Well, from the interview, it sounds like there's a fairly obvious "This piece is locked" (and extra items that link to the store.) So I don't think there'll be much of a 'bait and switch,' as you put it.
That said, I wouldn't object to a "Hide unavailable pieces" button.
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Well, from the interview, it sounds like there's a fairly obvious "This piece is locked" (and extra items that link to the store.) So I don't think there'll be much of a 'bait and switch,' as you put it.
That said, I wouldn't object to a "Hide unavailable pieces" button. |
Memphis Bill nailed it. A "Hide unavailable pieces" button is just what we need.
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Reading over the Positron Interview done by Ten Ton Hammer, a portion began talking about how you can create your costume using all the costume pieces in the game, but cant move on til you purchase those pieces you dont currently own or revamp your look. While I think its a Great way to get people into the robustness of our character creator, I think it can also be seen as a bit of a bait and switch for new players new to the game, causing a negative vibe from the get go.
Here's what I suggest as a possible solution/option:
When you get to the Costume Creator, you will see two new buttons in the UI for the screen:
Actual: This button will allow you to make your costume using only the pieces you currently own.
"Window Shop": This button would allow you to create your costume using all the options currently available in the game, as currently intended by the Freedom launch.
The way i envision this working is: when you get to the costume creator portion, you are defaulted into the 'Actual' mode, with a screen pop up saying that this mode allows you to create your character with all the pieces that you currently own, and you would like to see ALL the costume choices available currently ingame, to click the 'Window Shop' button. During your very first character creation (and ONLY during the first character creation), a chat bubble will hover consistantly over the 'Window Shop' button, stating that to click here is to see all the costumes pieces in the game, but that to unlock them will require a purchase.
Takes the 'bait and switch' feel away and instead gives you the 'shiny carrot' feel, one that seems to go over better, at least in IMO. That way, new players that just created their best costume at that point dont suddenly feel gypped they suddenly (seemingly) HAVE to shell out money to get the look they want.
All my opinion, of course, but I think that it could work and (hopefully) wouldnt be too work/code intensive a change to make that it would make this unfeasible to pull off on their current schedule.
What do you think?
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