MightyMicah
08-22-2012, 01:09 PM
Hey Spacetime! I wanted to take a minute and share some interesting thoughts on this new nuri gear that was recently released. I believe that these thoughts should be taken very seriously by the community and by STS. (or at least as serious as game talk gets ;)) By the way, I'm not sure if I missed a thread on this or not, so I apologize in advance for any repeated ideas.
I'd like to start by saying that, unless things change, I believe that these new sets are going to be valueless quite quickly. Why? Well, let me explain.
What is it that gives items value? Well it seems to me, and I'm sure you will agree, that there are essentially two reasons. (or at least the two most important reasons. Although I can't, personally, think of any more than two)
Reason #1- Stats
Reason #2- Looks
#1-Stats
This one is probably the most obvious. Everyone always likes to have the best possible stats on their character. Even to the point where people will buy a pink vs a purple simply to gain 1 or 2 damage and maybe a critical. Most people (very common in twinking) will spend 10 platinum on a new face for their character that's gives a measly 1 hit% or critical or whatever the case may be. Personally, I never change the face of my bird because I like the look of the cardinal head the best. Notice what I just said. The LOOK of my cardinal face.
#2-Looks
Ok, so that brings us to the looks of an item. Why would someone buy an item for the looks of it? The question is why wouldn't somone?! Everybody likes to look as awesome as possible. Or at least I do... I have spent extra to buy a purple toyman over a pink candle. Why? Because I like the looks better. On my level 30 Mage I like to equip full earth gear and a 30 candle wand. Why? Because earth looks beast! Even though I lose some stats, I'm ok with it because of the LOOKS.
Alright, so as I stated above, I'm fairly certain those are the only two factors that give an item value. (I suppose you might say that sentimental reasons give items value. However, in those select cases, it seems more likely to be personal value.) So now let's examine the new gear and see where it stands as far as stats and looks go.
Stats
While I don't have any pictures I'm sure many can confirm that the new items aren't TOO shabby until you look at the weapon. There is a serious lack of damage in the weapon for each set. I'm talking near 100 less damage. That's a lot of damage. Certainly no one would hope to equip these sets and kill anything...period. Now while the damage is obviously the main factor here, I noticed as well that the armor is fairly significantly less as well than the original Nuri gear. No where near 100, but I noticed about 5 or 6 less in the helm and about 10-12 less in the armor. Haven't even checked the shield yet...Anyways, the point is, this gear is no where near as good as the current nuri sets. The stat value of this gear is very lacking.
Looks
Personally, I think the looks of these new sets are the crap! (that's good :D) I particularly love the top hat and suit. It's pretty epic and I'm not gonna lie. Maybe some disagree, but as far as I'm concerned the looks value of this gear is pretty good, indeed.
I'm finally beginning to wrap this thread up now. So we have determined that the stats are horrible, but the looks are great. We know that both looks and stats have a determining factor in the value of an item. But which one holds more value? The stats. Hands down. While these new items look epic, they will fade as time goes on. New cool looking gear will come out and replace these. After all, if looks are the only reason someone would buy these, and they don't look as cool anymore...ehh, you get what I'm saying, I'm sure. The value of these items rests solely in the looks. Over time that value will continue to decrease.
Was it all a waste then? I definitely think so. STS brought an amazing new dungeon out that drops cool looking gear in order to generate more platinum and satisfy customers. I'm afraid, however, that as time passes this dungeon will be as dead as the rest of Nuri's. Then these new looks will have been wasted, and there will be not a penny for STS from this new campaign.
What's the solution? Easy. Better stats! I don't see why the new gear shouldn't have the same stats as the old gear. People claimed the old gear will lose its value but that's not true at all. Did the 2010 winter items lose value when the new winter campaign dropped equally good items with different looks? Nope. Why would Nuri be any different? Even if they didn't get identical stats to the old Nuri, I think we can all agree that the stats should be better than they currently are. Especially the damage.
