Something I feel could be beneficial is a Book/Tome in the IM shop that teaches the 'logged time' based resets.
In effect: You'd buy this tome or book, consume it, and it will teach you a 'reset: ' skill similar to those provided when we do major updates that affect classes.
Possible alterations and variations could be:
- 12 hour version
- 24 hour version
- 36 hour version
each having it's own price scaling, the longer the duration, the better 'savings' you get on points.
Say
- 750 for the 12 hour version
- 1350 for the 24 hour version
- 1750 for the 36 hour version
These could be offered to both Stat and Skill reset options [currently, Unique resets are available from [Battle Marchant] Rena in Honor Square in Junon, so adding this option wouldn't really make for any sales. Especially given that you're not refunded the Unique books consumed when you reset through Rena.
The aim for this is;
At a slightly higher cost, you can purchase unlimited resets to refine your build, or perhaps find a build you're comfortable with using a new spec, or game-play focus.
This can / could also greatly help new players figure out their class[es], or alleviate some stress to returning players not knowing if they want to devote their old characters to a build in such a short time span.
Obviously point differences between Skill and Stat resets would alter the book price [the above I used a skill book price scaling proposition, stats would probably be a bit more] but feel that offering a scaling discount would be ideal incentive to purchase the longer versions, especially if in-depth testing is something the consumer is after.
Hope this is considered.