(Request) Preorder Bonus Items

[Canadane]

If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?
Yeah people like us that are currently playing may do so, but someone not currently subbed that may be on the fence coming back for an expansion, the preorder items may push them over to the sale side. If it's known that the items would be otherwise available again, they may not bother preordering and may not order at all after the pre-release hype dies off.

[Bellsong]

If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?
Yeah people like us that are currently playing may do so, but someone not currently subbed that may be on the fence coming back for an expansion, the preorder items may push them over to the sale side. If it's known that the items would be otherwise available again, they may not bother preordering and may not order at all after the pre-release hype dies off.

This has to be an incredibly small amount of players agaisnt the amount who just want, like, the game.

So small infact that I don't see any reason not to have pre-order items available again, hell you can buy the digital collectors edition stuff separate, just throw the earrings into that and call it a day.

[Iscah]

If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?

Because visually-unique items being lost forever and out of reach to anyone who wasn't there at the time is disappointing. If these were real limited-edition items released with the game, it would be possible to buy them secondhand if you wanted them. There's no way to do that with account-locked items - and no manufacturing costs involved in making more.

I don't even expect the EXP bonus. Just make the items available again as statless, functionless glamour items.

The Baron set is really pretty, and I've seen maybe two people using it the entire time I've been here.

[linay]

If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?

Alternatively, SE can sell those items.

[ForteNightshade]

If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?
Yeah people like us that are currently playing may do so, but someone not currently subbed that may be on the fence coming back for an expansion, the preorder items may push them over to the sale side. If it's known that the items would be otherwise available again, they may not bother preordering and may not order at all after the pre-release hype dies off.

Because you'll get the items significantly earlier? Case in point, the Fan Fest outfits weren't available for two years.

[Canadane]

Because you'll get the items significantly earlier? Case in point, the Fan Fest outfits weren't available for two years.

I also am of the opinion those outfits shouldn't have been made available to the public.