Account Wide Unlocks in Next GU

[Hamma]

We knew this was in the roadmap but this is the first confirmation.

[Satanam]

Aw, yeah!

[Rahabib]

YAY!

[maradine]

I don't think I've seen an explanation of how exactly this is supposed to work - any thoughts?

[Rahabib]

Originally Posted by maradine

I don't think I've seen an explanation of how exactly this is supposed to work - any thoughts?

Thus far:
"We would like items purchased with Station Cash to be unlocked across all characters on the account that can utilize them. This change would be retroactive to prior purchases."


http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/i...unlocks.82715/

[maradine]

Right, but I mean, like - class of item? If I have a Nemesis on my main, would a TR alt get a Grounder? Does it apply to certs? The exact same certs? Etc, etc.

[MrBloodworth]

Only thing that confuses me about this is, Does he mean THIS next Game update, or the one after that?


As for the topic, Quite sure even Empire specific weapons and items are the same price, that's all that matters. You buy a Chaingun, you get a lasher and Jackhammer.

Kinda simple.

[Rahabib]

Originally Posted by maradine

Right, but I mean, like - class of item? If I have a Nemesis on my main, would a TR alt get a Grounder? Does it apply to certs? The exact same certs? Etc, etc.

Somewhere they said it would be faction specific - so no you would not get a Grounder.

It does not apply to certs since not even classes can do that.

Beyond that, we will just have to see.

[MrBloodworth]

I would like some clarification on this then.

If I buy a Chaingun, I should by rights and money paid, get a lasher and a Jackhammer for my other factions.

"Balance" should have nothing to do with it, its a money issue.

If this is not the case, then there needs to be some really good reasoning my real dollars do not seem to transfer faction. I doubt anyone can think of one.

[Twido]

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

I would like some clarification on this then.

If I buy a Chaingun, I should by rights and money paid, get a lasher and a Jackhammer for my other factions.

"Balance" should have nothing to do with it, its a money issue.

If this is not the case, then there needs to be some really good reasoning my real dollars do not seem to transfer faction. I doubt anyone can think of one.

I don't think that unlocking a weapon from one faction will unlock an equivalent weapon in another faction. To be honest, I don't really see why it should either.

[MrBloodworth]

Originally Posted by Twido

I don't think that unlocking a weapon from one faction will unlock an equivalent weapon in another faction. To be honest, I don't really see why it should either.

Because they cost the same, and Rate of fire and blue orbs have nothing to do with the Value of a Dollar. Why would faction have jack all to do with it?

[Dragonskin]

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

I would like some clarification on this then.

If I buy a Chaingun, I should by rights and money paid, get a lasher and a Jackhammer for my other factions.

"Balance" should have nothing to do with it, its a money issue.

If this is not the case, then there needs to be some really good reasoning my real dollars do not seem to transfer faction. I doubt anyone can think of one.

I want it to be like you said, but I have a feeling they will say that isn't the case. I think it will boil down to each faction will have faction specific weapons which are account wide in the sense that if you buy a VS smg then you can use that VS smg on another VS character on your account.

I think common pool things.. like decimator, annihilator, AV MANA turret, liberator weapons, lightning weapons... stuff like that as well as camos, decals and accessories will all be account wide.

And that will mostly come down to that SOE needs to make money and that means they won't lose money on faction specific items.

[MrBloodworth]

Who would make another toon on the same faction, other than on another server?

That makes no sense. What you propose as the outcome can not be justified to me, they will loose a customer.

[Zeta]

TBH, it's the gifting items that would seem to be the most beneficial.

I don't really see myself utilizing the account wide unlocks since I'm primarily going to be focused on my main character most of the time anyways. After all, there's really only going to be one main focus/progression on your way up to all 100 BRs, and the accumulated certs that character will have earned, plus the progression towards all their Auraxium medals. Not to mention the ties/binds you'll have created between your Outfit/Outfit mates for that character.

I don't see how it's going to work anyways between characters/weapons of a different faction? Would you receive the opposing factions weapons of an equal "class" that you've already purchased on another character?

As an NC I purposefully bought some weapons that had a faster firing rate so that I could have the option of choosing between either my default slower/powerful weapons or a faster/weaker weapon. If the faster firing weapons I purchased translated over to a TR character then that would be useless because I'd already have access to all their faster firing weapons anyways.

[Frozenland]

Originally Posted by maradine

Right, but I mean, like - class of item? If I have a Nemesis on my main, would a TR alt get a Grounder? Does it apply to certs? The exact same certs? Etc, etc.

Please, you are asking for too much.