REFUND Option for tome gear

[Vahlnir]

Personally I'm not against it so much as I'm tentative to sacrifice other content or fixes towards other things so that they can repair whichever line of spaghetti code that prevented them from implementing it in the first place.

That's fair, and I feel the same way. I think I'm still just trying to wrap my head around people who are against the idea itself. It just doesn't compute.

[InkB]

Probably said earlier but WoW added ability to refund gear inside 2 hours or after you use it in combat (or something, cant remember the other thing)

As for buying wrong stuff, this happened to me few times but thankfully not for cryptlurker gears. I bought Excharch gear from MB, had it in my inv, went to tome-vendor and saw chest (that looks good might I add) and bought the chest. Then after opening inventory I see excharch chest lmao. Good thing I could re-sell crafted chest.

Humans make mistakes. Im surprised some people get so toxic over people making mistakes in videogames.

[Iscah]

That's fair, and I feel the same way. I think I'm still just trying to wrap my head around people who are against the idea itself. It just doesn't compute.

For me it is definitely about the amount of work that would have to go into fixing a problem that rarely occurs, has no long-lasting consequences and is entirely due to individual error.

There would have to be a shop that takes refunds and there would have to be a system added that detects whether you've used the gear, given that it doesn't get the "binding" prompt that crafted gear gets. It would need to be set up so that people can't just "borrow" their tome gear from the vendor and sell it back when they're done.

There is also no existing system for refunds from any shop, even the standard ones that deal in gil - you can buy something and sell it back, but only for a fraction of the cost. Therefore it seems unlikely that they would implement such a system for tomes.

It's not "no I wouldn't want to use it if it existed" as much as "no they logically would not implement this system, even if it sounds like a good idea".

[QooEr]

It's not "no I wouldn't want to use it if it existed" as much as "no they logically would not implement this system, even if it sounds like a good idea".

Adding NPCs is not a monumental task. Additionally, they can make a refund vendor using currently existing item turn in systems. There are already vendors that accept pieces of gear and give you items in return. Theres also NPCs that give you currency in return for turning in items. Ergo, they can add an Npc who you give tome gear to, and you recieve Tomestones in return. No new systems to develop.

Lastly why would they not "logically" implement this? in this expansion they have improved QoL of many things, from adding new vendors that sell augmented poetics gear in main cities, to completely overhauling how collectibles work. A tome refund option is not an unreasonable request nor is it impossible to implement as youre suggesting.

[Jemi]

It's a good idea, OP! If the devs have the time and resources to develop this feature, I certainly wouldn't complain.

[Vahlnir]

Adding NPCs is not a monumental task. Additionally, they can make a refund vendor using currently existing item turn in systems. There are already vendors that accept pieces of gear and give you items in return. Theres also NPCs that give you currency in return for turning in items. Ergo, they can add an Npc who you give tome gear to, and you recieve Tomestones in return. No new systems to develop.

Lastly why would they not "logically" implement this? in this expansion they have improved QoL of many things, from adding new vendors that sell augmented poetics gear in main cities, to completely overhauling how collectibles work. A tome refund option is not an unreasonable request nor is it impossible to implement as youre suggesting.

Pretty much this. They've done more QoL changes during Shadowbringers, perhaps too much of a focus on them, so this really isn't unrealistic.

[SidonisAntares]

Imagine being relatively new to the game (January), you make a mistake, google to see if there's a way to undo it, and the top search result is a four page thread consisting heavily of the kind of people you left WoW over saying how much of an idiot you must be for making said mistake.

[QooEr]

Imagine being relatively new to the game (January), you make a mistake, google to see if there's a way to undo it, and the top search result is a four page thread consisting heavily of the kind of people you left WoW over saying how much of an idiot you must be for making said mistake.

people in these forums are against any idea, no matter how simple, that could improve the game. it makes absolutely no sense but hey

[Iscah]

Adding NPCs is not a monumental task. Additionally, they can make a refund vendor using currently existing item turn in systems. There are already vendors that accept pieces of gear and give you items in return. Theres also NPCs that give you currency in return for turning in items. Ergo, they can add an Npc who you give tome gear to, and you recieve Tomestones in return. No new systems to develop.

Well, since this is back and you're still here and I never replied...

There is a new system that would need to be added for this, because, as I had said in my post, they can't just add an NPC who gives you the full tomestone value of your gear, no questions asked. That would effectively turn the entire tomestone gear system from a permanent purchase to "borrowed with a deposit" and hand it in for your refund when you're done with it.

The current systems for turning in items for currency don't care if you've worn and used the item, so they couldn't be used just as they are.