So many people were asking for this on the forums (I come from the suggestions subsection) and no-one raised any issues with it there.
Punch was always broken (3UVs that may or may not be absolutely rubbish, should not cost that much, but now its justified) so this fix is a welcome one from me. I've seen quite a few games with a similar system, where applicable.
@Rommil The placement of the accessory seems to be more of a... kangaroo system, if I may. Also, the UV mud-storm is going on because people are just going to spend all their crowns on punch now to get the best UVs when really they could use the weapons they have and do other stuff (with a UV or two on each, not necessarily being max)
@Hexzyle Thanks for the response, I don't play many MMOs, but I can see this idea being incorporated (based of what I can picture in my head).
I'd rather use 200k to make four 5* items rather than blow it all on a single weapon mini-boost. Just saying.
UV locking I guess only bothers those who spent a fortune on rolling for a good [a gamble], and the supposed repercussion that UV customization causes even more elitism further down the class structure.
Then again, if prices fall [which is bad how?] on UVs and Energy, it means more people going further in the game with stronger gear. I will agree with the idea that locking ruins the randomness of it, but it's random to get that first UV to lock in.
[granted I have no reason to use punch/ too poor]
I like Sk's "pets", a nice cosmetic crown sink that could help keep prices down, if it's done like YPP's golden boxes.
@Toxic I agree completely, as the prices are still relatively high, and their's still luck as to the UVs you roll. You can roll several bad ones before locking in a second, wasting thousands and thousands of crowns.
pros:
--the "pets" on the front of the costumes. tho that lizard in the waistband seems like pedo-bear material to me.
--they have temporarily figured out another way to keep CE down a touch
--new character creation is a lot more user friendly for starting out in the game (i played around with it)
cons:
--the "pets" should be on our right hip (like béchamel, but right side, since parrying blades are on our left side)
--the whole UV mud-storm that is going on in the rest of the threads. [i am a card-carrying member of the con-party]