Pricey WoW Transmog Changes Have Players Angry And Confused

"Earlier this year when Midnight was fully revealed, developer Blizzard announced it would be overhauling the game's cosmetic outfit system in a way that would save players gold. Instead of having to pay gold to transmog individual gear pieces, players would instead transmog gear slots. That slot would then retain its appearance regardless of whatever item was equipped, useful as players level up and equip new gear over the course of an expansion or season."

"However, the system is now testable on the WoW: Midnight beta, and as broken down by Wowhead, players are discovering these supposedly cost-saving changes are actually extremely expensive. At Midnight's level cap of 90, equipping a full transmog gear outfit costs around 5,700 gold, over four times more expensive than it is to equip that same set in the game right now. That means that unless a player changes their full set of gear five times, the current system is actually cheaper."

"Outfit slots, a new feature in Midnight, also cost money. These are essentially saved transmog sets where players can go ahead and pay the transmog fee and then save that outfit for later use without having to pay the gold cost again. While players will be given two slots for free, additional slots (up to 20) cost increasingly more gold."

Midnight replaces piece-based transmogs with slot-based appearances that persist regardless of equipped items. Saving an appearance set remains free, but equipping a saved outfit requires gold and costs scale with character level. At level 90, equipping a full outfit costs about 5,700 gold, roughly four times the current cost, making the new system more expensive unless players change complete sets frequently. Outfit slots let players pay once to save a fully equipped look; two slots are free while up to 20 additional slots carry escalating gold prices. Early slot costs are modest but rise sharply for later slots.

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