I feel that the prices, as they stand, are unreasonable for a game which claims to have done away with the grind.
Pretty much this. Though I would say that 80s (tier 1) to 2g (tier 2) to 30g (tier 3) is RIDICULOUS. I’m not even given the option to purchase this stuff with karma (which effectively nullifies any reason I have for getting karma….) Even your suggested 7-17g a piece option is too lenient. Me, and so many other players – have been playing since headstart and have little more than 15g to our names. I don’t spend money on much of anything (repairs and occasionally mats for crafting).
The cost of cultural Tier 3, which is only rares anyways – needs to be more in line with tier 1 and 2, meaning that if Tier 2 chest is 2g, then tier 3 should be 5-7g TOPS. TOPS!
No it shouldn’t. Tier 3 is a long-term goal what’s so hard to understand? You will be able to buy it after months, if you don’t want to grind. And it’s only a skin. The price is right as it is.
And it shouldn’t be sold with karma. Karma is used for other more important stuff like legendary components. Besides that it doesn’t change anything because you’ll have to grind for karma so no point.
And again I repeat it’s a long-term goal, for those of course that want to bother with getting the skins and transmute them to exotic. It’s just a skin, you can live without it, especially since it is only rare and not exotic.If Tier 3 is a long term goal, than what is the point of T1/T2? They are step up armors, not goal armors. You’ve gotta be kitty crazy if you think 30g for a level 80 rare is worthwhile. Farming money? Just call it what it is, ‘grinding’ – is it “so hard to understand”? Again, you will repeat, and repeat, and repeat, because it’s a grind. "Well if you just “FARM” an exp dungeon about 30 times.. you’ll be close to affording one piece" is what this reads as and you know it.
It’s a unique skin, it’s not exotic, and again, it’s 30 gold. Oh, how about all those super expensive unique EXOTIC skins at the dungeon vendors? I can /earn/ one of those in about 4-5 dungeon runs. But no, let’s take one of our many unique skins, and put it up on a pedestal of gold for entirely no reason other than to “preserve it’s prestige”. Bull, kitten, kitt.
The point of T1/T2 is to be accessible for levels lower than 80 hence their price. That’s why Tier 3 is lvl 80, from that point on you earn gold much easier. If you want something easy and exotic you can do dungeons and you are right about that. And that’s the whole point of Tier 3, legendaries etc. That’s why their price is right as it is. You don’t need them they are just skins. Nobody is forcing you to grind and buy them. If you don’t want to farm for money, items etc then don’t. It’s just cosmetic. For example on my Human Ranger I have Tier 2, because I believe it looks better on him than Tier 3. But on my female Norn Guardian I decided that I would go for Tier 3, because it looks great on her character and I’m halfway there. It’s far easier to obtain it than legendaries.
So if you don’t like the fact that one skin in this game has to be obtained the “hard” way then don’t do it. As you said yourself you can get much better armour much easier, so there isn’t a real reason to reduce the price of Tier 3 skins.