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Psione has made a post on the US B.net forums stating that there is increased discussions on the topic of hats/skins at Blizzard.
The addition of party hats for the 4th anniversary was always meant to be part of a limited-time event. While we added portraits for players to earn as part of the celebration, the hats were meant to be that little something extra to make it more fun. It seems that it hit the mark.  We've also seen the increased discussion on the topic of hats/skins the past few days. We'll be gathering all of the feedback we're seeing and discussing the topic in more detail on our end soon.
Blizzard have previously been opposed to the idea of implementing microtransactions for skins and the like, but this indicates at least a minor change in policy and a potential way for continued revenue past LotV. The implications of this aren't clear at this point, but it shows that Blizzard are still open to change.
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Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.
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On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.
that would be necessary indeed
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On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.
This should be general courtesy. And I don't really care for skins, I want more campaigns!
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On July 31 2014 18:09 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Fuck no. If they add skins/hats, I want button to switch them off so I don't need to see them.
I am all for them adding skins/hats/whatever, but on ladder games at least they should be disabled, IMO, or at least disablable (I would ask "sp?", but that's probably not a word so...).
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I would love a toggle for classic BW sounds.
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In the beginning i was strictly against it, but now, as HotS got boring too... give it to us!
It should be optional though. Skins on/off - selectable by the players.
But the blue post isn't very meaningful
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The button to disable skins kind of defeats their purpose though. Seeing others players have cool cosmetics in game is the biggest advertisement one can ask for. During TI all of the pro players had the latest skins released especially for TI and the casters at one game went like look at this cool Etheral Blade X player's Morphling has equiped.
Although I certainly aggree that as long SC2 is a paid game that option should exist.
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Good to know they're (finally) looking into it !
This has already been discussed quite a few times on TL, but I think it would be a great addition to sc2 to have more customisation options ! Especially for us, the amateurs. Pros would probably not welcome hats and alternate skins for all their units since they need to be able to assess a situation in a fraction of a second, and adding more skins for them to recognize would only make it more difficult. But for all the non pro out here who play for fun, this could be a great addition !
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One step closer to F2P, always a good thing.
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The crucial question in my opinion is the impact on hardware requirements. I play with everything on the lowest and the textures on units are pretty simple - I can't really imagine much room for customisaiton without increasing the detail in the textures, but that would bring performance penalty. So if there is no option to switch it off, I am not sure how it is even going to work with lowest settings ...
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Charlie Sheens House51478 Posts
Aslong as you can turn them off for when you watch tournament level i don't mind this. Just please know for tournament level.
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I want an option to disable all the stuff please.
Is there a way to edit the game files to disable the retarded ling wings and all the other cosmetic things?
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On July 31 2014 18:19 Faust852 wrote:
One step closer to F2P, always a good thing.
Why is F2P considered such a good thing in the community is completely beyond me. It is very hard to pull a succesful not pay-to-win F2P model. Only Valve has pulled it off, and they had the infastructure (Steam) ready for a very long time to make this viable. Even if Dota 2 didn't make a profit, attracting more people to Steam will always be beneficial to them.
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On July 31 2014 18:23 MajorBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2014 18:19 Faust852 wrote:
One step closer to F2P, always a good thing. Why is F2P considered such a good thing in the community is completely beyond me. It is very hard to pull a succesful not pay-to-win F2P model. Only Valve has pulled it off, and they had the infastructure (Steam) ready for a very long time to make this viable. Even if Dota 2 didn't make a profit, attracting more people to Steam will always be beneficial to them.
LoL has definitely made it work, and I think LoL's success is what most people are looking at.
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On July 31 2014 18:23 MajorBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2014 18:19 Faust852 wrote:
One step closer to F2P, always a good thing. Why is F2P considered such a good thing in the community is completely beyond me. It is very hard to pull a succesful not pay-to-win F2P model. Only Valve has pulled it off, and they had the infastructure (Steam) ready for a very long time to make this viable. Even if Dota 2 didn't make a profit, attracting more people to Steam will always be beneficial to them.
Because if you remove the paywall, more people will play the game. That's all what we want right ? There are a lot of F2P not P2W out there and I don't see why they pose problem to you.
SC2 is declining slowly but surely, and passing in F2P will be a huge bawl of fresh air. I know a lot of people who might wanna try sc2 if it becomes free.
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On July 31 2014 18:27 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2014 18:23 MajorBiscuit wrote:On July 31 2014 18:19 Faust852 wrote:
One step closer to F2P, always a good thing. Why is F2P considered such a good thing in the community is completely beyond me. It is very hard to pull a succesful not pay-to-win F2P model. Only Valve has pulled it off, and they had the infastructure (Steam) ready for a very long time to make this viable. Even if Dota 2 didn't make a profit, attracting more people to Steam will always be beneficial to them. LoL has definitely made it work, and I think LoL's success is what most people are looking at.
He probably meant f2p that aren't p2w.
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Czech Republic12129 Posts
Though F2P has a big problem with cheaters if the system is not strong enough. And SC2 is surely not the case now. So unless Blizzard solves this they cannot change the model itself, IMO.
On the topic - I want wizard hat for Templars once they can cast storm1!1 ME DO WANT!!! MOAR HATS!1!1 :D :D 
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United States252 Posts
Why are people against skins/cosmetics? If they are distracting you to much, maybe you should look into some ADD medication...
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