I think blizzard has a great opportunity to open up their economy and make every legendary have a craftable diamond card as well as new 3D diamond hero portraits. I would make a new in game currency, lets call it diamond dust, that you possibly could grind as an end of month reward but was primarily a purchasable resource. Using this diamond dust you could upgrade any legendary you own to receive a diamond copy. You could disenchant the diamond to receive partial dust back (to prevent just disenchanting to recraft the whole new set each rotation). Additionally you could use diamond dust to craft even more expensive but truly legendary 3D hero portraits that had epic hero power treatment as well. This cosmetic option would serve multiple purposes:
1. It would make legendary cards actually feel legendary and stand out from other golden cards. Even commoners can be golden.
2. It would create a new revenue stream which ideally would allow blizzard to lower the cost of obtaining cards. Compare it to the LoR cosmetic success and ease of obtaining cards that is possible because of it.
3. Most people (poll may prove me wrong) would be willing to purchase a cosmetic of their favorite legendary or hero in diamond if the price point was reasonable.
4. Diamond hero portraits would be the ultimate cosmetic and have the aspect that they will never rotate making it enticing even for players who might shy away from a diamond cosmetic that will "rotate" eventually.
Until they fix the actual dust economy, I'm hesitant towards Diamond cosmetics, or any other form, being introduced. We were promised a cheaper way to upgrade from normal cards to Golden ones a century ago; let's get that first, and then talk about the next step.
Also, Hero Portraits don't rotate. Do you mean Hero cards?
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Ideally this would go hand in hand with the new dust economy that allows for more reasonable card costs from regular dust.
Hero portraits don't rotate. That's exactly what I'm saying. Some people would pay for diamond hero portrait specifically because it won't rotate. They wouldn't buy a diamond card because it will eventually rotate and they don't want to "lose" money after the rotation happens (likely someone who has no interest in wild or using the cards in later taverns that allow wild cards to be used).
Until they fix the actual dust economy, I'm hesitant towards Diamond cosmetics, or any other form, being introduced. We were promised a cheaper way to upgrade from normal cards to Golden ones a century ago; let's get that first, and then talk about the next step.
Also, Hero Portraits don't rotate. Do you mean Hero cards?
Because I highly doubt they'd ever decrease revenue before they had a suitable alternative. Right now their money comes from the poor dust rates and people needing to purchase packs. I think at best we'd get both changes at the same time or more likely the diamond economy first and once they're secure with the revenue stream they lower the other dust costs.
Those of you who vote "no, cosmetics aren't worth money," would you grind more than you do now to get the diamond dust to craft a cosmetic? Or do you find no added enjoyment from cosmetics and it wouldn't entice you to play more even?
Those of you who vote "no, cosmetics aren't worth money," would you grind more than you do now to get the diamond dust to craft a cosmetic? Or do you find no added enjoyment from cosmetics and it wouldn't entice you to play more even?
I like some cosmetics but I wouldn't grind a second more of my time to get anything diamond whatsoever, personally. I don't find the current ones that appealing and as an almost only f2p, I disenchant most golden cards I don't need after they rotate and it's obvious they won't be nerfed anyway.
The kind of cosmetic I enjoy is heroes, or different cardbacks. The first is satisfied by lv 50 portraits/alternate portraits (and maaaaaaybe getting sylvanas if they'll sell her for coins...maybe) and the second, well, by winning 5 games a month.
Never cared about golden cards (cool animations on some of them...the end), same goes for diamond ones.
The kind of cosmetic I enjoy is heroes, or different cardbacks. The first is satisfied by lv 50 portraits/alternate portraits (and maaaaaaybe getting sylvanas if they'll sell her for coins...maybe) and the second, well, by winning 5 games a month
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So a diamond hero portrait that has interactive 3D aspects (think Jaina actually shooting hte fireball from her portrait when you cast it, Rexxar shooting his bow etc) wouldn't be more appealing than the lvl 50 hero portraits in your opinion?
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I think blizzard has a great opportunity to open up their economy and make every legendary have a craftable diamond card as well as new 3D diamond hero portraits. I would make a new in game currency, lets call it diamond dust, that you possibly could grind as an end of month reward but was primarily a purchasable resource. Using this diamond dust you could upgrade any legendary you own to receive a diamond copy. You could disenchant the diamond to receive partial dust back (to prevent just disenchanting to recraft the whole new set each rotation). Additionally you could use diamond dust to craft even more expensive but truly legendary 3D hero portraits that had epic hero power treatment as well. This cosmetic option would serve multiple purposes:
1. It would make legendary cards actually feel legendary and stand out from other golden cards. Even commoners can be golden.
2. It would create a new revenue stream which ideally would allow blizzard to lower the cost of obtaining cards. Compare it to the LoR cosmetic success and ease of obtaining cards that is possible because of it.
3. Most people (poll may prove me wrong) would be willing to purchase a cosmetic of their favorite legendary or hero in diamond if the price point was reasonable.
4. Diamond hero portraits would be the ultimate cosmetic and have the aspect that they will never rotate making it enticing even for players who might shy away from a diamond cosmetic that will "rotate" eventually.
What do you all think?
Until they fix the actual dust economy, I'm hesitant towards Diamond cosmetics, or any other form, being introduced. We were promised a cheaper way to upgrade from normal cards to Golden ones a century ago; let's get that first, and then talk about the next step.
Also, Hero Portraits don't rotate. Do you mean Hero cards?
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Ideally this would go hand in hand with the new dust economy that allows for more reasonable card costs from regular dust.
Hero portraits don't rotate. That's exactly what I'm saying. Some people would pay for diamond hero portrait specifically because it won't rotate. They wouldn't buy a diamond card because it will eventually rotate and they don't want to "lose" money after the rotation happens (likely someone who has no interest in wild or using the cards in later taverns that allow wild cards to be used).
Because I highly doubt they'd ever decrease revenue before they had a suitable alternative. Right now their money comes from the poor dust rates and people needing to purchase packs. I think at best we'd get both changes at the same time or more likely the diamond economy first and once they're secure with the revenue stream they lower the other dust costs.
Those of you who vote "no, cosmetics aren't worth money," would you grind more than you do now to get the diamond dust to craft a cosmetic? Or do you find no added enjoyment from cosmetics and it wouldn't entice you to play more even?
I like some cosmetics but I wouldn't grind a second more of my time to get anything diamond whatsoever, personally. I don't find the current ones that appealing and as an almost only f2p, I disenchant most golden cards I don't need after they rotate and it's obvious they won't be nerfed anyway.
The kind of cosmetic I enjoy is heroes, or different cardbacks. The first is satisfied by lv 50 portraits/alternate portraits (and maaaaaaybe getting sylvanas if they'll sell her for coins...maybe) and the second, well, by winning 5 games a month.
Never cared about golden cards (cool animations on some of them...the end), same goes for diamond ones.