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Wow, so much Square-Enix knob-slobbing going on in here...
This system is not innovative. It's primitive, barely a step up from WoW's transmog system. It's not even close to innovative.
Look. I can log into RIFT right now, create a character right now, and at level 1 on that character, right now, put something in that character's costuming tab. In fact, even without anything to put in that tab, I can disable any slot I want so it shows up as if I weren't wearing anything at all. I don't have to be level 50. I don't have to do some stupid quest to unlock it. And I don't have to pay some crafter for the right to use it. It's just there, I can use it any time I want.
So no, Square-Enix really has no excuse at all. This is pointlessly limited for no good reason other than... no, there really is no good reason for this... unless they intend to sell costume items for real-world money in a cash shop. That is literally the only sensible reason why they would have restricted the system this badly.
I am seriously so annoyed by this I am questioning the wisdom of continuing to give Square-Enix money. I'm poor; I play MMOs because they're relatively cheap social interaction--a night out at the club is a hell of a lot more expensive--and they're at least supposed to be fun games. Unfortunately, Squee seems hell-bent on ensuring that they suck as much fun out of everything they add to this game it just makes me wonder why I'm still giving them money. There just comes a point when I wonder at what point is enough enough?
I really looked forward to the costuming system... and now that it's coming it's basically useless to me. Nearly everything I planned to do with it is impossible. All it's good for now is just to keep my gear from mismatching when I mix two sets of raid gear.
This system is not innovative. It's primitive, barely a step up from WoW's transmog system. It's not even close to innovative.
Look. I can log into RIFT right now, create a character right now, and at level 1 on that character, right now, put something in that character's costuming tab. In fact, even without anything to put in that tab, I can disable any slot I want so it shows up as if I weren't wearing anything at all. I don't have to be level 50. I don't have to do some stupid quest to unlock it. And I don't have to pay some crafter for the right to use it. It's just there, I can use it any time I want.
So no, Square-Enix really has no excuse at all. This is pointlessly limited for no good reason other than... no, there really is no good reason for this... unless they intend to sell costume items for real-world money in a cash shop. That is literally the only sensible reason why they would have restricted the system this badly.
I am seriously so annoyed by this I am questioning the wisdom of continuing to give Square-Enix money. I'm poor; I play MMOs because they're relatively cheap social interaction--a night out at the club is a hell of a lot more expensive--and they're at least supposed to be fun games. Unfortunately, Squee seems hell-bent on ensuring that they suck as much fun out of everything they add to this game it just makes me wonder why I'm still giving them money. There just comes a point when I wonder at what point is enough enough?
I really looked forward to the costuming system... and now that it's coming it's basically useless to me. Nearly everything I planned to do with it is impossible. All it's good for now is just to keep my gear from mismatching when I mix two sets of raid gear.
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