braluk
04-27-2011, 05:48 AM
Given the new vanity slots that were most recently implemented for shield and helm, I wondered how it could perhaps be improved. As it stands only a few things are vanity items, and even fewer that could be purchased in game with gold.
I thought it would be a worthwhile venture to expand on the dev's currently limited vanity function by allowing players to switch regular items they own into vanity slots (or consolidate the equipment screen so that each particular equipment section will have two slots- one at the top for equipped gear (currently designated with *) and one right underneath for vanity gear (could be designated with a small bolded v).
Two buttons at the bottom- one for equip, the other for vanity equip. The stats for any vanity equip are essentially muted, and you can only vanity equip items that you can use as regular equips too; which I think also gives another incentive for new players to level up by playing the maps so they have more items available to them to equip as vanity as they get higher in level. I think this should apply for equipment you wear shield, armor, and helm. As for weapons, I'll get to that later.
I think it would benefit PL in many different ways. It would certainly bring value up to cool looking items that previously thrown away (for example Rageborn gear looks awesome with a Vyx Hate Helm but is mostly useless). Secondly, it would declutter the equipment menu, but more importantly, make it more user friendly. Here is a sample image I made of what I would imagine the interface would entail. Simplified inventory without all those icons. everything on their respective category. Added a vanity equip button
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BcMwT3ueRMw/Tbf0QuP7QuI/AAAAAAAAAUU/CInJ1lS29DU/s800/vanity.jpg
The only issue is whether or not it will decrease platinum sales on current vanity items- which I don't think it would because plat vanity items look unique and differ from any in-game item, which brings me to weapons being able to equipped as vanity. I would propose that weapon vanities can only be purchased in the platinum store- it would be an incentive for devs to make cooler looking weapons for us to buy. The current weapons in the store look awesome (especially the flame weapons)- however I never purchased because as a weapon, it lacks severely and outside of maybe equipping them for low level maps or in towne, it has no utility in most maps I play, and therefore, I see no reason to spend platinum to buy an unusable weapon that looks cool. I know I would certainly spend more platinum if those weapons could be made into vanity weapons (of course 1H needs to match 1H, and so forth). I would use them because it looks pretty cool, all without sacrificing my ability to use good weapons. Additionally, I know I would also pay if they made this particular vanity option a game feature you had to buy to use (or pay per use like a respec).
I thought it would be a worthwhile venture to expand on the dev's currently limited vanity function by allowing players to switch regular items they own into vanity slots (or consolidate the equipment screen so that each particular equipment section will have two slots- one at the top for equipped gear (currently designated with *) and one right underneath for vanity gear (could be designated with a small bolded v).
Two buttons at the bottom- one for equip, the other for vanity equip. The stats for any vanity equip are essentially muted, and you can only vanity equip items that you can use as regular equips too; which I think also gives another incentive for new players to level up by playing the maps so they have more items available to them to equip as vanity as they get higher in level. I think this should apply for equipment you wear shield, armor, and helm. As for weapons, I'll get to that later.
I think it would benefit PL in many different ways. It would certainly bring value up to cool looking items that previously thrown away (for example Rageborn gear looks awesome with a Vyx Hate Helm but is mostly useless). Secondly, it would declutter the equipment menu, but more importantly, make it more user friendly. Here is a sample image I made of what I would imagine the interface would entail. Simplified inventory without all those icons. everything on their respective category. Added a vanity equip button
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BcMwT3ueRMw/Tbf0QuP7QuI/AAAAAAAAAUU/CInJ1lS29DU/s800/vanity.jpg
The only issue is whether or not it will decrease platinum sales on current vanity items- which I don't think it would because plat vanity items look unique and differ from any in-game item, which brings me to weapons being able to equipped as vanity. I would propose that weapon vanities can only be purchased in the platinum store- it would be an incentive for devs to make cooler looking weapons for us to buy. The current weapons in the store look awesome (especially the flame weapons)- however I never purchased because as a weapon, it lacks severely and outside of maybe equipping them for low level maps or in towne, it has no utility in most maps I play, and therefore, I see no reason to spend platinum to buy an unusable weapon that looks cool. I know I would certainly spend more platinum if those weapons could be made into vanity weapons (of course 1H needs to match 1H, and so forth). I would use them because it looks pretty cool, all without sacrificing my ability to use good weapons. Additionally, I know I would also pay if they made this particular vanity option a game feature you had to buy to use (or pay per use like a respec).