Subeautique Change!

October 10, 2012 9:35 am

In order to change with fashion trends, Esmerelda at the Subeautique has changed the way that you purchase her wares!

Now you can find a Subeautique Invitation while wandering around the site, which when redeemed, gives you access to the current items that Esmerelda is selling (which change frequently!). You can also sell the invitation instead of redeeming it!

Each invitation will get you one item in the boutique, so make sure you get something you want!

She still charges an arm and a leg for her clothes though, so don't expect any discounts!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I do wish the odds of finding an invitation weren't so low though :c That's going to make it a bit less fun

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Random Event A well dressed fashionista walks by and hands you a Subeautique Invitation. I guess she didn't need it!

Well that was unexpected :D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So what's the frequency of the tickets/invitations? Token shop is hit and miss with anything depending on the time of day. I just hope these are fairly and equally distributed.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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Feedback - I&;m thinking that only having the shop refresh every few hours is almost more frustrating than trying to rs the shop.

THIS. Please leave it restocking fairly often.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Interesting how there's a clear split between people who constantly rs'ed there and people like me who rarely (if ever) rs'ed there. Personally, I think it's pretty creative, but I won't judge how it might impact the economy until a few months have passed. I'd like to see how this balances out.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I really like this idea! So the invitation are random events? Cool :D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love the idea! It's fair for everyone. Smart thinking! :D I spend hours on Subeta daily and I still can't compete with career restockers. Thank you for rewarding folks like me too!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm wondering what rate we'll see the Invitations. Because if it's like the goddamned Oracle quests, I'm seriously doubting the chances and the potential cost.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

As someone who's never really had the patience to restock at the Subeautique before, I love this idea. :P

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not really sure how I feel about this :/ I'm not a great or frequent restocker, but if I really needed sP, I could spend some time focused on RSing and manage to nab a few tique items, and make the sP I needed. It really stinks to know this isn't an option anymore, but I'm curious to see if tique items sell any differently due to this

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

i love this idea.. because i can never restock anything with my slow fingers lol.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Personally, I think I like this change. I was always disheartened in the past because of folks with faster internet connections who sit there waiting to buy out SubQ and I never stood a chance at getting anything. Now I feel like I actually have a chance to get stuff, so thanks! :D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wait, so it's the same rarity as coins and map pieces? Oh, in three and a half years of me being on Subeta I managed to find altogether one coin... sad sigh

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Okay...so basically. ...You just made it harder to get subQ. I think its stupid. Peopke are already price gouging the new subQ lines. There goes any hope I had of RSing anything I wanted from there.Not impressed with this choice...something needed to.be done about subQ this was not it....I am nad gnow..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I hope these invitations aren't super difficult to get, I really want to get a chance at some SBQ items :)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

i think this is an awful idea... sorry to say. not only did you make it harder to actually get something from that store. You added an extra step of non since to get it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I really like this. Subeautique didn't ever take much expertise to restock, nearly all items were worth it. All it took was a fast internet connection. I think this is cute and original and, hopefully, more fair.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks! How else are you going to make this site harder to do anything fun?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm not sure how I feel about it. It sounds like a good idea, depending on the frequency of the random events. If it's anything like the coins I'm discouraged since I've only gotten two since the revamp.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry but I claim this bullshit.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I have to wonder how this will help our other problem (inflation). Now a big sP sink is dependent on random items to initiate? I'm not sure that's going to help anything...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

will the invitations float somewhere on the page when you find one, or will it just be an event that says: "you found an invitation to subeautique while browsing the site"? çause if it's a floating item that you have to click to get, there's a big chance that you'll miss it..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not sure I'm too thrilled with this new method. Will have to see how it goes though. As a few other people have asked, can we still get SBQ items from quests?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

These changes are making me sigh more than ever before

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I don't buy that this will be an sP sink. I don't see an source for sP to go out the system other than the cost of the purchase of the sbq item. This also puts a limit on the amount of sbq items coming into the economy. It potentially can decrease the amount of sP going out if fewer sbq items are sold.

