One Time Use Camos

[Hamma]

Just curious - has anyone ever bought a one time use camo? Seems overall pointless to me because I switch camos quite a bit.

So has anyone bought them and if so why?

[Saintlycow]

I've bought a few.

It's okay for me, seeing as I liked the jungle camo for biolabs. However, unlimited is much better, as you can swap

However, once you purchase a certain single use camo, it no longer appears in the store.

[Wahooo]

I did accidentally a few days after release. I realized it almost right away and was sad.

[thereij]

Perhaps this was the intended way that Camo would be previewed, since there isn't a preview option in-game. (At least, I don't remember there being a preview option.)

Personally, I use this thread from Reddit when I want to preview a camo. Not sure if it's been updated since GU2.

Imgur Planetside 2 Camo previews

[SturmovikDrakon]

Several reasons

Firstly, I bought them because I had that 170 SC that you get when you sign up for free realms and star wars

Secondly, can't afford anything else, and I'm not buying anymore SC until they put some of that old non-composite armour that they had before in all the previews

And finally, because the permanent camo is overpriced as fuck

5 bucks? you can't tell me that's reasonable. armor, maybe, but not camo.

I'm not counting 2x, or 3x sales, since we don't even know when those happen, and I'm not exactly keen on waiting for months for them to happen

[ChipMHazard]

I did at first, just as a preview before I bought the real thing.

[Ghoest9]

Yes I bought some - just to see what they look like like - then I bought the ones I liked again.

It was more cost efficient than buys eternal camo that I didnt like.
But its a rip rip off really.


There really should be a a way to trial them - maybe in virtual reality we be able to.




SIDE NOTE: Its not terrible expensive though if you only buy credits when they are on sale. Seriously if you are actually spending $5 on camo thats just sad.

[GLaDOS]

I bought them, because I'm a cheapass and I mostly (almost entirely) play one class, so it was cost-effective. I had seen some pictures of a camo type that I knew looked nice, so I didn't need to trial anything. With a double SC day, I ended up paying $1.50 for pretty much all the camo I want. Definitely worth it.

[Ghodere]

As far as vehicle camo goes it'd be pretty cost-inefficient to buy permanent camo. 7 vehicles total x 50 = 350, less than the 500 you'd spend on permanent camo. If you really can't deal with changing vehicle loadouts on spawn and MUST have preset loadouts I guess you could make a case for it, though. Same with infantry armor camo, actually. If you use a wide selection of weapons, though, permanent will be better for sure. I personally bought TR Digital camo for my dual Mercies. Not sure if it's still the case but I got 2 uses, so I bought it once and was able to coat both arms.

[Tatwi]

I bought one once for my lightning on Matherson, the first day I played after beta. Still on it I would imagine. "No, no. That's not a tank in the snow. That's a bush with a fallen tree in it".

[Rolfski]

As a trial item, I consider them a total rip-off. They should be either a free 30 min preview item like weapons or a thing that can be used on one thing only but is permanent/can be swapped.
I can remember buying one (I actually wanted the full camo) and then losing it by accidentally swapping cosmetics.

[HiroshiChugi]

I've bought around 5 if I remember correctly. One for my Vanguard, one for my Sunderer, one for my infiltrator, one for my sniper, and one for my Galaxy. I bought them because i had some chump change in SC that I felt like spending (I don't like having left over SC or in-game currency, it bugs me. I think it's an OCD thing...). And I also bought them because the only classes I use are mainly LA and Infiltrator. And the only vehicles I use are Vanguards, Sunderers, and Galaxies (and now Reavers, so I need some camo for that one xD).

[bpostal]

I bought a one time purchase of Temperate forest for my HA, loadout #3. It's still on there. Luckily for me we've a loadout per cont so far.

[Zenben]

They're actually all I buy. I like having different camos for all class and vehicle combinations. Single use is the only way I can get that without spending a ridiculous amount on them.

[PredatorFour]

The only camo's ive bought have been single use. 1 giraffe for my main mag i use, 1 digital for my av mag.

Then a couple for my different scythe loadouts. Though the last one was just for the sake of buying, i had just enough SC for a camo