I question why there are not more unique transmutes available for AD.
They don't affect game balance, fulfills a very requested need, and are consumed upon use as a transmute (forcing players to drop, aka, removing more AD from the economy).
There was a good start with the unique hairstyles, but I think placing them in the Zen market was not very bright move. Will it drive some players to drop some cash and make some revenue to keep the lights on? Sure.
But keep in mind that there is also the f2p populace that would want these Zen exclusive hairstyles ... which means there's more demand for Zen on the Zen AD exchange. Then you consider the fact that the people that got Zen already bought the item directly and have no need to use the exchange...
I would hope future unique transmutes/hairstyle options will be placed in the Wonderous Bazaar or a similar AD only vendors as a way to help combat inflation and expand our options of playing dress up.
This.
People that want them and have the AD will buy them, removing AD from the game.
People that do not have the AD will have the option of selling Zen to get the AD. This helps with the backlog on the AD/Zen exchange and for the players that do not have the Zen lying around already they will buy it and that makes Cryptic money. Maybe not as much as selling them directly would bring, but it helps in other ways by removing AD from the system.
Hairstyles, hair and eye colors, weapon skins, shield skins, armor skins (for all armor slots), and even special companion skins all spring immediately to mind as options.
I'd happily spend AD for a mount transmute that lets me ride my favorite looking mounts even after they leave the stable.
Open your character sheet, go to mounts page. Look at the drop down menus. Where it says 'Change Mount' - click it and examine the drop down menu. All mounts you have equipped are there, regardless of whether they are one of the five in show on the Stable page.
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People that want them and have the AD will buy them, removing AD from the game.
People that do not have the AD will have the option of selling Zen to get the AD. This helps with the backlog on the AD/Zen exchange and for the players that do not have the Zen lying around already they will buy it and that makes Cryptic money. Maybe not as much as selling them directly would bring, but it helps in other ways by removing AD from the system.
Hairstyles, hair and eye colors, weapon skins, shield skins, armor skins (for all armor slots), and even special companion skins all spring immediately to mind as options.