For his 5th birthday, Grandma bought the Swap Force starter set for Wii, and a bunch of older version Skylanders. These work, but they can't unlock the areas that are artificially gated (so that I buy more shit). I could use a checklist of stuff I need to buy to have all the pieces he "needs." I don't trust him to avoid duplicates.
I'd like to trickle in some new ones as positive reinforcement rewards. I figure if he gets one of every type, that'll be good enough. I've learned that there are pieces of deliberately varying rarity. These aren't blind buys, right?
I just need a list that shows me all available Skylanders, what their faction is, and what their rarity is (so that I can just scoop up common ones).
I've been accused of being a completionist before. I'd rather we not have any of these in the house.
Did you know they have limited edition Easter themed Skylanders? Yeah, if you bought all of the basic ones already, don't worry, they'll publish a repaint for you to buy
My son got into Swap Force this past Winter. We were duped into buying all of the Swappable characters because he told us those were the only ones that could unlock the new levels. It turns out, you need a (any) character from each element (Fire, Ice, etc) and at least one Giant (older generation) to be able to unlock all of the levels.
Honestly, I hate games like this. You end up spending hundreds of dollars and once they lose interest (which is likely a few months at best), they have no use.
Here's a tip I learned from a friend of mine, but I've never actually done this. He bought one of each family for his daughter and kept them in the packaging. He placed the package on the portal and unlocked the level. Then he returned them. Your feelings of dishonesty may vary slightly from mine, but I don't have a problem with this.
I don't have any personal experience with Skylanders, but this seems to be along the lines of what you're looking for: http://kotaku.com/skylanders-swap-force-buyers-guide-what-to-get-what-1443590555
I do know that you should be ready to do a lot of this:
For his 5th birthday, Grandma bought the Swap Force starter set for Wii, and a bunch of older version Skylanders. These work, but they can't unlock the areas that are artificially gated (so that I buy more shit). I could use a checklist of stuff I need to buy to have all the pieces he "needs." I don't trust him to avoid duplicates.
I'd like to trickle in some new ones as positive reinforcement rewards. I figure if he gets one of every type, that'll be good enough. I've learned that there are pieces of deliberately varying rarity. These aren't blind buys, right?
I just need a list that shows me all available Skylanders, what their faction is, and what their rarity is (so that I can just scoop up common ones).
Yeah, that's good stuff. Not as handy as a checklist, but more informative and good enough for my needs.
@fgarriel There's also a Disney version, if you want to diversify. Different game, but it's the same concept.
There's apparently a Skylanders subreddit too where you can swap your toy-things and they post sales.
I'm glad I don't have a modern console right now, because that Disney version tempts me far too much.
@dave, I know a couple of adults who play it. It's not my taste, but I get the sentiment (I play Pokemon, after all).
The man's wallet is already going to suffer enough, this is just cruel.
@jont Wow, you weren't kidding: http://tinyurl.com/mrv8jzv
I've been accused of being a completionist before. I'd rather we not have any of these in the house.
Did you know they have limited edition Easter themed Skylanders? Yeah, if you bought all of the basic ones already, don't worry, they'll publish a repaint for you to buy
Skylanders is really the most diabolical thing ever created to make parents spend money.
My son got into Swap Force this past Winter. We were duped into buying all of the Swappable characters because he told us those were the only ones that could unlock the new levels. It turns out, you need a (any) character from each element (Fire, Ice, etc) and at least one Giant (older generation) to be able to unlock all of the levels.
Honestly, I hate games like this. You end up spending hundreds of dollars and once they lose interest (which is likely a few months at best), they have no use.
Here's a tip I learned from a friend of mine, but I've never actually done this. He bought one of each family for his daughter and kept them in the packaging. He placed the package on the portal and unlocked the level. Then he returned them. Your feelings of dishonesty may vary slightly from mine, but I don't have a problem with this.
I'm so, so sorry.