I caught my first pondy the other day and said to my friend. "Oh my god! It's so cute! I want a plush one!" He said. "Then get one". Turns out he was pulling my leg: no plush pondies! He be a true pirate my friend.
This got me thinking about Bungie's player rewards scheme for Destiny triumphs. Complete a feat and get a merchandise reward. Their time limited availability was a turn off for me but it's a cool concept.
I know there are figurines for this game at retailers of NPCs; but alot of the cosmetic stuff in game like weapons, equipment, hats, etc would be rather cool to buy a real version after you buy the game version. Would also be cool to get a figurine of your own pirate avatar and ship in a bottle. Merch with sentimental value sells itself.
I'm personally a plush animal collector so plush fish / pig / chicken / snake I'd adore... And with pets being planned oh boy! Take my money.
I find this maybe a cool way to generate revenue in game to fun new content without it dividing player base or create a paying class system. Microsoft games have good merc (god look at minecraft) so would be real neat to see this idea become a reality if possible.
...otherwise I guess I'm going to have to make my own plush pondy! Lol.
Maybe cheaper way would be 3d printing? Not sure. I wonder how the Dev update stream props were made?
What would you like as a merch item and why?
