Why only transfers for VIP? Let us choose!
By
Chad Gulzow-Man,
Posted on: 2011-09-15 13:54 in Suggestions and Ideas
This topic has been done to death.
The devs have said that the Server Transfer Token is a gift. As such, they're under no obligation to give you anything else. If you don't want it, simply don't use it.
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Two reasons (at least) - one, as mentioned, it's a bonus. Don't look equine-presents in the pie-hole. |
Originally Posted by EtherealStar
Why not, instead of only giving us the option of 1 transfer per month, let us choose between 1 transfer, 1 rename, 1 power respec token, or 2 character slots?
Transfers generally aren't very useful to people on a monthly basis, but additional character slots definitely would be. We could progressively make new characters each month to keep things interesting. Likewise, players tend to change power setups every now and then, and a respec token would be useful. A rename token is an extra option for those interested, as the transfer should also be. This is just my two cents, though... I personally have no use for transfers whatsoever, and likely will never use them, but I could and would use the other ones. |
Second, giving us a choice would be work - work that would take away from other features/bug fixes.
Right now, VIPs just get +1 to their number-of-transfers. Adding a choice would mean something like making a character item that, when claimed, brought up the list-of-things-you-could choose, which then granted a character item for that thing. (Which you would then claim, although I don't know how that would work for transfers. See - this is already getting messy...)
Way more complicated to do, and way more complicated to explain - it would probably generate customer support queries, and refund requests ("I didn't mean to claim a transfer! Can I get it back?") and, in general, cause hassles. For a bonus.
So while it's entirely understandable that you'd prefer something else, nothing they chose would be universally welcomed, and implementing a choose-your-bonus system would likely be more trouble than it's worth. End result; We get a free transfer.
And if you have two transfers (and a couple free slots), they can act as a proxy for a free rename. Transfer character "Generic Hero" to another server. Create "Generic Hero" again on your home server, and transfer him back. Viola! He (She/It) gets renamed...
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There's no need to be hostile about this. I wasn't aware that this topic had been 'done to death'.|
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
This topic has been done to death.
The devs have said that the Server Transfer Token is a gift. As such, they're under no obligation to give you anything else. If you don't want it, simply don't use it. |
I was making a suggestion I thought would be beneficial to the game, but apparently I was wrong.
Regardless though, it is not a 'gift'. We're paying for it as part of our VIP subscription. If it were a gift, everyone would get it for free.
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Originally Posted by EtherealStar
There's no need to be hostile about this. I wasn't aware that this topic had been 'done to death'.
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| Regardless though, it is not a 'gift'. We're paying for it as part of our VIP subscription. If it were a gift, everyone would get it for free. |
Why not, instead of only giving us the option of 1 transfer per month, let us choose between 1 transfer, 1 rename, 1 power respec token, or 2 character slots?
Transfers generally aren't very useful to people on a monthly basis, but additional character slots definitely would be. We could progressively make new characters each month to keep things interesting. Likewise, players tend to change power setups every now and then, and a respec token would be useful. A rename token is an extra option for those interested, as the transfer should also be.
This is just my two cents, though... I personally have no use for transfers whatsoever, and likely will never use them, but I could and would use the other ones.