Question About The Coin...

[D.A.R.K.]

I only played once this game, I played this past early test phase, I never played before.

During this test phase we get a blue and yellow coin that we used to unlock characters and increase slots... Is this the coin that you buy with real money? Do you know if we'll be able to acquire it during the game without having to add money?

My problem is, during test they give you everything for free so you can test things, I did some challenges and the more challenges I completed the more of this coin I got, so I was able to purchase all characters and a lot of slots, but I feel it won't be this easy (of course) when release...

Anyways, even if it's the cash coin, we'll be able to acquire it without adding money, or the only way will be money? By the way, I know we can unlock characters by crafting them.

[robotech_master]

yes that was pay currency. As you increase mastery rank you will get inventory and storage slots(aka stuff for guns and accs). Currently listed mastery will increase both to 100 slots. Consumable storage can be increase through a few means but mainly by completing chevos listed on the journal. As for descendants... this remains to be seen currently you can have 12 in the beta. How many you'll be able to have in release and how you can expand your slots remains unknown. Hopefully they will have something you can grind to expand your roster. If not it will likely be a battlepass thing which will be sad.

[あらあら、うふふ！]

Indeed, it's possible to acquire premium items without spending money, but they will be scarce. I speak from my experience of playing Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) for a substantial six-year period when it was released. That game, like many others from Nexon, offered numerous pay-only items that could be obtained through events, such as blessings (one-time gems to boost drop rates and the number of drops, as well as experience/gold acquisition) and dye ampoules (single use objects to alter the colour of your armour), among other things.

They should release events that reward you with free stuff; if you stay committed and play regularly, you will hoard quite a bank. While you may not amass a massive quantity like what a whale can obtain with a single swipe of their credit card, you should be able to have almost the same experience as a free-to-play player unless they add stuff like enhancing weapons through a weaponsmith that requires countless tries, but this is a game like Warframe and Destiny, so I do not know how they can make you bleed your money unless it is with cosmetics and pay-to-convenience—like finishing researches in a second after spending premium currency—mechanisms.

As the game was presented, the difference between someone who pays and someone who doesn't is that the former needs to visit the inventory less often to sell/dismantle things and can obtain materials, levels, and currencies faster than you.

Even so, do not expect them to give you the most beautiful outfits, top-tier pets (if they ever add them), and things of that calibre from events. They only give away trifles.

[D.A.R.K.]

Originalmente postado por ¡ʎɯɯoɯ:

Indeed, it's possible to acquire premium items without spending money, but they will be scarce. I speak from my experience of playing Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) for a substantial six-year period when it was released. That game, like many others from Nexon, offered numerous pay-only items that could be obtained through events, such as blessings (one-time gems to boost drop rates and the number of drops, as well as experience/gold acquisition) and dye ampoules (single use objects to alter the colour of your armour), among other things.

They should release events that reward you with free stuff; if you stay committed and play regularly, you will hoard quite a bank. While you may not amass a massive quantity like what a whale can obtain with a single swipe of their credit card, you should be able to have almost the same experience as a free-to-play player unless they add stuff like enhancing weapons through a weaponsmith that requires countless tries, but this is a game like Warframe and Destiny, so I do not know how they can make you bleed your money unless it is with cosmetics and pay-to-convenience—like finishing researches in a second after spending premium currency—mechanisms.

As the game was presented, the difference between someone who pays and someone who doesn't is that the former needs to visit the inventory less often to sell/dismantle things and can obtain materials, levels, and currencies faster than you.

Even so, do not expect them to give you the most beautiful outfits, top-tier pets (if they ever add them), and things of that calibre from events. They only give away trifles.

I know Warframe very well, I have more than 3k hours in it, and did 100%, reached MR 32 and then I stopped to play to let more content to come... If they follow Warframe way of microtransactions I'm fine with it.