Chill bro, they could be optional.

They could sell them and set aside 25% of the sales for tournament prizes. ;)

PURE GENIUS

I know, right? ;)

It's microtranscation genius at its best.

"You want to see mynx's ass in hi res? Pay 2 dollars. And support Quakecon in the process."

looks hideous

This game is too much customisable and it is a problem at some point. Look at csgo. In csgo you cant have any unfair edge with config.

Clear visibility is a big edge.

"too much customisable" should be a good thing, micro transactions for textures and skins etc for the players that like that kind of thing and also it doesn't affect any other player as they can have it as they please too.

At the same time with the game being as customisable as it is already it removes some of the options that could be available for micro transactions, such as HUDs and crosshairs.

and also it doesn't affect any other player as they can have it as they please too.

Which kinda defeats the purpose of having custom model skins, which is to show off.