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Memphus

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Oremus said :
Memphus said :
Any plans to sell normal baseball-hat style caps? Not everyone is a fan of the ganga-style flat brimmed Justin Bieber-style hat.

Uh, you just bend the brim yourself, man. That's how baseball caps used to come, then you just bend them down.

Um, the entire shape/structure of this new "gangsta style" of hat is completely different from a regular baseball cap. It's not just the brim

16-Aug-2015 15:10:32

Paladine

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Lol at the amount of people buying the cap JUST for the in-game item. It's sad when Jagex have to resort to things like this.

"Buy these Runescape-themed scissors to get an EXCLUSIVE in-game item. We know the scissors will never sell for £24.99 alone so that's why we offer an in-game bonus."

16-Aug-2015 16:07:30

Vitruvius
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Pretty telling how in the news post, the only cap out of the seven that's not pictured is the Saradomin one, and the Godless cap is prominently at the very top of the stack. Gee, Jagex totally doesn't play favourites, right?

(For the record: I'm on the fence between Armadyl and Seren, but no, I'm not going to bother buying a cap.)

16-Aug-2015 16:54:20

MistyKitty
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I signed in specifically to leave this message here. That's how absurd I find this news post.
Your supplier simply needs to be done away with if this is the price they believe is fair compensation for a "fully embroidered" hat.
Not even two days ago, I purchased a USMC ball cap from a military surplus store that were being sold FOR PROFIT with part of the proceeds being donated to the Wounder Warrior Project. What did the hat cost me? $12 USD before tax. It, too, is fully embroidered. The tape inside is also "custom" displaying a "support our troops" tape/band. USMC is embossed-embroidered in red, with a gold background. Semper Fi is embroidered below that in black with a gold background, USMC is embroidered on the brim, as well as on the back of a fitted cap. How is this surplus store capable of making profit on a licensed product, that has full embroidery and is donating part of the proceeds to charity on $12 if this company requires $35 to turn a profit?

You can't honestly convince any rational-minded person that this hat is worth it's asking price, and moreover, as others have said, enticing players with an in-game item that may or may not align with their hat of choice is purely absurd. That's nearly as bad as asking your fan base to pre-order a game.
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16-Aug-2015 17:17:56

Suwako Moriy

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MistyKitty said :

You can't honestly convince any rational-minded person that this hat is worth it's asking price, and moreover, as others have said, enticing players with an in-game item that may or may not align with their hat of choice is purely absurd. That's nearly as bad as asking your fan base to pre-order a game.


Which, might i add for $35, can probably land you alot more gaming goodness than a simple cap. Even if its an MMO.

Also, props to you for donating to our vets :)

16-Aug-2015 18:05:20

Ryan M
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Since the eventual in-game cosmetic item is not an " all new pre-paid card promotional in-game item ", only those that buy a hat can get that item. If they were similar to the FlexFit hats from J!NX then I would understand $35 each. Just to compare prices, these are as expensive as buying the official NBA snapback hats for the OKC Thunder.

Snapback hats have never worked well for me and due to the potential outcome over the next few years, those snaps are likely to become very brittle and actually snap off. I could see myself getting the Zaros or Bandos caps. However I'll wait a bit before considering this further.

Sure, you could break down the price between whatever you might value the in-game cosmetic to be, but since you have no guarantee that it will be whatever you purchased makes it odd. I like stitched hats as they last longer. In the end though, I'd like one of the hats considering it's actually a reasonable price all things taken into account.

I wouldn't mind though if the in-game item was a baseball cap. ;)

16-Aug-2015 18:11:15

Janos Morgan
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Everyone has pointed out that there is no Guthix cap...

Yet no one has commented on the fact that there is no Sliske cap (I know he's not a god but he still has a "Fan Club".)
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16-Aug-2015 19:25:22 - Last edited on 16-Aug-2015 19:25:35 by Janos Morgan

TEEZKUT
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I.... after countless hours... purchased myself a Bandos cap :3

I know i would wear it... but:

1. Plastic snapback??? for that high price..
2. How are 34,99$ and 34.99€ the same?? not to mention shipping...
3. Runescape-branded internal taping - that no-one even sees if you wear your hat properly.
4. Why no Guthix?
5. Free top trumps pack was a nice addition.. but so would have been free membership.
6. If you say the hats are exclusive items, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont start giving them away for free in some games as a prize or lower their price after few months..
7. And so for the in-game exclusive item - please dont put it in Solomons.

Countless times i have been felt ripped off because of this. I purchased a game card with an exclusive item.. half a year later that item is in Solomons for a ridiculous price... and another half a year later, you can get it for free....WHY?? Please dont do that!

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16-Aug-2015 22:19:04

Helring
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TEEZKUT said :
I.... after countless hours... purchased myself a Bandos cap :3

I know i would wear it... but:

1. Plastic snapback??? for that high price..
2. How are 34,99$ and 34.99€ the same?? not to mention shipping...
3. Runescape-branded internal taping - that no-one even sees if you wear your hat properly.
4. Why no Guthix?
5. Free top trumps pack was a nice addition.. but so would have been free membership.
6. If you say the hats are exclusive items, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont start giving them away for free in some games as a prize or lower their price after few months..
7. And so for the in-game exclusive item - please dont put it in Solomons.

Countless times i have been felt ripped off because of this. I purchased a game card with an exclusive item.. half a year later that item is in Solomons for a ridiculous price... and another half a year later, you can get it for free....WHY?? Please dont do that!

Thanks!


They should make some way for the item to be available for players that pay with bonds. I don't know what the price point would be, but they should have had a bond option set up before they started giving promo items with orders

16-Aug-2015 22:27:36

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