Older Toon Discounts
I have a suggestion to add additional tiers to the character roll-out sequence (just like a character going from shop only, to shipments, to holotables). Currently there is no distinction in cost for any sort of power increase between a new character and an old character, whether that be credits for leveling, ability mats, gear, or shards for increasing stars. Older characters could be given discounts based on their time in game (or perhaps time spent activated) for various things. The discount is not retroactive of course. If you invest in the character when it's new, you don't get the discount when it is old. This is an example layout of what I'm talking about (doesn't have to be this exactly of course)
Six months after going to holotables: credit cost to level discounted
After 1 year: non-zeta ability mats get discounted
After 2 years: omega and zeta ability mats get discounted
After 3 years: shard collection doubled (any time you get a shard, it's doubled just like double drops, probably only available for holotable farming, not shipments or events)
After 4 years: gear requirements discounted (perhaps through a refund-like set up, a carbanti on an old old character still initially costs the full 50 normal salvage, but then the mail refunds some of them)
There is a discussion on the zeta situation in the general discussion forum. This is one possible solution to a number of problems, including the zeta problem. Should an old character's zeta really cost as much as a new zeta? Should an old character's gear cost the same as a newer character's gear? The power creep has rendered old characters so useless, there is never a reason to invest in them. However, some of them are very fun characters. I really want to enjoy playing with those characters, but cannot justify investing in them when new characters are so much more valuable, and are coming out at a rate that can't be kept up with.
Love the new content. Love the new characters. Want to enjoy the older characters too.
Six months after going to holotables: credit cost to level discounted
After 1 year: non-zeta ability mats get discounted
After 2 years: omega and zeta ability mats get discounted
After 3 years: shard collection doubled (any time you get a shard, it's doubled just like double drops, probably only available for holotable farming, not shipments or events)
After 4 years: gear requirements discounted (perhaps through a refund-like set up, a carbanti on an old old character still initially costs the full 50 normal salvage, but then the mail refunds some of them)
There is a discussion on the zeta situation in the general discussion forum. This is one possible solution to a number of problems, including the zeta problem. Should an old character's zeta really cost as much as a new zeta? Should an old character's gear cost the same as a newer character's gear? The power creep has rendered old characters so useless, there is never a reason to invest in them. However, some of them are very fun characters. I really want to enjoy playing with those characters, but cannot justify investing in them when new characters are so much more valuable, and are coming out at a rate that can't be kept up with.
Love the new content. Love the new characters. Want to enjoy the older characters too.
