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Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.15 21:34:00 -
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The overwhelming positive reactions here say it all! Inferno is looking much better between this and the ship/mining changes feedback.
J3ssica Alba wrote:new industrialist job : tailor. 
That was the inspiration to the last name here.
The prices here fairly closely reflects the ISK value and reflects other games costume/outfit packs which is what I (and some others) have been rallying for. The lowering of the price of AUR instead of lowering the prices of the items will keep people who already have a full wardrobe happy. The current apparel items will (hopefully) represent the highest end of the spectrum that the early adopters can proudly wear.
I can't believe I didn't even consider LP items, which is brilliant! The red satin Sterling looks fantastic and has been easily the item I have been looking the most forward to. As long as these items are sell/tradeable like everything in EVE so far, this might actually be one of the more lucrative items for people earning LP points for ISK profit. It will be interesting to see how the demand of LP apparel will factor in the prices!
Thank you CCP and CSM, looking forward to finally buying some AUR. |
Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.15 21:46:00 -
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One other thing. Please don't charge much for the Avenue and Functions shirts since they do look much like the standard gear and I think people will find it hard to spend any amount of money on them. The structure dress on the other hand is very nice and probably worth the price of a top and a bottom. |
Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.15 23:58:00 -
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Rikula wrote:
Please ensure you never permanently lower the prices (and keep sales to a short time, if you must do them - I'd rather you not have them at all!). The "for now" part in the quote above worries me.
Players do not control the market for clothes Aurum prices, so please give us some stability and protection of investments.
I think the implication is that the launch lineup will stay at their inflated AUR prices until they go out of production.I am also under the impression that the new items are being sold at their current retail prices, so nothing is currently discounted. The current AUR for PLEX is fairly close to how much the future AUR for cash prices are going for.
The implication is also that stuff will go out of production, so that should help protect your investment and bring the value of the launch NEX items closer to their current AUR prices which are dramatically lower in ISK value.
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Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.16 13:33:00 -
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These last several posts illustrate the desire for variety. I suppose that is my issue with the Avenue and Function pieces that feel less than extraordinary. The Sisi outfits are a bit extreme, which seems what people enjoy from what I have read in regards to what the new avatars are missing. I personally favor the other super extreme and currently enjoy the Sterling line, and would love to see even more military styled outfits. Maybe something along the line of a WW-II army long field jacket. An more Eastern styled yukata/kimono type piece would be great as well considering 1/3 of the bloodlines are Asian influenced. Naturally these things will be down the line, since there are already a list of things to do (like the loot drops) but I do feel that the direction for the future is to take the styles to the extremes as to not have the NEX clothing be visually mistaken (this is why I like the Minimas over the other two NEX shoes) with the standard issued pieces. For now I am more than happy to see the 200 mentioned in the Blog, even though that number I believe gets hit with the stuff already in the inventory tree not counting anything on the test server,
I also feel that to a small extent the Nex store is a bit of a donation hub for CCP although maybe a bit less so with the more reasonable prices on the horizon, but still a way to help support something you like. When I was younger (before cable tv) my family would support PBS which would send a thank you gift (like a coffee mug) in appreciation for a sum of money. There have more recently been some interesting "pay what you feel like paying" services on the internet, and while not usually the most lucrative approach have proven that some people will throw money towards artists they like. I have always been of this thought and have never torrented a video or bootlegged software although I don't judge those who do. When I recently got into EVE I likewise decided to buy a year's subscription (along with 6 PLEX) even though people told me that there is a good chance I can make 500m ISK a month before then. I feel there is nothing wrong with not taking this approach, and occasionally I wonder if there is something wrong with my brain, but I believe it is as simple as supporting something you love.
With 200 items (split between genders, FW, and eventual loot drops) at 100-500 AUR there is a good chance I might buy everything new in the NEX store. Are there any deals beyond the 2500 AUR bracket? |
Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.18 21:41:00 -
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This might be of interest for those of you who have yet to do the quick math here.
1 US penny = 1.66 AUR with the 2500 bundle
1 US penny = 240,601 ISK @ 480m PLEX price and 19.95 PLEX price
with these figures 1 AUR = 144,940 ISK which is painful for classic 4500+ AUR items.
So the new items will have a "buy now" price of between 14m and 72m ISK, which is competitive with current apparel on the market although with the existence of free AUR floating around, and better PLEX packages the actual prices might be lower. I also suspect that people wanting to switch up to the new clothes might bring down existing clothes prices.
I believe the color of the clothes matters a bit less than what CCP anticipated since items with cheaper alternatives like Sterling Navy currently has a lower AUR to ISK ratio (which might not change much after the patch) than the unique shoes. Based off this theory any additional dress shirts won't be as popular as a new monocle which might affect the classic monocle's price.
Pretty soon we will see though, and I am excited. |
Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.20 06:24:00 -
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Hakugard Odinsson wrote:I approve of this expansion of the NeX store, maybe I might actually end up spending my 5500 Aurum on something.
5500 AUR is like over 750m in ISK if it were possible to convert AUR back to PLEX. My suspicion is that people like me (no AUR) will be willing to buy new NEX items on the open market for ISK when the new items go live for about what the AUR's value is in ISK if items are available. If the prices go higher than 14m (100AUR) -72m (500AUR) which might happen if the demand for the apparel exceeds the willingness to spend real money, it will be cheaper for people like me to buy AUR. I think the opposite will be true though and people like you who still have free AUR will be enough to cover the demands and prices might be slightly lower than the "AUR" value. Either way I think you should be able to easily make a good amount of ISK of the new items or else enjoy a new wardrobe. |
Celeste Taylor
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Posted - 2012.06.24 04:28:00 -
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A couple of days ago a Women's Sterling Dress Bouse (Black Leather) and a Women't Minima Heels (Red) were sold somewhere in the Forge. The White/Black Mystrioso shoes are still up at Jita. Were these prototypes from a developer, or did the store go live for a few minutes? Are these part of the line from the new NEX, or LP shops? |
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