Manufactured exclusivity is what you are describing. Disney did this well in the 90's with their Disney Vault; taking movies off the shelf to increase a demand for them only to re-release them at higher resolution with bonus features etc. Shoot, Blizzard did this not long ago with their "See you later!" bundle for pets and mounts. Stating that they would be taking them off their in-game store at a later date and to "Pick them up before they go away...for now" type thing. Its a typical business tactic to light a fire under the customer to get them to spend their money on something that won't actually be going away it's just being "rotated" out. Scummy business tactics if you ask me.

Limited timing is fine, imagine wearing the ornaments months from now and them not being obtainable... that’s what participating in an event should do. Give you an avenue in which you can obtain unique gear/weapons and having them down the road to show that “I was there” and that “I did the thing”. So I agree that limited exclusivity is a tactic and understand why they would use it but removing the ornament defeats the entire purpose of having unique event gear. The base gear looks pretty awful.

On that note, revelry armour 6 months after the event with the ornaments on makes people feel special I think. I think I understand your words, but in this case wouldn't having the ornaments kept after the event benefit the exclusive side? Honestly I just want them to stay, I think it would be better in the short and long term, I don't want another solstice of heroes problem.

[quote]While I most certainly agree with you, I also completely understand the reasoning behind it. Two words... Exclusive... Limited... Just look at the fast food industry and you'll realise why game devs are following the same trend. Taco Bell and their Nacho Fries... McNasty's and their almighty-not-meant-for-human-consumption McRib... Even car manufacturers can make $5k - $50k more per sale simply by making a particular model, or just additions to a particular model, "limited". Which, in turn, makes the consumer feel "exclusive" in that they have something that only a handful of others have as well. Unfortunately, people like to feel special and better than the next, so this type of business practice works amazingly well.... even for the almighty McRib (I'm pretty sure this one is limited because people would literally kill themselves from mass consumption😕). As for video games, it's a great tactic to try and drive up player count during certain periods. "Want that really sweet gun? Well, it's only available to obtain for one week! Better get to work, lil fella'!"[/quote] But...you're reasoning is on OP's side. If the ornaments go away then the armor is less impressive and less exclusive. There is no need to buy the fancy limited edition car if it looks like green shit a week later.

[quote]Even car manufacturers can make $5k - $50k more per sale simply by making a particular model, or just additions to a particular model, "limited".[/quote] Gonna fight you on this one. My wife's "limited edition" SUV doesn't stop being a special edition after a certain mileage. True it's "limited" just to jack up the sales price, but it remains a special edition regardless.

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