Temporary Skins

[Bronze]

Say, I think it would be kind of cool if you buy something like temporary skins for regular gold. These skins would only last about one or two days before you would have to buy them once more. Of course, the skins don't have to be anything fancy, but it gives just a bit more customization to us poor folks for a price and give usage to the regular gold peices as well.

And of course, one could just use mammoth coins to but them for use forever. Again, the skins don't have to be impressive. It could just be a cape or crown or whatever.

[RocketMan]

You know I like this idea. Might need to be reformed a bit ibut it could definitely work.
I'm wary about too many accessories though, It's easy to get to the point where the game loses its coherance and character.

Drum up some support and brainstorm a bit. You never know, especially if it gets popular and receives bmg's attention.

[VEE ☆]

i think thats a really neat idea! i think it would work if they were more simple, basic skins but i think that would be totally fair ~

[Bronze]

Well, since it would be only the very basics of changes to a character's looks, I don't think it will badly effect the game at all. Plus, players would be more ethusiastic about doing the quests. and the daily long in bonuses. But thanks for the support. I'm really am kind of a noob on the steam platform, so I don't know where to really get more support from.

XD

EDIT: How do I make this appear in the suggestion subfuroms?

[RSG]

If the skins that are temp arent ones you can buy for gems then sure! I personally own almost 33% of every legend skin so far - bought with gems and it'd suck to have people be able to use them for gold at a temporary time because it ruins the whole idea of standing out for myself (500 hours on a bunch of accounts for brawl, its nice to stand out permanantly sometimes) so i'd personally feel cheated of what i spent on getting said skins.

If they released a set of skins all with the same theme for each legend that you could buy for gold then that wouldnt stand on people who already have spent money to get skins so far. This would likely be the best action for the gold purchase skins i personally think.

Maybe there should be time limits to using skins either via matches played using them or just a general irl timer. Maybe choosing an option of either would be best for the casual players (games played countdown useage) and then the game burner type of people who spend hours a time playing games (irl timer allowing for more games overall to be played using these skins)

Having options to also choose 3 different "how long would you like to purchase said skin for" would be neat too. For example, you could choose 1 hour for 1k gold (just an example, the money balance may be off), 2 hours for 1.5k gold (more time = better price bundle to encourage people to save up gold) and then 5 hours for 2.5k gold

Maybe also have a permanent purchase option buyable via both mamoth coins and gold? (To please us collectors set on getting a 100% skin set for people)

[RSG]

Originally posted by Bronze:

Well, since it would be only the very basics of changes to a character's looks, I don't think it will badly effect the game at all. Plus, players would be more ethusiastic about doing the quests. and the daily long in bonuses. But thanks for the support. I'm really am kind of a noob on the steam platform, so I don't know where to really get more support from.

XD

EDIT: How do I make this appear in the suggestion subfuroms?

also, for daily quests, people do them to aim towards a new legend or the white & black color options for legends (unlocked at legend level 10 and 25) as these are also purchaseable with gold as are legends themselves

[Bronze]

I agree one hundred percent.
The problem is getting this idea seen. :p

Should I repost this in the suggestion sub furom or is that breaking the rules?

[RocketMan]

Originally posted by Bronze:

I agree one hundred percent.
The problem is getting this idea seen. :p

Should I repost this in the suggestion sub furom or is that breaking the rules?

We kinda play it laizes faire here. The general sub gets the most attention, and where I'd recommend most posts should go.

We'll move it if it needs to be elsewhere.

[RocketMan]

"If the skins that are temp arent ones you can buy for gems then sure! I personally own almost 33% of every legend skin so far - bought with gems and it'd suck to have people be able to use them for gold at a temporary time because it ruins the whole idea of standing out for myself (500 hours on a bunch of accounts for brawl, its nice to stand out permanantly sometimes) so i'd personally feel cheated of what i spent on getting said skins.

If they released a set of skins all with the same theme for each legend that you could buy for gold then that wouldnt stand on people who already have spent money to get skins so far. This would likely be the best action for the gold purchase skins i personally think."

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I could see this having potential, but it also has the opportunity to lead down the road Aqw went down. (they had a similiar system) I'm for it personally but I don't know how good it'd be from a business perspective.

Especially when whichever skin becomes "the" thing to have because it's a gold skin. You see it alot in f2pmmo's



"Maybe there should be time limits to using skins either via matches played using them or just a general irl timer. Maybe choosing an option of either would be best for the casual players (games played countdown useage) and then the game burner type of people who spend hours a time playing games (irl timer allowing for more games overall to be played using these skins)

Having options to also choose 3 different "how long would you like to purchase said skin for" would be neat too. For example, you could choose 1 hour for 1k gold (just an example, the money balance may be off), 2 hours for 1.5k gold (more time = better price bundle to encourage people to save up gold) and then 5 hours for 2.5k gold

Maybe also have a permanent purchase option buyable via both mamoth coins and gold? (To please us collectors set on getting a 100% skin set for people)"

This though is always a terrible idea imho. It puts Bmg on a ledge where they are inclined to implement scummy tactics and tends to rub a lot of players the wrong way. On topof the fact of how much gold most older players are sitting on...it's a recipe I don't like.

