When I host events that usually go on for upwards of an hour to 90 minutes (whether it be a full tourney with no pings or a mod that typically goes on for a fair bit of time like ABD) I can see how it feels really bad to get Platinum Torsos and 2 ST if you're first place. If you aren't frequently winning tourneys and events that give ST then you end up with the lower tier monthly items which usually cost no more than 10k and are mediocre for personal use.

However, would prizes be more worth the effort if they stayed relatively similar, but instead removed all the random color parts (e.g toxic body parts which aren't force/relax) which feel really unrewarding to get? That's something to debate here.


I don't think ST in particular is the problem here, but having more things to do with ST would certainly be something to look into. I recall TiCux having upwards of 40+ old Shiai before the new system rolled in and made old shiai tokens useless. But he refused to use any of it because most of what was available to him was not worth it or not appealing enough.


I don't think untradeable items are the route simply because somebody might want to convert their prizes to TC after a certain point. I personally like keeping my Tori relatively free of random items and hair, and I wouldn't want to win something good like Cat Ears and never have any use for them literally ever. But if they're untradeable they have to sit there forever. It's an undesirable tradeoff imo.