Allied Seals Merchant: How does this make sense?

[saeedaisspecial]

Because vanity gear.

[Woggers]

Because vanity gear.

Boom. First reply 100% correct.

[TheRogueX]

Because vanity gear.

How does that make any sense?

Boom. First reply 100% correct.

Correct how? Why would vanity gear be so expensive? And if the gear was solely vanity.. why the hell does it have stats and an iLvl at all? Why isn't it just stat-less like the Spring Dress and the Sailor Shirt, etc?

[Welsper59]

How does that make any sense?



Correct how? Why would vanity gear be so expensive? And if the gear was solely vanity.. why the hell does it have stats and an iLvl at all? Why isn't it just stat-less like the Spring Dress and the Sailor Shirt, etc?

Probably because they wanted it to be representative of the GC. Given that the previous GC gear at lv50 was very low ilvl, it sorta makes sense to introduce the next tier as a higher ilvl than that, of which the next prime tier ilvl was 70 (and not some misc 55 item). They didn't have to add the stats, but it just sorta makes sense on the continuity scale. At least, more sense than a GC selling their gear that doesn't do anything for someone (whether or not its actually useful is another story... just like the old 50 stuff). And I guess, just in case someone ever needed it for a class/job, which admittedly would never really happen for more than a handful of minutes, if not an hour or so.

Vanity goods are always a highly desired commodity. The mere fact that people get angry or frustrated at it being high in cost is a testament to that. Vanity with gear serves the same purpose that vanity with mounts or other non-essential goods carry. People want to be unique, they want to stand out from the crowd. If primal mounts were guaranteed drops from kills, do you think they'd feel as special to folks that have it now? Likewise, if the vanity goods from Hunts were cheap, do you think the folks that have them now (or want them) would view them as valuable as they do now? Questioning cost of vanity just means that you are either A) not the intended audience to acquire this good, or B) just QQing because you "want it now".

[Hik0]

How does that make any sense?



Correct how? Why would vanity gear be so expensive? And if the gear was solely vanity.. why the hell does it have stats and an iLvl at all? Why isn't it just stat-less like the Spring Dress and the Sailor Shirt, etc?

the actual nosense is not the vanity's price but the i90(and log).