Currently, kTera has a Item Shop in place for purely cosmetic items (Hats, Weapon-skins etc) and Mounts.

Purchasing such a cosmetic item also gives your character T-cat points.

These T-cat points can be spend in-game for items (Non-cosmetic items, actual weapons or armor for example).

This all sounds like a well hidding "Pay-to-win" system (Like most Free2Play games have) hidden in a "purely cosmetic" item shop.

Now personally I have no issues at all with Cosmetic Item Shops next to a Pay 2 Play game like Tera, however the whole T-cat points added to it make it Pay 2 Win in my book that you should only see with F2P games.

So my question, will Tera NA also implement an item shop in the future? And if yes, will you also implements these T-cat points so people can buy perhaps gold-level items without effort?

And what does the community think of these shops? Fine with it all? Or Cosmetic only?

Fml i seriously they hope they don't ruin an awesome game making it pay to win..

While I'm in no way certain, I thought the T-cat stuff was mostly for better loot / better XP buffs or something.

I'd love to actually know, the problem is that we cannot refer to anything from Ktera for stuff like this, En Masse will pave their own path with the shop and seeing as they are good at listening to most complaints, if they go wrong people will have the chance to let them know.

K-Tera isnt N-Tera

Quote: darkm0d on 04/27/2012, 05:32 AM - view

Perhaps my information-source was incorrent considering the items you can get with these T-cat points :) Still better loot / better XP buffs are also a "pay-2-win" system so my point still stands :)

Quote: Chyna on 04/27/2012, 05:34 AM - view

I know, but lots of things from k-Tera get implemented for N-Tera, and a lot of things don't, I guess I'm just wondering about:

A) How the community feels about a shop like such for Tera
B) If En Masse has any future plans for such a shop and if yes, if they will also adapt the whole T-cat point system.

No need to shoot the discussion down by just saying "K-Tera isnt N-Tera"

They will lose my sub if it is implemented. In no way should any item shop offer anything that helps with any type of game play. I don't care how well disguised it is, if you are rewarded with something usable as something other than fluff for doing something other than ACTUAL PLAYING (meaning grouping/killing/pvping) I am out.

Well, these things are not in the game right now. If they decide to go this route I will be off to the next game. When and if the time comes I do hope they consult their community.

I already pay them money. Cash shop is for games without subscriptions.

I am really not sure how these cat points work & i don't think op knows either. There are a few ktera players posting in this forum so i would like to know what they think.