[RSG]

Originally posted by Mail me to the Moon:

"If the skins that are temp arent ones you can buy for gems then sure! I personally own almost 33% of every legend skin so far - bought with gems and it'd suck to have people be able to use them for gold at a temporary time because it ruins the whole idea of standing out for myself (500 hours on a bunch of accounts for brawl, its nice to stand out permanantly sometimes) so i'd personally feel cheated of what i spent on getting said skins.

If they released a set of skins all with the same theme for each legend that you could buy for gold then that wouldnt stand on people who already have spent money to get skins so far. This would likely be the best action for the gold purchase skins i personally think."

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I could see this having potential, but it also has the opportunity to lead down the road Aqw went down. (they had a similiar system) I'm for it personally but I don't know how good it'd be from a business perspective.

Especially when whichever skin becomes "the" thing to have because it's a gold skin. You see it alot in f2pmmo's



"Maybe there should be time limits to using skins either via matches played using them or just a general irl timer. Maybe choosing an option of either would be best for the casual players (games played countdown useage) and then the game burner type of people who spend hours a time playing games (irl timer allowing for more games overall to be played using these skins)

Having options to also choose 3 different "how long would you like to purchase said skin for" would be neat too. For example, you could choose 1 hour for 1k gold (just an example, the money balance may be off), 2 hours for 1.5k gold (more time = better price bundle to encourage people to save up gold) and then 5 hours for 2.5k gold

Maybe also have a permanent purchase option buyable via both mamoth coins and gold? (To please us collectors set on getting a 100% skin set for people)"

This though is always a terrible idea imho. It puts Bmg on a ledge where they are inclined to implement scummy tactics and tends to rub a lot of players the wrong way. On topof the fact of how much gold most older players are sitting on...it's a recipe I don't like.

How would you see temporary skins implemented then if not this way? Maybe have them as rewards for daily challenges or something?

[RSG]

Such as completing all the normal challenges + another to get temp skins unlocked for the rest of the day for each free use legend on each weekly rotation?

[RSG]

Originally posted by kuvasz:

I'd prefer temporary weapon skins (that "break" from using them) and KO effects and companions because the charges until they disappear makes sense. It'd also be less work for the devs I believe.

As for the business aspect of it, I'd just make it cost a good amount of gold. Let's say 100 gold per charge and 1 match would drain 1 charge. This would also avoid these skins and effects being used all the time.

This sounds balanced, I agree

[Bronze]

I'm okay with however this is implemented if this was to e thought about by BMG. I'm personally more of a fan of the irl time limit method. It would prompt me to play the game more and appreciate the time I have left with the tempt skin. I honestly really don't see how this is at all scummy since it's better than no skins at all. If a player has a crap ton of gold, good. He should find some way to use them. I thought of this method to prmote more eagerness to play anyways, something that someone with a lot of gold already does.

The irl timer would be a problem if someone paid real cash to get it, but with tempt skins, one should not have to.

The charge thing makes it so I'd have to choose which battles I bring the skin with and which battles I don't and I'm not a very decisive person. XD

Although I do understand how this might be bad for BMG's profits. If someone with a crap ton of gold can just buy skins via regular gold, then that would probably defeat any reason to give them any money. However, this is why I suggest that one makes these skins as utterly unimpressive as possible to the point it would be easy to see the skins that are paid for and the ones that are temporary. It could just be a recoloring or maybe a skin that was made because one of the devs was bored and just decided to make one.

If a player likes the look of the temporary skin, he will have to play more often to earn the gold to keep it or he could in fact just buy it permantly using the mammoth coins.

[RSG]

Originally posted by Bronze:

I'm okay with however this is implemented if this was to e thought about by BMG. I'm personally more of a fan of the irl time limit method. It would prompt me to play the game more and appreciate the time I have left with the tempt skin. I honestly really don't see how this is at all scummy since it's better than no skins at all. If a player has a crap ton of gold, good. He should find some way to use them. I thought of this method to prmote more eagerness to play anyways, something that someone with a lot of gold already does.

The irl timer would be a problem if someone paid real cash to get it, but with tempt skins, one should not have to.

The charge thing makes it so I'd have to choose which battles I bring the skin with and which battles I don't and I'm not a very decisive person. XD

Although I do understand how this might be bad for BMG's profits. If someone with a crap ton of gold can just buy skins via regular gold, then that would probably defeat any reason to give them any money. However, this is why I suggest that one makes these skins as utterly unimpressive as possible to the point it would be easy to see the skins that are paid for and the ones that are temporary. It could just be a recoloring or maybe a skin that was made because one of the devs was bored and just decided to make one.

If a player likes the look of the temporary skin, he will have to play more often to earn the gold to keep it or he could in fact just buy it permantly using the mammoth coins.

agreed, i just collect gold and burn it all whenever there's a season color avaliable. Its a shame £30 doesnt even get enough mamoth coins to buy all the season based stuff this time around too. So far im missing 3 of the legend skins for winter and around 8 of the winter colors for legends but other than the colors, its a money transaction i'll have to go through again to make the set complete. Guess the whole crate unboxing is addictive stuff is true, huh?. It would be nice to have skins for once either be gold purchaseable or earnable. I think this is why most people dont play over 500 hours normally and dont feel bored by the same things over and over again because its always the same legend skin everywhere other than the odd person