I would not be writing this post if I did not love Tera. It is what caused me to care, and also what will make me sad when I leave it.
Before coming to Tera I played WoW, having quit some 3 years ago. That was the last subscription game I've played, and since then I have been playing F2P mmo's. When I quit, I agreed not to subscribe to any game. Tried the Tera open beta, and decided this superb game would be worth the monthly fee.
This cash shop though? Like others have said, nobody has a problem with character changes, gender changes, name changes, etc. But those weapon skins just made my blood boil. They are so borderline, that my decision to leave Tera for GW2 upon release, just became alot more real. I would be 100% okay with them if this was a F2P game. I understand the servers have to stay up, and micro transactions are unavoidable in such games. But I am paying a subscription... I pay it only because I don't want to have to deal with these cash shop shenanigans. I hate to draw a line for you, but anything that goes beyond name / gender changes is too much.
This is my message to you EnMasse. You are on a thin line. Alot of my clan members are waiting for GW2, playing Diablo, and won't touch your game because it has a subscription...even after they tried the free open beta. Do you really want to test how much people like your game? You might think that you're the only true action combat game and people pay anything, but you are quite wrong. Look at the competition, open your eyes! Guild Wars 2, Diablo III, Online Elder Scrolls (announced), heck, even WoW is still a threat.
A subscription AND a cash shop? I know where the door is.
Before coming to Tera I played WoW, having quit some 3 years ago. That was the last subscription game I've played, and since then I have been playing F2P mmo's. When I quit, I agreed not to subscribe to any game. Tried the Tera open beta, and decided this superb game would be worth the monthly fee.
This cash shop though? Like others have said, nobody has a problem with character changes, gender changes, name changes, etc. But those weapon skins just made my blood boil. They are so borderline, that my decision to leave Tera for GW2 upon release, just became alot more real. I would be 100% okay with them if this was a F2P game. I understand the servers have to stay up, and micro transactions are unavoidable in such games. But I am paying a subscription... I pay it only because I don't want to have to deal with these cash shop shenanigans. I hate to draw a line for you, but anything that goes beyond name / gender changes is too much.
This is my message to you EnMasse. You are on a thin line. Alot of my clan members are waiting for GW2, playing Diablo, and won't touch your game because it has a subscription...even after they tried the free open beta. Do you really want to test how much people like your game? You might think that you're the only true action combat game and people pay anything, but you are quite wrong. Look at the competition, open your eyes! Guild Wars 2, Diablo III, Online Elder Scrolls (announced), heck, even WoW is still a threat.
A subscription AND a cash shop? I know where the door is.