Please make black catmander icons

[Ronin.4501]

On 11/20/2022 at 6:07 PM, Lottie.5370 said:

Not necessarily against it, but worry that it might be hard to see? Quite a lot of maps are already quite dark.

Agree with Lottie. The black icon would be very difficult to see. It's already difficult to spot the white tag on maps with snow, and sometimes difficult to spot the green tag on maps with a lot of trees and the orange tag on maps with desert-type terrain.

On 11/20/2022 at 7:24 PM, Randulf.7614 said:

It does seem a missed opportunity not to sell other tag types on the gemstore (applicable only if you have the tag already). It seems something quick to design, which would attract decent sales

Dogmander/pugmander/corgimander etc 

Bearmander

Moamander

Dinomander

Rainbowmander

I don't know about selling them in the gem store given that the current versions are bought with gold, but I would like to add another suggestion:

SKULLMANDER!!!!!!! I'd pay 1k gold for that!!!

[Randulf.7614]

6 hours ago, Ronin.4501 said:

Agree with Lottie. The black icon would be very difficult to see. It's already difficult to spot the white tag on maps with snow, and sometimes difficult to spot the green tag on maps with a lot of trees and the orange tag on maps with desert-type terrain.

I don't know about selling them in the gem store given that the current versions are bought with gold, but I would like to add another suggestion:

SKULLMANDER!!!!!!! I'd pay 1k gold for that!!!

It just seems an easy monetary win to get the original or cat tag by gameplay and additional skins through the gemstore.

Yes to skullmander!!! 

[Wonderly.1324]

8 hours ago, Ronin.4501 said:

Agree with Lottie. The black icon would be very difficult to see. It's already difficult to spot the white tag on maps with snow, and sometimes difficult to spot the green tag on maps with a lot of trees and the orange tag on maps with desert-type terrain.

The black icon would probably be very easy to see on maps with snow or trees. 🤔
That's why the request is for an additional option, not to replace all existing options with a black tag.

[Wonderly.1324]

2 hours ago, Randulf.7614 said:

It just seems an easy monetary win to get the original or cat tag by gameplay and additional skins through the gemstore.

Yes to skullmander!!! 

Yes, everybody wins! New colors for everyone, new gameplay for catmanders, and new monetization options for Anet with different icon types

[Wolfshade.9251]

I'd definitely do a full skyscale-like quest chain for a black com tag.

[Artemis.8034]

On 11/20/2022 at 6:24 PM, Randulf.7614 said:

It does seem a missed opportunity not to sell other tag types on the gemstore (applicable only if you have the tag already). It seems something quick to design, which would attract decent sales

Dogmander/pugmander/corgimander etc 

Bearmander

Moamander

Dinomander

Rainbowmander

Hey think of it as a gold sink ingame custom commander tags

[Dawdler.8521]

On 11/22/2022 at 3:38 PM, Wonderly.1324 said:

Yes, everybody wins! New colors for everyone, new gameplay for catmanders, and new monetization options for Anet with different icon types

Monetization hm. 

Lest we forget: Anets original idea when revamping the commander system was to CHARGE 300 GOLD FOR EACH COLOR.

It was only due to pressure from the WvW community when everyone pointed out how utterly kitten and plain evil it would be to paywall essential gameplay mechanics for organizing squads that Anet scrapped that idea. The cost for the tag in the first place was high enough.

Edited November 23, 2022 by Dawdler.8521

[Linken.6345]

On 11/22/2022 at 3:38 PM, Wonderly.1324 said:

Yes, everybody wins! New colors for everyone, new gameplay for catmanders, and new monetization options for Anet with different icon types

How is it new gameplay for cat commanders tho?

Just now, Dawdler.8521 said:

t was only due to pressure from the WvW community when everyone pointed out how utterly kitten and plain evil it would be to paywall essential gameplay mechanics for organizing squads that Anet scrapped that idea. 

If only the same thing could have worked on the template systems.

Edited November 23, 2022 by Linken.6345

[Randulf.7614]

3 minutes ago, Dawdler.8521 said:

Monetization hm. 

Lest we forget: Anets original idea when revamping the commander system was to CHARGE 300 GOLD FOR EACH COLOR.

It was only due to pressure from the WvW community when everyone pointed out how utterly kitten and plain evil it would be to paywall essential gameplay mechanics for organizing squads that Anet scrapped that idea. The cost for the tag in the first place was high enough.

Agreed absolutely,  but the suggestion is not for the function to be paywalled, but for additional skins to be monetised once the tag is gained. That would be in line with the rest of the game.

[Artemis.8034]

22 hours ago, Randulf.7614 said:

Agreed absolutely,  but the suggestion is not for the function to be paywalled, but for additional skins to be monetised once the tag is gained. That would be in line with the rest of the game.

I still think they should add it ingame with a gold sink. make it like the guild crest decorating , make a set of tag  icons you can buy and use what color you want for gold then when you want to change it pay gold for a dif icon. Monetizing every single thing in a game is not a good road to go down.

Edited November 24, 2022 by Artemis.8034