UniChomp Opinion & Solution!
This is in response to seeing what I heard at the end of the recent 'Live from Popcap' stream and what I've seen being talked about in the forums.
I'm assuming the only reason they are considerin...
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It's pretty simple if they give out Unicorn Chomper for anything less than reaching max rank in GW2 it will go from a thankyou to FU to so called loyal players.
@KnowsNoLimit I don't think they should give it out as a reward for max rank in GW 2. I get that it's difficult to achieve max rank in this game so why not give people who do that their own reward? There's most likely going to be DLC so the max rank will increase so it's hard to do that now, but maybe after a few characters are released. Throw Unicorn Chomp in Hero Showcase every so often so that everyone has a chance to reach max rank in this game and that is fair enough in my opinion. He's a unicorn, he's supposed to be a rare sight!
@WaxHalfling I agree he should be rare, but no reason that reaching Max rank in GW2 can't give people the Unicorn Chomper and something else.
I honestly thought the Hero Showcase idea would of shut the cry babies up, it's an awesome compromise. People get to play the Unicorn Chomper, max him out and then decide if he's worth attaining rank 313 for or not.
If they do go back on their word, where it looks like they will.
Make a poll asking rank 313 players what would they accept as an acceptable reward for reaching such a high rank if they give out Unicorn Chomper. That way you will still show that you some what care about your loyal players and people will feel a lot less annoyed with you.
@KnowsNoLimit Idk I think having people who have been grinding super hard to get Max rank on GW1 and then all of a sudden say "jk you can just max out on GW2" sounds like a good enough reason not to go back on their word...especially since Gary gave an early warning beforehand long before the UniChomp was announced that there would be a great reward to those who decide to hit Max rank in GW1.
I don't have a problem with the hero showcase though, if anything it gives people who were questioning wether he was worth it a chance to decide wether or not he is. By all means, make him a showcase. But it feels a pretty deceptive to go back on their word on this one...
I completely understand them wanting to please a lot of players and them giving players an entire year to earn UniChomp seems more than reasonable. But there's no way they'll be able to please everyone...
@MoonLiteWolf Thing is every stream I have watched their point of view on the Unicorn Chomper keep changing. It went from "no way, he was meant to be a loyalty reward to those who stuck with us and reached Rank 313" to "we are now thinking of other ways we can make the UC available".
This feels like the Aquafina and Cheeto's promotion characters all over again. People could only get them by buying their products and receiving a code to unlock the variant, but enough people complained and eventually it was given to everyone,
I honestly expect them to go back on the word on this one far sooner then the intended Feb 2017 cut off date. Which sort of makes sense because not everyone played GW1 or wants to it when GW2 is now released. However I would like them to take the most up most care when doing this and try to involve the rank 313 players in a poll with what they think would be cool to have for sticking by them and going the extra mile when they really didn't't have to.
Well the entire point of the chomper is that he's a loyalty reward. If you take that away, then the loyalty reward program kind of falls apart. Loyalty rewards were promoted for months before anyone even knew what we would be getting, just that we should try our best to hit 313. It's fair to release it as a hero showcase character periodically so that everyone has a chance to reach max rank, while still keeping it exclusive as to not tear apart the whole loyalty reward program that they set as a thank you. It's not some super strong overpowered character that everyone needs, it's a unique novelty item and that's the whole point of it. I guarantee you a majority of people who want it given to them just want it so they don't feel excluded. Chances of them playing it past adding to their overall level are pretty low seeing as how it won't be exclusive or special anymore. Releasing it in the showcase so that everyone has a chance to hit max level is a very fair solution.
- So this is just a question but why are people still talking about this? It would be nice to have the unicorn chomper on the hero showcase this I agree with however let's be honest. All the people who actually got the rank 313 do you really think they are going to be okay with this? The answer is no. They want everyone else to go and play the first game and reach rank 313. This is understandable and I have accepted this as the solution. However, I'm not going back and playing that game to be honest because it is not worth a chomper that like others said could have been customization pieces and also a legendary emotes etc. it is what it is and with the current player base opinions I don't see this changing. I will proudly get my "max rank" without the unicorn chomper thank you.
the issue here is, they called it a LOYALTY reward, and it's nothing of the such, attaining rank 313 is NO MEASURE of loyalty to Garden Warfare.
The leveling system in GW1 was awful, and pointless past 110 odd once you unlocked all the variants for each class.
Scenario 1: one player ranks upto 313 i a month for the reward, total play time... 72 hours... is that person loyal? no.
Scenario 2: player plays GW1 for 300 hours but stopped at Rank 110 because there was no need to go further and they just wanted to enjoy the game fully... are they loyal? yes.
the Unicorn Chomper should be made available for all those who played GW1, because to suggest that rank is a measurement of loyalty is not only short sighted, but actually incorrect and flipping the middle finger to players like me on 500 hrs play time on GW1, who just PLAYED THE GAME.
For those who DID max 313 Rank there should be something cool, i agree, but a variant is not the answer and only fractures the player base.
in summary Unicorn Chomper for anyone who has played GW1 (easily checked) and a better reward more suiting those who reached 313.
to dismiss your usual arguments, no why should be go back to GW1 and rank up through a slow and quite frankly ridiculous ranking system neglecting GW2, and no, rank is not the same as loyalty.
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