Dynamic glamour database

[Gokki]

So now that we've seen how the database can be shrunk to a more manageble degree, let's look into some problems and how to address them:

What if a player really likes earrings and unlocks all the earrings but not the bracers for some reason? Storing every item like this might still be too much! Well, here's a more drastic solution: Don't store specific items.

How? When unlocking the Glamour Log entries, require all items from a group to be present to unlock that group. For example: you need to have all the Slaying accessories present to be able to unlock all those accessories in the Log. This way there are no individual items in the database, just the groups. This is slightly less convenient but if it helps us to have a Glamour Log i'm fine with it.

Remember: a lot of items share the same appearance, and while there are a variety of items displayed in the Glamour Log interface in game, many items share a SINGLE database entry. For example: the Orthodox Earrings of Fending share the looks with the remaining Orthodox Earrings, and also the Valerian, Dravanian, Star Spinel and Petalite earrings - unlocking any of them should contribute to those multiple items displayed!

Another problem we're facing is that some items simply don't have a dyable version and may feature different skins like the earrings above. In these cases unlocking any of those items should unlock all the versions of the same earring model as they use the same database entry anyway. However - if, in the future, a dyable version of the earring model is made available then THAT particular item will be singularly responsible for unlocking all of them in the Log.

Of course, we can enforce the dyable-only rule and simply not have those entries in the Glamour Log, players would simply be forced to continue using the regular way of having those items in the inventory to apply glamours.

Another even more drastic solution that doesn't involve having items at all is to have dungeons and raids drop Glamour Tokens, like a Void Ark Glamour Token. Collecting enough Tokens would let players exchange them at a vendor for a consumable item that would unlock an entire set of the Void Ark armor/weapons in the Log. Crafters would be able to craft an Expert Recipe that can be sold on the market to unlock the respective crafted set. This could significantly cut down on the database size, letting developers tune the granularity of the system.