I have a follow up suggestion to what Means posted in another thread.
I propose being able to buy "Quest-Completion" Item store items. An example would be the Pen Xan Civilization Quest. Charge $6 for example if you assume it takes a reaaallyy slow person 2-3 weeks to complete it. You won't get XP, but you would get quest completion and the rewards from it. This would be limited to everything but the XAN expansion pack.
As a father, I also have limited time. My show-stoppers are that usually I have to drop offline to attend to RL or I can only play when the family is asleep. (And at my age I don't usually last that long either!!!)
Thanks for listening,
Cago30
Snippet from another thread:
Many of us who has been around since 2001 have a different life situation today than we had 10 years ago. As an example I have a 125 % job, a house to maintain, and multiple kids that I did not have back in 2001. Will the Ingame Shop in the future be extended to contain EVERY item and levels in this game?
While the shop will likely include the ability to buy levels for veteran characters who have previously attained those levels we will not be adding "achievement" type loot items to the store. It is possible that lesser versions of these items will be available at some point...but the people who work to get those special pieces of endgame gear are not going to be matched by someone who gave us ten dollars. For example the Burden will never be in the in-game store while it is up to me. As a father of two with a busy lifestyle I understand your position and I miss the days where I could also invest 40+ hours a week into my hobby. When I play now I don't expect to have ALL the same gear as the most hardcore players...but I still manage to enjoy playing with my characters as they are (no I don't spawn anything I want before anyone asks.)
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Colin Cragg
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