Because of the recent exclusivity ordeal and with every seasonal update, im realising DTI is genuinely not a beginner friendly game at all because of how heavily it relies on exclusivity. All of these are my opinions as an “old dti player” who has been here for every update since the beginning, and I just cant imagine playing this game as a new player. Please also note, this is not about a single exclusive item but the continuity of a number of items being exclusive. For a new player, the choices for clothing in the common lobby are so limited, basic and lacking any charm or character compared to the seasonal items(which you cant even get all of the season the following year, only a small portion), which I think is the biggest issue. There are YEARS worth of exclusive items, most of which cannot be obtained anymore, which are VASTLY superior in design, no matter the style you have. I just cant imagine how overwhelming this must be for a new player who wants to get into DTI. Having clothing be made so exclusive, also makes earning pink cash is so hard for someone who is new and has such a limited wardrobe compared to everyone else. On top of pink currency, they have to earn seasonal currency for every season. Having already so few/lacking clothing options must make it even harder to place high on the podium, and take ages to have the money to buy anything, dragging them even more behind than they already were. It's a cycle, you cant win because you dont have any good items, to have the item you need money, so to get money you need to win but thats incredibly hard without any good items, which again you cant get because no cash. It doesnt end. Additionally, DTI as a game gets even worse for a new player with each season, as there are barely any/no changes made by the devs to the collection of clothing items in the general lobby(even less for male rig players), which are old and have existed pretty much since the very start of DTI, save for a few. It can already make the new players feel like they're bad at the game when they dont win but, a lot of times they just dont have items that would give them a higher chance to win and have no way of obtaining said item. This makes me think, theres such a small incentive to grind as a new player. Why would you even want to play this game if theres little to no reward even after grinding for hours when even after you make enough to buy a set you like in the shop, there are better items which other players have that are unobtainable. Genuinely, it would make me quit and not even bother playing. I think everyone should atleast get a fair chance to get an item they like to express their creativity. What is the point of it being a fashion game if it relies so hard on making items exclusive in order to have an advantage? I think it is an advantage enough for older players(speaking as one) that currency for seasonal and general items in the shop is so hard to obtain as a newbie(not to mention the map changing every few updates), exclusivity does not need to be another. This makes it feel less about creativity and fashion and more just a collector's game. It feels like a punishment for people for joining the game late. Mind you, DTI is not even a super old game(less than 3 years old), and it already has such a huge gap between the new and old players. The exclusivity only creates a hierarchy between players, and it must be such an incredibly unfair and exhausting game to get into. If this continues, it will only get even more so and will be the death of the game, as it heavily favours players who have been playing for a long time, who are the only ones who would want to play DTI, and even then, a lot of old players are getting tired of it. It is similar to Royale High, if not way worse in terms of being harder for beginners, and I fear it will end up on the same dead end.   submitted by   /u/Interesting-Try-9144 [link]   [comments]