Make merchant's capes more like shop hats

[Aceb]

This thread just made me somewhat sad for Maze.

Also, I like how devs reward is nice to look around but not giving You so big benefit in anything else.
Why would You even try to wear it in PvP when You want to have something useful rather than good looking?

Also making it impossible to being lost with being made as gildable in future or something, would make it 100% OP...


I think Granger post summarize what I think.

[Ants]

This thread just made me somewhat sad for Maze.

Also, I like how devs reward is nice to look around but not giving You so big benefit in anything else.
Why would You even try to wear it in PvP when You want to have something useful rather than good looking?

Also making it impossible to being lost with being made as gildable in future or something, would make it 100% OP...


I think Granger post summarize what I think.

I think it would be best if it wasn't gildable but was wearable over other capes in a cosmetic slot like hats.

I got offered 5k GQ for one of my capes.
Does the reward for finding bugs need to be more valuable?

I'd argue perhaps they'd become less of a cool rarity if anybody can run around with them risk-free

They would be just as rare, you would just see them around more often because people wouldn't be afraid to wear them.

I agree that it is stupid that their ownership can be transferred. They are a reward or merit to the player who found bug or something. Being able to just steal/buy them is stupid.

Eh, there are people who think they look dumb. To them it's not much of a reward if they can't trade it.

[ChildhoodObesity]

+1 for comsetic ! ! !

[Ants]

I got offered 5k GQ for one of my capes.
Does the reward for finding bugs need to be more valuable?

I'd argue perhaps they'd become less of a cool rarity if anybody can run around with them risk-free

Yes, it needs to be more valuable. At the end of W10, 5k GQ was barely more than 2 tokens. People who find gamebreaking bugs that give them a big advantage like the W11 spitroast bug aren't likely to snitch for a cape they can't wear or 10 dollar worth of tokens.

2 tokens is the average price for a cheap hat that's currently in the store, by the way. Dev capes are barely worth more than a five dollar hat.

[Ants]

Bump. Dev capes still need to be made better.

[shubla]

Yes and previous ones should be given back!

[MadNomad]

bear capes are still better

[Ants]

I'd argue perhaps they'd become less of a cool rarity if anybody can run around with them risk-free

They would remain rare if their design changed each world. Making the capes limited edition would be nice.

[SnuggleSnail]

I agree.

I've changed my mind about the other half of my comment, too. Dev capes are not very valuable(15-20 tokens) compared to the bugs people report to get them, and perhaps increasing their value(by increasing rarity with variety as suggested), and or making them cosmetic might make more pragmatic people report their bugs.

AFAIK, J/L already have spare assets for this like Wizard's cape, that shoulder bird, beards, etc

[Headchef]

What I notice is that people first are fine with keeping a bug quiet but when they are near their end of playing they turn to Jorb and report in hopes of getting such cape.
Decent possibility this is because the cape holds that value.
And it may not be that much, but I still think it shouldn't be used in this way.

Should be sign of guy reporting bug for good of the game and no need to have it transferable between chars so it can be sold..