New "Gratitude shield" idea

[Mess]

So, since some players are complaining about their items not being exclusive anymore, I kinda had an idea based on Arcane Legends. As some of you may know, almost everything in Arcane Legends is tradeable (even year 1 stuff), but there is something that is not: Banners, there are banners for everything there and this helps you to show for how long you were there. Obviously Pocket Legends does not have Banners, but we do have Shields, which are way cooler IMO, so my idea is to gift players shields based on the year they joined. (I suggest them having skull n bone design just because I find them pretty)


It'd be something like this

Joined 2010: Platinum Shield
Joined 2011: Diamond Shield
Joined 2012: Golden shield
Joined: 2013: Silver Shield
~keep going~


Note that those were not going to be like the already in game "PL Shields", you only get the shield if you started playing in that year. Thank you and pardon my english.




Winp

[Waug]

Then the cycle starts again, hopefully I don't need to explain the cycle.

But yes to anything that can make me few millions w/o doing anything (- )

[Mess]

Then the cycle starts again, hopefully I don't need to explain the cycle.

But yes to anything that can make me few millions w/o doing anything (- )

I think they should not be tradeable haha, also, That's just something to make people feel better, only cosmetic

[XghostzX]

Then the cycle starts again, hopefully I don't need to explain the cycle.

But yes to anything that can make me few millions w/o doing anything (- )

The cycle does not start again, actually. We now have an abundance of all these new vanities that everyone has access to. Integrating merely one or two vanities wouldn't compromise this task.

[Suentous PO]

Ideas appreciated but couldn't work as intended. The problem in Cincos eyes was the acc trading, the problem with his solution is that some acc were sold so long ago that they are still in game owned by illegit ppl ( like that one guy who stands around all day *cough*). So some acc are old but not legit old players, they would also get rewarded.
That's besides Waugs valid point that it creates a value in the black market, adding to the problem.

[Mess]

Ideas appreciated but couldn't work as intended. The problem in Cincos eyes was the acc trading, the problem with his solution is that some acc were sold so long ago that they are still in game owned by illegit ppl ( like that one guy who stands around all day *cough*). So some acc are old but not legit old players, they would also get rewarded.
That's besides Waugs valid point that it creates a value in the black market, adding to the problem.

True. But I don't see people buying accounts just because of a shield or something like that

[anahadaz]

As long as it was purely cosmetic, and you couldn't trade it, this would be a great idea. Maybe even a helm to go with it

[Buchmeister]

Why are we concerned about making oldies happy? I'd rather have brand new content available for everyone. Kinda tired of hearing from salty oldgens.

[Suentous PO]

Why are we concerned about making oldies happy? I'd rather have brand new content available for everyone. Kinda tired of hearing from salty oldgens.

Insert boring essay about customer service and brand loyalty.

ps, you sound saltier than me and I stopped complaining a while ago lol

[bglir]

I want a pink pony for being oldie

[Mess]

I want a pink pony for being oldie

I've to admit I'd love that

[XghostzX]

Ideas appreciated but couldn't work as intended. The problem in Cincos eyes was the acc trading, the problem with his solution is that some acc were sold so long ago that they are still in game owned by illegit ppl ( like that one guy who stands around all day *cough*). So some acc are old but not legit old players, they would also get rewarded.
That's besides Waugs valid point that it creates a value in the black market, adding to the problem.

While I completely agree that account buying should be prevented/stopped, it's seems kind of silly to me to just point our fingers to every item and say "well now players will want to buy and sell accounts" – as Winp said, the level of account trading has already gone down significantly, but it'll never actually come to a complete halt. Adding one or two vanities is not going to dismantle the whole system.

[KingFu]

True. But I don't see people buying accounts just because of a shield or something like that

Why not? People were buying old accounts that literally had nothing but a Founder's Helm on them. People who were absolutely loaded bought GoA accs purely to have a community shield. This would re-introduce the problem, and you better believe that if there's an item with any level of exclusivity, people will be willing to pay $ for it. That's just how it is now. We can't have nice things.

[XghostzX]

Why not? People were buying old accounts that literally had nothing but a Founder's Helm on them. People who were absolutely loaded bought GoA accs purely to have a community shield. This would re-introduce the problem, and you better believe that if there's an item with any level of exclusivity, people will be willing to pay $ for it. That's just how it is now. We can't have nice things.

I don't know, man. People were willing to pay for these accounts because there was such a small sample of vanities to choose from. Now, players are more content, they have a wide variety of vanities to select. While I think there would still be acc buying with the introduction to new "nice things" I don't think it would provoke something that problematic.

But it's pretty clear that the devs have said it: they're trying to do everything in their ability to eliminate account buying, 100%. So it's safe to say they won't be implementing any kind of exclusive items for older players.

[heretoapologize]

this is a cool idea

[KingFu]

Now, players are more content

The average player is, yes, but for the players who were deep into the account dealing, it wasn't a matter of being content. There were two main reasons that people were buying "rare" accounts. One was for collecting to feed their ego, and the other was a feeling of superiority. Adding a limited item that over half of the players couldn't get their hands on would re-introduce a purpose to buy and sell accounts. I agree that it wouldn't get nearly to the magnitude that it was, but the objective was to end all account buying in general. Like I said, people were literally buying old, unused accounts that had nothing on them (not even an end game char) except for one Founder's Helm. People are still buying/selling items and gold for $ despite the changes, so adding in an item that has a stamp that says "I'm old and superior!" would definitely be counter productive.

But it's pretty clear that the devs have said it: they're trying to do everything in their ability to eliminate account buying, 100%. So it's safe to say they won't be implementing any kind of exclusive items for older players.

Agreed. People would have just assumed I bought my platinum shield anyways :[

[Buchmeister]

Insert boring essay about customer service and brand loyalty.

ps, you sound saltier than me and I stopped complaining a while ago lol

I'm not salty, I'd just like oldies to stop whining. I've given several solutions but nobody really listens because this forum is mostly oldgens so...

[Suentous PO]

I'm not salty, I'd just like oldies to stop whining. I've given several solutions but nobody really listens because this forum is mostly oldgens so...

I don't think any are anymore, and some (many) old ones never did at all. Maybe no sulution because there's no problem hombre

[Buchmeister]

I don't think any are anymore, and some (many) old ones never did at all. Maybe no sulution because there's no problem hombre

Then you haven't been reading the forums.

[Burningdex]

what sue myst winp and ghost said.

this is why we cant have nice things