All winter cosmetics are leaving, really bhvr?

For people still not understanding what others are finding objectionable here it's not even primarily that BHVR is stepping into limited availability, it's that:

1. They're pulling cosmetics that have already been available year round into it. Doing it with new cosmetics is disappointing, but not really a huge deal in and of itself. Plucking existing stuff out of the store is more alarming, not just because you're losing access to stuff we took for granted, but it's setting precedent. What is is going to be next? When?
2. The direct contradiction in messaging from "all non-licensed cosmetics will be available for shards eventually" to "well, except the seasonal/event items". This really feels like an intentional misdirection. Like they're fostering goodwill by making older items available for in game currency, but then diluting the value there by then excluding many of the items people are likely waiting to become available for shards. If this new tactic of roping established cosmetics into the limited availability pool expands to other seasonal groups (Halloween, Lunar New Year, etc.), the gesture of making these old items available for shards means almost nothing.

Of course not everyone who is alarmed/irritated by this was or is going to buy these cosmetics, but many were. I know I was excited about some of these older cosmetics that I have been on the fence about becoming available for shards, but more than that, it's a principle thing.

At best it's incompetence in messaging, at worst is bold faced predation on consumers. DBD is not free to play, and the existing cosmetics are already objectively overpriced. Considerably. That being the case, moving in this direction is kind of a middle finger to the consumer.

It's a massive injection of uncertainty, and barring some sort of clear messaging on the subject, we can only assume this practice is laying the groundwork to metastasize into the other seasonal realms. For many this will result in just pulling back from buying at all, for some it will make no difference, but for others it's going to make fomo panic buying the norm.

It's gross.

It's bad enough that they made the new cosmetics LTO. But putting already available cosmetics that were once available all year round behind a limited time wall? It's ridiculous. If they wanted to do the LTO thing with new cosmetics, fine. But doing it with already existing cosmetics is where it crosses the line.

Oh yeah because everything BHVR says always happens?

Like the Cross Progression for Switch? Oh wait. Like Cosmetics for all non licensed characters being available to buy for shards? Oh wait.

You're absolutely right about it not being a big deal, and a "first world problem".

But by that logic, nothing about this game, including its existing at all, is important, so let's just shut the forum down.

And comparing BHVR's digital to a physical store is apples/oranges. They operate under completely different constraints and considerations.

Not just making these sales seasonal, but pulling in items that had for years been available year round (which is what I find most distasteful) is nothing but a pure FOMO move. Simple as. There is no shelf or floor space to clear, no inventory to manage. It's just a scummy business tactic designed to make people feel pressure to buy.

If you're fine with it, then you're fine with it. That's your prerogative, no one is saying you have to be outraged by it.

Just don't waste your time trying to dress it up like something else, or tell other people how they should feel.

That doesn't make it much better. FOMO is a scummy and greedy psycological tactic to pressure people into buying things as soon as possible. Remember, this isn't a F2P game. This is a game that cost 30€ (I believe). I would expect to be NOT exposed to such things if I already have to pay for a game. Not to mention the DLCs that cost money as well. I don't mind cosmetics or a battle pass and DLCs. this game has to finance itself somehow especially because of the licences. But come on. Are limited cosmetics really needed? And there is always the possibility that this game will offer cosmetics that might never return after a limited time.

I just wanted to add my voice to the ones of other disappointed players. I am extremely disappointed, especially by the act of retroactively removing cosmetics from the store that were previously available for shards. The messaging comes across as dishonest - I am referring to the announcement that ALL non-licensed outfits would become available for shards after 4 weeks and then adding countless exemptions and loop-holes.