aspect for the game is, instead of paying real money for the Extreme Makeover or Make Over kit for your char. They should have a NPC that charges you to IN - GAME money to give your char a new look. You know, charge 5k or 10k?

What do you guys think?

melissa b

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

I would love it, anet would hate it and perhaps people that paid already for it. Also, could hurt game update development
/regretfully not signed but wish I could

asb

asb

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Europe

Me/

A pwyw model would work maybe, but NC would never allow this kind of customer freedom.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

unfortunately they are already charging for it, and will not stop doing so....if you had been around for the 'we cant do this' phase of the makeover forum idea back when.....well, lets just say it aint gonna change ever. It was a good idea---a few years ago when it was first suggested....now its just tooooooo late.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

I have mixed feelings about it.

When you start a character or at least when I start one I am pretty careful with look and name so seldom if ever want a change.
If I have played a few hours or days I just start again if I begin to hate it.
Ok so much for gender face colouration etc.

Hair style and colour now that should be freely changeable and by an in game NPC.
More drastic changes can come as they do via a makeover pack for real cash.

mathiastemplar

mathiastemplar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2008

Denmark

Jade Reapers [JD]

W/

It works fine as it is...
People who paid for it would be pretty pissed if it suddenly cost nothing (ingame cash)

Since we don't pay for playing each month, I really don't see the big deal.

But... If anything should be changed to this system, they should make it a one-time payment for infinete makeovers/extreme-makeovers.

Aeronwen

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

I don't think the devs can use in-game gold to buy their food, so they are rather partial to the income stream.

Venganza

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2011

Fire

I wish people would stop moaning about such things.

Guild wars cost pennies for the amount of time we use it for.

Most $60 games I play once (if that)... by contrast GW, even with storage upgrades, mercenaries or whatever, is cheap as chips by comparison.

Do people think a company which charges no monthly fee survives solely by initial purchase price?

Servers and game development/coding costs, and it must be paid for.

The great thing is GW is an OPT-IN game, if you don't want it, you don't have to pay for it, and this applies to cosmetic changes. Fine by me, and good on those who do spend, it helps to keep things going.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaeo View Post
What do you guys think?
They need micro-payments to keep GW alive, so no to in-game cash for makeovers.

Dewshine Wildclaw

Dewshine Wildclaw

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2008

Planet Earth

Weapons Of Tyria [WoT]

R/

I think... no.
1. if this should be changed, it should def. cost way more than 5-10k imo.
2. people that bought the packs would get pissed... and with a fairly good reason.
3. anet needs money to continue giving us updates and they need some to make a living.

Part of me wouldn't mind if these was aquired from in-game gold, but I have to /notsign this

Soulfire Ninja

Soulfire Ninja

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2011

Green Ambition (GOD)

A/

/signed

Stop ripping off us off! Have us trade in-game gold instead of cash! Definitely!