New Feature: Costumes! *Updated (11/26/18)

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  • Dragon_Nexus
    Dragon_Nexus Posts: 3,701 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited November 2018
    Ugh, silly me renewing my VIP yesterday, now I need to wait a month to get Lady Deadpool.

    Interesting though, if you have multiple characters, you can set a different costume for each one.
  • Richyyy
    Richyyy Posts: 305 Mover and Shaker
    edited November 2018
    DAZ0273 said:
    The Tender but Tough vault has the costume rated as a 4* item. Wonder if that is linked to the character it is for or an indication that once it is gone you really aint getting that sucka. Or will there be a general costumes vault?
    With the Kamala one having three stars and the Cage one having four, I think it's probably just linked to the character it's for. In some cases that'd be helpful so you could tell which variant of the character it works with.

    Personally, I was happier with the 5000 iso I got from the free Tender but Tough token than I would've been with the costume. I have as much interest in these as in all the different strips/uniforms/shoes/balls/whatever in every sports game these days. Unless it actually changes the gameplay in some way or boosts the character, I couldn't give a toss.
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    *Added Kamala Khan No Normal Bundle details and Tender But Tough Vault details
  • Yepyep
    Yepyep Posts: 954 Critical Contributor
    edited November 2018
    Dragon_Nexus said:
    The rockett said:
    Today is the day!!!!  Who is excited?!!
    I'm excited for the potential in the future for them to create fun and inventive ways to earn costumes outside of spending money for RNG.

    But if that's their ultimate goal for the feature, I'm not that fussed.
    This is another feature I want to like, but we'll see how it goes.
    THIS. Costumes confer no competitive advantage -- assuming I understand correctly -- so if you like it, great, if not, ignore it.

    Besides being a business, the game is a work-in-progress. This is one of the exciting features of properties like this -- the fact that this particular type of intellectual property is not static. There IS a give-and-take between producers and consumers, whether or not it results in exactly what we want or not. This contributes massively to our interest (in that we can make a difference in its evolution) and to our disappointment (in that, despite being a stakeholder of sorts, we have no real control over anything other than whether or not to spend). It's a very different medium from, say, painting or filmmaking, in which we receive a finished product as a consumer, take it or leave it.
  • GreenArmadillo
    GreenArmadillo Posts: 21 Just Dropped In
    As someone who still needs HP for roster slots, I would definitely have bought a bundle containing "6x value" pricing (which I have been purchasing regularly).  I will pass on $15 for 2100 HP.

    Regarding the HP payout for duplicates, it looks like the VIP promo is up for more than 28 days.  Dies that mean you can buy a new VIP today, renew it and get an extra 500 HP as the day one reward next month?

  • IronLad
    IronLad Posts: 22 Just Dropped In
    edited November 2018
    Feedback time!

    Lady Deadpool - VIP
    I like this distribution method the most - won't get my costume for another week & a half, but certainly would keep my VIP run going with a costume each month.

    Kamala Khan, "No Normal" - Bundle
    I did buy this, since Kamala is a quality 3* and her art did - in my opinion - need addressing.
    Can see how this is technically a generous bundle, but I wouldn't normally buy HP so would pick & choose carefully at this price point.
    If it were an "Agency Expenses" (or "Bugle Pittance"!) bundle I wouldn't hesitate to buy whatever is on offer.
    Conversely, if the bundle were twice the price it would have to be absolutely aligned to my own interests for me to be tempted - if that were to be the price point for 4* characters in general that would be a hard pass for me.

    Luke Cage, "Tender But Tough" - Vault
    I do like this vault size & price-point, so would definitely find this a tempting model.
    However, in this case, I am just going to hoard my HP - I prefer the standard art, plus the 3* version already took the yellow t-shirt look.
    I know Tender But Tough has a comic-book foundation, but it feels a wasted opportunity when we will probably never get Power Man or New Avengers Luke - hope that in future we only see street/casual costumes for characters who don't already have them...
    Iron-Man > Tony Stark  B)
    Jubilee > Jubilee-at-the-mall  :/

    + Only just realized the synergy of timing HP bundle + buy-out-able vault!
    I can totally see this as a thing - would be nice to do it for duo's or on a theme.
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    Quebbster said:
    Brigby will Lady Deadpool be boosted next time Women of Marvel runs?
    Costumes only affect characters aesthetically, therefore Women of Marvel should not boost Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!)
  • purplemur
    purplemur Posts: 454 Mover and Shaker
    I really like this added feature. 
    I bought VIP for the first time since rollout as I feel the value is just not there usually and the early streak bonus was non existent . However I think of the three costumes Lady deadpool is the most radical change. I mean a tshirt with a lightning boltand a unicorn just doesn't move the needle.
    I did buy the vault for the other stuff though and ended up getting an LT that turned into a Loki Purps so all good there
    Pass on Kamela- even if the value is break even- 15$ is too much. Less is more devs.

