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TLnet Poll - Would you pay for SC2 unit skins?

Would you pay for SC2 unit skins? :

No (8132)49%
Yes (4377)26%
Only if the game were free-to-play (4163)25%

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whitefenix
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Sweden40 Posts
December 16 2014 16:18 GMT
#1
I'm a zerg player, and at the very least I would want to buy 5+ skins for my favorite units, I already bought Collectors Edition of HotS just for the bad-ass ultralisks
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 16 2014 16:23 GMT
#2
Meh, if it was in game collectible for free, sure
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ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
December 16 2014 17:40 GMT
#3
If it doesn't cost money, I am not seeing how paying for model development benefits Blizzard. I'm not really sure that it is a great fit for SC2 either, it feels like this would be forcing a square peg into a round hole in a way. Moba heroes kind of have a quality that you bond to, not to mention they are your piece for the whole game, it just seems to fit more for that genre.

I am sure people would pay for them, at least some percentage, but I don't think the time/cash investment would be worth it.
Amestir
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2126 Posts
December 16 2014 19:56 GMT
#4
I think this is a bit ill difined poll. Are we talking only real money, in game currency or both? Personaly I never pay real money for skins etc but I would play more SC2 if I could farm gold and buy skins etc.
We know nothing.
ProMeTheus112
Profile Joined December 2009
France2027 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 20:21:06
December 16 2014 20:16 GMT
#5
money milking is pretty ridiculous already with this game,
it's not even getting much better than it ever was over 3 "expansions" with weak story being told very slowly in holywood avatar-style - all looks little depth - and lesser gameplay complexity than Starcraft
after attempts to destroy Starcraft's pro competitive scene and taking over the rights of broadcasting for this iteration, there will be no more feeding the blizzard cadaver from me (I stopped buying anything after Diablo 3)

not that I'm against the idea of having custom unit skins for a competitive RTS game, that might not be a bad idea as long as it doesn't interfere with legibility of gameplay and with artistic coherence of units & races
ZiNKO
Profile Blog Joined October 2014
23 Posts
December 16 2014 20:45 GMT
#6
mabe it depends on the skin but unless it is realy good i will not by so probably no, but if they whant to add skins to sc2 and if peopel are willing to by it i have no problem whit them adding it
Patate
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada441 Posts
December 16 2014 22:18 GMT
#7
I buy LoL skins because the game is a F2P which is well supported so it is my way of encouraging Riot.

I've already bought SC2, I will not pay anymore. Fix the game for free, Blizzard....
Dead game.
Frankenberry
Profile Joined February 2012
Denmark302 Posts
December 17 2014 00:17 GMT
#8
I would pay, to able to switch off all skins :D
WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
December 17 2014 01:44 GMT
#9
Yes. It would be fun. I would buy anything in game for starcraft.
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
December 17 2014 02:29 GMT
#10
Again this question is being asked to the population that still plays/follows the scene. This question is really for the casual gamers and viewers that arent already involved with SC2.
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The3rdCatalyst
Profile Joined November 2014
United States4 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-17 05:54:23
December 17 2014 04:56 GMT
#11
I've heard the number tossed around but it seems to vary.
LoL seems to get somewhere between 2% to 10% of their active player base buying skins.
Now, if this poll is 100% accurate (though it isn't) it would mean that 20-49% of the active player base of SCII would be willing to buy microtransactions. I'm not sure anyone could deny the SCII honey pot and not reason to not go forward with the new payment method.
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kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
December 17 2014 05:24 GMT
#12
Nope.
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16071 Posts
December 17 2014 16:23 GMT
#13
I don't know why people care about skins. I'd rather have things like different advisers or something.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
TerranHwaiting
Profile Joined December 2014
Korea (North)179 Posts
December 17 2014 20:47 GMT
#14
This is the wrong site for a poll about that, because people here are mostly hardcore fans and all these micro-transactions like skins are made for Casuals.
Millet
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden143 Posts
December 17 2014 21:48 GMT
#15
No, I would however definitely buy a voice pack that changed (maybe among other things) the announcer of Z into either the Overmind or Abathur.
willoc
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1530 Posts
December 17 2014 22:32 GMT
#16
Original SC sound packs like Overmind would be awesome for sure!

I wouldn't pay for anything if LoTV cost upfront money though. I doubt the game's player--base would change at all if they did that.
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid!
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
December 18 2014 03:24 GMT
#17
I picked "Yes", because I knew nobody in their right mind would pick that one.

Well, 27% so far have, but I'm assuming they misread the question or clicked the wrong button.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
ChrisGardner
Profile Joined January 2014
United States18 Posts
December 18 2014 04:46 GMT
#18
sound packs are good but I can't see myself wanting to buy skins
monkh
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom568 Posts
December 18 2014 16:49 GMT
#19
I bought CS:GO when it was you had to buy it to pick it up, and i;ve bought some of the super cheap skins for it, if blizzard did do it I think people that bought the game should get a large discount on skins and they shouldnt be anywhere near as dear as heros skins they are ridiculous
Daeden.620
laaaaaaaamee
Profile Joined July 2012
Australia95 Posts
December 18 2014 17:46 GMT
#20
sure i would pay for skins...if my battlecruisers became dragons
tfw maru promises to show me good games
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