Those unique weapons are intended to be limited release collectors items, which is why there are only 2500 of each, I wouldn't use them as a guide for the rest of the items in the founder's store. The other items are between 5k and 25k, still quite expensive but nowhere near as much.
It baffles me why people are buying these items, as you said, they could just be utter garbage starter items that cost $35, we know nothing about the items in the game. The main thing that worries me is the armors that are being sold http://i.imgur.com/s229Ir3.jpg Does that mean if I spend $15 I get better armor then everyone else? Or is it just better then the starting gear? Without any better information all these items are nothing less then a way to get a money from the pockets of loyal fans. The whole thing feels odd and kinda shady to be honest, I do feel like I'm missing something, maybe I am, who knows. This is way to confusing.
I thought the same thing at first... Outside of the oddball starter guns which may or may not suck, the armors and other RTP stuff I think you can switch all around and their adding more items in those areas to play with as the beta goes on to get more feedback. Meaning you can keep trading in heros or other things keeping the same point total. Far as I know at least, thats how I understand it. So it seems ok to me that way since its being used to test and all, plus their adding more. Nothing I want is there since my race isnt even in game yet but I do like the idea of playing around with various things and stuff.
Then you should read the text again. Because you NEED to spend the 35k points to buy the weapon. Otherwise you spent 35$ for a 35k point bundle, while you could have gotten more points with a cash bundle.
There is no starter gear and no end level gear. You buy a mostly cosmetic option which might have minor differences to the standard gear. But as the devs said, those difference will be balanced. Meaning that it might have more armor but lower your speed and so on.
Agreed fully with this concern. If i buy something in the pack it should be available to every character in my damn pack. Doing otherwise, along with the current prices is highway robbery. Further unacceptable when one takes into consideration how Miguel laughed about that one other Founders program (cant recall which one, was recent and was a whole comedy hour on the internet over its ridiculous prices) how they are overpriced as hell and that EC's wont be. Ill be rolling a Black Legionnaire. But when Death Guard come later on, and im unable to use my pack items on something i actually wanted to play from the start there will be no end to the complaints ill drown the forum and support services in. Dont be greedy, limiting 1 item per 1 character is simply ridiculous.
Yeah it seems a bit excessive. I don't understand why you have to unlock things for characters of the same faction twice.
There pricing models seem to be on crack. To limit our purchases by SUB FACTION is pretty damned cheesy. I need more information before I spend my money.
I've been playing around with the Store and you can move stuff around. You can erase characters and all your points move back to your "bank" and you can start new ones. Not sure if your characters get locked when we finally get in but as of now you can play a Word Bearer and then change him to a Night Lord. But I agree all items purchased should be for the account and not just the character.
