Veteran perspective on unlocks

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4000+ game night elf player here, some ideas for wc3 or future RTS games:

Players need more persistence between games. this is true of both sc and wc.
the only wc has now is icons. which should be displayed, possibly with other achievements, in loading screens or in-game

The game needs a “inventory” system that players
can earn, trade and pick similar to overwatch, but it can be
very scaled down.

  • ability to earn items as rewards at the end of matches,
    for instance only being able to earn certain items and currency as rewards at the end of matches played on specific maps. the in game currency can be used for…
  1. Race theme unlocks that alters your units appearance or even buildings appereance
  2. neutral shop unlocks that can be purchased pre-game
    with in-game currency. this would unlock certain new items at
    neutral shops, and wouldn’t advantage any player, only make that item available to be purchased like any other item
  3. item art upgrade unlocks, so when items are equipped, they have a visual effect on the hero

some other features could be thought about

  • anonymous loading screens so that only your team can see
    what players are on your team

*a 4th upgrade tier

a 5th race called Armies of Light and Dark

This race encompasses both the dark aspects of the undead with the holy aspects of the humans.
4 hero roster:
2 heroes of dark, a zombie lord and a werewolf
2 heroes of light, an angel and a cleric

main units unique feature is that they are neither living nor dead,
so they are both immune to holy light as well as death coil.

the units are mostly spiritual ethereal beings that are capable of resurrecting themselves. a “sacrificial slab on wheels” that is fed with dead enemy units that replenish the life and mana of your units.
and units that haunt enemies causing them to briefly switch sides,
grotesque or godly mobile monuments that provide combat
aid, which are essentially mobile statues hybrid of the obsidian statues and night elf giants, but more expensive, durable and powerful.

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Should consider playing a custom game instead then.

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^^ Most of the stuff that was suggested would alter the game and cause players to be locked out of content. Cosmetics, skin packs, and voice packs are pretty much the only thing that would make sense to have buyable. Profile icons could be unlockable.

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I’m still a firm believer that Icons should be earned through ladder.

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Yeah of course. Like in Starcraft 2. Some from Ladder, some from elsewhere.

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They really don’t, though.

Other games have experimented with the concept of cross-map persistence for RTS’s and while it’s great for single player modes, it just doesn’t work in player versus player modes. Players inevitably home in on the build and then it eventually reaches a point where you may as well have not bothered to begin with.

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Lego batman “Darkness” song start playing in the background

The edge is strong in this one, although, you didn’t go the full length, should be vampire x werewolf

I think this is more a goth wet dream that should be in a custom map not the ladder

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