What does everyone think about having a vendor that would let you trade-in your unlimited harvesting tools to trade for another that have come out? The reason for this is to have the appropriate “theme” for your character. For example, if playing a charr it would be great to have all molten based tools or as an asuran you would have all golem based tools, etc. If you’re like me you purchased these tools when they first came out and may have purchased additional sets for your other characters. I just think it would be a nice feature t have so you don’t have to keep purchasing these tools in order to acquire the right look/theme for your character. Plus these tend to be costly so having an option to trade-in these tools for the others would be greatly welcomed to the game.
Something that’s been suggested before is to separate the actual unlimited tool, from the animation. And put the animations in a wardrobe like finishers or mail carriers.
So you would be able to simply buy an unlock of, say, the flame mining animation. Or the freeze woodchopping animation. And that would be unlocked across your whole account. Being only an animation, you would be able to choose per character, and use it even if you were only using normal tools (the ones you buy from vendors).
The gemstore would be able to also sell unlimited tools separately, for those who wanted the convenience of an unlimited tool.
But then they’d have to take out the watchwork pick’s bonus.
Others have also extended the suggestion of separation to the bonus element of the tool.
So 3 items:
Unlimited Tool
Selectable Skin
Selectable Gathering Bonus
Buy the unlimited tool with a base (standard/generic) appearance
Buy alternate appearances to unlock that can be switched at any time
Buy Bonus Plugins that can be switched at any time
More individualized elements to the tools increases sales over only selling individual tools with a set skin (and possible bonus like watchwork). So players would buy the unlimited tool of their choice, but appearance/animations and bonus plugins are account wide unlocks. It would still encourage sales of multiple tools to avoid the bank>log out>log in>withdraw cycle to shift a tool between characters.
Also, there are people that do not purchase the unlimited tools because of the animations. Some just don’t like them and only want the unlimited functionality without the added graphical element. This would solve that problem and make additional sales to those that would not purchase an unlimited tool with a special animation.
I’d like them to start making more and more tools and change them to account wide so I can have a copy on every single character (so they are selling skins vs the tool, per se) – such a hassle having to swap them around. Make more special tools like the frostbitten / watchwork tools for even more incentive to buy new “skins” that have a chance to get you something extra – don’t care just make them account wide!
I’d like them to start making more and more tools and change them to account wide so I can have a copy on every single character (so they are selling skins vs the tool, per se) – such a hassle having to swap them around. Make more special tools like the frostbitten / watchwork tools for even more incentive to buy new “skins” that have a chance to get you something extra – don’t care just make them account wide!
Can you imagine the uproar from the crowd that has bought a set for every single one of their characters? Account wide is not going to happen, if you want a set for each of your characters you’ll have to purchase them or continue swapping. Nor is dividing them into tools, skins and bonuses going to happen…not after all this time.
I’d like them to start making more and more tools and change them to account wide so I can have a copy on every single character (so they are selling skins vs the tool, per se) – such a hassle having to swap them around. Make more special tools like the frostbitten / watchwork tools for even more incentive to buy new “skins” that have a chance to get you something extra – don’t care just make them account wide!
Can you imagine the uproar from the crowd that has bought a set for every single one of their characters? Account wide is not going to happen, if you want a set for each of your characters you’ll have to purchase them or continue swapping. Nor is dividing them into tools, skins and bonuses going to happen…not after all this time.
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Yep, I doubt anet would want another backlash after something like this when so many people, myself included has paid for each tool. Nor would they want to have to refund so many people. It’d be a big mess.
They’re atleast account-bound now, so if you need a set to use, take it from the character that isn’t using it. It’s better than it was before when they were all soulbound.
I’d like them to start making more and more tools and change them to account wide so I can have a copy on every single character (so they are selling skins vs the tool, per se) – such a hassle having to swap them around. Make more special tools like the frostbitten / watchwork tools for even more incentive to buy new “skins” that have a chance to get you something extra – don’t care just make them account wide!
Can you imagine the uproar from the crowd that has bought a set for every single one of their characters? Account wide is not going to happen, if you want a set for each of your characters you’ll have to purchase them or continue swapping. Nor is dividing them into tools, skins and bonuses going to happen…not after all this time.
The uproar from .01% of the population? ok… and even most of those people probably do not have multiples of the SAME tool except for maybe the Watchwork Pick.
