Stop Making Should-Be Achievement Gear.."Optional Gear"

[Belhi]

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I wouldn't look to Wildstar as a great example of a success story. The game doesn't even earn enough to be listed separately on NCSOFT's quarterly financial reports. Considering NCSOFT's past track record its surprising they haven't shuttered the game yet. Don't get me wrong, I like Wildstar and would probably play it if ping didn't make it almost completely unplayable for me, but they aren't a great example of a successful MMO model.

There is an argument to be made about the prices on the SE cash shop which could be valid. After all lower prices might end up meaning more items eventually sold. However without some data, which I doubt we will ever see, there is a lot of guess work to it.

With the armor given to us by Tatatru not being what i had hoped and the final patch having droped without further mention of it my fears that this particular will make an appearance in the cash shop is very real. Any number of plots could have been easily used to have it given to us, however the fact it was made scalable to different bodies and still not made a quest completion reward shows me an unsettling future.

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They always said that 'Cosplay' sets would be through the cash shop. I think its almost certain they would never be a quest reward. Likewise Krile's coat will be a cash shop item. In that particular case they said its the only reason they are spending resources on developing it because it is technically fiddly to adapt for some reason.