Allied Seals Merchant: How does this make sense?

[Darsho]

First off, no this isn't about sands/oil of time or the myth rewards. I just want to understand the reasoning behind pricing i70 armor 25 times higher than i90 armor.

[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).

[Wolf_Gang]

i90 myth gear has about as much value as Darklight gear in 2.1

But I remember Yoshi did say something about the adjustments to armor prices in 2.35

[Buff_Archer]

It does feel like a total waste to me though, like content that somehow was not released in the correct order. I mean we finally get an upgrade to the GC gear for sale that has stats better than what's there now for the lvl 50 gear, and it will never see a day in battle.

[Ellatrix]

The point is to make certain vanity gear take a while to acquire, thus adding value through rarity. It is not meant to wear as real gear.

[Edli]

The point is to make certain vanity gear take a while to acquire, thus adding value through rarity. It is not meant to wear as real gear.

But a piece of armor can be both useful and vanity. It doesn't have to be one or the other. They should have made it 95 or even 100.

They're much harder to get than myth and soldiery would still be relevant because of oil.