The new outfit system sounds just about perfect, and as a master crafter on PS4 I can't wait to jump into an outfit station on 2/27 and make new outfits with all the motifs I've collected. I would like to make one suggestion for a future update that could vastly increase the value of crafters in the game:
Please allow crafters to make and sell outfits to other players.
Up until now motif collecting's primary value was for fulfilling master writs since crafted gear is almost never BIS. However now that you can wear BIS gear AND customize its style, all the months/years, gold, and crowns master crafters invested in their motif knowledge can finally pay off...with a big caveat that the payoff only applies to themselves. By forcing a player to know a motif in order to wear it in an outfit encourages everyone to become crafters for themselves and hurts the already struggling in-game economy of crafters as a profession.
If crafters could make and trade/sell outfits to other players it would breathe new life into crafting and be a huge boost to the economy. This could be achieved in many ways, but here are a few ideas:
- A crafter and customer could group together and both interact at an outfit station. The customer can see a preview of the outfit the crafter is creating (preferably on the customer's character) and provide feedback as to dyes, styles, and weight for each piece. When finished the crafter submits the request for gold amount through the outfit station's interface, and when the customer submits the requested gold the outfit will be given to the customer. This would require that the customer's character have an empty outfit slot which would be filled when the transaction is complete. ZOS would also likely see an increase in crown purchases of new outfit slots with this system.
- A customer could create an "outfit request ticket" at an outfit station by previewing and customizing what they want their outfit to look like even with styles and dyes they don't have knowledge of. They could then trade this ticket to a crafter or link it in zone and guild chats when looking for a crafter. The crafter could use it as a quick guide when making the outfit or ideally do a "quick automatic craft" if they have all the required knowledge to fulfill the ticket's order. The outfit can then be created (temporarily filling an outfit slot) and traded to the customer for gold or other items.
- Crafters could craft outfits and list them in guild traders. Customers can preview the outfit on their toon at the trader, and when they purchase the outfit it fills an outfit slot.
- Add outfit mannequins as housing furnishings (crown-only if you must) and allow crafters to display outfits on the mannequins. Crafters could then role-play as dressmakers and in theory create a whole display of various outfits in their homes so friends and guildmates could come and preview their creations before purchasing them with gold from the crafters.
Please ZOS consider some of these possibilities when further updating the outfit system. I really think it would help maximize the potential of this amazing new system, reward crafters for their dedication and hard work, bring players together, and be a breath of fresh creative air in the game with endless possibilities.
Edited by sozo108 on 19 February 2018 15:42