I'm not thrilled that cheaper sbq items will more or less cease to exist with the base cost of an invitation, but on the other hand, I might be able to get a rare wig easier for less sP.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Now i actually have a chance to get something. I'm horrible at RS'ing.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Feedback - I'm thinking that only having the shop refresh every few hours is almost more frustrating than trying to rs the shop.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Hmm, now the prices will increase more.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Gotta love all these new changes that we have no say in at all.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

What Thomas said. I -really- hope it doesn't just restock when all the items have sold. No one is going to "waste" a 3mil-ish invite on items currently worth 100-200k. I realize eventually prices should even out, but who knows how long that could take.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Also, can you shed some light on how it restocks items? Is it time based or does it depend on the number of items that have been sold? Because those Sougara Nero Pants are going nowhere in a hurry.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

- I'm sure you can appreciate there's an opportunity cost attached to actions, though? If I had the wig, I'd probably wait it out and get another wig to sell on for a premium - and I say this as someone who does like to collect all the lines. Which is aside from the fact we have achievements for doing so!

I suppose a lot of this also depends on the rarity of the coupons, though it'd be good for the items to still be entering the economy in some other way. I'm sure you can appreciate that the Lililace GoldenRags Woolen Socks, for example, are less desirable than the Lililace GoldenRags Chunky Knit Cardigan.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Also I'll be real pressed if a cash-shop pack of invitations comes along.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow I am so not here for this, since it effectively sets the price of new SubQ items (or ones that'll get inflated) to at least 3m, and while some things I see as being worth that (hair, good makeup, maybe some awesome shoes) I am so not here for a 3m set of gloves or bracelet or s/t.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I really like this because I don't have the time or patience to restock from Subeautique. I may actually be able to get some of these new lovely items for myself. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to find an invitation.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow. SubQ was one of my fav restock shops - I am so disappointed I don't know what to say. Do not like this one bit.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I like that now I don't have to sit around for a restock and potentially miss it. I don't like that I will probably have to wait forever for an invitation to even appear in the first place thus meaning I will probably have less of a chance of getting anything.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

one thing less to do on this site... wonder how long it will take to get one of those... invites..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

one thing less to do on this site... wonder how long it will take to get one of those... invites..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Um what?

Do not like.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well since i think I've gone into subQ ... a handful of times ? I don't know if this will encourage or discourage me from going in there. I guess I'll see how many years it takes to get an invite.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

What Jess said exactly.

Not only did I love accomplishing the achievements by restocking everything myself, it was my source of Subeta income, and what I did to pass a lot of time. Not too thrilled with this.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

ugh. wow...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm kind of disheartened by this new change. Restocking at the SubQ was my favorite pastime on the site and now I no longer have that :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think that people who then get the wig will go back later for the gloves. This way you're buying things that you need / want for your avatar (or filling in the gaps once you've got those things) instead of just buying everything you can because it's sbq.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm happy I just got an item on my wishlist just now from the invite but I have a question

will the wearables still be given out at the drill quests or are they now exclusive to the SubQ only -and the user shops ofcourse-

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Smart idea. Very very smart :)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The problem I can see occurring at the moment - nobody is going to want to buy a pair of gloves, for example, when you can wait it out for a wig. Are there going to be other ways to obtain sbq items, for example, from quests?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I really love this idea. I was never fast enough to catch anything good in SubQ, in fact, I never restocked any from the shop at all. Mine were either gifts, Gift of Fashions Past, quest rewards, or restocked from the Free Shop. Now I feel I have a chance at actually restocking ones I need!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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You can see items in the shop until you spend all of your invitations by buying items. Then you&;ll get an error saying you need an invitation to shop at the sbq.

I got an invitation from the TS, I looked at SubQ, didn't buy anything and left, and now when I go to SubQ it says "Oh No! This shop is closed :("

Is this intentional?

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