Alrighty. That's all I got! Lemme know your thoughts! I really hope that somehow this thread made a difference and the new gear will get vamped up a bit. It's really ashamed to see it all go to waste...
~MM
I'd like to start by saying that, unless things change, I believe that these new sets are going to be valueless quite quickly. Why? Well, let me explain.
What is it that gives items value? Well it seems to me, and I'm sure you will agree, that there are essentially two reasons. (or at least the two most important reasons. Although I can't, personally, think of any more than two)
Reason #1- Stats
Reason #2- Looks
#1-Stats
This one is probably the most obvious. Everyone always likes to have the best possible stats on their character. Even to the point where people will buy a pink vs a purple simply to gain 1 or 2 damage and maybe a critical. Most people (very common in twinking) will spend 10 platinum on a new face for their character that's gives a measly 1 hit% or critical or whatever the case may be. Personally, I never change the face of my bird because I like the look of the cardinal head the best. Notice what I just said. The LOOK of my cardinal face.
#2-Looks
Ok, so that brings us to the looks of an item. Why would someone buy an item for the looks of it? The question is why wouldn't somone?! Everybody likes to look as awesome as possible. Or at least I do... I have spent extra to buy a purple toyman over a pink candle. Why? Because I like the looks better. On my level 30 Mage I like to equip full earth gear and a 30 candle wand. Why? Because earth looks beast! Even though I lose some stats, I'm ok with it because of the LOOKS.
Alright, so as I stated above, I'm fairly certain those are the only two factors that give an item value. (I suppose you might say that sentimental reasons give items value. However, in those select cases, it seems more likely to be personal value.) So now let's examine the new gear and see where it stands as far as stats and looks go.
Stats
While I don't have any pictures I'm sure many can confirm that the new items aren't TOO shabby until you look at the weapon. There is a serious lack of damage in the weapon for each set. I'm talking near 100 less damage. That's a lot of damage. Certainly no one would hope to equip these sets and kill anything...period. Now while the damage is obviously the main factor here, I noticed as well that the armor is fairly significantly less as well than the original Nuri gear. No where near 100, but I noticed about 5 or 6 less in the helm and about 10-12 less in the armor. Haven't even checked the shield yet...Anyways, the point is, this gear is no where near as good as the current nuri sets. The stat value of this gear is very lacking.
Looks
Personally, I think the looks of these new sets are the crap! (that's good :D) I particularly love the top hat and suit. It's pretty epic and I'm not gonna lie. Maybe some disagree, but as far as I'm concerned the looks value of this gear is pretty good, indeed.
I'm finally beginning to wrap this thread up now. So we have determined that the stats are horrible, but the looks are great. We know that both looks and stats have a determining factor in the value of an item. But which one holds more value? The stats. Hands down. While these new items look epic, they will fade as time goes on. New cool looking gear will come out and replace these. After all, if looks are the only reason someone would buy these, and they don't look as cool anymore...ehh, you get what I'm saying, I'm sure. The value of these items rests solely in the looks. Over time that value will continue to decrease.
Was it all a waste then? I definitely think so. STS brought an amazing new dungeon out that drops cool looking gear in order to generate more platinum and satisfy customers. I'm afraid, however, that as time passes this dungeon will be as dead as the rest of Nuri's. Then these new looks will have been wasted, and there will be not a penny for STS from this new campaign.
What's the solution? Easy. Better stats! I don't see why the new gear shouldn't have the same stats as the old gear. People claimed the old gear will lose its value but that's not true at all. Did the 2010 winter items lose value when the new winter campaign dropped equally good items with different looks? Nope. Why would Nuri be any different? Even if they didn't get identical stats to the old Nuri, I think we can all agree that the stats should be better than they currently are. Especially the damage.
Alrighty. That's all I got! Lemme know your thoughts! I really hope that somehow this thread made a difference and the new gear will get vamped up a bit. It's really ashamed to see it all go to waste...
~MM