I don't like that those are payed DLC either. Even if they're balanced in such a way that they don't make the game more P2W, it's something I still can't get behind. It's the same thing with DLC maps. I don't agree with charging users for those either, as it splits the community even more. Thankfully, however, they've not fallen into this awful practise.Technically, any weapons and gear unlocked from the Amiibo missions are paid DLC items, so I don't think paid weapons or gear would be problematic in and of itself. So long as Ninty keeps them on par with what's aready in-game, it would be more cosmetic changes and different subs than anything else. I wouldn't mind cosmetic changes for the player character or extra single player levels. Maybe some bonus missions that do a little more world building or flush out the story some more. Paid Octoling player models couldn't hurt either, but that may be a bit ambitious.
Right, I'm okay with variations of pre-existing weapons like the Hero Replica series and the Octoshot, but anything past that moves into a dangerous territory that I think is healthier for Splatoon's community if it's just avoided entirely.Technically, any weapons and gear unlocked from the Amiibo missions are paid DLC items, so I don't think paid weapons or gear would be problematic in and of itself.
They would have to make male models from scratch (or just use male Inklings as a base and modify it) if they didn't use one of the Octarian models as the male version. They would still have to do headgear rigging and create a Kraken animation skeleton for the Octopus form. Granted, it's not completely "from scratch," but they'd still have a bit of work to do. I could see them slapping a $0.99 - $2 USD price tag on that given the demand for it.There wouldn't really be any good reason for them to make playing as Octolings some kind of payed DLC. The assets are already in the game, so it wouldn't really require them to create something entirely from scratch.
All they would really have to do would be to take the female models and tweak them to make them more masculine. As far as the other things, I suppose that might take a little bit of work, so as long as it wasn't anything more than a cosmetic difference, then I suppose I wouldn't mind paying $1 to $2 for the option. No way would I pay something upwards of $5, though.They would have to make male models from scratch (or just use male Inklings as a base and modify it) if they didn't use one of the Octarian models as the male version. They would still have to do headgear rigging and create a Kraken animation skeleton for the Octopus form. Granted, it's not completely "from scratch," but they'd still have a bit of work to do. I could see them slapping a $0.99 - $2 USD price tag on that given the demand for it.