A recent post by the City of Titans team in which it briefly mentioned “costume unlocks” for the upcoming superhero MMO got the community’s full interest. As such, the team followed that post up with a newer one discussing how costume unlocking is going to work when the game goes live.
The team stressed that a “majority” of costume and customization options are going to be available to everyone from the start. But the remainder will require unlocking, either from direct microtransaction purchases or through gameplay. And yes, every cash shop item can be obtained in-game through some effort.
“Items unlocked through gameplay will work a little differently,” the dev team explained. “Unlocked assets will only be available to the character that unlocked it, so if you want it for multiple characters you’ll have to earn it multiple times. Some items will come as rewards for completing storylines while others will be available just by exploring the world. Some will be easier to get and some will be harder, but all of them can be acquired through in-game effort alone.”