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Idea for the store, cosmetic depreciation

DeeArrEss DeeArrEss
in General Discussions

Similar to how they lowered prices and bundled together old chapters, I propose that cosmetics in the store that are over 2 years old drop in rarity from Very Rare (1080 AC) down to Rare (675 AC)

All non-legendary/visceral cosmetics post chapter launch are Very Rare and characters w/ a large store page have quite a few of these from either years of additions or they’re big sellers. I believe this discourages buying cosmetics since buying just two outfits is the price of the game. If you’re a new player here for the latest chapter you might just buy 1 or 2 of the new stuff and that’s it and if you’re a long time player you’ll hoard cells for something really good or use shards.

There can be exceptions like Dwelf and Bunny Feng but you look me in the figurative eye and tell me Claudette’s Roving Healer or Meg’s Red Hot Runner outfits from 2018 are still selling enough to justify their 1080 AC pricetag?

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  • THE_Crazy_Hyena THE_Crazy_Hyena

    @DeeArrEss said:

    Similar to how they lowered prices and bundled together old chapters, I propose that cosmetics in the store that are over 2 years old drop in rarity from Very Rare (1080 AC) down to Rare (675 AC)

    All non-legendary/visceral cosmetics post chapter launch are Very Rare and characters w/ a large store page have quite a few of these from either years of additions or they’re big sellers. I believe this discourages buying cosmetics since buying just two outfits is the price of the game. If you’re a new player here for the latest chapter you might just buy 1 or 2 of the new stuff and that’s it and if you’re a long time player you’ll hoard cells for something really good or use shards.

    There can be exceptions like Dwelf and Bunny Feng but you look me in the figurative eye and tell me Claudette’s Roving Healer or Meg’s Red Hot Runner outfits from 2018 are still selling enough to justify their 1080 AC pricetag?

    Fair points to be honest, although cosmetic pricing tends to be rather stationary, no matter how old the skins are.
    Using League of Legends as a reference, they still sell skins that are more than 15 years old at this point at full price.

    Character pricing on the other hand should depreciate over time, and maybe give beginner-friendly characters an extra discount.

  • RaSavage42 RaSavage42

    I mean this is true for both points... but having cosmetics that are as old as the game being sold for the same amount as new ones makes little sense... plus lowering the price might entail more sales but not for long and it more so depends on who everyone has and plays

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