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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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.
Its not about loyalty or how many hours you invested, but being held to the same standard as the players that maxed their rank before you. POPCAP decided to acknowledge maxing your rank as an achievement even though it doesn't show up in your trophy list and reward players. That is the value of the UniChomper, even if it had 25 HP. I think the devs doing something like this for those players who maxed their rank without precedent or reason is pretty cool. Some players will never appreciate the UniChomper because they only care about increasing their precious rank in GW2 and toss it aside after hero showcase.
@IronCatFish47 wrote:Its not about loyalty or how many hours you invested, but being held to the same standard as the players that maxed their rank before you. It was their reward now being offered to everyone. POPCAP decided to acknowledge maxing your rank as an achievement even though it doesn't show up in your trophy list with the others and reward players. Since those players did not ask or expect anything for their efforts no one can.
POPCAP took the time to reskin the chomper and give it magic when they didn't have to just like those players did not have to max their rank. That is the value of the UniChomper, even if it had 25 HP. Some players will never appreciate it because they only care about increasing their precious rank in GW2 and toss it aside.
I feel like for some people it'll just be more on the sides of those who are just compulsive to max out everything and then never use what they hate again. Like "ugh I finally got this stupid chomper to Master rank, now to never use him again." It goes right with the appreciation thing you mentioned. Some see it as a reward for their work and something they have, the few who earned it. When it becomes available to everyone it just becomes something else to level, to some.
I edited my comment a few times, but that is exactly how I feel. Until people stop looking at the UniChomper like its another pair of socks, I'm not willing to change my stance or compromise.
@IronCatFish47and that is why my stance is the same. For people who want it because the ranking was tough in GW1, I say oh well. It was no easier for us, but we did it. It's a unicorn chomper for a reason. It becomes available to all, it may as well be a rainbow albino chomper. Take the horn off, cuz it's not as rare as a unicorn anymore.
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