Temporary Donator Cosmetic Reusability

Fancy title for a simple concept: allow users to buy donator hairs and faces they've already purchased with mesos.

While a lot of us agree that MS has fallen to the wayside since Big Bang, one thing Nexon does that I can wholly approve of is the constant updating of cosmetics in the game.
Royals is really cool in that it (somewhat) is up to date on a good portion of the cosmetics, and I'd love to continue supporting the server by purchasing RP. But with the limited
flexibility that comes with donator hair and faces, I personally find it difficult to justify purchasing any more RP after I've already spent some. While clothing is easily change with
no repercussions, faces and eyes are a less worthwhile investment in that if you ever decide to switch up your look, the 6 or 12 RP you spent has essentially gone to waste.

Instead, what I propose is that purchasing a donator hairs or faces should instead "unlock" the cosmetic change of your choice. This would make it so that if a person should choose to
ever wear a different look for a bit, they could do so without the hesitation that comes with deleting a donator cosmetic change. Apparently, GMS has implemented a system similar
to this, where a cosmetic change is saved to a character/account (not really sure how it works ), and I think it'd be really cool to have something similar to this in Royals.

I think this would make the idea of becoming a donor more appealing to more people, and those who already are donators can feel better about their donations. For me, the biggest
downside to getting donator-only cosmetic changes was the inability to change my look once I chose it without paying more real money. I'm sure others have had the same internal debate, and some decided that this restricion was too much of a price to pay. Allowing users to reuse already purchased hairs/faces might persuade people who are on the fence to donate. In addition, I know I'd feel much better about donating knowing that what I choose to spend my RP on won't restrict me. I'd gladly pay 10 RP for permanent hair or faces, knowing that I can try different things without letting my investment in the server go to waste.

tl;dr - Purchasing donor hairs and faces should unlock/save that hair or face to a character.

There are a few ways I think this could work:

1) Make hairs and faces repurchasable for mesos.
I think this would be the most accessible method and would align with how the non-donor cosmetic changes work.
Depending on how the save system/unlocking system would work, allowing users to purchase coupons from Big Headward or any of the cosmetic locations in-game to would be pretty nifty.
Also, it creates another meso sink.
Agreeable price: 1m-5m (affordability), 10m (exclusivity)

2) Make hairs and faces repurchasable for NX.
I can understand the sentiment that donor hairs should still be exclusive to those who donated. Making donor-exclusive stuff rebuyable via NX would mean that people would have to give up precious time-gated NX to regain their former look.
Agreeable price: Current price of Hair Coupons (established cost), 8-10k nx (exclusivity)

3) Make hairs and faces repurchasable for less RP.
I know that that this seems counter-intuitive, but hear me out. With hairs and faces being 6 RP each, there's usually an odd amount left from any RP purchase that results in you not being able to buy anything else (what am I gonna do with 4 RP). By allowing users to revert back to a purchased donor hair/face for 1RP, people can feel they used up their full donation amount without the pressure to buy more simply for the sake of not letting the rest of their donation go to waste.
Agreeable price: 1RP

Now, some people might be worried about the fiscal stability of the serve should such a system be implemented. While I think the influx of new donators and old donors buying more nx would balance out and even exceed whatever losses that a save system might incur, I mentioned this before: I would gladly pay a little extra RP if it meant I wasn't pressured to buy a certain cosmetic change again should I want to switch up my appearance. 7, 8, 9, or even 10 RP for permanently unlocking a hair or face I'd say is definitely worth my money. Afterall, clothes are 10+ RP and are permanent purchases, it's completely justifiable to have hairs and faces be the same. Have you seen the art style in this game? Characters are 40% head. Faces and hairs are by far the most noticeable change a person can make to his/her character. I'd be happy to pay the price for the extra flexibility.

On the other hand, some people might be satisfied with their look throughout their time on Royals. 6RP for hair/face they won't likely change is a perfectly reasonable price and they likely won't utilize the convenience of 10RP permanent faces. To that I say: why not have both? Allow users to make a one-time change for 6RP, and allow those who want the extra layer of wiggle room to pay the premium in exchange for the cosmetic change permanently unlocked.

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All of this is probably a little confusing and disorganized, so here's a little list of everything I've said:

1) Donor hairs and faces should be able to be permanently unlocked via some save system with the option of switching back for a cost less than the original

a) People unsure about whether they want to donate will feel better about donating since they aren't stuck with their look forever
b) People who already donated can feel better about donating again since they know their previous investment stays with them
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2) Cost of switching back should be less than the original cost

a) Pay with Mesos (1m-5m, 10m)

i) Most accessible​

b) Pay with NX (Hair coupon price, 8-10k NX)

i) Make Donor hairs still exclusive
ii) Gate cosmetic change with time
iii) Give meaningful choice to switching looks​

c) Pay with RP (1RP)

i) Users can use leftover RP to feel good about donating and making sure they got their money's worth​

3) Issues and solutions

a) Server would lose precious donator dollars (pounds )

i) New and Old donators would equalize or overcome deficit incurred (if any loss occurs at all)
ii) Higher price for permanent hairs (10 RP for permanent unlock/save)​

b) Some people might not want to change donor cosmetics and the price hike would make it hard for them to donate

i) Keep 6RP option of hairs and faces while opening up a new option for those who do want to permanently unlock​

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Thanks for reading, it'd be really cool if I could get some feedback about this

 

Something like this would be amazing!
I love changing looks on my char all the time, but I never really change the hair because I'm afraid I will regret the change and have to pay for the same hair again, which I think is kinda waste. If there was a way to unlock/collect hair I would probably go crazy in the donator shop lol.

 

Going to revive this discussion because it's a well-perceived idea (judging by the number of likes on the OP) and hasn't had a lot of dialogue.

I think unlocking any hair/face that you've purchased with RP is a great way to move the needle on player experience. At the moment, you can't really save anything, which as @meisu alluded to, creates a lot of hesitation in experimenting with new looks.

For example, let's say your character has a donator hair/face combo that you're content with, but you've had it for months now and you're itching to try something new. If you change your hair/face, and end up disliking it after a few days, you've gotta change it back and that's a net loss of 24 RP. I know that kind of uncertainty deters myself (and probably other pixel design enthusiasts too) from trying new looks altogether. On the other hand, if donator hairs and faces could be saved, I'd have zero hesitation in splurging RP on these things.

For implementation, I like OP's proposal of having an NPC that "remembers" the hair/face styles you've bought, and allows you to change to it for a fair amount of mesoes (say, 10 million). This works as an additional meso sink. It completely mitigates any "buyer's regret" from donator hair/faces. And I'd also argue it encourages more creativity and innovation in terms of character design on this server.

For the playerbase, this proposal has virtually no downside. For the server, I'd speculate that coding and "bottom line" (for lack of a better word) could be a point of discussion. But as I mentioned before, I actually think people would donate more because they have more freedom and flexibility in trying new looks.

 

if something like this were implemented i would definitely be more inclined to purchase RP

 

Still on this idea!

 

+1 on this.

 

+1

 

+a million

 

So from the feedback and stuff, I think this idea has some support behind it. I'm just curious, can someone authoritative maybe throw out a comment whether this will just stay an idea or if there is hope that it could one day turn into a function of the server? Cheers!