I would love to know other peoples thoughts on this? Especially if you own the older costumes yourself.


KenJeyz (185864839) wrote:Thats interesting! I don't really own any of them so i can't really speak but im all for innovation![]()
Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
Taurus (185839344) wrote:Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
i actually prefer the 08 designs. i know i am in the minority though. as far as rares go.. i think that the company tries to dictate a rare is part of the problem ..supply and demand should dictate a rare. just because bvg limitsthe supply still does not mean there will be a long term demand. putting a 100yc tag on a piece of crap doesn't mean it will be a desired rare. sure there will be an intial panic by a few people but the resale demand is just not there.
Rod (126579776) wrote:Taurus (185839344) wrote:Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
i actually prefer the 08 designs. i know i am in the minority though. as far as rares go.. i think that the company tries to dictate a rare is part of the problem ..supply and demand should dictate a rare. just because bvg limitsthe supply still does not mean there will be a long term demand. putting a 100yc tag on a piece of crap doesn't mean it will be a desired rare. sure there will be an intial panic by a few people but the resale demand is just not there.
I use the Ninja costume a lot because that is still my favorite 08. It looks like an organized pile of gray sheets. Sure we've had better ninja costumes come out, but they've never taken off. So now we work on an 08 Ninja Tribute costume idea. They take that lump of dirty bed sheets and give it the detail it deserves. They take the battleship gray and swap it out for a silvery gunmetal. They give it a real sword that actually looks like a sword and they angle it correctly. They fix the gloves. They reshape the eye slit. And then they only pass out 500 of them with the "08 Tribute" label on it. A little hype. A little buzz. And set right in the middle of the rest of the 08 Tributes. They will all sell. They will all get collected. Because that's what Yo's do when something gets released that they actually want. They crush each other for the stuff.
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Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
Erwyle (187240896) wrote:I don't like any of the 08 costumes because they are both primitive and expensive. But, making newer, better, cheaper ones would be fine with me.
I don't see this suggestion affecting the prices or demand for the old ones. Entirely different market imo.
So, that's a yes...
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Goddess Zane (2435988) wrote:Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
It would also not reduce the collectability of the originals. I especially like your idea of blocking IPs after one was purchased.
Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
Rod (126579776) wrote:I'm always interested in how players gloss over the lack of detail in their 08s and the "chunkiness" of their design. If none of us knew what an 08 was and BVG brought those to the store, we'd piss and moan and whine to high heaven about them.
I like your idea. I think a "Tribute Collection" would be an outstanding thing for Yo. They should assign one costume to each employee and allow that employee to work with an artist to reinterpret that costume for Yo. Then BVG should offer them in some limited manner such that there were only 500 or so of each in the game and sell them for 100 yocash each. I'd make sure they were rock solid awesome, because players would become addicted to gathering a collection of them.
There's a way to make rares, but BVG has yet to pull that lever. They dance around it with the Monthly Exclusives, but the problem is they put too many things in there that suck. We see the response when the item is remotely desirable. Imagine if it was coveted game wide. A limited 08 reimagination release would do it. It would be very simple. Each costume would be released daily until they were all done. The daily releases would occur RANDOMLY in 3 tranches, players would be allowed to buy ONE costume per day - PERIOD. In fact, I'd block IPs after one was purchased to ruin alt abuse. I'd want 500 different players to have one. And then repeat on days 2-? until done.
Then let the trading begin..........
dianabanna (111036364) wrote:i don't know about your idea of "randomly, 3 times" cause me's now have announced times and this forum fills up with "i didn't get one because_____ and it's not fair because___" now i can only iimagine what complaints random time releases would evoke. first, because not everybody has all day or night to sit in yo waiting for a random release. and second, with only 100 released it would again be the me's all over again with a lot of unhappy yos complaining again and again. i don't know how it could be fair to all however who says yo must be fair to all?
Rod (126579776) wrote:dianabanna (111036364) wrote:i don't know about your idea of "randomly, 3 times" cause me's now have announced times and this forum fills up with "i didn't get one because_____ and it's not fair because___" now i can only iimagine what complaints random time releases would evoke. first, because not everybody has all day or night to sit in yo waiting for a random release. and second, with only 100 released it would again be the me's all over again with a lot of unhappy yos complaining again and again. i don't know how it could be fair to all however who says yo must be fair to all?
We definitely agree here. The endless bishin and moaning that goes on about the Monthly Exclusives already makes me nuts. "I didn't even get a CHANCE" & "The timers were broken" & on & on & on & on & on & on.
One day I'm going to apply for a permit to post what I REALLY want to post about the complaining around these things. They'd have to hide the small children and easily offended on that day, because what needs to get said is going to leave a few people without skin........
Willow (13350872) wrote:Rod (126579776) wrote:dianabanna (111036364) wrote:i don't know about your idea of "randomly, 3 times" cause me's now have announced times and this forum fills up with "i didn't get one because_____ and it's not fair because___" now i can only iimagine what complaints random time releases would evoke. first, because not everybody has all day or night to sit in yo waiting for a random release. and second, with only 100 released it would again be the me's all over again with a lot of unhappy yos complaining again and again. i don't know how it could be fair to all however who says yo must be fair to all?
We definitely agree here. The endless bishin and moaning that goes on about the Monthly Exclusives already makes me nuts. "I didn't even get a CHANCE" & "The timers were broken" & on & on & on & on & on & on.
One day I'm going to apply for a permit to post what I REALLY want to post about the complaining around these things. They'd have to hide the small children and easily offended on that day, because what needs to get said is going to leave a few people without skin........
Yep, I agree with all you said