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dtOddity92
6 years ago

Iron Crown Event: Is it a predatory monetisation tactic?

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GRiPSViGiL
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

We in here talkin' 'bout cosmetics? I mean...listen! We talkin' 'bout cosmetics? Not a Game, Not a Game! Not a game! We talkin' 'bout Cosmetics Man!  How silly is that?!

I just don't care about what cosmetics cost.



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unferthington's avatar
unferthington
6 years ago
@GRiPSViGiL wrote:

We in here talkin' 'bout cosmetics? I mean...listen! We talkin' 'bout cosmetics? Not a Game, Not a Game! Not a game! We talkin' 'bout Cosmetics Man!  How silly is that?!

I just don't care about what cosmetics cost.



-points for anyone that gets this reference

Seriously, I can't believe people cry so much over loot packs.  Those are the teenagers, they have no concept of the value of money cause mommies credit card buys them the loot packs. 

  • Wingmannedbro's avatar
    Wingmannedbro
    6 years ago
    @unferthington wrote:
    @GRiPSViGiL wrote:

    We in here talkin' 'bout cosmetics? I mean...listen! We talkin' 'bout cosmetics? Not a Game, Not a Game! Not a game! We talkin' 'bout Cosmetics Man!  How silly is that?!

    I just don't care about what cosmetics cost.



    -points for anyone that gets this reference

    Seriously, I can't believe people cry so much over loot packs.  Those are the teenagers, they have no concept of the value of money cause mommies credit card buys them the loot packs. 

    I doubt any teens out there can actually convince their mothers to spend more than a week worth of groceries for the family for a couple of Apex skins.

    Unless they are rich af, but then they would just buy it with their daily allowance.

    • unferthington's avatar
      unferthington
      6 years ago
      @Wingmannedbro wrote:
      @unferthington wrote:
      @GRiPSViGiL wrote:

      We in here talkin' 'bout cosmetics? I mean...listen! We talkin' 'bout cosmetics? Not a Game, Not a Game! Not a game! We talkin' 'bout Cosmetics Man!  How silly is that?!

      I just don't care about what cosmetics cost.



      -points for anyone that gets this reference

      Seriously, I can't believe people cry so much over loot packs.  Those are the teenagers, they have no concept of the value of money cause mommies credit card buys them the loot packs. 

      I doubt any teens out there can actually convince their mothers to spend more than a week worth of groceries for the family for a couple of Apex skins.

      Unless they are rich af, but then they would just buy it with their daily allowance.

      I just looked at the prices of the Iron Crown stuff, yeah it's crazy.  I would buy those legendary Iron Crown skins, but only for like $10 each at most.  $18 or $20 or whatever it is, is too crazy.  And I don't play loot crate lotto. 

      • NaRnIaaa's avatar
        NaRnIaaa
        6 years ago

        "Iron Crown Event: Is it a predatory monetisation tactic?"

        lol, it's not like fifa or hs where you need to pay to play at a decent rank, op is talking about skins for heroes in a fps (we don't even see them LOL)

  • dtOddity92's avatar
    dtOddity92
    6 years ago
    @unferthington Granted a lot of those complaining are likely petulant youngsters who, as you rightly suggest, have no real appreciation for the cost and value of things.

    However when you look more closely at the seemingly outraged masses, a large majority of them are simply asking for greater justifications as to why they're being charged more for content this time around that not only has zero effect on overall gameplay, but also has no apparent variation in value when compared to the purchasable content available prior to the Iron Crown event.
    They'll either still buy it or they won't, but it'd be nice to know why they bumped up the prices.

    I mean if a legendary skin is usually worth whatever cost, why is that price higher this time? Is it because it's time limited? Or is it because the publisher wants to encourage people get used to spending more?
    People are just unclear as to the reasoning behind all of this.

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