Feedback talk:User/Zachariah Zuan/Heroes of Ascalon (microtransaction)

Competition with Mercs (but I would probably purchase)

I like this idea: I have no current plans to spend US$10 to purchase a Mercenary Hero, a single additional hero; the only benefit to me is that I get to choose its profession (I don't much care how they look or what they are called).

I would, however, be inclined to spend the same money on an unlock pack for 3-6 new heroes, as long as the offering included a Rit, Elementalist, and Necromancer (the three professions that I spend the most time re-equipping). I'd also consider spending some cash on an unlock pack that included 7 heroes of the same profession; I'd almost certainly spend the money if I could re-assign that profession later (e.g. you can choose to have 7 mesmers or 7 rits or...).

However, I don't think ANet is likely to decide to spend effort to create an offering that competes directly with an existing microtransaction (i.e. Mercs).  — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 16:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

The difference is in the fact Mercanaries are your characters as heroes, so if people want that they buy that, if they want to buy already establised characters as heroes, they can do that, the mercanies have more customization while fighting alongside already renown heroes has a good Lore feel to it. Zachariah Zuan. 16:24, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

So what happens...

...to the henchmen versions? Are they removed? If so, what happens for those who don't want to purchase in-game store items and don't have NF/EN? They'd be unable to h/h. -- Konig/talk 01:26, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

they would stay, The hero or Hench version would be referred to as say.. Mhenlo (Hero) and Tryian Monk (Hench) it'd be awful to disadvantage people from having the henchman alternative Zachariah Zuan. 22:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC)