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4 Simple Packs for the Paragon Market (that I'd buy in a snap)

Daemodand

By Daemodand,
Posted on: 2011-09-12 24:20 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

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1: Roman Armour/Weapons Pack - Awards the stuff from the successful completion of the ITF for all characters from creation to 50.

2: Invention Costume Pack - Awards the wings and boots that can be crafted from salvage and recipes to all characters from creation to 50. (So Burnt Wings, Dragon Wings, Winged Boots, Rocket Boots et al.)

3: Weapon Unlock Pack - Awards the various weapons unlocked from defeat badges, such as the Tommy Gun, the Red Cap Knifes and the Rulaaru items for all characters from creation to 50.

4: Incarnate Merit Aura Pack - Awards the range of auras and path auras purchased via way of Astral/Empyrean Merits for all characters from creation to 50.

(Bonus 5th + 6th: Incarnate Merit Emote pack - Emotes and Costume change emotes + Incarnate Merit Chest Detail Pack - the chest details.)

 

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Originally Posted by SkarmoryThePG View Post
Absolutely yes to #1, why not to #2, sure to #3, no to #4.
Any particular reason as to why no to #4? The things are only level locked via way of having to do the trials to get the merits to purchase them. I'm not suggesting the Ascension armour needs to be added to the store (that being locked to level 50 characters only.)

I don't see slime or pixels being entirely Incarnate gained only.

 

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Mostly because unlike the other 3, everything listed in 4 is already account-bound on purchase. Not having to redeem it would be a giant boon, yes, but we want to avoid being able to invalidate Market purchases with in-game actions.

What shall claim a Sky Kings' Ransom?

PPD & Resistance Epic Archetypes

 

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I think there should be a delineation between content that can be bought and content that should be earned through play.

I can see the reason why Roman armour should be a purchasable costume set but I dont think it should be the same as the ITF completion set.

Invention costume pack: not sure about this. perhaps the invention costume piece should remain but give a free tailor token to cover the costume piece being slotted (eg: burnt wings give a free token to allow the toon to change to burnt wings from an existing back detail or add burnt wings to their costume). But then agian, its an invention so I would agree that it could be purachasable but they should be individual items per character and not account , just like the invention piece.

3. no. must be earned through gameplay. Certainly have a weapon pack to allow weapn styles, just not the same ones as the badges give.

4. again, no. they should be earned through gameplay.

make everything purchasable and you can have a kid with a parent's credit card walk around with everything a player took teh time to earn and the kid would have it from the start on *every* toon! there'd be killings!