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    Default Vanities - Intended to be this expensive?

    This question is more for the Devs than anything. I understand people like to look different, and many wear their vanities like a trophy (bought or sold, who cares). When you guys put these into the game, and had some really low drop rates, did you guys ever think/expect that Vanities (which don't really do anything but act as trophies) would ever top 1,2,3 Million in terms of pricing?

    Just an inquiry really, that's all..
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    pricing is actualy done by players,

    just like in real life, the item price is affected by its demand.
    the more the demend the higher the prices.





    note : i might be wrong thou:P

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    I know pricing is set by the players, but they controlled the availability of the items. What I'm asking is did they expect items that really do nothing but change your look to cost more than items that help you.
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    If vanities aren't that expensive, the pinks will be... It's even worse IMO>.>
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    Those vanities (like gamer set) are sort of a premium item. Because of their extremely low drop rate (hence the high price), not everyone can get it. And this makes the clothing unique in a sense because only rich players can afford them.

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    it's as intended yes, and like other have mentioned here there are more common and significantly less common vanities all of which fetch a price determined by the players.

    It's one of the many dynamics in play in Dark Legends, and is working as is to be expected.

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    its been my experience that the longer the game is out, the more money is generated on the server, the higher the prices
    that is if there are no decent money sinks ingame

    i used to play a game where items can top 25,000,000,000 (thats billion)

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    In SL the prices can sometimes top 1m, and we make maybe a 1/4 the money you guys do in DL, so this is actually quite fair IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zaonabiuibil View Post
    In SL the prices can sometimes top 1m, and we make maybe a 1/4 the money you guys do in DL, so this is actually quite fair IMO.
    That's because the gold drops are significantly smaller. In DL you can get rich just grinding, not even off selling vanities. Although they do help, but with enough work anyone can hit the millions. I play once a day if even, and I'm at 800-900k.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedRyder View Post
    That's because the gold drops are significantly smaller. In DL you can get rich just grinding, not even off selling vanities. Although they do help, but with enough work anyone can hit the millions. I play once a day if even, and I'm at 800-900k.
    Exactly why I said we make 1/4 the amount. That ^ is why I'm not complaining about DL prices.
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    this is not something you should worry about if you dont care how you look... in the game, that is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zaonabiuibil View Post
    Exactly why I said we make 1/4 the amount. That ^ is why I'm not complaining about DL prices.
    I know, just elaborating on your post.

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    It's ridiculous how some vanities & legendary items cost more than a relic crystal. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Borito View Post
    It's ridiculous how some vanities & legendary items cost more than a relic crystal. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite?
    some ppl just like their fancy vanities and i would think some of the rarer vanities have a lower drop rate than relic? just a guess lol. and maybe some ppl like looking fancy haha
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    Lol I got plat vanities with free platinum. Why get a bajilion gold item when you can get free vanities that are still cool? Just my noob opinion :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyMicah View Post
    Lol I got plat vanities with free platinum. Why get a bajilion gold item when you can get free vanities that are still cool? Just my noob opinion :-)
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    Even though the relics are uber rare, as soon as the new cap comes out, they will be redundant for anyone over that level! So IMO vanities should always be worth more as they are not level specific. That make sense?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedRyder View Post
    That's because the gold drops are significantly smaller. In DL you can get rich just grinding, not even off selling vanities. Although they do help, but with enough work anyone can hit the millions. I play once a day if even, and I'm at 800-900k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Borito View Post
    It's ridiculous how some vanities & legendary items cost more than a relic crystal. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite?
    Not really. As others have mentioned, it's driven by demand. The demand for those vanities is higher than the crystal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyMicah View Post
    Lol I got plat vanities with free platinum. Why get a bajilion gold item when you can get free vanities that are still cool? Just my noob opinion :-)
    Or!!! You can get both

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