microtransations come to EQIIFollow

http://www.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=16240

for a list of items available for Station Cash, see http://eq2.allakhazam.com/wiki/Station_Cash_(EQ2)

So long as it remains useless experience potions and appearance slot crap, I'm fine with it. It's no different than people buying LoN cards/packs and redeeming them for items. However; the split second actual desirable, usable gear is put into the marketplace - I'm a ghost. That'll be all she wrote for me & Sony games.

That's how LoN redeemable items started too. Now it's power buffs, complete heals, speed mods and damage shields. At first it's just fluff items to minimize the amount of players who would leave in protest at "game advantage" items, then slowly they start to be slipped in after everyone is just used to the idea and complacent about it.

Edited, Dec 9th 2008 3:30pm by Stugein

As a few others have stated on the SOE feedback thread I'm just going to wait and see how this pans out. Just don't have the knee jerk attitude I had years ago when I disagreed with Moorgard. But that's water under the bridge. He is gone and I am still here LOL.

I like this game )) I'll check out the stuff when I get home from work and see if any of the 'fluff' is worthwhile to purchase. If not, eh, I'll have some more fun working on Far Seas faction.

I blew $60 on the Marketplace yesterday mostly out of curiosity. Bought both appearance slot sets of armor which gave two of my toons a refreshing new look. Also bought a few achievement potions. Unsure how I'll use them though as there isn't much I do that gives me a steady pace of AA. I might blow a few plat on collections and see if the pots increase what I get out of turning in those collections. However, I would still have 2 more hours to desperately go find new disco or a stray named. /shrugs

I don't see any real imbalances with these items. Its already easy enough to level to end game with little effort. So, the exp pots are doing nothing more than giving those people who want to race to End Game another little boost.

I'll be more interested in seeing what new additions are added going forward.

so is it all pretty much stuff that has no real impact on the game?

people on the mmorpg site are acting like you can just buy the best gear in the game, of course what do i expect from those retards.

Edited, Dec 18th 2008 11:05pm by MasterOfWar

About the only items that amount to anything are the adventure xp, tradeskill xp, and acheivement xp potions (10, 25, and 50%). So you can level or get AA faster and some might see that as being an advantage but really it just shows that you are impatient. A normal player will have no problem balancing their vitality between Adventure and Tradeskilling...as far as AA xp goes just mentor down and go after more names.

Is there any LoN item that has become "required" for the game?

sony is going to ***** up a good game..if there are any uber weapons or armor coming up (and i think there will be) IQ sony after years of fun on eq and eq2