I’m a bit behind the curve here, I’m playing a druid and just got level 58 last night. I like to mess around with the appearance of my armor, but I noticed there is very few options available, even counting “looks” I haven’t encountered yet. I just took a look at the cash shop, and it’s just packed full of ultra cool looking armors. I generally don’t mind cosmetic micro transactions, but it only makes sense to me in a game like PoE, where the developers are funded solely by the cash shop.
In terms of Blizzard, is this just a case of blind greed, as in, we can’t get any gear that looks super cool unless it’s the case shop? I know there are some uniques that probably have special models, but I doubt anyone would be decked head to toe in uniques due to their hard coded special legendary effects. It’s rubs me the wrong way when a developer purposely hamstrings something in game play in order to push you towards cash shop. Blizzard didn’t give me D4 for free, so being shitty with armor sets not being cool unless you buy them is scum bag behavior. I won’t buy anything from the cash shop, equipping that crap would feel hollow having only dropped cash, instead of beating some tough challenge.
So what’s everyone’s thoughts on this? Do armor sets later on get cooler looking?
58 druid here as well, I love armor in this game so much. The pieces often fit together quite nicely by default and if not, you can easily transmog/recolor and get a really impresive look. That’s why I haven’t even checked the shop yet, what’s the need? Usually in RPG games, at the beginning you look like a hobo who found a full dumpster of clothes next to a circus, only with time you get cooler looking stuff. In D4 you start cool and only get cooler. I love all my furs, staffs, totems, gloves, everything looks so well.