This might be just from my personal experiences from other games, including other games made by Zenimax/Bethesda (Fallout 76).
But charging crowns for the ability to change my characters hair color? Just... feels awful.
Of all the monetization this game has, this is the one that actually rubs me the wrong way. I'm fine with the time savers, cosmetics, loot boxes, and account upgrades. Majority of the things you can get that impact game mechanics in the crown store can also be earned in game and none of it makes you better than someone who just plays the game without spending money.
But locking appearance changes behind the crown store is just a feelsbadman.
Especially since you can't access your unlocked cosmetics in the character creation menu without buying an appearance change token. If I create a new character I can't see any of the hair styles, skins, tattoos, etc. I've bought or unlocked. I have to make the character, equip those things, then purchase a token, and then I can make adjustments to my characters appearance with those things equipped.
But charging crowns for the ability to change my characters hair color? Just... feels awful.
Of all the monetization this game has, this is the one that actually rubs me the wrong way. I'm fine with the time savers, cosmetics, loot boxes, and account upgrades. Majority of the things you can get that impact game mechanics in the crown store can also be earned in game and none of it makes you better than someone who just plays the game without spending money.
But locking appearance changes behind the crown store is just a feelsbadman.
Especially since you can't access your unlocked cosmetics in the character creation menu without buying an appearance change token. If I create a new character I can't see any of the hair styles, skins, tattoos, etc. I've bought or unlocked. I have to make the character, equip those things, then purchase a token, and then I can make adjustments to my characters appearance with those things equipped.