Discussion: Tier 9 VIP Reward - Celestial Armor Availability

As many of you have noticed, with issue 23, we'll be introducing a new Tier 9 VIP Reward - the Mecha Armor Costume Set. We hope you've got your tokens ready!

We wanted to make this clear - once the Mecha Armor goes live, the Celestial Armor will no longer be available as a VIP reward. Fear not, if you do miss out on the Celestial Armor, we'll eventually reintroduce it via another method at a later date.

Will this other method replace the idea of cycling through the T9 rewards?

How long is the mecha armor slated for residence?

While it's great that we're getting some heads up on this (as previously promised), I don't think that the thread title is particularly descriptive of what's going on. This technically isn't Mecha Armor news, but rather an important announcement regarding Celestial Armor. The title makes it out to be yet another Mecha Armor hype thread.

Something like "Heads up! Celestial Armor VIP Rewards Deprecating Soon!" would be far more informative.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I am 14 months away from just reaching Tier 9, let alone getting anything there. And as much as I want to fund the studio, I just cannot afford to drop the money needed for the reward tokens. Knowing that these things will eventually be available to someone like me, who has to be content with his single monthly reward token, is wonderful. Much appreciated.

*Prays, probably in vain, the "alternative method" is not an exorbitant amount of any certain kind of merits...*

So basically you will rename the "T9 VIP" to "T9 VIP for sometime and then everyone can have it via another method"? Tell me, what's the point of having a "T9 VIP" again then?

Here's a suggestion: make "T9 VIP" go away, turn it into a "Revolving Tier" and let everyone have access to it, regardless of what tier they are actually on. This way you still get your points (money) and at least there's no pretence of creating VIP costume content only.

Nice of you confirm what we already knew, what would actually be nice though is to have some sort of lead-time on when Issue 23 goes live beyond 12-24 hours before the patch downtime. I know that sort of thing isn't easy to predict but at least a ballpark. You don't even need to specify any length of time (since that's gonna get you into trouble when some weird bug inevitably pops up and delays things), just something like "if you want to purchase tokens up to Celestial, now would be a good time to do it". As it stands, people with a month or two to go (to fill Celestial slots, not to achieve T9 VIP) may or may not need to purchase extra points.

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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit So basically you will rename the "T9 VIP" to "T9 VIP for sometime and then everyone can have it via another method"? Tell me, what's the point of having a "T9 VIP" again then?

Having access to it months before anyone else?

Put it in the super packs. Putting the T9 VIP costume stuff up for sale straight out in the market seems like a lazy cop out, and devalues the VIP part to much. At least with super packs, its still random chance meaning it takes at least a little effort or dedication(because of the risk involved for your money vs just selecting it in the market).

Ideally, IMO, there would be some in game achivement needed to unlock it, like special mission arcs with a particular badge, at which point it would get unlocked in game at the tailor. But this method removes the potential for real money transaction so I just dont see it happening.

I think they should sell the pack in 3 bundles, 1 per reward token.
So, 1200 PP would be the price for the whole set.
Pieces cant be bought separately, but bundles can, so they give options without giving too much.
I think that would be fair.

Also I rather have something completely new for Super packs.

Please let the aura, wings, and weapons remain VIP T9 exclusive only and sell the rest on the market.

I agree with Hopeling. Set should be available as a whole, not just pieces. You especially shouldn't hold back parts we're low on like weapons and back items.

IMHO, if not super packs, then events. The whole deal with vet rewards was that you have to keep playing to get them. That remaining true would alleviate a lot of the contradiction in giving them away to those who aren't T9.

Maybe give all devs a 0end toggle that when they are hit by a frisbee, fortune, or buff from a player that player gets Celestial unlocked. As more T9's rotate out, different devs could bring different toggle abilities for different sets to various events, or do an event with winners like hide-and-seek while running the toggles for multiple T9's... then only the few who found them would get a bunch unlocked all at once when they found them and cast something on them.

If not a toggle, then an aura maybe, something like that.

Personally I think they should wait 3-6 months after they stop being available as a Tier 9 VIP reward then just sell them straight on the market, like a normal costume set. No special events, or games of chance, or other hoops to jump through; just make it a normal purchase. Based on the duration it's been reward program exclusive so far that would mean the T9VIP gets to use the set for about a year before the peasantry, which seems like plenty of privilege to me.

(I say this as a Tier 9 VIP)

The next tier 9 should be PIE or CAKE for the PIE Haters....

it will be $$$$ in form of PP, i forsee a big ad blitz,saying words that "Due to high and overwelming requests, we will for a limited time allow you to purchase the XXXX Tier items,but after such and such date,it is going back into our vaults for years"

kind of like Disney's movie ads, and of course they will only give you maybe 1 or 2 weeks at most, to get people to buy points, and purchase before time runs out.

my next question is how long before they go fully free to play,and are able to more money out of players?