    I have to bring up the timingfail of this:
    -you missed Halloween by a month
    -you announced this on the last day that Luke Cage was boosted
    -news dump then gone for the Holidays, again. Not like we ever get any responses anyway but ya'll need to work on your hypetrain

    Some advice for the devs-
    - boost the featured characters : the more they are seen the more people would be tantalized into purchasing
    - expand the time they can be purchased/earned
    - listen to the many pages above; have situational achievements. Make some be known/some unknown. Players will try all sorts of team-ups if one could Achievment unlock a costume.
    -- make some costumes as rewards for events; see post-progression boss events, see also gauntlet
    - have a support that is also a costume. I'm thinking something that "zombies" or a uniform that gives team affiliation, it shouldn't be that hard to add a 4 to the art or a serpent crown and change them to villain

    Costumes I would like to see:
    SpiderHam of course
    Beta Ray Bill/Frog thor
    grey hulk
    Monica Rambeau -Captain marvell
    Phantom rider - Ghost Rider
    Symbiote Spidey
    Maker - Reed Richards
    and *Ahem* a certain ever lovin blue eyed - double dosed with gamma rays member of the fantastic four
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    *Please keep all comments on the topic of Costumes.

    If you wish to discuss communication on the forum vs communication on Discord, then please post in the following thread instead: Forum Compared To Discord
  • qandols
    qandols Posts: 1,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    I just renewed my VIP. Where is the Deadpool costume?
  • IronLad
    IronLad Posts: 22 Just Dropped In
    qandols said:
    I just renewed my VIP. Where is the Deadpool costume?
    Go to Deadpool in your roster, and keep scrolling right - costumes are on a new screen at the very end.
    You can see all costumes there, even the ones not yet unlocked.
  • qandols
    qandols Posts: 1,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    IronLad said:
    qandols said:
    I just renewed my VIP. Where is the Deadpool costume?
    Go to Deadpool in your roster, and keep scrolling right - costumes are on a new screen at the very end.
    You can see all costumes there, even the ones not yet unlocked.
    Hmm, I see it but it's locked. Maybe it doesn't work as expected? Brigby?
  • qandols
    qandols Posts: 1,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    qandols said:
    IronLad said:
    qandols said:
    I just renewed my VIP. Where is the Deadpool costume?
    Go to Deadpool in your roster, and keep scrolling right - costumes are on a new screen at the very end.
    You can see all costumes there, even the ones not yet unlocked.
    Hmm, I see it but it's locked. Maybe it doesn't work as expected? Brigby?
    Silly me. It's a VIP reward and I will get it tomorrow.
  • broll
    broll Posts: 4,732 Chairperson of the Boards
    So looks like the KK deal is already down. So overpriced and only up for less than 24 hours?  Really?
  • Smart80
    Smart80 Posts: 748 Critical Contributor
    broll said:
    So looks like the KK deal is already down. So overpriced and only up for less than 24 hours?  Really?
    Still up here, 5d15h to go on the deal...
  • veny
    veny Posts: 834 Critical Contributor
    Yeah, another vault fillers reducing chance for something really useful... first Supports and Red Iso, now completely useless costumes. Fail...
  • Yepyep
    Yepyep Posts: 954 Critical Contributor
    Kailen said:
    So, by "Costumes are rare and special - most Costumes will only be available for a limited period of time or only to players who reach particular achievements in the game OF LIFE." you meant "people who spend money".  That's quite the particular achievement there.
    ...
    Edit applied.
  • jamesh
    jamesh Posts: 1,600 Chairperson of the Boards
    Kailen said:
    So, by "Costumes are rare and special - most Costumes will only be available for a limited period of time or only to players who reach particular achievements in the game." you meant "people who spend money".  That's quite the particular achievement there.
    If we take supports as a guide, "reach particular achievements in the game" could mean "place first in a 5000 player versus season bracket".

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